List of Famous people born on January 1st

Nik Cohn, also written Nick Cohn, is a British writer.

Laure Gardette is a French film editor. Gardette was born in Lentigny. She has edited such films as Polisse, In the House and Young & Beautiful.

Michael Schacht is a German game designer, graphician and owner of the small publishing company Spiele aus Timbuktu.

Dulce Maria Cardoso is a Portuguese writer. She was born in Fonte Longa, Carrazeda de Ansiães, Trás-os-Montes but moved to Luanda, Angola as an infant. Her family came back to Portugal in 1975 along with half a million other retornados as Portugal's overseas colonies gained independence.

Jonathan Bepler is an American composer of experimental music perhaps best known for his collaborative work with artists and choreographers, including many years of work with visual artist Matthew Barney. He is also multi-instrumentalist, singer, installation artist, and teacher.