Famous people born in 1973
The best-known people born in 1973, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known

Larry PageAmerican computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur (born 1973)
March 26
Photo: Marcin Mycielski, European Parliament ( Stansfield ), CC BY-SA 4.0
Zuzana ČaputováSlovak lawyer, environmental activist and politician
June 21
Photo: Jindřich Nosek (NoJin), CC BY-SA 4.0

AkonSenegalese-American singer, songwriter, and record producer (born 1973)
April 16
Photo: Collision Conf, CC BY 2.0

Fabio CannavaroItalian association football player and manager
September 13
Photo: Original: Mech867 / Derivative work: Danyele, CC BY 4.0

Tyra BanksAmerican television personality, producer, and former model
December 4
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Seth MacFarlaneAmerican writer, actor, and producer (born 1973)
October 26
Photo: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0
Heidi KlumGerman-American model, television personality and businesswoman
June 1
Photo: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0





Vera FarmigaAmerican actress (born 1973)
August 6
Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0
Javier ZanettiArgentine association football player (born 1973)
August 10
Photo: Илья Хохлов, CC BY-SA 3.0
Mark ShuttleworthSouth African entrepreneur; second self-funded visitor to the International Space Station
September 18
Photo: Jonnymccullagh, CC BY-SA 3.0


Monica SelesYugoslav and American tennis player
December 2
Photo: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ole Gunnar SolskjærNorwegian association football manager
February 26
Photo: Tor Atle Kleven, CC BY-SA 2.0
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January
- January 9 · Sean Paul, Jamaican dancehall singer and rapper (born 1973)
- January 14 · Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian racecar driver
- January 17 · Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican association football player and politician
- January 20 · Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Queen consort of Belgium
- January 26 · Brendan Rodgers, Northern Irish association football manager
- January 31 · Portia de Rossi, Australian-American actress
February
- February 4 · Oscar De La Hoya, American boxer and boxing promoter
- February 9 · Makoto Shinkai, Japanese anime director
- February 12 · Tara Strong, Canadian-American actress (born 1973)
- February 16 · Cathy Freeman, Australian short-distance runner
- February 16 · Luís Montenegro, Portuguese politician (1973–), the 199th prime minister of Portugal (2024–)
- February 18 · Claude Makelélé, French football manager (born 1973)
March
- March 3 · Xavier Bettel, Luxembourgish politician (born 1973)
- March 10 · Eva Herzigová, Czech model and actress (born 1973)
- March 13 · Edgar Davids, Dutch association football player and manager
- March 23 · Jerzy Dudek, Polish association football player (born 1973)
- March 29 · Marc Overmars, Dutch association football player (born 1973)
- March 30 · Jan Koller, Czech footballer
April
- April 1 · Rachel Maddow, American television news host and political commentator (born 1973)
- April 5 · Pharrell Williams, American record producer and songwriter (born 1973)
- April 10 · Selahattin Demirtaş, Turkish statesperson of Kurdish ancestry (born 1973)
- April 12 · Christian Panucci, Italian footballer
- April 14 · Roberto Ayala, Argentine footballer
- April 18 · Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopian long-distance runner and businessman (born 1973)
May
- May 1 · Oliver Neuville, German association football player
- May 10 · Rüştü Reçber, Turkish association football player (born 1973)
- May 11 · Igor Matovič, Slovak entrepreneur and politician
- May 17 · Sasha Alexander, American actress (born 1973)
- May 29 · Alpay Özalan, Turkish association football player
- May 31 · Natasha Korolyova, Russian singer
June
- June 2 · Kevin Feige, American producer and studio executive (born 1973)
- June 16 · Federica Mogherini, Italian politician, former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs
- June 17 · Leander Paes, Indian tennis player
- June 21 · Juliette Lewis, American actress and singer
- June 23 · Eisuke Nakanishi, Japanese association football player
- June 28 · Airat Ichmouratov, Canadian composer and conductor
July
- July 3 · Patrick Wilson, American actor
- July 8 · Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukrainian military officer (born 1973)
- July 9 · Shigeyoshi Mochizuki, Japanese association football player
- July 12 · Christian Vieri, Italian footballer (born 1973)
- July 13 · Roberto Martínez, Spanish association football coach
- July 25 · Yōichi Doi, Japanese association football player
August
- August 10 · Daijiro Takakuwa, Japanese association football player
- August 11 · Luis Lacalle Pou, 42nd President of Uruguay
- August 14 · Jay-Jay Okocha, Nigerian footballer
- August 19 · Marco Materazzi, Italian association football player and manager
- August 22 · Kristen Wiig, American actress and comedian (born 1973)
- August 29 · Thomas Tuchel, German football manager (born 1973)
September
- September 5 · Rose McGowan, American actress, director and activist
- September 14 · Nas, American rapper (born 1973)
- September 14 · Andrew Lincoln, British actor (born 1973)
- September 18 · James Marsden, American actor
- September 21 · Edgars Rinkēvičs, President of Latvia since 2023 (born 1973)
- September 23 · Toshihiro Hattori, Japanese association football player and manager
October
- October 3 · Neve Campbell, Canadian actress
- October 7 · Dida, Brazilian association football player (born 1973)
- October 14 · George Floyd, African American man who was a victim of police violence in the United States, killed by Derek Chauvin
- October 22 · Ichiro Suzuki, Japanese baseball player (born 1973)
- October 29 · Robert Pires, French footballer (born 1973)
- October 29 · Masakiyo Maezono, Japanese association football player
November
- November 7 · Martín Palermo, Argentine footballer and manager
- November 7 · Yunjin Kim, South Korean-American actress (born 1973)
- November 12 · Radha Mitchell, Australian actress
- November 17 · Leslie Bibb, American actress
- November 26 · Peter Facinelli, American actor
- November 27 · Sharlto Copley, South African producer, actor, and director
December
- December 2 · Jan Ullrich, German cyclist
- December 3 · Holly Marie Combs, American actress
- December 6 · Nicos Christodoulides, Cypriot politician, 8th and current President of Cyprus (2023–)
- December 8 · Corey Taylor, American musician
- December 25 · Tadatoshi Masuda, Japanese association football player
- December 31 · Amir Karić, Slovenian association football player
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