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Famous People Born in 1958
Born in 1958? Meet the well-known people who share your birth year, from the biggest names to the ones you might not expect, month by month.
Turning 68 in 2026 · Chinese zodiac: Year of the Dog
The 1950s
The most famous people born in 195869
1958–2009Michael Jackson
King of Pop behind Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, famous for the moonwalk and groundbreaking music videos
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View profile Photo: Matthew Rolston; Distributed by Epic Records · Public domain
b. 1958Madonna
American singer known as the Queen of Pop, whose hits from Like a Virgin to Vogue and constant reinventions made her a global icon
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View profile Photo: chrisweger · CC BY-SA 2.0
b. 1958Olaf Scholz
Social Democrat politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2021 to 2025 after years as finance minister
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View profile Photo: Steffen Prößdorf · CC BY-SA 4.0
b. 1958Ursula von der Leyen
German politician and former defence minister who became the first female President of the European Commission in 2019
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View profile Photo: European People's Party · CC BY 2.0
1958–2016Prince
American musician of Purple Rain, When Doves Cry and Kiss who wrote, played and produced his own records
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View profile Photo: Unknown author Unknown author , based on File:Prince promo picture (1988; cropped).png · Public domain
b. 1958Gary Oldman
Oscar-winning actor known for his versatile and intense film roles
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View profile Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 3.0
b. 1958Michelle Pfeiffer
Versatile American actress known for Scarface and Batman Returns
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View profile Photo: Jeremiah Christopher · CC BY 2.0
b. 1958Andrea Bocelli
Renowned Italian tenor and world-famous classical crossover artist
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View profile Photo: The White House · Public domain
Born in 1958, month by month
- January
- Lyudmila Ocheretnaya (January 6) · Former First Lady of Russia and linguist
- Mehmet Ali Ağca (January 9) · Turkish man who tried to kill Pope John Paul II
- Boris Tadić (January 15) · Serbian politician who served as President from 2004 to 2012
- Ellen DeGeneres (January 26) · American television host and comedian known for her long-running chat show
- February
- March
- Musdah Mulia (March 3)
- Sharon Stone (March 10) · American actress known for her role in Basic Instinct
- Albert II, Prince of Monaco (March 14) · Reigning Prince of Monaco and son of actress Grace Kelly
- Holly Hunter (March 20) · Academy Award-winning actress known for The Piano
- Gary Oldman (March 21) · Oscar-winning actor known for his versatile and intense film roles
- Alar Karis (March 26) · President of Estonia and former molecular geneticist
- April
- Alec Baldwin (April 3) · American actor known for 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live
- Masakuni Yamamoto (April 4) · Japanese football manager and former national team player
- Luísa Diogo (April 11) · First female Prime Minister of Mozambique
- Andie MacDowell (April 21) · Star of Four Weddings and a Funeral and Groundhog Day
- Giancarlo Esposito (April 26) · Actor best known for his role as Gus Fring
- Michelle Pfeiffer (April 29) · Versatile American actress known for Scarface and Batman Returns
- May
- Patrice Talon (May 1) · President of Benin who previously built a successful business empire
- Keith Haring (May 4) · American pop artist known for his distinct street art style
- Annette Bening (May 29) · Versatile American actress known for American Beauty and The Kids Are All Right
- June
- Ali Larijani (June 3) · Long-serving Speaker of the Iranian Parliament and national security advisor
- Prince (June 7) · American musician of Purple Rain, When Doves Cry and Kiss who wrote, played and produced his own records
- Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla (June 11)
- Olaf Scholz (June 14) · Social Democrat politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2021 to 2025 after years as finance minister
- Eric Heiden (June 14) · American athlete who won five speed skating Olympic gold medals
- Droupadi Murmu (June 20) · First person from a tribal community to become President of India
- Tommy Lister Jr. (June 24) · Character actor best known for playing Deebo in the film Friday
- July
- Cindy Kiro (July 2)
- Avigdor Lieberman (July 5) · Israeli politician who has held numerous senior government roles
- Kevin Bacon (July 8) · Versatile American actor known for Footloose and Apollo 13
- Tzipi Livni (July 8) · Israeli politician who served as Foreign Minister and Acting Prime Minister
- Hugo Sánchez (July 11) · Mexican striker who was a leading goalscorer for Real Madrid
- Wong Kar-wai (July 17) · Acclaimed Hong Kong filmmaker known for In the Mood for Love
- Kazushi Kimura (July 19) · Japanese footballer and manager who played for the national team
- Terry Fox (July 28) · Canadian athlete who ran across Canada for cancer research
- Kate Bush (July 30) · British singer-songwriter known for hits like Wuthering Heights
- August
- Bruce Dickinson (August 7) · Lead singer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden
- Madonna (August 16) · American singer known as the Queen of Pop, whose hits from Like a Virgin to Vogue and constant reinventions made her a global icon
- Angela Bassett (August 16) · Oscar-nominated actress who portrayed Tina Turner and Queen Ramonda
- Anne L'Huillier (August 16) · French physicist and Nobel laureate who studied electron dynamics
- Tim Burton (August 25) · Filmmaker known for gothic and whimsical movies like Edward Scissorhands
- Nichi Vendola (August 26) · Italian left-wing politician and former President of Apulia
- Michael Jackson (August 29) · King of Pop behind Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, famous for the moonwalk and groundbreaking music videos
- Anna Politkovskaya (August 30) · Investigative journalist who reported on human rights abuses in Chechnya
- September
- Satoshi Tezuka (September 4) · Japanese international footballer and manager
- Chris Columbus (September 10) · Director of Home Alone and the first two Harry Potter films
- Janez Janša (September 17) · Former Prime Minister of Slovenia and leader of the Democratic Party
- Andrea Bocelli (September 22) · Renowned Italian tenor and world-famous classical crossover artist
- Joan Jett (September 22) · Rock singer and guitarist known for I Love Rock 'n Roll
- October
- Neil deGrasse Tyson (October 5) · Astrophysicist and host of the science series Cosmos
- Ursula von der Leyen (October 8) · German politician and former defence minister who became the first female President of the European Commission in 2019
- Jamal Khashoggi (October 13) · Saudi journalist and critic of the Saudi government
- Tim Robbins (October 16) · Oscar-winning actor and director famous for The Shawshank Redemption
- Hiromi Hara (October 19) · Striker who played for Mitsubishi Motors and the Japanese national team
- Viggo Mortensen (October 20) · Actor best known for playing Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings
- Andre Geim (October 21) · Physicist who won the Nobel Prize for his work with graphene
- November
- Faiza Jama Mohamed (November 12)
- Sooronbay Jeenbekov (November 16) · Former President of Kyrgyzstan who resigned after political protests
- Peter Nguyen Van Hung (November 21)
- Jamie Lee Curtis (November 22) · Oscar-winning actress known for the Halloween horror franchise
- Theresa Kachindamoto (November 23)
- María Elena Moyano (November 23)
- John Mahama (November 29) · Ghanaian politician who served as President of the Republic of Ghana
- December
- Javier Aguirre (December 1) · Mexican football manager who led his national team at two World Cups
- Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca (December 7) · Former President of Malta and social activist
- Cornelia Funke (December 10) · German author of the Inkheart book series
- Paula-Mae Weekes (December 23) · First female President of Trinidad and Tobago