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Famous People Born in 1974
Born in 1974? 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 52 in 2026 · Chinese zodiac: Year of the Tiger
The 1970s
The most famous people born in 1974119
b. 1974Anggun
Indonesian-born French singer who became the first Asian artist to top European charts with her 1997 hit Snow on the Sahara
MusicAge 52
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b. 1974Leonardo DiCaprio
American actor of Titanic, Inception and The Wolf of Wall Street who won the Oscar for The Revenant
FilmAge 51
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b. 1974Penélope Cruz
Spanish actress of Volver and All About My Mother who won an Oscar for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
FilmAge 52
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b. 1974Christian Bale
Versatile English actor known for playing Batman and intense physical transformations
FilmAge 52
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b. 1974Alexis Tsipras
Former Prime Minister of Greece during the country's debt crisis
PoliticsAge 52
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b. 1974Amy Adams
Versatile actress known for roles in Enchanted and American Hustle
FilmAge 52
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b. 1974Victoria Beckham
Fashion designer and former member of the pop group Spice Girls
MusicAge 52
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b. 1974Hilary Swank
Double Academy Award-winning actress known for Boys Don't Cry
FilmAge 52
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Born in 1974, month by month
- January
- Hrithik Roshan (January 10) · Leading Bollywood actor celebrated for his dancing and action roles
- Jemaine Clement (January 10) · Comedian and actor known as one half of Flight of the Conchords
- Melanie C (January 12) · her powerful vocals as Sporty Spice in the Spice Girls and a successful solo career spanning over 130 million record sales
- Hámilton Ricard (January 12)
- Kate Moss (January 16) · Iconic British supermodel who defined the nineties fashion aesthetic
- Joseph Muscat (January 22) · youngest Maltese prime minister who liberalised society before resigning amid corruption allegations linked to a journalist's assassination
- Ole Einar Bjørndalen (January 27) · Highly successful Norwegian biathlete with multiple Winter Olympic medals
- Christian Bale (January 30) · Versatile English actor known for playing Batman and intense physical transformations
- Olivia Colman (January 30) · Oscar-winning actress known for The Favourite and The Crown
- February
- Steve Nash (February 7) · Canadian basketball player and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player
- Seth Green (February 8)
- Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (February 8)
- Amber Valletta (February 9)
- Elizabeth Banks (February 10) · Actress and filmmaker known for The Hunger Games and Pitch Perfect
- Alex Jones (February 11)
- Robbie Williams (February 13) · British singer-songwriter and former member of the band Take That
- Alexander Wurz (February 15)
- Omarosa Manigault Newman (February 15)
- Mahershala Ali (February 16) · Dual Academy Award-winning actor known for Moonlight and Green Book
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov (February 18) · Russian tennis player who won two Grand Slam singles titles
- Julia Butterfly Hill (February 18)
- James Blunt (February 22) · British singer-songwriter who rose to fame with You're Beautiful
- Dominic Raab (February 25) · serving as Brexit Secretary and Foreign Secretary during turbulent withdrawal negotiations, then as Deputy Prime Minister before resigning over bullying allegations
- Sébastien Loeb (February 26) · holding the World Rally Championship record for most victories and securing nine consecutive drivers' titles with Citroën between 2004 and 2012
- March
- Ariel Ortega (March 4)
- Eva Mendes (March 5) · American actress known for films like Training Day and Hitch
- Puneeth Rajkumar (March 17)
- Frode Johnsen (March 17)
- Claire Nouvian (March 19)
- Alyson Hannigan (March 24) · Star of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the American Pie films
- Gaizka Mendieta (March 27)
- Basetsane Kumalo (March 29)
- Edwina Tops-Alexander (March 29)
- April
- Robert Kovač (April 6)
- Chris Kyle (April 8) · United States Navy SEAL sniper and author of American Sniper
- Jenna Jameson (April 9) · Prominent adult film actress who became a successful businesswoman and author
- Goce Sedloski (April 10) · central defender who became Macedonia's first centurion and a championship-winning manager with Vardar and Shkupi
- Victoria Beckham (April 17) · Fashion designer and former member of the pop group Spice Girls
- Kenichi Uemura (April 22) · Japanese international footballer and J-League defender
- Shavo Odadjian (April 22)
- Penélope Cruz (April 28) · Spanish actress of Volver and All About My Mother who won an Oscar for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Anggun (April 29) · Indonesian-born French singer who became the first Asian artist to top European charts with her 1997 hit Snow on the Sahara
- May
- Dodô (May 2)
- Sylvain Wiltord (May 10)
- Laura Pausini (May 16) · Grammy-winning Italian pop singer and international recording artist
