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Famous People Born in 1957

Born in 1957? 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 195776

1957–2011

Osama bin Laden

Saudi-born founder of the militant group al-Qaeda who planned the 11 September 2001 attacks and was killed in Pakistan in 2011

Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden (1957/58 – 2 May 2011) was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda, a Salafi jihadist militant organization, from 1988 until his killing in 2011.

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b. 1957

Dani Rodrik

Turkish-born Harvard economist known for his work on globalisation, trade and development, including The Globalization Paradox

Dani Rodrik (born August 14, 1957) is a Turkish economist and Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He was formerly the Albert O.

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b. 1957

Donald Tusk

Polish prime minister and co-founder of Civic Platform who served as President of the European Council from 2014 to 2019

Donald Franciszek Tusk (born 22 April 1957) is a Polish politician and historian who has served as the prime minister of Poland since 2023, previously holding the office from 2007 to 2014. Tusk was President of the European Council from 2014 to 2019 and led the European People's Party from 2019 to 2022.

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b. 1957

Hamid Karzai

Afghan politician who led the country after the fall of the Taliban in 2001 and served as president until 2014

Hamid Karzai (born 24 December 1957) is an Afghan politician who served as the seventh president of Afghanistan from 2002 to 2014, particularly as the first president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from 2004 to 2014. He also served as chairman of the Afghan Interim Administration from 2001 to 2002.

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b. 1957

Daniel Day-Lewis

Triple Oscar-winning actor known for his intense method acting

Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English actor. Widely considered one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he is best known for intense method acting portrayed with eccentric characters in auteurs' films.

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b. 1957

Fumio Kishida

Former Prime Minister of Japan and leader of the LDP

Fumio Kishida (born 29 July 1957) is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2021 until his resignation in 2024. He has represented Hiroshima 1st in the House of Representatives since 1996.

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b. 1957

Kevin Rudd

Two-time Australian Prime Minister who led the Labor Party

Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957) is an Australian diplomat and former politician who served as the 26th prime minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and from June to September 2013, holding office as the leader of the Labor Party. From 2023 to 2026, Rudd was the ambassador of Australia to the United States.

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b. 1957

Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Uzbek politician serving as the nation's second president since 2016

Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev (born 24 July 1957) is an Uzbek politician who has served as the second president of Uzbekistan since 2016. A member of the Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party, he served as the third prime minister under President Islam Karimov from 2003 to 2016.

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Born in 1957, month by month

