Famous People Born in 1987: Celebrities & Birthdays | Who Shares My BirthdayFamous people born in 1987 include Lionel Messi, Novak Djokovic and Luis Suárez. Explore their birthdays month by month and see who shares your birth year.

Maria Sharapova

Sebastian Vettel

Who Shares My Birthday.

Famous birthdays by year

Famous People Born in 1987

Born in 1987? 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 39 in 2026 · Chinese zodiac: Year of the Rabbit

The 1980s

The most famous people born in 1987109

Lionel Messi

Argentine footballer who won a record eight Ballon d'Or awards and led Argentina to the 2022 World Cup title

Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Major League Soccer club Inter Miami, which he captains, and the Argentina national team.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Bryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic (born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as the world No.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Andymiah · CC BY-SA 4.0

Luis Suárez

Uruguayan striker who is his country's record goalscorer and starred for Ajax, Liverpool and Barcelona

Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (Spanish pronunciation:; born 24 January 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. He is regarded as one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest strikers of all time.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Bryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova

Russian tennis player who won Wimbledon at 17 and completed a career Grand Slam with five major titles

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian: Мария Юрьевна Шарапова, romanized: Mariya Yuryevna Sharapova, pronounced; born April 19, 1987) is a Russian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Tourism Victoria · CC BY 2.0

Karim Benzema

French striker who won five Champions League titles with Real Madrid and the 2022 Ballon d'Or before joining Saudi club Al-Ittihad

Karim Mostafa Benzema (born 19 December 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is a free agent after the termination of his contract with Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Zack · CC BY 4.0

Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel

Four-time Formula One world champion from Germany

Sebastian Vettel (German pronunciation:; born 3 July 1987) is a German former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 2007 to 2022.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Notable PeopleAge 39

Photo: Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0

Zac Efron

American actor who rose to fame in High School Musical

Zachary David Alexander Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an American actor. Efron began acting professionally in the early 2000s and rose to prominence as a teen idol for his leading role as Troy Bolton in the High School Musical film series (2006–2008).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Eva Rinaldi from Sydney Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0

Andy Murray

Double Olympic champion and former world number one tennis player

Sir Andrew Barron Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a British professional tennis coach and former player. He was ranked as the world No.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: si.robi · CC BY-SA 2.0

