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Famous People Born in 1960
Born in 1960? 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 66 in 2026 · Chinese zodiac: Year of the Rat
The 1960s
The most famous people born in 196088
b. 1960Naruhito
Emperor of Japan since 2019, an Oxford-educated scholar of water transport and the 126th monarch in Japan's traditional line
RoyaltyAge 66
View profile Photo: Presidencia de Guatemala · Public domain
1960–2020Diego Maradona
Argentine footballer who led his country to the 1986 World Cup, scoring the Hand of God goal and the Goal of the Century
SportsWould be 65
View profile Photo: Unknown author · Public domain
b. 1960Yulia Tymoshenko
Ukrainian politician and leader of the 2004 Orange Revolution who became the country's first female prime minister
PoliticsAge 65
View profile Photo: European People's Party · CC BY 2.0
1960–1994Ayrton Senna
Brazilian racing driver who won three Formula One world titles with McLaren and died at Imola in 1994
BusinessWould be 66
View profile Photo: File:Ayrton Senna 2.jpg : Instituto Ayrton Senna derivative work: F1fans · CC BY 2.0
b. 1960Julianne Moore
American actress of Boogie Nights and Far from Heaven who won an Oscar for Still Alice
LiteratureAge 65
View profile Photo: Nicolas Genin · CC BY-SA 2.0
b. 1960Antonio Banderas
Spanish actor known for starring in The Mask of Zorro
FilmAge 66
View profile Photo: Harald Krichel · CC BY-SA 4.0
1960–2024Ebrahim Raisi
Former President of Iran and conservative cleric
PoliticsWould be 65
View profile Photo: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan · CC BY 4.0
b. 1960Sean Penn
Two-time Oscar winner known for intense roles in dramatic films
FilmAge 66
View profile Photo: Harald Krichel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Born in 1960, month by month
- January
- Latifa Ibn Ziaten (January 1)
- Michael Stipe (January 4) · Lead singer and lyricist of the alternative rock band R.E.M
- Brian Cowen (January 10) · Former Irish politician who served as Taoiseach
- Eric Betzig (January 13) · Nobel laureate who developed super-resolved fluorescence microscopy
- Carol Yager (January 26)
- Samia Suluhu Hassan (January 27) · Sixth President of Tanzania and the country's first female leader
- February
- Joachim Löw (February 3) · Former manager of the Germany national football team
- Miriam Rodríguez Martínez (February 5)
- James Spader (February 7) · Actor known for starring in The Blacklist and Boston Legal
- Benigno Aquino III (February 8) · Former President of the Philippines who served from 2010 to 2016
- Pierluigi Collina (February 13) · Highly respected football referee who officiated the 2002 World Cup
- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (February 19) · Member of the British royal family and former Royal Navy officer
- Naruhito (February 23) · Emperor of Japan since 2019, an Oxford-educated scholar of water transport and the 126th monarch in Japan's traditional line
- Tony Robbins (February 29) · American motivational speaker and author of self-help books
- Khaled (February 29) · Algerian musician widely known as the King of Raï
- Richard Ramirez (February 29) · American serial killer active in California during the eighties
- March
- Ivan Lendl (March 7) · Tennis champion who held the world number one ranking for years
- Ayrton Senna (March 21) · Brazilian racing driver who won three Formula One world titles with McLaren and died at Imola in 1994
- José Maria Neves (March 28) · President and former long-serving Prime Minister of Cape Verde
- Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (March 28) · French-Belgian playwright and novelist whose work is performed worldwide
- Jo Nesbø (March 29) · Best-selling Norwegian author known for the Harry Hole series
- April
- Jeremy Clarkson (April 11) · TV presenter known for hosting Top Gear and The Grand Tour
- Rudi Völler (April 13) · World Cup-winning striker and former manager of the German national team
- Philippe of Belgium (April 15) · King of the Belgians who ascended to the throne in 2013
- Rafa Benítez (April 16) · Spanish football manager who won the Champions League with Liverpool
- Pierre Littbarski (April 16) · World Cup-winning German footballer known for his exceptional dribbling skills
- Gustavo Petro (April 19) · Former guerrilla fighter who became the first leftist President of Colombia
- Miguel Díaz-Canel (April 20) · Politician who succeeded the Castro family as leader of Cuba
- Jón Páll Sigmarsson (April 28)
- May
- Gjorge Ivanov (May 2) · Academic and politician who served as President of North Macedonia
- Werner Faymann (May 4) · Former Austrian Chancellor and leader of the Social Democratic Party
- Franco Baresi (May 8) · Legendary Italian defender who spent his entire career at AC Milan
- Bono (May 10) · Lead singer of U2 and prominent global humanitarian campaigner
- Simonetta Sommaruga (May 14) · Former President of the Swiss Confederation
- Yannick Noah (May 18) · French tennis champion and successful recording artist
- Jeffrey Dahmer (May 21) · Notorious American serial killer known as the Milwaukee Cannibal
