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Famous People Born in 1982
Born in 1982? 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 44 in 2026 · Chinese zodiac: Year of the Dog
The 1980s
The most famous people born in 1982119
b. 1982Kim Jong-un
Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011, the third of his family to rule, who has expanded the country's nuclear weapons programme
PoliticsAge 44
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b. 1982Elisha Cuthbert
Canadian actress who played Kim Bauer in 24 and starred in The Girl Next Door and Happy Endings
FilmAge 43
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b. 1982Anne Hathaway
Oscar-winning performances spanning Disney comedies to Christopher Nolan epics, with films grossing over $6.7 billion worldwide
FilmAge 43
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b. 1982Nicki Minaj
Trinidadian rapper credited with reviving mainstream female rap in the 2010s through witty lyrics, alter egos, and over 100 million records sold
MusicAge 43
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b. 1982William, Prince of Wales
Heir to the British throne and elder son of King Charles III and Diana, a former RAF rescue pilot who founded the Earthshot Prize
RoyaltyAge 44
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b. 1982Catherine, Princess of Wales
Wife of Prince William and mother of three, a future queen consort who champions early childhood development
RoyaltyAge 44
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b. 1982Noemi
Italian singer whose multiple Sanremo appearances and chart-topping singles including L'amore si odia and Sono solo parole established her as a mainstream pop artist
MusicAge 44
Photo: Musica e Tv 2.0 · CC BY 3.0
b. 1982Priyanka Chopra
Indian actress and winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant
FilmAge 44
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Born in 1982, month by month
- January
- Eddie Redmayne (January 6) · Oscar-winning actor known for The Theory of Everything
- Kim Jong-un (January 8) · Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011, the third of his family to rule, who has expanded the country's nuclear weapons programme
- Catherine, Princess of Wales (January 9) · Wife of Prince William and mother of three, a future queen consort who champions early childhood development
- Son Ye-jin (January 11) · South Korean actress who rose to fame in romantic films like The Classic and starred in the global hit Crash Landing on You
- Ruth Wilson (January 13) · English actress famous for Alice Morgan in Luther, Mrs Coulter in His Dark Materials and a Golden Globe for The Affair
- Víctor Valdés (January 14) · Long-serving Barcelona goalkeeper who won three Champions League titles
- Dwyane Wade (January 17) · Three-time NBA champion who played primarily for the Miami Heat
- Pete Buttigieg (January 19) · US Secretary of Transportation and former presidential candidate
- Yetnebersh Nigussie (January 24)
- Noemi (January 25) · Italian singer whose multiple Sanremo appearances and chart-topping singles including L'amore si odia and Sono solo parole established her as a mainstream pop artist
- Cynthia Olavarría (January 28)
- Adam Lambert (January 29) · American singer who performs as lead vocalist for Queen
- Helena Paparizou (January 31) · Greek singer who won the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest
- February
- Ha Seok-jin (February 10) · Popular South Korean actor known for various television dramas
- Justin Gatlin (February 10) · Olympic gold medallist and world champion American sprinter
- Natalie Dormer (February 11) · Actress best known for playing Margaery Tyrell in Game of Thrones
- Adriano (February 17) · Powerful Brazilian striker nicknamed The Emperor who played for Inter Milan
- Anna Chapman (February 23)
- Stella Young (February 24)
- Li Na (February 26) · First Asian tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title
- March
- Mary Kom (March 1) · Highly decorated Indian amateur boxer and former Olympic medallist
- Pilou Asbæk (March 2) · Copenhagen-born actor known for the Danish political drama Borgen and the role of Euron Greyjoy in Game of Thrones
- Jessica Biel (March 3) · American actress known for 7th Heaven and The Sinner
- Landon Donovan (March 4) · Record-breaking American footballer and former captain of the national team
- Marjorie Estiano (March 8) · Brazilian actress and singer known for the soap opera Malhação
- Hisato Sato (March 12) · Japanese striker and former J.League Most Valuable Player
- Steven Pienaar (March 17) · South African footballer who played for Everton and Tottenham Hotspur
