Famous birthdays by year
Famous People Born in 1986
Born in 1986? 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 40 in 2026 · Chinese zodiac: Year of the Tiger
The 1980s
The most famous people born in 1986117
b. 1986Lady Gaga
MusicAge 40
Photo: The White House · Public domain
b. 1986Rafael Nadal
Spanish tennis champion who won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, including a record 14 French Open crowns
SportsAge 40
Photo: Barcex · CC BY-SA 4.0
b. 1986Agnez Mo
Indonesian singer, songwriter and actress who became a child star and later pursued an international R&B career
MusicAge 40
Photo: Toglenn · CC BY-SA 4.0
b. 1986Usain Bolt
Jamaican sprinter who holds the 100 and 200 metres world records and won eight Olympic gold medals
SportsAge 40
Photo: Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil · CC BY 3.0 br
b. 1986Megan Fox
American actress who rose to fame in Transformers and starred in the cult horror comedy Jennifer's Body
FashionAge 40
Photo: Kevin Paul · CC BY 4.0
b. 1986Manuel Neuer
German goalkeeper who revolutionised the role with his sweeper-keeper style
SportsAge 40
Photo: Bryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0
b. 1986Emmy Rossum
Actress and singer known for the television series Shameless
FilmAge 40
Photo: PhilipRomano · CC BY-SA 4.0
b. 1986Lindsay Lohan
American actress and singer who starred in Mean Girls
MusicAge 40
Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America · CC BY-SA 2.0
Born in 1986, month by month
- January
- Nejc Pečnik (January 3) · Slovenian footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday and Red Star Belgrade
- James Milner (January 4) · English footballer known for his longevity and professional discipline
- Deepika Padukone (January 5) · Indian film star and one of Bollywood's highest-paid actresses
- Irina Shayk (January 6) · Russian model known for her work with major fashion houses
- Alex Turner (January 6) · Lead singer and songwriter of the rock band Arctic Monkeys
- David Silva (January 8) · Premier League winning Spanish footballer known for his creative midfield play
- Yohan Cabaye (January 14) · French international midfielder who played for Newcastle United and PSG
- Daiki Niwa (January 16) · Japanese international defender who enjoyed great success with Gamba Osaka
- Sidharth Malhotra (January 16) · Popular Indian actor known for his roles in Hindi cinema
- Claudio Marchisio (January 19) · Italian midfielder who spent most of his career at Juventus
- Sushant Singh Rajput (January 21) · Bollywood actor known for the biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
- Michael Stevens (January 23)
- Mischa Barton (January 24) · Actress best known for starring in the teen drama The O.C
- Shruti Haasan (January 28) · Chennai-born actress and singer from the Haasan film family, known for Gabbar Singh, Srimanthudu and Salaar
- February
- Vedran Ćorluka (February 5) · Former professional footballer for Tottenham Hotspur and the Croatian national team
- Radamel Falcao (February 10) · High-scoring Colombian striker nicknamed The Tiger
- Gabriel Boric (February 11) · Youngest president in the history of Chile
- Diego Godín (February 16) · Uruguayan defender and former captain of Atlético Madrid
- Marta (February 19) · Brazilian footballer widely regarded as one of the greatest female players
- Nacho Monreal (February 26) · Spanish footballer who played as a defender for Arsenal and Spain
- March
- Park Min-young (March 4) · South Korean actress often called the queen of romantic comedy, known for What's Wrong with Secretary Kim and Marry My Husband
- Mona Seif (March 12)
- Alexandra Daddario (March 16) · Actress known for the Percy Jackson films and The White Lotus
- Edin Džeko (March 17) · Bosnian striker who is his country's all-time record goalscorer
- Lady Gaga (March 20)
- Kangana Ranaut (March 23) · Award-winning Indian actress and Member of Parliament
- Nathalia Dill (March 24) · Leading Brazilian actress known for starring in popular telenovelas
- Manuel Neuer (March 27) · German goalkeeper who revolutionised the role with his sweeper-keeper style
