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Famous People Born in 1980
Born in 1980? 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 46 in 2026 · Chinese zodiac: Year of the Monkey
The 1980s
The most famous people born in 1980100
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b. 1980Rishi Sunak
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer who served as British Prime Minister from 2022 to 2024, the first of Asian heritage
PoliticsAge 46
b. 1980Christina Aguilera
MusicAge 45
Photo: Rafael Amado Deras · CC BY 2.0
b. 1980Chris Pine
American actor who plays Captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trek films and Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman
FilmAge 46
Photo: Colleen Sturtevant · CC BY-SA 4.0
b. 1980Kim Kardashian
American reality TV star of Keeping Up with the Kardashians who built the SKIMS shapewear brand and studied to become a lawyer
BusinessAge 46
Photo: Eva Rinaldi · CC BY-SA 2.0
b. 1980Ronaldinho
Brazilian playmaker who won the 2002 World Cup, the Ballon d'Or and the Champions League with Barcelona, famed for his joyful skills
SportsAge 46
Photo: Nuță Lucian · CC BY-SA 2.0
b. 1980Jacinda Ardern
Labour prime minister of New Zealand from 2017 to 2023, praised for her response to the Christchurch attacks and Covid
PoliticsAge 46
Photo: New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General · CC BY 4.0
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b. 1980Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Current King of Bhutan who oversaw his nation's democratic reforms
RoyaltyAge 46
b. 1980Kareena Kapoor
leading roles in Hindi cinema since 2000, becoming one of Bollywood's highest-paid actresses through a career spanning romantic dramas and commercial hits
FilmAge 46
Photo: Bollywood Hungama · CC BY 3.0
Born in 1980, month by month
- January
- Elin Nordegren (January 1)
- Kemi Badenoch (January 2) · British politician and leader of the Conservative Party
- Akira Kaji (January 13) · Japanese professional footballer who represented his country as a defender
- Seydou Keita (January 16) · Malian midfielder who won numerous trophies with Barcelona
- Lin-Manuel Miranda (January 16) · Creator of the hit Broadway musicals Hamilton and In the Heights
- Jason Segel (January 18) · Actor best known for playing Marshall Eriksen in How I Met Your Mother
- Jenson Button (January 19) · British Formula One driver and 2009 World Champion
- Xavi Hernández (January 25) · Spanish football legend and former manager of Barcelona
- Marat Safin (January 27) · Former world number one tennis player and two-time Grand Slam champion
- Yasuhito Endo (January 28) · Japanese footballer who is the most capped player for his country
- Nick Carter (January 28) · Youngest member of the Backstreet Boys, the boy band behind I Want It That Way and the record-breaking album Millennium
- February
- Christina Ricci (February 12) · American actress known for her role in The Addams Family
- Juan Carlos Ferrero (February 12) · Spanish tennis player and former world number one
- Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (February 21) · Current King of Bhutan who oversaw his nation's democratic reforms
- Chelsea Clinton (February 27) · American author and daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton
- March
- Laura Prepon (March 7) · Actress known for That '70s Show and Orange Is the New Black
- Natalia Poklonskaya (March 18) · Russian lawyer and politician who served as Prosecutor General of Crimea
- Linda Sarsour (March 19)
- Ronaldinho (March 21) · Brazilian playmaker who won the 2002 World Cup, the Ballon d'Or and the Champions League with Barcelona, famed for his joyful skills
- Kim Tae-hee (March 29) · South Korean actress and Seoul National University graduate who starred in Stairway to Heaven and the spy drama Iris
- April
- Randy Orton (April 1)
- Charlie Hunnam (April 10) · Newcastle-born actor who played biker Jax Teller in Sons of Anarchy and starred in Pacific Rim
- Keiji Tamada (April 11) · Japanese footballer who played as a forward for his country
- Brian McFadden (April 12) · Dublin-born singer who was a founding member of Westlife before scoring a solo number one with Real to Me
- Channing Tatum (April 26) · American actor known for Magic Mike and Step Up
- Jordana Brewster (April 26) · Actress best known for starring in the Fast & Furious film series
- Sam Heughan (April 30) · Scottish actor who became an international star as the Highland warrior Jamie Fraser in the time-travel drama Outlander
- May
- Zaz (May 1) · French singer-songwriter famous for the hit song Je veux
- Ellie Kemper (May 2) · American comic actress who played receptionist Erin in The Office and the title role in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Masashi Oguro (May 4) · Japanese striker who played in the 2006 World Cup
- Norihiro Nishi (May 9) · Japanese international footballer who played for the club Júbilo Iwata
- Rishi Sunak (May 12) · Former Chancellor of the Exchequer who served as British Prime Minister from 2022 to 2024, the first of Asian heritage
- Steven Gerrard (May 30) · Long-serving Liverpool captain and England international midfielder
- June
- Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (June 3) · Current Emir of Qatar who came to power in 2013
- Pete Hegseth (June 6) · American television host and politician nominated as Secretary of Defence
- Florent Malouda (June 13) · French winger who won the Champions League with Chelsea
- Sibel Kekilli (June 16) · German actress whose debut Head-On won the Golden Bear and who later played Shae in Game of Thrones
- Venus Williams (June 17) · American tennis champion who has won multiple Grand Slam titles
- Francesca Schiavone (June 23) · Italian tennis player who won the French Open singles title
