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Famous People Born in 1952

Born in 1952? Meet the well-known people who share your birth year, from the biggest names to the ones you might not expect, month by month.

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The 1950s

The most famous people born in 195285

b. 1952

Vladimir Putin

Former KGB officer who has dominated Russian politics since 2000 as president and prime minister, and launched the 2022 invasion of Ukraine

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012.

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Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist of My Name Is Red and Snow and the memoir Istanbul, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature

Ferit Orhan Pamuk (born 7 June 1952; Turkish pronunciation:) is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic, and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey's most prominent novelists, he has sold over 13 million books in 63 languages, making him the country's best-selling writer.

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1952–2001

Douglas Adams

English writer of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which began as a radio series, revealing the answer 42

Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, humourist, and screenwriter. He wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which originated in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy, before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold more than 14 million copies in his lifetime.

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Steven Seagal

American aikido master and action star of Under Siege and Above the Law, later granted Russian citizenship

Steven Frederic Seagal ( sih-GAHL; born April 10, 1952) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, martial artist, and musician.

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Park Geun-hye

First female President of South Korea

Park Geun-hye (Korean: 박근혜; born 2 February 1952) is a South Korean politician who served as the 11th president of South Korea from 2013 until her removal from office in 2017.

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Rama X of Thailand

Sovereign of Thailand and head of the Chakri dynasty

Vajiralongkorn (born 28 July 1952), also known by his regnal name Rama X, is King of Thailand, reigning since 2016. He is the tenth monarch of the Chakri dynasty, succeeding his father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX).

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Cyril Ramaphosa

President of South Africa and leader of the anti-apartheid movement

Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa (born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician who is serving as the fifth president of South Africa since 2018. A former anti-apartheid activist and trade union leader, Ramaphosa is also the president of the African National Congress (ANC).

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Imran Khan

captaining Pakistan to World Cup glory in 1992 before founding a political party that carried him to the premiership in 2018

Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi (born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani former cricketer, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 19th prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022. As a cricketer, he captained the Pakistan national cricket team to victory in the 1992 Cricket World Cup.

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Born in 1952, month by month

