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Famous people born in 1981

The best-known people born in 1981, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.

Best known

  1. Beyoncé
    Beyoncé

    American singer-songwriter (born 1981)

    September 4

    Photo: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0
  2. Roger Federer
    Roger Federer

    Swiss tennis player (born 1981)

    August 8

    Photo: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0
  3. Britney Spears
    Britney Spears

    American singer, songwriter, actress and model (born 1981)

    December 2

    Photo: Jen from USA., CC BY 2.0
  4. Natalie Portman
    Natalie Portman

    Israeli-American actress (born 1981)

    June 9

    Photo: Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY 4.0
  5. Serena Williams
    Serena Williams

    American tennis player (born 1981)

    September 26

    Photo: Edwin Martinez, CC BY 2.0
  6. Zlatan Ibrahimović
    Zlatan Ibrahimović

    Swedish association football player (born 1981)

    October 3

    Photo: Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. Fernando Alonso
  8. Jessica Alba
    Jessica Alba

    American actress and businesswoman (born 1981)

    April 28

    Photo: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0
  9. Justin Timberlake
  10. Paris Hilton
    Paris Hilton

    American media personality (born 1981)

    February 17

    Photo: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
  11. Iker Casillas
    Iker Casillas

    Spanish association football player

    May 20

    Photo: Зайцев Антон, CC BY-SA 3.0
  12. Chris Evans
  13. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
    Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

    member of the British royal family and Duchess of Sussex since 2018

    August 4

    Photo: Fuzheado, CC BY 4.0
  14. Samuel Eto'o
    Samuel Eto'o

    Cameroonian association football player

    March 10

    Photo: BACHELOR45, CC BY-SA 4.0
  15. Xabi Alonso
    Xabi Alonso

    Spanish football manager and player

    November 25

    Photo: DONOSTIA KULTURA, CC BY-SA 2.0
  16. Elijah Wood
  17. Ivanka Trump
    Ivanka Trump

    American businesswoman, socialite and political advisior (born 1981)

    October 30

    Photo: Andrea Hanks/Official White House Photo, Public domain
  18. David Villa
  19. Anna Kournikova
  20. Dima Bilan
    Dima Bilan

    Russian pop singer

    December 24

    Photo: Okras, CC BY-SA 4.0
  21. Rami Malek
    Rami Malek

    American actor (born 1981)

    May 12

    Photo: Dominick D, CC BY 2.0
  22. Adriana Lima
  23. Nayib Bukele
    Nayib Bukele

    President of El Salvador since 2019

    July 24

    Photo: The White House, Public domain
  24. Tom Hiddleston
    Tom Hiddleston

    British actor (born 1981)

    February 9

    Photo: Kevin Payravi, CC BY-SA 4.0
  25. Nemanja Vidić
    Nemanja Vidić

    Serbian association football player (born 1981)

    October 21

    Photo: Austin Osuide, CC BY 2.0
  26. Sunny Leone
    Sunny Leone

    American-Canadian actress, model and former pornographic actress

    May 13

    Photo: Verghese TK, CC BY-SA 4.0
  27. Sienna Miller
    Sienna Miller

    British-American actress (born 1981)

    December 28

    Photo: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0
  28. Tulsi Gabbard
  29. Andrey Arshavin
    Andrey Arshavin

    Russian association football player

    May 29

    Photo: Анна Мейер, CC BY-SA 3.0
  30. Felipe Massa

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Month by month

January

  • January 2 · Maxi Rodriguez, Argentine association football player
  • January 10 · Jared Kushner, American businessman and real estate investor (born 1981)
  • January 15 · Pitbull, American rapper (born 1981)
  • January 20 · Owen Hargreaves, English association football player
  • January 30 · Dimitar Berbatov, Bulgarian footballer
  • January 30 · Peter Crouch, English association football player (born 1981)

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