List of Famous people born on January 1st
Gary Frank
Gary Frank is a British comics artist, notable for pencilling on Midnight Nation and Supreme Power, both written by J. Michael Straczynski. He has also worked with author Peter David on The Incredible Hulk and Supergirl. He had a creator-owned series, Kin, which he wrote himself, published by Top Cow Productions in 2000.
Neville Beresford Close-Brooks
Oliver Charles Roger Close-Brooks
Rosalind Muriel Spencer-Smith
Alessandro Del Mar
Alessandro Del Mar is an Italian pornographic film director and actor who is also known under the names "Max Bellochio", "Max Bollecchio" and "Toni Montana". He has directed over 200 films since 1993.
Guillermo Calvo
Guillermo Antonio Calvo is an Argentine-American economist who is Director of Columbia University's mid-career Program in Economic Policy Management in their School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA).
Shen Wei
Shen Wei is a Chinese-American choreographer, painter, and director who resides in New York City. Widely recognized for his defining vision of an intercultural and interdisciplinary mode of movement-based performance, Shen Wei creates original works that employ an assortment of media elements, including dance, painting, sound, sculpture, theater and video. Frequently, critics have commented on his innovative blend of Asian and Western sensibilities, as well as his syncretic approach to performance art.
Catherine Russell
Catherine Russell is an American jazz singer. She is best known for her 2016 album Harlem on My Mind.
Dirk Verhofstadt
Dirk Verhofstadt is a Belgian social liberal (Rawlsian) theorist and younger brother of former Belgian Prime Minister and former ALDE European Parliament Leader Guy Verhofstadt. He has a keen interest in political philosophy, and his philosophical outlook is influenced by Karl Popper, John Stuart Mill, Cesare Beccaria, Thomas Paine, Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum.