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Famous People Born in 1984
Born in 1984? 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 42 in 2026 · Chinese zodiac: Year of the Rat
The 1980s
The most famous people born in 1984101
b. 1984Basshunter
Swedish DJ and producer behind Eurodance hits Now You're Gone and All I Ever Wanted, both UK number ones
MusicAge 41
View profile Photo: Houlihanmartin · CC BY 3.0
b. 1984Mark Zuckerberg
American entrepreneur who co-founded Facebook at Harvard in 2004 and leads Meta, owner of Instagram and WhatsApp
BusinessAge 42
View profile Photo: Anthony Quintano from Westminster, United States · CC BY 2.0
b. 1984Scarlett Johansson
dominating blockbuster cinema as Black Widow whilst earning critical acclaim for indie dramas, becoming one of cinema's highest-grossing actors
FilmAge 41
View profile Photo: Harald Krichel · CC BY-SA 4.0
b. 1984Avril Lavigne
Canadian singer-songwriter who led a pop-punk wave in the 2000s with Complicated, Sk8er Boi and Girlfriend
MusicAge 42
View profile Photo: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0
b. 1984Katy Perry
American pop singer of I Kissed a Girl, Firework and Roar who travelled to space on a Blue Origin flight in 2025
MusicAge 42
View profile Photo: Colleen Sturtevant · CC BY-SA 4.0
b. 1984JD Vance
Author of the memoir Hillbilly Elegy and former senator for Ohio who became Vice President of the United States in 2025
PoliticsAge 42
View profile Photo: Emily J. Higgins · Public domain
b. 1984LeBron James
American basketball player with four NBA championships who became the league's all-time leading scorer in 2023
SportsAge 41
View profile Photo: Erik Drost · CC BY 2.0
b. 1984Andrés Iniesta
Spanish midfielder who scored the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final and won four Champions Leagues with Barcelona
SportsAge 42
View profile Photo: Bryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Born in 1984, month by month
- January
- Eric Trump (January 6) · Third child of Donald Trump who became an executive vice president and co-leader of the family's Trump Organization business
- Ben Shapiro (January 15) · Conservative American commentator and author who co-founded The Daily Wire and hosts one of the country's most popular podcasts
- Stephan Lichtsteiner (January 16) · Former Swiss footballer and long-serving national team captain
- Makoto Hasebe (January 18) · Japanese footballer who captained his country at three World Cups
- Arjen Robben (January 23) · Dutch footballer famous for his pace and skill at Bayern Munich
- Robinho (January 25) · Former Brazilian international footballer who played for Manchester City
- Volha Kavalkova (January 26)
- February
- Darren Fletcher (February 1) · Scottish midfielder who won multiple Premier League titles with Manchester United
- Carlos Tevez (February 5) · Tenacious Argentine forward who won league titles in four different countries
- Doda (February 15) · Award-winning Polish singer and popular television personality
- Michelle Suárez (February 21)
- Branislav Ivanović (February 22) · Serbian defender who played for Chelsea and the national team
- Pepe (February 26) · Portuguese defender renowned for his physical style and longevity
- Emmanuel Adebayor (February 26) · Togolese striker who played for Arsenal, Manchester City and Real Madrid
- Beren Saat (February 26) · Turkish actress who starred in the hugely popular dramas Aşk-ı Memnu and Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? and Netflix's The Gift
- March
- Olivia Wilde (March 10) · American actress and director of the film Booksmart
- Shreya Ghoshal (March 12) · Prolific Indian playback singer known for her work in Bollywood films
- Fernando Torres (March 20) · Spanish striker who won the World Cup and European Championships
- Katharine McPhee (March 25) · Los Angeles singer and actress who finished second on American Idol and starred in Smash and on Broadway
- Mohamed Bouazizi (March 29)
- Samantha Stosur (March 30) · Australian tennis player and Grand Slam singles champion
- April
- Kisho Yano (April 5) · Japanese footballer who played in the 2010 World Cup
- Mandy Moore (April 10) · American singer and actress known for the series This Is Us
- Nikola Karabatić (April 11) · French handball player and triple Olympic gold medallist
- Anders Lindegaard (April 13) · Danish goalkeeper who played for Manchester United
- Claire Foy (April 16) · British actress best known for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II
- Steven Pruitt (April 17) · American editor with the highest number of English Wikipedia edits
- Rosanna Davison (April 17)
- America Ferrera (April 18) · Award-winning actress known for the television series Ugly Betty
- Alexandra Kosteniuk (April 23) · Russian-Swiss chess grandmaster and former women's world champion
- Indila (April 26) · French singer and songwriter famous for the album Mini World
- May
- Maxim Martsinkevich (May 8)
- Andrés Iniesta (May 11) · Spanish midfielder who scored the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final and won four Champions Leagues with Barcelona
- Mark Zuckerberg (May 14) · American entrepreneur who co-founded Facebook at Harvard in 2004 and leads Meta, owner of Instagram and WhatsApp
- Igor Denisov (May 17) · Former Russian international footballer who captained the national team
- Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir (May 25)
- Carmelo Anthony (May 29) · American basketball player who won three Olympic gold medals
- June
- Jean Beausejour (June 1) · Chilean footballer who played in the Premier League for Wigan and Birmingham
- Javier Mascherano (June 8) · Former professional footballer who played for Liverpool and Barcelona
- Wesley Sneijder (June 9) · Dutch footballer who won the Treble with Inter Milan in 2010
- Caroline Criado-Perez (June 11)
- Lauren Bush Lauren (June 25)
