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Famous people born in 1965

The best-known people born in 1965, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.

Best known

  1. J. K. Rowling
    J. K. Rowling

    English author (born 1965)

    July 31

    Photo: Daniel Ogren, CC BY 2.0
  2. Dmitry Medvedev
    Dmitry Medvedev

    President of Russia from 2008 to 2012, Prime Minister of Russia (2012-2020) and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020

    September 14

    Photo: Russian Government, CC BY 4.0
  3. Shah Rukh Khan
    Shah Rukh Khan

    Indian actor, producer and television personality

    November 2

    Photo: Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0
  4. Petro Poroshenko
    Petro Poroshenko

    President of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019

    September 26

    Photo: http://www.president.gov.ua/, CC BY 4.0
  5. Robert Downey Jr.
  6. Björk
    Björk

    Icelandic singer (born 1965)

    November 21

    Photo: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0
  7. Salman Khan
    Salman Khan

    Indian actor and producer (born 1965)

    December 27

    Photo: Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0
  8. Aamir Khan
  9. Dr. Dre
    Dr. Dre

    American rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor

    February 18

    Photo: Commondr3ads, CC BY-SA 3.0
  10. Mark Carney
    Mark Carney

    24th prime minister of Canada since 2025

    March 16

    Photo: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
  11. Khaled Hosseini
  12. Ben Stiller
    Ben Stiller

    American actor and comedian (born 1965)

    November 30

    Photo: Frank Sun, CC BY-SA 4.0
  13. Charlie Sheen
    Charlie Sheen

    American actor (born 1965)

    September 3

    Photo: Joella Marano, CC BY-SA 2.0
  14. Sarah Jessica Parker
  15. Viola Davis
    Viola Davis

    American actress and producer (born 1965)

    August 11

    Photo: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 4.0
  16. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
    Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

    Ethiopian and politician, Director-General of the World Health Organization

    March 3

    Photo: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, CC BY 2.0
  17. Brooke Shields
  18. Shania Twain
    Shania Twain

    Canadian singer (born 1965)

    August 28

    Photo: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0
  19. Jean Castex
    Jean Castex

    Prime Minister of France from 2020 to 2022

    June 25

    Photo: Service photo de Matignon, Licence Ouverte
  20. Andrea M. Ghez
  21. Fredrik Reinfeldt
    Fredrik Reinfeldt

    Prime Minister of Sweden from 2006 to 2014

    August 4

    Photo: Magnus Fröderberg, CC BY 2.5 dk
  22. Sunita Williams
    Sunita Williams

    American astronaut and USN officer

    September 19

    Photo: Robert Markowitz, Public domain
  23. Mads Mikkelsen
    Mads Mikkelsen

    Danish actor (born 1965)

    November 22

    Photo: LucaFazPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0
  24. Marlee Matlin
    Marlee Matlin

    American actress (born 1965)

    August 24

    Photo: Adam Chitayat, CC BY-SA 4.0
  25. John Leguizamo
    John Leguizamo

    American actor, comedian, producer, and writer (born 1960)

    July 22

    Photo: PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0
  26. Martin Lawrence
    Martin Lawrence

    American actor and comedian (born 1965)

    April 16

    Photo: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0
  27. Yahya Jammeh
  28. Moby

    American musician, DJ and record producer

    September 11

  29. Gong Li
    Gong Li

    Chinese-Singaporean actress

    December 31

    Photo: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0
  30. Gheorghe Hagi
    Gheorghe Hagi

    Romanian association football player and manager (born 1965)

    February 5

    Photo: Partidul Social Democrat from Romania, CC BY 2.0

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Month by month

January

  • January 4 · Julia Ormond, British actress
  • January 5 · Vinnie Jones, British footballer and actor
  • January 10 · Hiroshi Hirakawa, Japanese association football player
  • January 12 · Rob Zombie, American rock singer and filmmaker
  • January 22 · Diane Lane, American actress
  • January 26 · Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January to October 2023

February

  • February 1 · Brandon Lee, American actor (1965–1993)
  • February 7 · Chris Rock, American comedian, actor and filmmaker (born 1965)
  • February 15 · Adama Barrow, 3rd President of the Gambia
  • February 17 · Michael Bay, American film director and producer (born 1965)
  • February 23 · Michael Dell, American businessman and CEO (born 1965)
  • February 24 · Hansi Flick, German association football player and manager

March

April

May

June

July

August

  • August 1 · Sam Mendes, British stage and film director (born 1965)
  • August 6 · David Robinson, American basketball player (born 1965)
  • August 12 · Peter Krause, American actor (born 1965)
  • August 24 · Reggie Miller, American basketball player (born 1965)
  • August 27 · Ange Postecoglou, Australian association football player and manager
  • August 27 · Paulo Silas, Brazilian association football player

September

  • September 5 · Osamu Maeda, Japanese association football player
  • September 6 · Takumi Horiike, Japanese association football player
  • September 17 · Bryan Singer, American film director and producer
  • September 21 · Frédéric Beigbeder, French writer and literary critic (born 1965)
  • September 25 · Scottie Pippen, American basketball player (born 1965)
  • September 25 · Kenta Hasegawa, Japanese association football player and manager

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December

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