- Jenny Slate (March 25) · Actress and comedian who co-created Marcel the Shell
- Mikel Arteta (March 26) · Manager of Arsenal and former professional football player
- Philippe Mexès (March 30) · French international defender who played for AC Milan and Roma
- Chloé Zhao (March 31) · Beijing-born filmmaker who directed Nomadland and became the first woman of colour to win the Academy Award for Best Director
- April
- David Ferrer (April 2) · Spanish tennis player known for his endurance and grit
- Cobie Smulders (April 3) · Actress known for How I Met Your Mother and the MCU
- Hayley Atwell (April 5) · London-born actress who played Peggy Carter in the Captain America films and her own series, Agent Carter
- Seth Rogen (April 15) · Canadian actor and filmmaker known for popular comedy films
- Lee Joon-gi (April 17) · South Korean actor who became a star in The King and the Clown and later led Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
- Kaká (April 22) · Brazilian footballer who won the Ballon d'Or in 2007
- Kelly Clarkson (April 24) · American singer who won the first season of American Idol
- Maryja Kaleśnikava (April 24)
- David Jay (April 24)
- Kirsten Dunst (April 30) · American actress known for Interview with the Vampire and Spider-Man
- May
- Darijo Srna (May 1) · Former captain of the Croatia national football team and Shakhtar Donetsk
- Jamie Dornan (May 1) · Northern Irish actor who starred in the Fifty Shades films
- Beto (May 1) · Portuguese international goalkeeper who won multiple Europa League titles
- Rebecca Hall (May 3) · Actress known for roles in Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Resurrection
- Alexandra Breckenridge (May 15) · American actress who plays nurse Mel Monroe in Netflix's Virgin River after roles in The Walking Dead and American Horror Story
- Ju Ji-hoon (May 16) · South Korean actor who rose to fame in Princess Hours and led the period zombie thriller Kingdom on Netflix
- Vjosa Osmani (May 17) · Politician serving as the first female president of Kosovo
- Tony Parker (May 17) · Basketball player who won four championships with the San Antonio Spurs
- Petr Čech (May 20) · Premier League goalkeeper who won four titles with Chelsea
- Paul Joseph Watson (May 24)
- June
- Justine Henin (June 1) · Belgian tennis champion who won seven Grand Slam singles titles
- Yelena Isinbayeva (June 3) · Double Olympic gold medallist and record-breaking pole vaulter
- Jodie Whittaker (June 3) · Yorkshire-born actress who starred in Broadchurch and made history as the first woman to play the Doctor in Doctor Who
- Nadia Petrova (June 8) · Russian tennis star who reached world number three in singles rankings
- Yoshito Okubo (June 9) · Japanese footballer and all-time leading goalscorer in the J1 League
- Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (June 10) · Swedish princess and youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf
- Tara Lipinski (June 10) · Olympic figure skating champion and American sports commentator
- Lang Lang (June 14) · Chinese classical concert pianist
- William, Prince of Wales (June 21) · Heir to the British throne and elder son of King Charles III and Diana, a former RAF rescue pilot who founded the Earthshot Prize
- Rain (June 25) · South Korean singer, dancer and actor who starred in Full House and broke into Hollywood with Speed Racer and Ninja Assassin
- Irakli Garibashvili (June 28) · Two-time Prime Minister of Georgia and former business executive
- Lizzy Caplan (June 30) · American actress known for Mean Girls and Masters of Sex
- July
- Alberto Gilardino (July 5) · World Cup-winning Italian striker and football manager
- Tuba Büyüküstün (July 5) · Istanbul-born actress and International Emmy nominee known for the Turkish television dramas Asi and Kara Para Aşk
- Sophia Bush (July 8) · American actress known for One Tree Hill and Chicago P.D
- Antonio Cassano (July 12) · Italian professional footballer who played as a forward
- Priyanka Chopra (July 18) · Indian actress and winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant
- Jared Padalecki (July 19) · Lead actor in the television series Supernatural
- Paul Wesley (July 23) · Actor best known for his role in The Vampire Diaries
- Behrouz Boochani (July 23)
- Anna Paquin (July 24) · Oscar-winning actress known for The Piano and True Blood
- Elisabeth Moss (July 24) · Award-winning actress known for Mad Men and The Handmaid's Tale
- Catharina Svensson (July 24)
- Brad Renfro (July 25) · American actor who made his film debut in The Client