January
- Salih Mahmoud Osman (January 1)
- Steve Harvey (January 17) · American comedian and host of the game show Family Feud
- Mulatu Teshome (January 29) · Ethiopian politician who served as the country's president
February
- Jackie Shroff (February 1) · Prolific Indian film actor and former model
- Shigeru Ishiba (February 4) · Japanese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Japan
- Ruy Ramos (February 9) · Brazilian-born footballer who represented the Japanese national team
- Gul Mohammed (February 15)
- Timothy Spall (February 27) · English actor known for his roles in Mike Leigh films
- John Turturro (February 28) · American actor celebrated for his roles in Coen brothers films
March
- Dick Schoof (March 8) · Dutch politician who became Prime Minister in 2024
- Osama bin Laden (March 10) · Saudi-born founder of the militant group al-Qaeda who planned the 11 September 2001 attacks and was killed in Pakistan in 2011
- Qasem Soleimani (March 11) · Iranian military commander of the Quds Force until 2020
- Spike Lee (March 20) · Director and producer known for films like Do the Right Thing
- Christopher Lambert (March 29) · French-American actor who starred in Highlander
April
- Aki Kaurismäki (April 4) · Award-winning Finnish film director and screenwriter
- Joaquín Guzmán (April 4) · Notorious former leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel
- Jacqueline Moudeina (April 17)
- Mukesh Ambani (April 19) · Indian business tycoon and chairman of Reliance Industries
- Faustin-Archange Touadéra (April 21) · President of the Central African Republic and former Prime Minister
- Donald Tusk (April 22) · Polish prime minister and co-founder of Civic Platform who served as President of the European Council from 2014 to 2019
- Bamir Topi (April 24) · Politician who served as the President of Albania
- Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (April 25) · Former President of Burkina Faso from 2015 to 2022
- Daniel Day-Lewis (April 29) · Triple Oscar-winning actor known for his intense method acting
May
- Sid Vicious (May 10) · Bassist for the influential English punk rock band the Sex Pistols
- Marina Mahathir (May 11)
- Ai Weiwei (May 18) · Contemporary Chinese artist known for his activism and political installations
- Yoshihiko Noda (May 20) · Former Prime Minister of Japan and veteran politician
- Lisa Murkowski (May 22) · Senior United States senator representing the state of Alaska
June
- Anna Lindh (June 19) · Swedish politician who served as the country's Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Subcomandante Marcos (June 19)
- Frances McDormand (June 23) · Multi-award winning actress known for Fargo and Nomadland
- Georgi Parvanov (June 28) · Former President of Bulgaria and professional historian
- Lučka Kajfež Bogataj (June 28)
- Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (June 29) · Former President of Turkmenistan who succeeded Saparmyrat Nyýazow
July
- Tô Lâm (July 10) · General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam
- Cindy Sheehan (July 10)
- Stefan Löfven (July 21) · Former Prime Minister of Sweden and trade union leader
- Jon Lovitz (July 21) · American comedian and former Saturday Night Live cast member
- Shavkat Mirziyoyev (July 24) · Uzbek politician serving as the nation's second president since 2016
- Fumio Kishida (July 29) · Former Prime Minister of Japan and leader of the LDP
August
- Melanie Griffith (August 9) · Oscar-nominated actress known for the film Working Girl
- Dani Rodrik (August 14) · Turkish-born Harvard economist known for his work on globalisation, trade and development, including The Globalization Paradox
- Carole Bouquet (August 18) · French actress who played Bond girl Melina Havelock
- Cesare Prandelli (August 19) · Italian midfielder who won the European Cup with Juventus and later coached Italy to the final of Euro 2012
- Stephen Fry (August 24) · English actor, writer, and former host of the quiz show QI
- Ivo Josipović (August 28) · Former President of Croatia and acclaimed classical music composer
September
- Gloria Estefan (September 1) · Cuban-American singer and lead vocalist of Miami Sound Machine
- Sadhguru (September 3) · Indian spiritual leader and founder of the Isha Foundation
- José Sócrates (September 6) · Former Prime Minister of Portugal and European Union leader
- Hans Zimmer (September 12) · Influential film composer behind scores for Gladiator and The Lion King
- Jan Egeland (September 12)
- Bongbong Marcos (September 13) · President of the Philippines and son of Ferdinand Marcos
- Kevin Rudd (September 21) · Two-time Australian Prime Minister who led the Labor Party
- Nick Cave (September 22) · Australian musician and frontman of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
- Michael Madsen (September 25) · American actor known for his roles in Quentin Tarantino films
October
- Osman Kavala (October 2)
- Bernie Mac (October 5) · American stand-up comedian and star of his own self-titled sitcom
- Wolfgang Ketterle (October 21) · Physicist who shared a Nobel Prize for creating Bose-Einstein condensates
- Paul Kagame (October 23) · Long-serving President of Rwanda and former military leader
- Martin Luther King III (October 23)
- Dan Castellaneta (October 29) · American actor who has voiced Homer Simpson since 1987, along with Krusty the Clown, Grampa Simpson and Groundskeeper Willie
November
- Dolph Lundgren (November 3) · Swedish actor famous for playing Ivan Drago in Rocky IV
- Tony Abbott (November 4) · Former Prime Minister of Australia and leader of the Liberal Party
- Cam Clarke (November 6) · Voice actor known for Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Greg Abbott (November 13) · Republican politician serving as the 48th Governor of Texas
- Ofra Haza (November 19) · Israeli singer and actress known for her global hit Im Nin'alu
- Goodluck Jonathan (November 20) · Politician who served as the president of Nigeria
- Kozo Tashima (November 21) · Former Japanese footballer and president of the Japan Football Association
- William G. Kaelin (November 23) · American physician and scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine
- Caroline Kennedy (November 27) · American diplomat and daughter of President John F. Kennedy
December
- Eric S. Raymond (December 4) · Software developer and influential advocate for the open-source movement
- Andrew Cuomo (December 6) · American politician who served as the 56th Governor of New York
- Michael Clarke Duncan (December 10) · American actor best known for his role in The Green Mile
- Steve Buscemi (December 13) · Prolific American actor known for Fargo and Boardwalk Empire
- Hamid Karzai (December 24) · Afghan politician who led the country after the fall of the Taliban in 2001 and served as president until 2014
- Bruce Beutler (December 29) · American immunologist and geneticist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine

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