- Stanislav Markelov (May 20)
- Arsenii Yatseniuk (May 22) · Politician who served as the Prime Minister of Ukraine
- Jewel (May 23)
- Sébastien Foucan (May 27)
- Hans-Jörg Butt (May 28)
- Andry Rajoelina (May 30) · Politician and businessman who served as the President of Madagascar
- June
- Alanis Morissette (June 1) · Canadian singer-songwriter behind the hit album Jagged Little Pill
- Serhii Rebrov (June 3)
- Bear Grylls (June 7) · British adventurer and television presenter known for wilderness survival shows
- Mahesh Bhupathi (June 7)
- FannyAnn Eddy (June 14)
- Vincenzo Montella (June 18)
- C. Joseph Vijay (June 22)
- Jo Cox (June 22)
- Karisma Kapoor (June 25) · dominating Hindi cinema in the 1990s through blockbuster comedies and romances, becoming the Kapoor dynasty's first career actress by birth
- July
- Mick Wingert (July 4) · Voice actor known for roles in Kung Fu Panda and Marvel
- Márcio Amoroso (July 5)
- Suren Gazaryan (July 8)
- Sharon den Adel (July 12)
- Jarno Trulli (July 13) · Italian racing driver who won the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix
- Takashi Hirano (July 15)
- Ramin Djawadi (July 19) · Composer known for the Game of Thrones and Westworld themes
- Franka Potente (July 22) · German actress known for starring in Run Lola Run
- Paulo Jamelli (July 22)
- Atsuhiro Miura (July 24) · Japanese international footballer known for his free-kick ability
- Alexis Tsipras (July 28) · Former Prime Minister of Greece during the country's debt crisis
- Josh Radnor (July 29) · American actor best known for starring in How I Met Your Mother
- Hilary Swank (July 30) · Double Academy Award-winning actress known for Boys Don't Cry
- August
- Muqtada al-Sadr (August 4) · Influential Iraqi Shia cleric and political leader
- Kajol (August 5) · Award-winning Indian actress celebrated for her roles in Hindi cinema
- Michael Shannon (August 7) · Academy Award-nominated actor known for intense character roles
- Natasha Henstridge (August 15)
- Tomasz Frankowski (August 16)
- Amy Adams (August 20) · Versatile actress known for roles in Enchanted and American Hustle
- Misha Collins (August 20)
- Konstantin Novoselov (August 23) · Nobel Prize-winning physicist who co-discovered graphene
- Serhiy Zhadan (August 23)
- Takuya Yamada (August 24) · right-sided defender nicknamed 'The Terminator' who captained Tokyo Verdy before becoming Tampa Bay Rowdies' longest-tenured player and 2012 NASL champion
- Dado Coletti (August 27)
- Camilla Läckberg (August 30)
- Teruyoshi Itō (August 31) · Japanese footballer who played professionally for over thirty years
- September
- Argel Fuchs (September 4) · Brazilian defender who won the Primeira Liga with Benfica and became a peripatetic manager of over 25 clubs in 17 years
- Ivo Ulich (September 5)
- Ryan Phillippe (September 10) · American actor known for starring in Cruel Intentions
- Oleg Pashinin (September 12)
- Hicham El Guerrouj (September 14)
- Mario Haas (September 16)
- Sol Campbell (September 18) · England international footballer who played for Tottenham and Arsenal
- Xzibit (September 18)
- Jimmy Fallon (September 19) · Comedian and actor who hosts the talk show The Tonight Show
- Victoria Silvstedt (September 19) · Swedish model, television host and former Playboy Playmate of the Year
- October
- Charlotte Perrelli (October 7) · Swedish singer and television host who won the Eurovision Song Contest
- Hideto Suzuki (October 7) · Japanese international footballer and Olympic bronze medallist
- Zoran Zaev (October 8) · Former Prime Minister of North Macedonia who brokered the Prespa agreement
- Aravind Adiga (October 23) · Indian-born author who won the Booker Prize for The White Tiger
- Raveena Tandon (October 26) · Bollywood actress known for films like Mohra and Daman
- Joaquin Phoenix (October 28) · Oscar-winning actor known for Joker and Gladiator
- Alexandre Lopes (October 29)
- November
- Nelly (November 2)
- Susana Chávez (November 5)
- Masashi Kishimoto (November 8) · Japanese manga artist and creator of the Naruto series
- Alessandro Del Piero (November 9) · Prolific Italian footballer and record-breaking goalscorer for Juventus
- Leonardo DiCaprio (November 11) · American actor of Titanic, Inception and The Wolf of Wall Street who won the Oscar for The Revenant
- Ingrida Šimonytė (November 15) · Prime Minister of Lithuania and former Minister of Finance
- Sérgio Conceição (November 15)
- Paul Scholes (November 16) · Decorated Manchester United midfielder who won eleven Premier League titles
- Chloë Sevigny (November 18) · American actress known for her roles in independent cinema
- December
- Rey Mysterio (December 11) · pioneering lucha libre in American wrestling with his high-flying masked style, becoming a multi-time world champion and cruiserweight legend
- Giovanni Ribisi (December 17) · American actor known for roles in Friends and Saving Private Ryan
- Sarah Paulson (December 17) · Award-winning actress known for the American Horror Story series
- Jasmila Žbanić (December 19) · Bosnian film director known for the award-winning drama Grbavica
- Fermín IV (December 22) · Mexican rapper and former lead singer of the group Control Machete
- Marcelo Salas (December 24)
- Twinkle Khanna (December 29)