- Allison Mack (July 29) · Actress who played Chloe Sullivan in the television series Smallville
- Prince Abdul Azim of Brunei (July 29)
- Yvonne Strahovski (July 30) · Australian actress known for the series Chuck and The Handmaid's Tale
- August
- Hélder Postiga (August 2) · Portuguese striker who played for Porto and the national team
- Abbie Cornish (August 7) · Australian actress known for Bright Star and Limitless
- Tyson Gay (August 9) · American sprinter and former world champion in the 100 metres
- Meryem Uzerli (August 12) · German-Turkish actress who became famous across the Middle East and Balkans as Hürrem Sultan in Magnificent Century
- Sebastian Stan (August 13) · Actor known for playing Bucky Barnes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders (August 13) · Republican politician who was Donald Trump's White House press secretary and became Governor of Arkansas in 2023
- Phil Jagielka (August 17) · Former Everton captain and England international defender
- Bergüzar Korel (August 27) · Turkish actress and daughter of Tarık Akan who became famous across the Middle East in the drama Binbir Gece
- Thiago Motta (August 28) · Professional football manager and former player who represented Italy and Brazil
- Andy Roddick (August 30) · American tennis player and former world number one
- Pepe Reina (August 31) · World Cup-winning Spanish goalkeeper who played for clubs like Liverpool and Villarreal
- September
- Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (September 11) · Belarusian politician and leader of the country's democratic opposition movement
- Maarten Stekelenburg (September 22) · Dutch goalkeeper who played for Ajax and Everton
- Ranbir Kapoor (September 25) · Bollywood star from the four-generation Kapoor film dynasty, known for Rockstar, Sanju and the blockbuster Animal
- Hyun Bin (September 25) · South Korean leading man who starred in My Name Is Kim Sam-soon, Secret Garden and the global hit Crash Landing on You
- Lil Wayne (September 27) · New Orleans rapper behind the Tha Carter albums and the Young Money label that launched Drake and Nicki Minaj
- Kieran Culkin (September 30) · New York actor who played Roman Roy in Succession and won an Oscar for A Real Pain after a career in his brother's shadow
- October
- Levon Aronian (October 6) · Grandmaster and former world number two in the game of chess
- Jermain Defoe (October 7) · Prolific English striker who played for Tottenham and England
- Ian Thorpe (October 13) · Australian swimmer and multiple Olympic gold medallist
- Matt Smith (October 28) · Actor best known for playing the eleventh incarnation of Doctor Who
- Ahmed al-Sharaa (October 29) · Syrian politician and president of the country since 2025
- November
- Anushka Shetty (November 7) · Leading Indian actress known for her work in South Indian cinema
- Anne Hathaway (November 12) · Oscar-winning performances spanning Disney comedies to Christopher Nolan epics, with films grossing over $6.7 billion worldwide
- Cícero Moraes (November 13) · Brazilian designer known for 3D facial reconstructions of historical figures
- Shin Dong-hyuk (November 19)
- Shermine Shahrivar (November 20)
- Asafa Powell (November 23) · Jamaican athlete and former 100 metres world record holder
- Aleksandr Kerzhakov (November 27) · All-time leading goalscorer for the Russian national football team
- Tatsuya Tanaka (November 27) · Former Japanese international footballer who played as a forward
- Alan Ritchson (November 28) · North Dakota-born actor who plays Lee Child's hero in Reacher and played Aquaman in Smallville
- Gemma Chan (November 29) · British actress who starred in Humans and the Marvel Universe
- Elisha Cuthbert (November 30) · Canadian actress who played Kim Bauer in 24 and starred in The Girl Next Door and Happy Endings
- December
- Riz Ahmed (December 1) · British actor and rapper who won an Emmy for The Night Of and was Oscar-nominated for Sound of Metal
- Michael Essien (December 3) · Former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Chelsea
- Nick Vujicic (December 4) · Motivational speaker and author born without arms or legs
- Alberto Contador (December 6) · Spanish professional cyclist and winner of multiple Grand Tours
- Nicki Minaj (December 8) · Trinidadian rapper credited with reviving mainstream female rap in the 2010s through witty lyrics, alter egos, and over 100 million records sold
- Hamit Altıntop (December 8) · Turkish footballer who won titles with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid
- Sultan Kösen (December 10) · Tallest living man as recorded by Guinness World Records
- Agbani Darego (December 22)