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Famous people born in 1988

The best-known people born in 1988, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.

Best known

  1. Rihanna
    Rihanna

    Barbadian singer (born 1988)

    February 20

    Photo: U.S. Embassy Bridgetown, Public domain
  2. Adele
    Adele

    English singer-songwriter (born 1988)

    May 5

    Photo: Marc E., CC BY 2.0
  3. Emma Stone
    Emma Stone

    American actress and producer

    November 6

    Photo: Gabriel Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. Mesut Özil
    Mesut Özil

    Turkish-German association football player

    October 15

    Photo: Amir Hosseini, CC BY 4.0
  5. Robert Lewandowski
    Robert Lewandowski

    Polish association football player (born 1988)

    August 21

    Photo: Светлана Бекетова, CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. Sergio Agüero
  7. Rupert Grint
  8. Vanessa Hudgens
    Vanessa Hudgens

    American actress and singer (born 1988)

    December 14

    Photo: Presidential Communications Office, Public domain
  9. Ángel Di María
  10. Conchita Wurst

    Austrian singer and drag queen

    November 6

  11. Sergio Busquets
    Sergio Busquets

    Spanish association football player (born 1988)

    July 16

    Photo: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
  12. Ivan Rakitić
  13. Marcelo Vieira
    Marcelo Vieira

    Brazilian association football player

    May 12

    Photo: Granada, CC BY-SA 4.0
  14. Jérôme Boateng
    Jérôme Boateng

    German association football player

    September 3

    Photo: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0
  15. Stephen Curry
    Stephen Curry

    American basketball player (born 1988)

    March 14

    Photo: Cyrus Saatsaz, CC BY-SA 4.0
  16. Alicia Vikander
    Alicia Vikander

    Swedish actress (born 1988)

    October 3

    Photo: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0
  17. Mats Hummels
  18. Kevin Durant
    Kevin Durant

    American basketball player (born 1988)

    September 29

    Photo: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
  19. Juan Mata
    Juan Mata

    Spanish association football player (born 1988)

    April 28

    Photo: Станислав Ведмидь, CC BY-SA 3.0
  20. Alexis Sánchez
    Alexis Sánchez

    Chilean footballer (born 1988)

    December 19

    Photo: joshjdss, CC BY 2.0
  21. Conor McGregor
  22. Diego Costa
    Diego Costa

    Brazilian association football player

    October 7

    Photo: Mahdi Zare/Fars News Agency, CC BY 4.0
  23. Claire Holt
    Claire Holt

    Australian actress (born 1988)

    June 11

    Photo: Dulce Osuna, CC BY 3.0
  24. Anushka Sharma
  25. Angelique Kerber
  26. Khabib Nurmagomedov
    Khabib Nurmagomedov

    Russian professional mixed martial artist

    September 20

    Photo: Airotcivss, CC BY-SA 4.0
  27. Javier Hernández
    Javier Hernández

    Mexican association football player (b. 1988)

    June 1

    Photo: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
  28. Virat Kohli
  29. Hayley Williams
  30. Jessie J

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Month by month

January

February

March

  • March 6 · Simon Mignolet, Belgian association football player (born 1988)
  • March 11 · Fábio Coentrão, Portuguese footballer
  • March 14 · Sasha Grey, American actress, model, writer, DJ and musician; former pornographic actress (born 1988)
  • March 14 · Ibrahim Traoré, military leader of Burkina Faso since 2022
  • March 27 · Atsuto Uchida, Japanese association football player
  • March 27 · Brenda Song, American actress and model (born 1988)

April

  • April 3 · Tim Krul, Dutch footballer (born 1988)
  • April 10 · Haley Joel Osment, American actor
  • April 13 · Anderson, Brazilian association football player (born 1988)
  • April 18 · Vanessa Kirby, British actress (born 1987)
  • April 27 · Lizzo, American singer and rapper (born 1988)
  • April 30 · Ana de Armas, Cuban-Spanish actress and model (born 1988)

May

June

July

August

  • August 1 · Nemanja Matić, Serbian association football player
  • August 9 · Willian, Brazilian association football player
  • August 12 · Tyson Fury, British boxer (born 1988)
  • August 22 · Artem Dzyuba, Russian footballer (born 1988)
  • August 24 · Maya Yoshida, Japanese association football player
  • August 31 · David Ospina, Colombian association football player

September

October

November

December

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