- Aubrey Plaza (June 26) · Deadpan actress known for the sitcom Parks and Recreation
- Khloé Kardashian (June 27) · Media personality and star of Keeping Up with the Kardashians
- July
- Ranveer Singh (July 6) · Leading Bollywood actor known for high-energy performances in Hindi cinema
- Alberto Aquilani (July 7) · Former Italian international midfielder who played for Liverpool and Roma
- Olexii Honcharuk (July 7) · Former Prime Minister of Ukraine and lawyer
- John Bain (July 8)
- Gina Rodriguez (July 30) · Chicago-born actress who won a Golden Globe for playing the title role in the comedy-drama Jane the Virgin
- August
- Bastian Schweinsteiger (August 1) · World Cup winning German midfielder who played for Bayern Munich
- JD Vance (August 2) · Author of the memoir Hillbilly Elegy and former senator for Ohio who became Vice President of the United States in 2025
- Sunil Chhetri (August 3) · Prolific Indian footballer and record-breaking national team captain
- Helene Fischer (August 5) · Chart-topping German singer known as the Queen of Schlager
- Vedad Ibišević (August 6) · Bosnian striker who scored his nation's first-ever World Cup goal
- Yun Hyon-seok (August 7) · South Korean poet and activist for LGBT rights
- Niko Kranjčar (August 13) · Croatian midfielder known for his spells at Portsmouth and Tottenham
- Giorgio Chiellini (August 14) · Italian defender who captained his country to the Euro 2020 title
- Robin Söderling (August 14) · Swedish tennis player who reached two French Open finals
- Ayọ Tometi (August 15)
- Alizée (August 21) · French singer known for the international hit Moi... Lolita
- Glen Johnson (August 23) · Former professional footballer who played for Chelsea and Liverpool
- Sulley Muntari (August 27) · Ghanaian midfielder who won the Champions League with Inter Milan
- Paula Fernandes (August 28) · Brazilian singer-songwriter who is a major star in country music
- September
- Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (September 15) · Member of the British Royal Family and founder of the Invictus Games
- Katie Melua (September 16) · British-Georgian singer known for her debut album Call Off the Search
- Thiago Silva (September 22) · Brazilian football defender known for his leadership and discipline
- Dharius (September 24) · Mexican rapper and former member of the hip hop group Cartel de Santa
- Avril Lavigne (September 27) · Canadian singer-songwriter who led a pop-punk wave in the 2000s with Complicated, Sk8er Boi and Girlfriend
- Mathieu Valbuena (September 28) · French international footballer known for his time at Marseille
- Per Mertesacker (September 29) · World Cup-winning German defender who played for Arsenal
- October
- Marion Bartoli (October 2) · French tennis player who won the Wimbledon singles title in 2013
- Ashlee Simpson (October 3) · American singer and actress who starred in her own reality show
- Pavel Durov (October 10) · Tech entrepreneur and founder of the Telegram messaging app
- Anna Hutsol (October 16)
- Freida Pinto (October 18) · Indian actress who rose to fame in Slumdog Millionaire
- Lindsey Vonn (October 18) · Olympic gold medallist and one of the most successful alpine skiers
- Katy Perry (October 25) · American pop singer of I Kissed a Girl, Firework and Roar who travelled to space on a Blue Origin flight in 2025
- Adriano Correia Claro (October 26) · Brazilian defender who won two Champions League titles with Barcelona
- Jefferson Farfán (October 26) · Peruvian winger who played for PSV Eindhoven and Schalke
- Danijel Subašić (October 27) · Croatian goalkeeper who helped his country reach a World Cup final
- Obafemi Martins (October 28) · Nigerian striker who played for Inter Milan and Newcastle United
- November
- Miloš Krasić (November 1) · Serbian winger who played for CSKA Moscow and Juventus
- Maryna Viazovska (November 2) · Ukrainian mathematician and Fields Medal winner known for sphere packing
- Eliud Kipchoge (November 5) · Olympic marathon champion and world record holder
- Marija Šerifović (November 14) · Serbian singer and winner of the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest
- Vincenzo Nibali (November 14) · One of only seven cyclists to win all three Grand Tours
- Scarlett Johansson (November 22) · dominating blockbuster cinema as Black Widow whilst earning critical acclaim for indie dramas, becoming one of cinema's highest-grossing actors
- Naoya Kikuchi (November 24) · Retired Japanese footballer and professional football coach
- Gaspard Ulliel (November 25) · French actor known for playing the young Hannibal Lecter
- Antonio Puerta (November 25) · Spanish footballer who spent his entire career at Sevilla
- Sanna Nielsen (November 27) · Swedish singer and presenter who represented her country at Eurovision
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead (November 28) · Actress known for films including Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and 10 Cloverfield Lane
- December
- Leighton Baines (December 11) · Former England international footballer and long-serving Everton defender
- Daniel Agger (December 12) · Danish footballer who played as a defender for Liverpool
- Santi Cazorla (December 13) · Spanish international footballer who played for Arsenal and Villarreal
- Martin Škrtel (December 15) · Slovakian defender who played over three hundred games for Liverpool
- Basshunter (December 22) · Swedish DJ and producer behind Eurodance hits Now You're Gone and All I Ever Wanted, both UK number ones
- Burak Özçivit (December 24) · Turkish actor and former model who plays Osman, founder of the Ottoman dynasty, in the long-running epic Kuruluş: Osman
- Nadiya Hussain (December 25)
- Gilles Simon (December 27) · Former French tennis professional and winner of multiple ATP titles
- LeBron James (December 30) · American basketball player with four NBA championships who became the league's all-time leading scorer in 2023