List of Famous people born on January 1st

Tuomo Lassila is a Finnish musician best known as the former drummer, founder member and co-songwriter of the power metal band Stratovarius and currently the drummer and percussionist for the Finnish metal band Conquest.

Richard Gottehrer is an American songwriter, record producer and record label executive. In 1997, he founded the Orchard, an independent music and video distribution company.

Luis Mandoki is a Mexican film director working in Mexico and Hollywood.

Jonathan Elias is an American composer, record producer, and musician best known for his film soundtracks, production for several pop and rock acts, and his award-winning advertising music.

Dirk Henn is a German-style board game designer who was born in Bendorf, Germany.

Wolfgang Jüttner is a German politician, representative of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He was his party's candidate for position of chief of state of Lower Saxony in 2008. After his election defeat, he became chair of the parliamentary group of the SPD in the parliament of Lower Saxony until 2010. He left the parliament 2013.

Falk Struckmann (help·info) is an operatic bass-baritone, particularly prominent in the Wagnerian repertoire.

Alessandro Camon is an Academy Award nominated screenwriter and film producer.