Famous people born in 1971
The best-known people born in 1971, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Anna NetrebkoRussian and Austrian operatic soprano
September 18
Photo: Manfred Werner ( Tsui ), CC BY-SA 3.0
Justin Trudeau23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025
December 25
Photo: European Union, Attribution
Julian AssangeAustralian editor, publisher, and activist (born 1971)
July 3
Photo: Kacy Bao, CC BY-SA 4.0
Selena is blackAmerican singer (1971–1995)
April 16 · d. 1995
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Mark WahlbergAmerican actor (born 1971)
June 5
Photo: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jorge A. Rosales, Public domain
Abu Bakr al-BaghdadiLeader of the Islamic State (1971-2019)
July 28 · d. 2019
Photo: U.S Army, Public domain
Pep GuardiolaSpanish association football manager and player (born 1971)
January 18
Photo: Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jared LetoAmerican actor, singer, musician and songwriter (born 1971)
December 26
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0
Marco Rubio72nd United States Secretary of State since 2025
May 28
Photo: U.S. Department of State, Public domain
Ghil'ad ZuckermannLinguist, language revivalist, professor, author, hyperpolyglot
June 1
Photo: Ghil'ad Zuckermann, Public domain
Joseph KabilaPresident of the DR Congo from 2001 to 2019
June 4
Photo: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain
Dolores O'RiordanIrish musician (1971–2018)
September 6 · d. 2018
Photo: Bart Notermans from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0
ThalíaMexican singer and actress (born 1971)
August 26
Photo: ThaliaSodi.jpg : Thalia.com (copyright holder) derivative work: Truu, CC BY 2.5
Amy PoehlerAmerican actress
September 16
Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0
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January
- January 11 · Mary J. Blige, American singer (born 1971)
- January 14 · Antonios Nikopolidis, Greek footballer and manager
- January 15 · Regina King, American actress and director (born 1971)
- January 18 · Jonathan Davis, American singer
- January 26 · Aygün Kazimova, Azerbaijani singer and actress
- January 31 · Lee Young-ae, South Korean actress
February
- February 2 · Michael C. Hall, American actor
- February 17 · Denise Richards, American actress
- February 19 · Jeff Kinney, American author and cartoonist (born 1971)
- February 20 · Jari Litmanen, Finnish footballer
- February 25 · Sean Astin, American actor (born 1971)
- February 26 · Erykah Badu, American singer-songwriter (born 1971)
March
- March 2 · Method Man, American rapper and actor (born 1971)
- March 10 · Jon Hamm, American actor (born 1971)
- March 11 · Johnny Knoxville, American stunt performer and actor (born 1971)
- March 15 · Euller Elias de Carvalho, Brazilian association football player
- March 27 · David Coulthard, British racing driver
- March 27 · Nathan Fillion, Canadian-American actor (born 1971)
April
- April 2 · Edmundo, Brazilian association football player
- April 2 · Francisco Arce, Paraguayan association football player and manager
- April 3 · Shireen Abu Akleh, Palestinian-American journalist (1971–2022)
- April 9 · Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian racecar driver (born 1971)
- April 12 · Shannen Doherty, American actress (1971–2024)
- April 18 · David Tennant, Scottish actor (born 1971)
May
- May 7 · Thomas Piketty, French economist (born 1971)
- May 10 · Kim Jong-nam, Oldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (1971–2017)
- May 17 · Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, queen consort of the Netherlands (born 1971)
- May 26 · Matt Stone, American actor, animator and filmmaker (born 1971)
- May 27 · Paul Bettany, British actor
- May 30 · Idina Menzel, American actress and singer
June
- June 3 · Ekrem İmamoğlu, Turkish politician and 7th mayor of Istanbul
- June 4 · Noah Wyle, American actor (born 1971)
- June 10 · Tadashi Nakamura, Japanese association football player and manager
- June 17 · Paulina Rubio, Mexican singer (born 1971)
- June 21 · Anette Olzon, Swedish singer
- June 28 · Fabien Barthez, French footballer (born 1971)
July
- July 1 · Missy Elliott, American rapper (born 1971)
- July 14 · Howard Webb, English football referee
- July 17 · Cory Doctorow, Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author
- July 19 · Naoki Soma, Japanese association football player and manager
- July 20 · Sandra Oh, Canadian and American actress (born 1971)
- July 21 · Charlotte Gainsbourg, French and British actress and singer (born 1971)
August
- August 3 · Kazuaki Tasaka, Japanese association football player and manager
- August 5 · Valdis Dombrovskis, 11th Prime Minister of Latvia
- August 10 · Roy Keane, Irish football manager
- August 18 · Aphex Twin, British electronic musician (born 1971)
- August 23 · Demetrio Albertini, Italian association football player
- August 29 · Carla Gugino, American actress
September
- September 1 · Hakan Şükür, Turkish association football player (born 1971)
- September 3 · Kiran Desai, Indian author
- September 13 · Goran Ivanišević, Croatian tennis player and coach
- September 13 · Stella McCartney, British fashion designer (born 1971)
- September 18 · Jada Pinkett Smith, American actress (born 1971)
- September 20 · Henrik Larsson, Swedish association football player and manager and floorball player
October
- October 4 · Toshiya Fujita, Japanese association football player
- October 14 · Jyrki Katainen, Finnish politician
- October 15 · Niko Kovač, Croatian footballer and manager
- October 15 · Andy Cole, English footballer (born 1971)
- October 20 · Dannii Minogue, Australian singer and actress
- October 23 · Bohuslav Sobotka, Czech politician
November
- November 3 · Unai Emery, Spanish association football manager
- November 3 · Dwight Yorke, Trinidad and Tobago association football player
- November 4 · Tabu, Indian actress
- November 19 · Toshihiro Yamaguchi, Japanese association football player
- November 23 · Chris Hardwick, American stand-up comedian, actor, television host, writer, producer, podcaster, and musician
- November 26 · Akira Narahashi, Japanese association football player
December
- December 2 · Francesco Toldo, Italian association football player (born 1971)
- December 2 · Julio César Baldivieso, Bolivian association football player
- December 14 · Natascha McElhone, British actress
- December 17 · Claire Forlani, British actress
- December 18 · Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Spanish tennis player
- December 25 · Dido, English singer and songwriter (born 1971)
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