- Sergio Ramos (March 30) · Spanish centre-back who won four Champions League titles with Real Madrid and captained Spain to World Cup glory in 2010
- April
- Ibrahim Afellay (April 2) · Dutch international footballer who played for Barcelona and PSV Eindhoven
- Amanda Bynes (April 3) · American child star of Nickelodeon and films like She's the Man
- Ryota Moriwaki (April 6) · Japanese footballer known for playing in the J1 League
- Igor Akinfeev (April 8) · Russian goalkeeper and long-time captain of CSKA Moscow
- Leighton Meester (April 9) · Actress and singer known for her lead role in Gossip Girl
- Vincent Kompany (April 10) · Former Manchester City captain and football manager
- Fernando Gago (April 10) · Argentine football manager and former midfielder for Real Madrid
- Shinji Okazaki (April 16) · Japanese footballer who won the Premier League with Leicester City
- Romain Grosjean (April 17) · French racing driver known for his career in Formula One
- Amber Heard (April 22) · American actress who starred in Aquaman and The Rum Diary
- Dinara Safina (April 27) · Russian former professional tennis player and world number one
- Jenna Coleman (April 27) · Blackpool-born actress who played companion Clara Oswald in Doctor Who and the young Queen Victoria in ITV's Victoria
- May
- Masaaki Higashiguchi (May 12) · Professional Japanese goalkeeper who played for the national team
- Robert Pattinson (May 13) · British actor known for the Twilight films and The Batman
- Alexander Rybak (May 13) · Norwegian singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009
- Megan Fox (May 16) · American actress who rose to fame in Transformers and starred in the cult horror comedy Jennifer's Body
- Mario Mandžukić (May 21) · Prolific Croatian striker who won the Champions League with Bayern Munich
- June
- Dayana Mendoza (June 1)
- Rafael Nadal (June 3) · Spanish tennis champion who won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, including a record 14 French Open crowns
- Vozinha (June 3) · Cape Verdean international goalkeeper with over seventy caps
- Oona Castilla Chaplin (June 4) · Madrid-born actress and granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin who played Talisa in Game of Thrones and appeared in Taboo
- Fahriye Evcen (June 4) · German-born Turkish actress who rose to fame in Yaprak Dökümü and played the heroine of Çalıkuşu
- Hajime Hosogai (June 10) · Japanese international footballer who played for Bayer Leverkusen and Hertha BSC
- Shia LaBeouf (June 11) · American actor known for Transformers and independent film roles
- Sébastien Lecornu (June 11) · French politician who has served as the Minister of the Armed Forces
- Keisuke Honda (June 13) · Japanese footballer and manager who played for AC Milan
- Måns Zelmerlöw (June 13) · Swedish singer who won the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest
- Kat Dennings (June 13) · American actress best known for the sitcom 2 Broke Girls
- Fernando Muslera (June 16) · Uruguayan goalkeeper who has played in three World Cup tournaments
- Richard Madden (June 18) · Scottish actor who starred in Game of Thrones and Bodyguard
- Shusaku Nishikawa (June 18) · Japanese goalkeeper who has played for Urawa Red Diamonds
- Salwan Momika (June 23)
- Solange Knowles (June 24) · Houston-born singer and artist, Beyoncé's younger sister, acclaimed for the soul album A Seat at the Table
- Sam Claflin (June 27) · Ipswich-born actor who played Finnick in The Hunger Games and starred in Me Before You and Daisy Jones and the Six
- Allegra Versace (June 30)
- July
- Agnez Mo (July 1) · Indonesian singer, songwriter and actress who became a child star and later pursued an international R&B career
- Lindsay Lohan (July 2) · American actress and singer who starred in Mean Girls
- Ola Toivonen (July 3) · Swedish footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and forward
- Luigi Di Maio (July 6) · Italian politician and former Deputy Prime Minister
- Kaiane Aldorino (July 8)
- Yoann Gourcuff (July 11) · French former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder
