List of Famous people born on January 1st

Richard Philips, better known by his stage name Richard X, is a British songwriter and music producer. Gaining attention as a pioneer of the bootleg craze, Richard X has earned success as a producer and remixer. He has helmed hit singles for artists including Annie, Kelis, Liberty X, Rachel Stevens and Sugababes. According to an early issue of the now defunct Popworld magazine, Philips' alias comes from a postcard which was sealed with a kiss misinterpreted for the letter X.

Wayne Alexander is an American actor who grew up in the San Joaquin Valley in California.

Count Peter John Joseph Czernin von und zu Chudenitz is a British-born film producer.

Ata Abu Rashta Arabic: عطا أبو الرشتة‎ is an Islamic jurist, scholar and writer. He is the global leader of the Islamic political party Hizb ut-Tahrir.

Lars Rabæk Boilesen is the CEO of Otello Corporation, having succeeded founder Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner in 2010.

Shouzou Kaga is a Japanese video game designer and scenario writer best known as the creator of the Fire Emblem series. During his career at Intelligent Systems, he would lead the development of Fire Emblem from its inception until the release of Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. In addition to being development lead, he was a major creative contributor to each game's setting, story, and presentation.

Richard W. Haines is an American independent genre filmmaker and film historian best known for his cult movies Space Avenger, Run for Cover in 3-D, and Splatter University, and the book Technicolor Movies.