- Inma Cuesta (June 25) · Spanish actress known for her roles in film and television
- Takahiro Futagawa (June 27) · Japanese midfielder who made over six hundred appearances for Gamba Osaka
- Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene (June 29) · Mongolian People's Party politician who led the government as prime minister from 2021 until losing a confidence vote in 2025
- July
- Olivia Munn (July 3) · American actress known for roles in The Newsroom and X-Men
- Eva Green (July 6) · French actress known for her role in the Bond film Casino Royale
- Pau Gasol (July 6) · Spanish basketball player who won two titles in the NBA
- Michelle Kwan (July 7) · American figure skater and United States diplomat
- Robbie Keane (July 8) · Record-breaking striker and former captain of the Republic of Ireland
- Jessica Simpson (July 10) · American singer and fashion designer with a global retail empire
- Kristen Bell (July 18) · American actress known for Veronica Mars and Frozen
- Bobby Henderson (July 18)
- Gisele Bündchen (July 20) · Brazilian fashion model and former Victoria's Secret Angel
- Dirk Kuyt (July 22) · Hard-working Dutch footballer who played as a forward and winger
- Kate Ryan (July 22) · Belgian dance-pop singer who turned French chanson into club hits such as Désenchantée and sang at Eurovision 2006
- Jacinda Ardern (July 26) · Labour prime minister of New Zealand from 2017 to 2023, praised for her response to the Christchurch attacks and Covid
- August
- Wayne Bridge (August 5) · Former Premier League defender who played for Chelsea and Manchester City
- Roman Weidenfeller (August 6) · Former German goalkeeper who spent sixteen seasons at Borussia Dortmund
- Seiichiro Maki (August 7) · Japanese international footballer who played as a forward
- Sébastien Squillaci (August 11) · French international footballer who played as a centre-back
- Esteban Cambiasso (August 18) · Argentinian midfielder who won numerous major titles with Inter Milan
- Chris Pine (August 26) · American actor who plays Captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trek films and Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman
- Macaulay Culkin (August 26) · Child star known for playing Kevin McCallister in Home Alone
- September
- Marianna Madia (September 5) · Italian politician and member of the Chamber of Deputies
- Tamika Mallory (September 6)
- Emre Belözoğlu (September 7) · Turkish midfielder who played for Inter Milan and Newcastle United
- Michelle Williams (September 9) · Oscar-nominated actress known for Brokeback Mountain and Blue Valentine
- Denise Quiñones (September 9)
- Yao Ming (September 12) · Eight-time NBA All-Star who played for the Houston Rockets
- Jolin Tsai (September 15) · Highly successful Taiwanese singer known as the Queen of C-Pop
- Alexandra Petrova (September 18)
- Kareena Kapoor (September 21) · leading roles in Hindi cinema since 2000, becoming one of Bollywood's highest-paid actresses through a career spanning romantic dramas and commercial hits
- John Arne Riise (September 24) · Former Liverpool defender and most capped player for Norway
- Martina Hingis (September 30) · Swiss tennis player who became world number one aged sixteen
- October
- Tomáš Rosický (October 4) · Former Czech footballer who captained his national team and played for Arsenal
- Ashanti (October 13) · Grammy-winning R&B singer from New York whose debut album and hit Foolish made her a star of early-2000s hip-hop soul
- Scott Parker (October 13) · Former England midfielder and professional football manager
- Cansu Dere (October 14) · Former Miss Turkey who became one of the country's leading television actresses in the dramas Sıla, Ezel and Anne
- Kim Kardashian (October 21) · American reality TV star of Keeping Up with the Kardashians who built the SKIMS shapewear brand and studied to become a lawyer
- Cristian Chivu (October 26) · Romanian footballer who won the Champions League with Inter Milan
- Leyla Hussein (October 27)
- Ben Foster (October 29) · Boston-born character actor famous for intense, volatile roles in 3:10 to Yuma, Hell or High Water and Leave No Trace
- Kengo Nakamura (October 31) · Japanese footballer and long-serving Kawasaki Frontale midfielder
- November
- Eva González (November 5)
- Luís Fabiano (November 8) · Brazilian striker known for his goalscoring record with Sevilla
- Vanessa Lachey (November 9)
- Ryan Gosling (November 12) · Canadian actor known for Drive, La La Land and Barbie
- Kazumichi Takagi (November 21) · Japanese former professional footballer who played as a defender
- Chun Jung-myung (November 29) · South Korean actor known for the drama Cinderella's Sister
- Pepe Julian Onziema (November 30)
- December
- Jenna Dewan (December 3) · Dancer turned actress who starred in the hit film Step Up, hosted World of Dance and joined the cast of The Rookie
- John Terry (December 7) · Former Chelsea and England captain who played as a defender
- Simon Helberg (December 9) · Actor best known for playing Howard Wolowitz in The Big Bang Theory
- Annalena Baerbock (December 15) · German politician serving as the Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Élodie Gossuin (December 15)
- Christina Aguilera (December 18)
- Jake Gyllenhaal (December 19) · American actor known for Brokeback Mountain and Donnie Darko
- Ashley Cole (December 20) · Highly decorated left-back who played for Arsenal, Chelsea and England
- Martín Demichelis (December 20) · Argentine footballer who played for Manchester City and Bayern Munich
- Wael Ghonim (December 23)
- Cho Jung-seok (December 26) · South Korean actor known for his roles in film and television
- Eliza Dushku (December 30) · American actress who played Faith in Buffy the Vampire Slayer