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Famous People Born in 1970
Born in 1970? 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 56 in 2026 · Chinese zodiac: Year of the Dog
The 1970s
The most famous people born in 197077
Melania Trump
Slovenian-born former model and wife of Donald Trump, who has twice served as First Lady of the United States
Photo: FLOTUS – Melania Trump · Public domain
Matt Damon
American actor who won an Oscar for co-writing Good Will Hunting and starred as Jason Bourne and in The Martian
Photo: PhilipRomano · CC BY-SA 4.0
Christopher Nolan
British-American director of The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception and Interstellar who won Oscars for Oppenheimer
Photo: Republic of Korea · CC BY-SA 4.0
Simon Pegg
British actor and writer who co-created the Cornetto trilogy
Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America · CC BY-SA 2.0
Uma Thurman
Leading actress known for her roles in Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill
Photo: Gorup de Besanez · CC BY-SA 4.0
Andre Agassi
American tennis player who won eight Grand Slam titles
Photo: Shinya Suzuki from New York, U.S.A. · CC BY 2.0
Han Kang
South Korean writer and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
Photo: John Sears · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rachel Weisz
Oscar-winning British actress known for The Mummy and The Favourite
Photo: Harald Krichel · CC BY-SA 4.0
Born in 1970, month by month
- January
- Andy Burnham (January 7) · British Labour politician and Mayor of Greater Manchester
- Gladys Kalema Zikusoka (January 8)
- Lara Fabian (January 9) · Best-selling Belgian-Canadian singer known for her powerful vocal range
- Marco Pantani (January 13) · Italian cyclist who won the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia
- Shonda Rhimes (January 13) · Creator and producer of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal
- Matthew Lillard (January 24) · Actor best known for playing Shaggy in the Scooby-Doo films
- Heather Graham (January 29) · American actress known for Boogie Nights and Austin Powers
- Paul Ryan (January 29) · American politician who served as Speaker of the House
- February
- Erik ten Hag (February 3) · Dutch football manager who led Manchester United and Ajax
- Simon Pegg (February 14) · British actor and writer who co-created the Cornetto trilogy
- March
- Aleksandar Vučić (March 5) · Serbian politician serving as the President of Serbia
- John Frusciante (March 5) · Guitarist for the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Rachel Weisz (March 7) · Oscar-winning British actress known for The Mummy and The Favourite
- Queen Latifah (March 18) · American rapper and actress who starred in the film Chicago
- Cenk Uygur (March 21)
- Lara Flynn Boyle (March 24) · Actress best known for her role in the series Twin Peaks
- Vince Vaughn (March 28) · American actor famous for lead roles in hit comedy films
- Alenka Bratušek (March 31) · Slovenia's first female Prime Minister and leader of Positive Slovenia
- April
- Iryna Bilyk (April 6) · Popular Ukrainian singer-songwriter and television personality
- Andrej Plenković (April 8) · Prime Minister of Croatia and leader of the Croatian Democratic Union
- Saad Harirị (April 18) · Lebanese politician and businessman who served as Prime Minister
- Melania Trump (April 26) · Slovenian-born former model and wife of Donald Trump, who has twice served as First Lady of the United States
- Diego Simeone (April 28) · Long-serving manager of the Spanish football club Atletico Madrid
- Uma Thurman (April 29) · Leading actress known for her roles in Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill
- Andre Agassi (April 29) · American tennis player who won eight Grand Slam titles
- May
- Naomi Klein (May 5) · Canadian author and activist known for her critiques of globalization
- Luis Enrique (May 8) · Football manager and former player for Barcelona and Real Madrid
- Frank de Boer (May 15) · Dutch football manager and former national team captain
- Kentaro Sawada (May 15) · Japanese international footballer and former Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager
- Gabriela Sabatini (May 16) · Argentine tennis champion who won the US Open in 1990
