Jan. 1 (UPI) — Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn.

They include:

— Italian statesman Lorenzo de’ Medici in 1449

— American patriot Paul Revere in 1735

— Betsy Ross, who, legend has it, made the first American flag, in 1752

— Modern Olympic movement founder Pierre de Coubertin in 1863

— Photography pioneer Alfred Stieglitz in 1864

— English novelist E.M. Forster in 1879

— FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover in 1895

— Baseball Hall of Fame member Hank Greenberg in 1911

— Novelist J.D. Salinger in 1919

— Actor Frank Langella in 1938 (age 83)

— Football Hall of Fame member Doak Walker in 1927

— Businessman Ron Perelman in 1943 (age 78)

— Writer Shelby Steele in 1946 (age 75)

— European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde in 1956 (age 65)

— Actor Verne Troyer in 1969

— Actor Morris Chestnut in 1969 (age 52)

— Model Elin Nordegren in 1980 (age 41)

— Actor Colin Morgan in 1986 (age 35)

— Olympic gold medal ice dancer Meryl Davis in 1987 (age 34)

— Singer Poppy, born Moriah Rose Pereira, in 1995 (age 26)

— Actor Angourie Rice in 2001 (age 20)

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