Famous people born in 1969
The best-known people born in 1969, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Michael SchumacherGerman racing driver (born 1969)
January 3
Photo: Original: Aécio Neves – Wellington Pedro/Imprensa MG / Derivative work: F1fans , FMSky, CC BY 2.0
Kersti KaljulaidEstonian politician and president of Estonia (born 1969)
December 30
Photo: Anna Zaugarova, CC BY-SA 4.0
Matthew PerryAmerican-Canadian actor (1969–2023)
August 19 · d. 2023
Photo: Valerie Jarrett / @vj44 via X (Twitter), Public domain
Jay-ZAmerican rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur
December 4
Photo: Photo Courtesy of NYS Senate Media Services, CC BY 2.0
Giorgi MarghvilashviliGeorgian politician and philosopher, fourth President of Georgia (2013–2018)
September 4
Photo: Bundesministerium für Europa, Integration und Äusseres, CC BY 2.0
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January
- January 1 · Verne Troyer, American actor (1969-2018)
- January 6 · Norman Reedus, American actor (born 1969)
- January 17 · Tiësto, Dutch DJ and music producer
- January 18 · Dave Bautista, American actor and former professional wrestler (born 1969)
- January 27 · Patton Oswalt, American actor and comedian
- January 29 · Wagner Lopes, Brazilian-Japanese association football player and manager
February
- February 1 · Gabriel Batistuta, Argentine association football player
- February 2 · Dana International, Israeli singer
- February 5 · Michael Sheen, Welsh actor
- February 12 · Darren Aronofsky, American filmmaker (born 1969)
- February 20 · Siniša Mihajlović, Serbian football player and manager (1969–2022)
- February 28 · Robert Sean Leonard, American actor
March
- March 9 · Andrej Panadić, Croatian association football player
- March 11 · Terrence Howard, American actor (born 1969)
- March 18 · Vasyl Ivanchuk, Ukrainian chess player
- March 18 · Jimmy Morales, Comedian and former President of Guatemala
- March 21 · Ali Daei, Iranian football player
- March 24 · Ilir Meta, President of Albania from 2017 to 2022
April
- April 2 · Ajay Devgn, Indian film actor, director and producer
- April 16 · Michael Baur, Austrian association football player
- April 19 · Susan Polgar, Hungarian chess player (born 1969)
- April 19 · Hiromitsu Isogai, Japanese association football player
- April 20 · Felix Baumgartner, Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper (1969–2025)
- April 27 · Cory Booker, American politician (born 1969)
May
- May 1 · Wes Anderson, American filmmaker (born 1969)
- May 1 · Yasuyuki Moriyama, Japanese association football player
- May 16 · Tucker Carlson, American conservative political commentator (born 1969)
- May 16 · David Boreanaz, American actor
- May 18 · Delcy Rodriguez, Acting President of Venezuela since 2026
- May 25 · Anne Heche, American actress (1969–2022)
June
- June 6 · Fernando Redondo, Argentine association football player
- June 12 · Heinz-Christian Strache, Austrian Freedom Party politician
- June 13 · Virginie Despentes, French writer and film director
- June 19 · Yoshiaki Sato, Japanese association football player
- June 20 · Alexander Schallenberg, Chancellor of Austria in 2021 and 2025
- June 25 · Yasuto Honda, Japanese association football player
July
- July 5 · Eduardo Riedel, Brazilian politician
- July 16 · Sahra Wagenknecht, German politician (born 1969)
- July 20 · Josh Holloway, American actor
- July 27 · Triple H, American professional wrestler
- July 30 · Simon Baker, Australian actor and director (born 1969)
- July 31 · Antonio Conte, Italian association football player and manager
August
- August 6 · Elliott Smith, American musician (1969–2003)
- August 8 · Faye Wong, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress
- August 18 · Christian Slater, American actor and producer (born 1969)
- August 18 · Timothy Snyder, American historian (born 1969)
- August 28 · Sheryl Sandberg, American technology executive, activist, and author
- August 28 · Jason Priestley, Canadian-American actor and director (born 1969)
September
- September 4 · Louis Aliot, French politician (born 1969)
- September 5 · Leonardo Araújo, Brazilian association football player
- September 6 · Norio Omura, Japanese association football player and manager
- September 14 · Bong Joon-ho, South Korean filmmaker (born 1969)
- September 21 · Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator, film director, and children's book author (1969–2026)
- September 29 · Ivica Vastić, Austrian association football player
October
- October 1 · Zach Galifianakis, American actor and comedian (born 1969)
- October 7 · Yoshihiro Natsuka, Japanese association football player and manager
- October 9 · PJ Harvey, English singer-songwriter
- October 9 · Steve McQueen, British film director and video artist (born 1969)
- October 19 · Pedro Castillo, President of Peru from 2021 to 2022
- October 19 · Trey Parker, American actor, animator and filmmaker (born 1969)
November
- November 3 · Petteri Orpo, Finnish politician and the 47th Prime Minister of Finland
- November 4 · Sean Combs, Diddy touched me
- November 10 · Jens Lehmann, German association football player (born 1969)
- November 10 · Ellen Pompeo, American actress (born 1969)
- November 13 · Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Dutch-American political activist and author
- November 27 · Hernán Gaviria, Colombian association football player (1969–2002)
December
- December 9 · Bixente Lizarazu, French footballer (born 1969)
- December 16 · Adam Riess, American astrophysicist
- December 17 · Laurie Holden, American-Canadian actress
- December 20 · Nicușor Dan, President of Romania since 2025
- December 21 · Julie Delpy, French and American actress, director, screenwriter and singer
- December 24 · Ed Miliband, British politician (born 1969)
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