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Famous people born in 1976

The best-known people born in 1976, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.

Best known

  1. Alexei Navalny
    Alexei Navalny

    Russian jurist and opposition leader (1976-2024)

    June 4 · d. 2024

    Photo: Navalny's Team, CC BY 3.0
  2. Francesco Totti
    Francesco Totti

    Italian association football player

    September 27

    Photo: Photojournalist Roberto Vicario derivative work: Clarus The Dogcow, CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. Ronaldo
    Ronaldo

    Brazilian association football player (born 1976)

    September 18

    Photo: Web Summit, CC BY 2.0
  4. Reese Witherspoon
    Reese Witherspoon

    American actress (born 1976)

    March 22

    Photo: CaseyJNewell, CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. Chester Bennington
    Chester Bennington

    American singer, songwriter and musician (1976–2017)

    March 20 · d. 2017

    Photo: Stefan Brending ( 2eight ), CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. Abiy Ahmed
    Abiy Ahmed

    Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

    August 15

    Photo: Ethiopia Prime Minister's Office, Public domain
  7. Ryan Reynolds
    Ryan Reynolds

    Canadian-American actor (born 1976)

    October 23

    Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0
  8. Benedict Cumberbatch
    Benedict Cumberbatch

    English actor (born 1976)

    July 19

    Photo: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0
  9. Cillian Murphy
    Cillian Murphy

    Irish actor (born 1976)

    May 25

    Photo: JoshPopov, CC BY 4.0
  10. Yuval Noah Harari
    Yuval Noah Harari

    Israeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers

    February 24

    Photo: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0
  11. Andriy Shevchenko
    Andriy Shevchenko

    Ukrainian association football player

    September 29

    Photo: Міністерство молоді та спорту України, CC BY 4.0
  12. Ramzan Kadyrov
    Ramzan Kadyrov

    Russian politician and head of the Chechen Republic

    October 5

    Photo: tatarstan.ru, CC BY 4.0
  13. Michael Ballack
    Michael Ballack

    German association football player (born 1976)

    September 26

    Photo: Die Bildermacherei Cuxhaven, Kerstin Tietje, CC BY-SA 4.0
  14. Chadwick Boseman
    Chadwick Boseman

    American actor (1976–2020)

    November 29 · d. 2020

    Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0
  15. Diane Kruger
    Diane Kruger

    German actress and model (born 1976)

    July 15

    Photo: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0
  16. Abhishek Bachchan
    Abhishek Bachchan

    Indian actor and film producer (Born 1976)

    February 5

    Photo: Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0
  17. Colin Farrell
    Colin Farrell

    Irish actor (born 1976)

    May 31

    Photo: Quejaytee, CC BY 4.0
  18. Ruud van Nistelrooy
    Ruud van Nistelrooy

    Dutch association football player and coach

    July 1

    Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 4.0
  19. Audrey Tautou
    Audrey Tautou

    French actress (born 1976)

    August 9

    Photo: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0
  20. Katrín Jakobsdóttir
    Katrín Jakobsdóttir

    28th Prime Minister of Iceland

    February 1

    Photo: NordForsk from Norway, CC BY 2.0
  21. Patrick Vieira
    Patrick Vieira

    French association football player and coach

    June 23

    Photo: Simon Heseltine, CC BY-SA 4.0
  22. Sam Worthington
    Sam Worthington

    Australian and English actor (born 1976)

    August 2

    Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0
  23. Judit Polgár
    Judit Polgár

    Hungarian chess player

    July 23

    Photo: Ygrek, CC BY 3.0
  24. Anna Faris

    American actress

    November 29

  25. Alicia Silverstone
    Alicia Silverstone

    American actress

    October 4

    Photo: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0
  26. Clarence Seedorf
    Clarence Seedorf

    Dutch professional football manager and former player

    April 1

    Photo: Кирилл Венедиктов, CC BY-SA 3.0
  27. Mark Webber
    Mark Webber

    Australian professional racing driver

    August 27

    Photo: Yu Chu Chin, CC BY-SA 4.0
  28. Tim Duncan
    Tim Duncan

    American basketball player (born 1976)

    April 25

    Photo: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
  29. Shilpa Shetty
    Shilpa Shetty

    Indian actress and film producer (born 1975)

    June 8

    Photo: Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0
  30. Zemfira
    Zemfira

    Russian rock musician and songwriter

    August 26

    Photo: Marina Zakharova, CC BY-SA 4.0

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January

February

  • February 3 · Isla Fisher, Australian actress and author (born 1976)
  • February 3 · Daddy Yankee, Puerto Rican rapper and singer-songwriter (born 1976)
  • February 5 · Tony Jaa, Thai stunt actor
  • February 7 · Daisuke Oku, Japanese association football player (1976–2014)
  • February 12 · Silvia Saint, Czech pornographic actress
  • February 28 · Ali Larter, American actress and model (born 1976)

March

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September

October

November

  • November 19 · Jack Dorsey, American software entrepreneur and co-founder of Twitter
  • November 20 · Atsushi Yoneyama, Japanese association football player and manager
  • November 22 · Torsten Frings, German association football player and manager
  • November 22 · Ville Valo, Finnish singer
  • November 23 · Takayuki Chano, Japanese association football player
  • November 23 · Cüneyt Çakır, Turkish association football referee (born 1976)

December

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