List of Famous people born on January 1st

Gustaf Grefberg is a Swedish musician. As part of the Amiga scene, he is known under the artist name Lizardking, and much of his production is tracker music. He is or has been a member of the demo groups Alcatraz, The Silents, Razor 1911, The Black Lotus and Triton. He and Joakim Falk invented a musical style called Doskpop and he released various music disks such as "Doskpop The Compilation" or "Memorial Songs 1+2" which feature many tracks in this style. He also took part in projects such as Merregnon and the Symphonic Game Music Concert-series in Leipzig, Germany.

Lewis John Carlino was an American screenwriter and director. His career spanned five decades and included such works as The Fox, The Brotherhood, The Mechanic, The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, Resurrection, and The Great Santini. Carlino was nominated for many awards, including the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Zhao Jiping is a Chinese composer from Shaanxi. He is best known for his film scores for the Fifth Generation Chinese director Zhang Yimou.

Richard Crudo, A.S.C. is an American cinematographer and director. He is a 6-term past-president of the American Society of Cinematographers.

Stylianos (Stelios) Constantas is a Cypriot-born singer. He participated in two Cypriot national finals for the Eurovision Song Contest, coming second in 1997 with I grammitis ntropi, and fourth in 1999 with Methysmeno feggari. In 2003, he performed the song "Feeling Alive" as the Cypriot entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, finishing 20th in the competition. He has released one album and a single through V2 Records.

Steven Ferencz Udvar–Házy, also known as István or Steve Hazy, is an American billionaire businessman, and the executive chairman of Air Lease Corporation. He is the former chairman and CEO of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), one of the two largest aircraft lessors in the world. Forbes magazine's 2021 list of The World's Billionaires estimated his net worth at US$18.5 billion.