January
- Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (January 1) · Former Emir of Qatar who founded the news network Al Jazeera
- Uli Hoeneß (January 5) · Former Bayern Munich player and long-time president of the club
- Veerappan (January 18)
- Peter Tatchell (January 25)
- Asma Jahangir (January 27)
February
- Roger Y. Tsien (February 1) · Nobel Prize-winning biochemist who developed green fluorescent protein markers
- Park Geun-hye (February 2) · First female President of South Korea
- Lee Hsien Loong (February 10) · Former Prime Minister of Singapore who served for twenty years
- Sushma Swaraj (February 14) · Indian politician and former Minister of External Affairs
- Tomislav Nikolić (February 15) · Serbian politician who served as President from 2012 to 2017
- Ivo Papazov (February 16)
- Danilo Türk (February 19) · Diplomat who served as the third President of Slovenia
- K. P. Sharma Oli (February 22) · Three-time Prime Minister of Nepal and communist party leader
- Oswaldo Payá (February 29)
March
- Morgan Tsvangirai (March 10) · Zimbabwean politician and former Prime Minister
- Douglas Adams (March 11) · English writer of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which began as a radio series, revealing the answer 42
- Salome Zourabichvili (March 18) · First female President of Georgia and former diplomat
- Harvey Weinstein (March 19) · Disgraced American film producer and co-founder of Miramax
- Rex Tillerson (March 23) · American businessman who served as United States Secretary of State
- Reinhard Genzel (March 24) · Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist who discovered a supermassive black hole
- Bola Tinubu (March 29) · Current President of Nigeria and former Governor of Lagos State
April
- Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (April 4) · Nobel Prize winner who discovered the atomic structure of the ribosome
- Gary Moore (April 4) · Influential Northern Irish guitarist known for his blues and rock music
- Steven Seagal (April 10) · American aikido master and action star of Under Siege and Above the Law, later granted Russian citizenship
- Joe Alaskey (April 17) · Voice actor who succeeded Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny
- Jean-Paul Gaultier (April 24) · Influential French fashion designer known for his unconventional style
- Jacques Audiard (April 30) · Award-winning French director of A Prophet and Dheepan
May
- Christine Baranski (May 2) · Emmy and Tony-winning actress known for The Good Wife
- Shohreh Aghdashloo (May 11) · Iranian-American actress known for House of Sand and Fog
- Robert Zemeckis (May 14) · Director and screenwriter known for the Back to the Future trilogy
- Roger Milla (May 20) · Cameroonian striker known for his iconic World Cup goal celebrations
June
- Bronisław Komorowski (June 4) · Politician who served as President of Poland from 2010 to 2015
- Orhan Pamuk (June 7) · Turkish novelist of My Name Is Red and Snow and the memoir Istanbul, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature
- Liam Neeson (June 7) · Northern Irish actor known for Schindler's List and the Taken series
- Sushila Karki (June 7) · First woman to serve as the Chief Justice of Nepal
- Yusuf Raza Gilani (June 9) · Former Prime Minister of Pakistan and Chairman of the Senate
- Giorgos Papandreou (June 16) · Former Prime Minister of Greece and Socialist politician
- Idriss Déby (June 18) · Long-serving President of Chad and prominent military commander
- Isabella Rossellini (June 18) · Italian actress and model who starred in the film Blue Velvet
- John Goodman (June 20) · Versatile American actor known for Roseanne and The Big Lebowski
July
- Thomas Boni Yayi (July 1) · Beninese politician and banker who served as President of Benin
- Dan Aykroyd (July 1) · Canadian actor and screenwriter known for Ghostbusters
- Laura Branigan (July 3) · American singer known for hit singles like Gloria and Self Control
- Álvaro Uribe Vélez (July 4) · Two-term President of Colombia who held office from 2002
- Hilary Mantel (July 6) · Award-winning author of the Wolf Hall historical trilogy
- Stephen Lang (July 11)
- Irina Bokova (July 12) · Bulgarian diplomat and former Director-General of UNESCO
- David Hasselhoff (July 17) · American actor and singer who starred in Knight Rider and Baywatch and famously sang on the Berlin Wall in 1989
- Theo van Gogh (July 23) · Dutch film director known for his controversial short film Submission
- Gus Van Sant (July 24) · American filmmaker known for Good Will Hunting and Milk
- Rama X of Thailand (July 28) · Sovereign of Thailand and head of the Chakri dynasty
August
- Zoran Đinđić (August 1) · Serbian Prime Minister who led the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević
- Osvaldo Ardiles (August 3) · Argentine footballer who won the 1978 World Cup
- Hun Sen (August 5) · Long-serving Prime Minister of Cambodia who held power for decades
- Jostein Gaarder (August 8) · Author of the best-selling philosophical novel Sophie's World
- Nelson Piquet (August 17) · Brazilian racing driver and three-time Formula One world champion
- Patrick Swayze (August 18) · Actor and dancer known for Dirty Dancing and Ghost
- Michael Jeter (August 26) · Character actor known for The Green Mile and Sesame Street
- Paul Reubens (August 27) · Comedian and actor who created the character Pee-wee Herman
- Roger Stone (August 27)
September
- Jimmy Connors (September 2) · American tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles titles
- Medea Benjamin (September 10)
- Mickey Rourke (September 16) · Oscar-nominated actor known for The Wrestler and Sin City
- Manuel Zelaya (September 20) · Former President of Honduras who was ousted in a military coup
- Christopher Reeve (September 25) · American actor best known for his portrayal of Superman
- bell hooks (September 25) · American author and social critic known for her feminist writings
- Sylvia Kristel (September 28) · Dutch actress best known for her role in the Emmanuelle films
October
- Imran Khan (October 5) · captaining Pakistan to World Cup glory in 1992 before founding a political party that carried him to the premiership in 2018
- Emomali Rahmon (October 5) · Long-serving President of Tajikistan who has led the country since the nineties
- Clive Barker (October 5) · British horror author and director of the film Hellraiser
- Vladimir Putin (October 7) · Former KGB officer who has dominated Russian politics since 2000 as president and prime minister, and launched the 2022 invasion of Ukraine
- Vahid Halilhodžić (October 15) · Bosnian football manager and former international striker
- Victoria Tauli-Corpuz (October 19)
- Jeff Goldblum (October 22) · American actor known for starring in Jurassic Park and Independence Day
- Lars Peter Hansen (October 26) · Economist awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on asset pricing
- Roberto Benigni (October 27) · Italian actor and director of the Oscar-winning Life Is Beautiful
- Francis Fukuyama (October 27) · Political scientist known for his book The End of History
- Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (October 29) · First female president in the history of Namibia
November
- Vandana Shiva (November 5) · Environmental activist and leader in the food sovereignty movement
- Oleh Blokhin (November 5) · Ukrainian footballer and manager who won the 1975 Ballon d'Or
- David Petraeus (November 7) · Retired US Army general and former Director of the CIA
- Jack Szostak (November 9) · Nobel Prize-winning biologist who studied telomeres
- Shigeru Miyamoto (November 16) · Video game designer behind the Super Mario and Legend of Zelda series
- Cyril Ramaphosa (November 17) · President of South Africa and leader of the anti-apartheid movement
December
- Allan Simonsen (December 15) · Danish footballer and winner of the 1977 Ballon d'Or

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