Famous people born in 1982
The best-known people born in 1982, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Kim Jong-unSupreme Leader of North Korea since 2011
January 8
Photo: Владимир Смирнов / ТАСС, CC BY 4.0
Elisha CuthbertCanadian actress
November 30
Photo: Brand Technologies / Celebrity-Gossip.net, CC BY 3.0
Nicki MinajTrinidadian rapper and singer (born 1982)
December 8
Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 4.0
Anne HathawayAmerican actress (born 1982)
November 12
Photo: Ministry of culture, sports and Tourism- Lee Jeong-woo, CC BY-SA 4.0
William, Prince of Walesheir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom and 14 Commonwealth Realms
June 21
Photo: European Union, Attribution
Catherine, Princess of Walesmember of the British Royal Family and princess of Wales since 2022
January 9
Photo: Daniel Torok/White House, Public domain
Marjorie EstianoBrazilian actress and singer
March 8
Photo: Alex Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0
KakáBrazilian association football player (born 1982)
April 22
Photo: José Cruz/ABr (cropped by tales.ebner ), CC BY 3.0 br
Kelly ClarksonAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1982)
April 24
Photo: Stephen Schester/Carlin Leslie, Public domain
Sviatlana TsikhanouskayaBelarusian politician, educator, and pro-democracy activist (born 1982)
September 11
Photo: European Parliament from EU, CC BY 2.0
Ahmed al-SharaaPresident of Syria since 2025
October 29
Photo: Original photo by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office , used under CC BY 4.0. Cropped by Hurr, CC BY 4.0
Yelena IsinbayevaRussian female Olympic pole-vaulter
June 3
Photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office, CC BY 4.0
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January
- January 1 · David Nalbandian, Argentine tennis player (1982-)
- January 17 · Dwyane Wade, American basketball player (born 1982)
- January 19 · Pete Buttigieg, American politician (born 1982)
- January 29 · Adam Lambert, American singer (born 1982)
- January 30 · Daiki Iwamasa, Japanese association football player and manager
- January 31 · Helena Paparizou, Greek singer
February
- February 5 · Rodrigo Palacio, Argentine association football player
- February 10 · Justin Gatlin, American sprinter
- February 11 · Natalie Dormer, English actress
- February 17 · Adriano, Brazilian footballer (born 1982)
- February 25 · Flavia Pennetta, Italian tennis player
- February 28 · Natalia Vodianova, Russian model
March
- March 1 · Mary Kom, Indian amateur boxer
- March 4 · Landon Donovan, American soccer player
- March 5 · Ha Seok-jin, South Korean actor
- March 20 · Tomasz Kuszczak, Polish footballer (born 1982)
- March 30 · Philippe Mexès, French footballer (born 1982)
- March 31 · Chloé Zhao, Chinese filmmaker (born 1982)
April
- April 2 · David Ferrer, Spanish tennis player (born 1982)
- April 2 · Marco Amelia, Italian association football player
- April 5 · Hayley Atwell, English and American actress (born 1982)
- April 5 · Thomas Hitzlsperger, German footballer (born 1982)
- April 10 · Chyler Leigh, American actress, singer and model
- April 15 · Seth Rogen, Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker (born 1982)
May
- May 1 · Darijo Srna, Croatian footballer
- May 1 · Jamie Dornan, Northern Irish actor
- May 3 · Rebecca Hall, English actress and filmmaker (born 1982)
- May 11 · Cory Monteith, Canadian actor (1982-2013)
- May 17 · Vjosa Osmani, Former president of Kosovo (2020–2021, 2021–2026)
- May 17 · Tony Parker, French basketball player (born 1982)
June
- June 8 · Nadia Petrova, Russian tennis player
- June 9 · Yoshito Okubo, Japanese association football player
- June 10 · Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden
- June 13 · Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopian long-distance runner (track and field)
- June 14 · Lang Lang, Chinese pianist
- June 28 · Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia (2013–2015, 2021–2024)
July
- July 5 · Alberto Gilardino, Italian association football player and manager (born 1982)
- July 8 · Sophia Bush, American actress
- July 12 · Antonio Cassano, Italian footballer
- July 19 · Jared Padalecki, American actor
- July 23 · Paul Wesley, American actor (born 1982)
- July 24 · Elisabeth Moss, British-American actress and producer
August
- August 2 · Hélder Postiga, Portuguese footballer
- August 7 · Abbie Cornish, Australian actress (1982-)
- August 13 · Sebastian Stan, Romanian and American actor (born 1982)
- August 17 · Phil Jagielka, English association football player
- August 20 · Joshua Kennedy, Australian association football player
- August 28 · Thiago Motta, Italian-Brazilian association football player and manager
September
- September 2 · Joey Barton, English professional football manager and former player (born 1982)
- September 19 · Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese association football player
- September 22 · Maarten Stekelenburg, Dutch footballer (born 1982)
- September 25 · Ranbir Kapoor, Indian actor (born 1982)
- September 28 · Aleksandr Anyukov, Russian footballer
- September 30 · Kieran Culkin, American actor (born 1982)
October
- October 4 · Ilhan Omar, American politician (born 1981)
- October 6 · Levon Aronian, Armenian-American chess player
- October 7 · Jermain Defoe, English association football player (born 1982)
- October 10 · Dan Stevens, British actor (born 1982)
- October 13 · Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer
- October 28 · Matt Smith, English actor (born 1982)
November
- November 7 · Anushka Shetty, Indian actress (born 1982)
- November 22 · Yakubu, Nigerian association football player (born 1982)
- November 23 · Asafa Powell, Jamaican sprinter
- November 27 · Aleksandr Kerzhakov, Russian footballer (born 1982)
- November 27 · Tatsuya Tanaka, Japanese association football player (born 1982)
- November 29 · Gemma Chan, British actress (born 1982)
December
- December 3 · Michael Essien, Ghanaian footballer (born 1982)
- December 4 · Nick Vujicic, Australian evangelist and motivational speaker
- December 8 · Hamit Altıntop, Turkish association football player (born 1982)
- December 10 · Sultan Kösen, tallest living human
- December 29 · Alison Brie, American actress and writer (born 1982)
- December 30 · Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress
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