List of Famous people born on January 1st

Andy Williams is a visual effects supervisor.

Dung Kai-cheung, a Chinese-language fiction writer born in Hong Kong in 1967. He received his B.A. and M. Phil. in comparative literature from the University of Hong Kong. He is an author, journalist, playwright and essayist. He works at a part-time lecturer at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and mainly teaches Chinese writing. His wife, Wong Nim Yan works as associate professor at the Chinese department of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His most important novels include "Atlas", "Histories of Time" and other award-winning books. Unlike other local Chinese writers, Dung translates his own work into English versions. Dung is devoted to the education of young writers. He writes prefaces and prologues for young Hong Kong writers, some of whom are his students in the Chinese department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Tom McArdle is an American film editor. He is best known as the editor for every film written and directed by Tom McCarthy, including The Station Agent (2003), The Visitor (2007), Win Win (2011) and The Cobbler (2014). For Spotlight (2015), his latest collaboration with McCarthy, McArdle was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing at the 88th Academy Awards and also won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing.

Keith Redmon is an American film and television, executive and producer, best known for producing the 2015 film The Revenant. The film was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film at the 69th British Academy Film Awards, the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 88th Academy Awards, and Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture at the Producers Guild of America Awards 2015.

Celia Bobak is an art director and set decorator. She has been nominated for two Academy Awards.

Duncan Jarman is a British make-up artist. He received Emmy awards for his work on Alice in Wonderland (1999) and Arabian Nights (2000). In 2016, he received his first Oscar nomination at 88th Academy Awards in the category of Best Makeup and Hairstyling for his work on the film The Revenant. His nomination was shared with Siân Grigg and Robert Pandini.

Steven Warner is a visual effects supervisor. He is best known for his work on blockbuster feature film projects such as Saving Private Ryan (1998), Gladiator (2000), Defiance (2008), and The Martian (2015).

Tom Wood is an English visual effects supervisor.

Richard McBride is an American visual effects supervisor. He worked on various feature films, including Gravity (2013) and The Revenant (2015).