- Kristin Scott Thomas (May 24) · Oscar-nominated actress known for The English Patient
- June
- Steve Vai (June 6) · Grammy-winning American guitarist and composer known for his technical skill
- Thomas Haden Church (June 17) · Actor known for his roles in Sideways and Spider-Man 3
- July
- Jafar Panahi (July 11) · Award-winning Iranian filmmaker known for his socially conscious cinema
- Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (July 11) · Sudanese military general and current de facto leader of Sudan
- Tomoyuki Kajino (July 11) · Japanese international footballer who played as a defender for his country
- Angelique Kidjo (July 14) · Grammy-winning singer and activist from Benin
- Jane Lynch (July 14) · Award-winning actress and comedian known for the series Glee
- Richard Linklater (July 30) · Filmmaker known for Boyhood and the Before film trilogy
- August
- Micheál Martin (August 1) · Irish politician who served as Taoiseach and Tánaiste
- Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean (August 3) · Renowned Bulgarian harpist, composer and music academic
- José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (August 4) · Former Prime Minister of Spain who served two terms
- Antonio Banderas (August 10) · Spanish actor known for starring in The Mask of Zorro
- Sarah Brightman (August 14) · English soprano who created Christine in The Phantom of the Opera and sang Time to Say Goodbye with Andrea Bocelli
- Timothy Hutton (August 16) · Youngest person to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Sean Penn (August 17) · Two-time Oscar winner known for intense roles in dramatic films
- Jonas Gahr Støre (August 25) · Prime Minister of Norway and leader of the Labour Party
- September
- Hugh Grant (September 9) · British actor known for leading roles in romantic comedy films
- Colin Firth (September 10) · Oscar-winning actor famous for The King's Speech and Pride and Prejudice
- Hiroshi Amano (September 11) · Japanese physicist and Nobel laureate who co-invented the blue LED
- Barham Salih (September 12) · Kurdish politician who served as the eighth President of Iraq
- Melissa Leo (September 14) · Oscar-winning actress known for her role in The Fighter
- Damon Hill (September 17) · Formula One World Champion and son of Graham Hill
- Oksana Zabuzhko (September 19) · Leading Ukrainian novelist, poet and feminist philosopher
- Isaac Herzog (September 22) · Israeli politician serving as the eleventh president of Israel
- Uwe Bein (September 26) · German midfielder and 1990 FIFA World Cup winner
- October
- Floyd Cardoz (October 2)
- Careca (October 5) · Prolific Brazilian striker who starred for Napoli and Brazil
- Yves Leterme (October 6) · Belgian politician who served twice as the Prime Minister of Belgium
- Jean-Claude Van Damme (October 18) · Belgian martial artist and action film star nicknamed The Muscles from Brussels
- Takeshi Koshida (October 19) · Former Japanese international defender and current football technical director
- Diego Maradona (October 30) · Argentine footballer who led his country to the 1986 World Cup, scoring the Hand of God goal and the Goal of the Century
- Reza Pahlavi (October 31) · Former Crown Prince and eldest son of the last Shah of Iran
- November
- Tim Cook (November 1) · Chief Executive Officer of Apple who succeeded founder Steve Jobs
- Tilda Swinton (November 4) · Academy Award-winning British actress known for her versatile screen roles
- Andreas Brehme (November 9) · German footballer who scored the winning goal in the 1990 World Cup
- Neil Gaiman (November 10) · British author of fantasy novels and comic books
- Stanley Tucci (November 11) · Versatile actor known for The Devil Wears Prada and travel documentaries
- RuPaul (November 17) · Drag queen and television host who created RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Kim Wilde (November 18) · British pop singer famous for the hit single Kids in America
- John F. Kennedy Jr. (November 25) · American lawyer, publisher and son of the 35th US President
- Yulia Tymoshenko (November 27) · Ukrainian politician and leader of the 2004 Orange Revolution who became the country's first female prime minister
- Gary Lineker (November 30) · Prolific England striker turned sports broadcaster and Match of the Day host
- December
- Delphine Djiraïbé (December 1)
- Julianne Moore (December 3) · American actress of Boogie Nights and Far from Heaven who won an Oscar for Still Alice
- Daryl Hannah (December 3) · American actress famous for playing the mermaid in Splash
- Kenneth Branagh (December 10) · Belfast-born actor and director famous for his Shakespearean films
- Ebrahim Raisi (December 14) · Former President of Iran and conservative cleric
- James Comey (December 14) · Former FBI Director who led the agency from 2013 to 2017
- Yoon Suk Yeol (December 18) · President of South Korea and former prosecutor
- Kim Ki-duk (December 20) · South Korean director of influential and idiosyncratic art-house films
- Jean-Michel Basquiat (December 22) · Influential American artist and pioneer of the Neo-expressionism movement