List of Famous people born on January 1st

Howard Overman is a British television writer who has written scripts for serial dramas such as Hotel Babylon, New Tricks, Hustle, Harley Street and Merlin. He created the series Misfits which won the 2010 BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series and the police-procedural comedy Vexed. In 2010 Overman created the BBC Four drama series Dirk Gently based on the novels by Douglas Adams. He wrote the script for the pilot and the first episode and also served as an executive producer. He created the BBC One fantasy drama Atlantis first aired in autumn 2013.

Pang Kang is a Chinese billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co.

Nigel Paul Taylor is a British botanist. He mainly focuses on the study of cacti. Taylor has been director of the Singapore Botanic Gardens since September 2011. He was previously curator of the Kew Gardens in London.