- Tina Fey (May 18) · Comedian and writer who created the sitcom 30 Rock
- Naomi Campbell (May 22) · British supermodel who was the first Black woman on French Vogue
- Octavia Spencer (May 25) · Oscar-winning actress known for The Help and Hidden Figures
- Máxima Acuña (May 29)
- Paolo Sorrentino (May 31) · Oscar-winning director known for the film The Great Beauty
- June
- Ekrem İmamoğlu (June 4) · Turkish politician who became the high-profile Mayor of Istanbul
- Cafu (June 7) · Record-breaking Brazilian footballer and World Cup winning captain
- Gabby Giffords (June 8) · Former US Representative and advocate for gun violence prevention
- Brad Will (June 14)
- Paul Thomas Anderson (June 26) · Acclaimed film director of Boogie Nights and There Will Be Blood
- July
- Beck (July 8) · American singer and songwriter known for his eclectic musical style
- Gavin McInnes (July 17) · Co-founder of Vice magazine and creator of the Proud Boys
- Nicola Sturgeon (July 19) · Longest-serving First Minister of Scotland
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (July 27) · Danish actor best known for playing Jaime Lannister in Game of Thrones
- Christopher Nolan (July 30) · British-American director of The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception and Interstellar who won Oscars for Oppenheimer
- August
- Kevin Smith (August 2) · Independent filmmaker behind the cult comedy movie Clerks
- M. Night Shyamalan (August 6) · American filmmaker known for supernatural plots and surprise twist endings
- Yutaka Akita (August 6) · Former Japanese international footballer who played as a central defender
- Alan Shearer (August 13) · Former professional footballer and record-breaking Premier League goalscorer
- Saif Ali Khan (August 16) · Bollywood actor and film producer known for varied lead roles
- Manisha Koirala (August 16) · Award-winning actress who stars in Indian and Nepali cinema
- River Phoenix (August 23) · American actor who starred in the film Stand by Me
- Claudia Schiffer (August 25) · Iconic German supermodel and fashion icon
- Queen Rania of Jordan (August 31) · Queen of Jordan known for her global humanitarian advocacy
- Nikola Gruevski (August 31) · Former Prime Minister of Macedonia and leader of the VMRO-DPMNE
- September
- Gareth Southgate (September 3) · Former England football manager and international player
- Feride Rushiti (September 12)
- Emmanuel Petit (September 22) · French midfielder who scored in the 1998 World Cup final
- October
- Matt Damon (October 8) · American actor who won an Oscar for co-writing Good Will Hunting and starred as Jason Bourne and in The Martian
- Biljana Srbljanović (October 15)
- Javier Milei (October 22) · Economist and politician serving as the President of Argentina
- Edwin van der Sar (October 29) · Record-breaking Dutch goalkeeper who played for Manchester United and Ajax
- November
- Tabu (November 4) · Indian actress known for her roles in Hindi cinema
- Ethan Hawke (November 6) · Oscar-nominated actor known for Training Day and the Before trilogy
- Chris Jericho (November 9) · Professional wrestler and lead singer of the rock band Fozzy
- Mike Epps (November 18) · American stand-up comedian and actor known for the Friday film franchise
- Mary Akrami (November 21)
- Han Kang (November 27) · South Korean writer and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
- Édouard Philippe (November 28) · Former Prime Minister of France and current mayor of Le Havre
- December
- Sarah Silverman (December 1) · American stand-up comedian, actress and writer
- Dmitri Radchenko (December 2) · Russian striker who played in the 1994 FIFA World Cup
- Jennifer Connelly (December 12) · Academy Award-winning actress known for A Beautiful Mind
- Igor Girkin (December 17) · Russian military veteran and leader in the 2014 Donbas conflict
- Todd Phillips (December 20) · American director of The Hangover trilogy and the Joker films
- Bart De Wever (December 21) · Belgian politician and leader of the New Flemish Alliance
- Ted Cruz (December 22) · United States Senator for Texas and former presidential candidate
- Naoko Yamazaki (December 27) · Second Japanese woman to travel into outer space