Famous people born in 1972
The best-known people born in 1972, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Gwyneth PaltrowAmerican actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer (born 1972)
September 27
Photo: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0
Josh DuhamelAmerican actor and former model
November 14
Photo: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0
Dwayne JohnsonAmerican actor and professional wrestler (born 1972)
May 2
Photo: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ben AffleckAmerican film actor, director and screenwriter (born 1972)
August 15
Photo: LucaFazPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0
Andrzej Dudapolitician and lawyer, president of Poland from 2015 to 2025
May 16
Photo: Jakub Szymczuk & Adobe Photoshop, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pedro SánchezPrime Minister of Spain since 2018
February 29
Photo: Foto: Nebojša Tejić/STA, Public domain
Leymah Roberta GboweeLiberian peace activiste (born 1972)
February 1
Photo: Fronteiras do Pensamento, CC BY-SA 2.0
Luís FigoPortuguese football player and philatelist (born 1972)
November 4
Photo: Biser Todorov, CC BY 4.0
Nikki HaleyAmerican politician and diplomat (born 1972)
January 20
Photo: United States Department of State, Public domain
Lilian ThuramFrench footballer (born 1972)
January 1
Photo: English : This photo has been taken by Matthieu Riegler ( User:Kyro ) and released under the license, CC BY 3.0
Billie Joe ArmstrongAmerican rock musician (born 1972)
February 17
Photo: Sven-Sebastian Sajak (Sven0705), CC BY-SA 3.0
Sundar PichaiIndian-American business executive, CEO of Google LLC & Alphabet Inc.
June 10
Photo: Photographer: Lukasz Kobus (European Commission), CC BY 4.0
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January
- January 5 · Sakis Rouvas, Greek recording artist
- January 11 · Konstantin Khabensky, Russian actor and film director
- January 17 · Lil Jon, American rapper and record producer
- January 22 · Gabriel Macht, American actor (born 1972)
- January 28 · Amy Coney Barrett, American lawyer and jurist (born 1972)
- January 30 · Mike Johnson, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
February
- February 2 · Dana International, Israeli singer
- February 5 · Queen Mary of Denmark, Queen consort of Denmark since 2024
- February 8 · Paul Wight, American professional wrestler and actor
- February 17 · Ralphie May, American stand-up comedian
- February 17 · Taylor Hawkins, American drummer (1972–2022)
- February 22 · Michael Chang, American tennis player (born 1972)
March
- March 2 · Mauricio Pochettino, Argentine association football player and coach
- March 10 · Timbaland, American record producer (born 1972)
- March 17 · Mia Hamm, American soccer player
- March 26 · Leslie Mann, American actress
- March 29 · Rui Costa, Portuguese footballer (born 1972)
- March 29 · Priti Patel, British politician (born 1972)
April
- April 2 · Masahiro Ando, Japanese association football player
- April 3 · Lola Pagnani, Italian actress
- April 8 · Piotr Świerczewski, Polish association football player
- April 20 · Carmen Electra, American actress, model, and singer
- April 29 · Takahiro Yamada, Japanese association football player
- April 30 · Hiroaki Morishima, Japanese association football player
May
- May 4 · Mike Dirnt, American musician
- May 7 · Asghar Farhadi, Iranian screenwriter and film director
- May 20 · Busta Rhymes, American rapper (born 1972)
- May 23 · Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian racing driver
- May 25 · Karan Johar, Indian film director and producer
- May 29 · Laverne Cox, American actress and LGBT advocate (born 1972)
June
- June 2 · Wentworth Miller, American and British actor
- June 7 · Karl Urban, New Zealand actor
- June 21 · Robin Tunneyio, American actress
- June 23 · Selma Blair, American actress (born 1972)
- June 25 · Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi, engineer and politician (1972–2026)
- June 29 · Samantha Smith, American peace activist and child actress (1972–1985)
July
- July 4 · Nina Badrić, Croatian singer
- July 11 · Henrique Capriles, Venezuelan politician and lawyer
- July 17 · Jaap Stam, Dutch association football player and manager
- July 23 · Masaki Tsuchihashi, Japanese association football player
- July 23 · Marlon Wayans, American actor, screenwriter, and film producer
- July 25 · Masayuki Okano, Japanese association football player
August
- August 2 · Justyna Steczkowska, Polish singer
- August 4 · Audrey Azoulay, French politician (1972-)
- August 6 · Geri Halliwell, English singer and actress (born 1972)
- August 27 · The Great Khali, Indian-American professional wrestler, actor and powerlifter
- August 29 · Kentaro Hayashi, Japanese association football player and manager
- August 30 · Pavel Nedvěd, Czech association football player
September
- September 9 · Goran Višnjić, Croatian actor
- September 15 · Queen Letizia of Spain, queen consort of Spain since 2014
- September 20 · Victor Ponta, 63rd Prime Minister of Romania (2012-2015)
- September 21 · Liam Gallagher, British singer
- September 23 · Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of Guinea-Bissau from 2020 to 2025
- September 28 · Dita Von Teese, American Egyptian burlesque dancer and model (born 1972)
October
- October 5 · Tom Hooper, British-Australian filmmaker
- October 6 · Mark Schwarzer, Australian association football player
- October 15 · Hiroshige Yanagimoto, Japanese association football player
- October 15 · Sandra Kim, Belgian singer
- October 17 · Tarkan, Turkish singer (born 1972)
- October 18 · Karl Nehammer, Chancellor of Austria from 2021 to 2025
November
- November 6 · Rebecca Romijn, American actress and model (born 1972)
- November 6 · Thandiwe Newton, English actress (born 1972)
- November 9 · Eric Dane, American actor (1972–2026)
- November 14 · Edyta Górniak, Polish singer and songwriter
- November 26 · Keiji Kaimoto, Japanese association football player
- November 28 · Hiroshi Nanami, Japanese association football player and manager
December
- December 7 · Hermann Maier, Austrian alpine skier
- December 9 · Tré Cool, American drummer
- December 17 · John Abraham, Indian film actor, producer and model
- December 18 · Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister of Singapore since 2024
- December 19 · Alyssa Milano, American actress (born 1972)
- December 28 · Patrick Rafter, Australian tennis player
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