List of Famous people born on January 1st

Yoshiaki Oshima is a Japanese astronomer at Gekko Observatory and prolific discoverer of 61 asteroids as credited by the Minor Planet Center, and include the binary asteroid 4383 Suruga, the potentially hazardous object (7753) 1988 XB and the Jupiter trojan (4715) 1989 TS1.

Swen Gillberg is a visual effects supervisor best known for his work with Digital Domain. On January 24, 2012, he was one of a group of four nominated for an Oscar for their work on the film Real Steel.

John R Best is a male former badminton player from England.

Stéphane Fontaine is a French cinematographer. He graduated from the École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière in 1985, and began his career as first assistant camera on films directed by Arnaud Desplechin, Jim Jarmusch, Leos Carax and Olivier Assayas, among others. He won the César Award for Best Cinematography in 2006 for The Beat That My Heart Skipped and in 2010 for A Prophet.

George C. Webb was an American art director and set designer. He was active from 1934 to his retirement in 1977. He fought in North Africa in World War II. He was nominated for four Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. His wife, Doreen, was an assistant costume designer in some films.