- Betty Gilpin (July 21) · New York actress who earned three Emmy nominations for the wrestling comedy GLOW and led Mrs. Davis
- Remy Hii (July 24)
- Hulk (July 25) · Powerful Brazilian footballer known for his incredible physical strength
- Shinzō Kōroki (July 31) · Prolific Japanese striker and former national team footballer
- August
- Takahagi Yojiro (August 2) · Japanese professional midfielder with over ten international caps
- Christina Perri (August 19) · American singer-songwriter known for the hit single Jar of Hearts
- Linus Sebastian (August 20)
- Usain Bolt (August 21) · Jamaican sprinter who holds the 100 and 200 metres world records and won eight Olympic gold medals
- Paetongtarn Shinawatra (August 21) · Prime Minister of Thailand and leader of the Pheu Thai Party
- Cassie Ventura (August 26) · R&B singer behind the 2006 hit Me & U whose lawsuit against Sean Combs led to his high-profile federal trial
- Sebastian Kurz (August 27) · Former Chancellor of Austria and leader of the People's Party
- Lea Michele (August 29) · American actress and singer who starred in the television series Glee
- September
- João Moutinho (September 8) · Portuguese international footballer who played for Porto and Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Emmy Rossum (September 12) · Actress and singer known for the television series Shameless
- Yūto Nagatomo (September 12) · Versatile Japanese footballer who played as a full-back for Inter Milan
- Jenna Marbles (September 15)
- George Simion (September 21) · Romanian nationalist politician who co-founded AUR and lost the 2025 presidential run-off to Nicușor Dan
- Olivier Giroud (September 30) · All-time leading goalscorer for the French national football team
- October
- Ezequiel Garay (October 10) · Argentine footballer who won gold at the 2008 Olympics
- Cristhian Stuani (October 12) · Uruguayan striker who became the all-time leading scorer for Girona
- Inna (October 16) · Romanian singer known for international dance music hits
- Emilia Clarke (October 23) · British actress who played Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones
- Drake (October 24)
- November
- Ileana D'Cruz (November 1) · Indian actress known for starring in Telugu and Hindi films
- Penn Badgley (November 1) · Actor known for starring in Gossip Girl and You
- Kasper Schmeichel (November 5) · Danish goalkeeper, son of Peter Schmeichel, who won the Premier League with Leicester City in 2016 and starred at Euro 2020
- BoA (November 5) · South Korean singer and actress known as the Queen of K-pop
- Aaron Swartz (November 8) · Computer programmer and activist who helped develop RSS and Reddit
- Josh Peck (November 10)
- Ignazio Abate (November 12) · Italian footballer and coach who played for AC Milan
- Sania Mirza (November 15) · Indian tennis player who was world number one in doubles
- MatPat (November 15)
- Nani (November 17) · Portuguese footballer known for his time at Manchester United
- Oscar Pistorius (November 22) · Paralympic champion who competed in the 2012 Olympic Games
- Alexandra Rosenfeld (November 23)
- Katie Cassidy (November 25) · American actress known for her role in the series Arrow
- December
- Andrew Tate (December 1) · Former professional kickboxer and controversial social media influencer
- Jakov Milatović (December 7) · Montenegrin politician serving as the President of Montenegro
- Kristen Dalton (December 13)
- Keylor Navas (December 15) · Three-time Champions League winning goalkeeper with Real Madrid
- Ryan Babel (December 19) · Dutch international winger who played for Ajax and Liverpool
- Riyo Mori (December 24)
- Hugo Lloris (December 26) · French goalkeeper who captained his country to World Cup victory
- Kit Harington (December 26) · English actor who became a global star playing Jon Snow across all eight seasons of HBO's Game of Thrones
- Selen Soyder (December 26)
- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (December 27) · Multi-Olympic gold medal-winning Jamaican sprinter
- Ellie Goulding (December 30) · Chart-topping British singer known for hits like Love Me Like You Do