Born in 1987, month by month

January
- Loïc Rémy (January 2) · French striker who played for Chelsea and Newcastle United
- Sirusho (January 7) · Yerevan-born pop singer whose folk-inspired Eurovision 2008 entry Qélé, Qélé finished fourth, then Armenia's best result at the contest
- Jamie Vardy (January 11) · Prolific striker who won the Premier League with Leicester City
- Lee Seung-gi (January 13) · South Korean ballad singer, actor and variety host who starred in Brilliant Legacy and Vagabond
- Evan Peters (January 20) · Actor known for American Horror Story and Dahmer
- Luis Suárez (January 24) · Uruguayan striker who is his country's record goalscorer and starred for Ajax, Liverpool and Barcelona
- Maria Kirilenko (January 25) · Russian professional tennis player and Olympic medal winner
- Gojko Kačar (January 26) · Serbian international footballer who played in the German Bundesliga
- Arda Turan (January 30) · Turkish footballer who played for Atletico Madrid and Barcelona
- Phil Lester (January 30)
February
- Ronda Rousey (February 1) · Former UFC champion and professional wrestler
- Gerard Piqué (February 2) · Highly decorated Spanish defender for Barcelona and Manchester United
- Michael B. Jordan (February 9) · American actor known for roles in Creed and Black Panther
- Yuja Wang (February 10) · Beijing-born virtuoso pianist trained at the Curtis Institute who won a Grammy for The American Project
- Edinson Cavani (February 14) · Uruguayan striker known for his goalscoring for club and country
- Miles Teller (February 20) · American actor known for Whiplash and Top Gun: Maverick
- Elliot Page (February 21) · Oscar-nominated actor known for starring in Juno
- Sergio Romero (February 22) · Argentine goalkeeper and his country's most capped player in the position
March
- Kesha (March 1) · American singer and songwriter known for the hit Tik Tok
- Shraddha Kapoor (March 3) · Leading actress in Hindi films and one of India’s highest-paid stars
- Kevin-Prince Boateng (March 6) · Professional footballer who played for Portsmouth, AC Milan and Ghana
- Hatem Ben Arfa (March 7) · French footballer known for his technical ability and creative play
- Eleni Foureira (March 7) · Albanian-born Greek pop star whose fiery Eurovision 2018 entry Fuego gave Cyprus its best ever result
- Rob Kardashian (March 17)
- Bryan Dechart (March 17)
- Rob Jetten (March 25) · Dutch politician and leader of the Democrats 66 party
- Polina Gagarina (March 27) · Russian singer who finished second in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest
- Dimitri Payet (March 29) · French footballer renowned for his exceptional free-kick ability
April
- Sami Khedira (April 4) · World Cup-winning German midfielder who played for Real Madrid
- Martín Cáceres (April 7) · Versatile Uruguayan footballer who played for Barcelona and Juventus
- Blaise Matuidi (April 9) · World Cup-winning French midfielder who played for Paris Saint-Germain
- Joss Stone (April 11) · British soul singer who rose to fame with The Soul Sessions
- Aaron Lennon (April 16) · Professional footballer who played as a winger for England
- Medhi Benatia (April 17) · Moroccan international defender who played for top clubs including Bayern Munich
- Maria Sharapova (April 19) · Russian tennis player who won Wimbledon at 17 and completed a career Grand Slam with five major titles
- Joe Hart (April 19) · Former England international goalkeeper
- David Luiz (April 22) · Brazilian footballer who won the Champions League with Chelsea
- Mikel John Obi (April 22) · Nigerian footballer who played as a midfielder for Chelsea
- Jan Vertonghen (April 24) · Long-serving Belgian defender who played for Ajax and Tottenham Hotspur
- Jay Park (April 25) · Seattle-born rapper, dancer and former 2PM member who founded the Korean hip-hop labels AOMG and H1ghr Music
May
- Leonardo Bonucci (May 1) · Decorated Italian central defender and winner of Euro 2020
- Cesc Fàbregas (May 4) · Spanish World Cup-winning midfielder and professional football manager
- Jorge Lorenzo (May 4) · Five-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing world champion
- Moon Geun-young (May 6) · South Korean actress known as the Nation's Little Sister
- Jérémy Ménez (May 7) · French forward who played for top clubs including Paris Saint-Germain
- Tomoaki Makino (May 11) · Japanese defender known for his long career with Urawa Reds
- Candice King (May 13) · Houston-born actress and singer who played Caroline Forbes in all eight seasons of the supernatural drama The Vampire Diaries
- Carrie Prejean (May 13)
- Andy Murray (May 15) · Double Olympic champion and former world number one tennis player
- Stacey Milbern (May 19)
- Mike Havenaar (May 20) · Japanese professional footballer who played as a striker
- Masato Morishige (May 21) · Japanese international footballer and long-serving captain of FC Tokyo
- Novak Djokovic (May 22)
- Arturo Vidal (May 22) · Chilean footballer widely regarded as one of the best midfielders
- Gervinho (May 27) · Ivorian professional footballer who played for Arsenal and Roma
June
- Sonakshi Sinha (June 2) · Indian actress who stars in major Bollywood films
- Kendrick Lamar (June 17) · Compton rapper whose albums good kid, m.A.A.d city, To Pimp a Butterfly and DAMN. made him the most acclaimed rapper of his generation
- Khatia Buniatishvili (June 21) · Batumi-born classical pianist who began performing with an orchestra at six and plays at the world's leading concert halls
- Lee Min-ho (June 22) · South Korean actor who starred in the series Boys Over Flowers
- Lionel Messi (June 24) · Argentine footballer who won a record eight Ballon d'Or awards and led Argentina to the 2022 World Cup title
- LiSA (June 24) · Japanese rock singer famous for anime themes, including Demon Slayer's Gurenge and the award-winning Homura
- Samir Nasri (June 26) · French international midfielder who played for Arsenal and Manchester City
- Maryam al-Khawaja (June 26)
July
- Sebastian Vettel (July 3) · Four-time Formula One world champion from Germany
- Ji Chang-wook (July 5) · South Korean action star who does many of his own stunts, known for the dramas Healer, Empress Ki and The K2
- Dan Reynolds (July 14) · Las Vegas singer who fronts Imagine Dragons, the stadium rock band behind Radioactive, Believer and Thunder
- Ivan Strinić (July 17) · Croatian footballer who played in a World Cup final
- Julian Nagelsmann (July 23) · Manager of the Germany national football team
- Kosuke Ota (July 23) · Japanese professional footballer who played as a defender
- Luiz Gustavo (July 23) · Champions League-winning Brazilian midfielder who played for Bayern Munich
- Marek Hamšík (July 27) · Slovakian midfielder who is the record appearance maker for Napoli
- Pedro (July 28) · Spanish forward who won major trophies with Barcelona and Chelsea
August
- Iago Aspas (August 1) · Prolific Spanish striker and captain of Celta Vigo
- Nico Hülkenberg (August 19) · German Formula One driver and Le Mans winner
- Blake Lively (August 25) · American actress known for starring in the series Gossip Girl
- Liu Yifei (August 25) · Chinese-American actress who starred in the live-action remake of Mulan
- Amy Macdonald (August 25) · Scottish singer-songwriter known for her debut album This Is the Life
- Ksenia Sukhinova (August 26)
- Daigo Nishi (August 28) · Japanese defender and winner of several J.League and continental titles
September
- Sevdaliza (September 1) · Tehran-born Dutch singer and producer whose dark, experimental albums and the hit Alibi made her an alternative icon
- Evan Rachel Wood (September 7) · American actress known for the science fiction series Westworld
- Wiz Khalifa (September 8) · Pittsburgh-raised rapper whose hits Black and Yellow and the Furious 7 tribute See You Again both topped the US chart
- Afrojack (September 9) · Dutch electro house DJ and producer from Spijkenisse who won a Grammy for remixing Madonna and co-produced Pitbull's Give Me Everything
- Tom Felton (September 22) · British actor famous for playing Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter films
- Yu Kobayashi (September 23) · Japanese international footballer and former J.League Most Valuable Player
- Milojko Spajić (September 24) · Politician serving as the Prime Minister of Montenegro
- Kim Yo-jong (September 26) · Senior North Korean politician and sister of leader Kim Jong Un
- Hilary Duff (September 28) · American actress and singer who starred in Lizzie McGuire
October
- Hideto Takahashi (October 17) · Japanese professional footballer and youth coach
- Zac Efron (October 18) · American actor who rose to fame in High School Musical
- Seo In-guk (October 23) · South Korean singer who won Superstar K and became an actor in Reply 1997 and Doom at Your Service
November
- Elizabeth Smart (November 3)
- T.O.P (November 4) · Deep-voiced rapper of the K-pop group BIGBANG who became an award-winning actor and played Thanos in Squid Game
- Erin Brady (November 5)
- Ana Ivanovic (November 6) · Serbian tennis player who won the 2008 French Open
- Marouane Fellaini (November 22) · Former Belgian professional footballer who played for Manchester United
- Karen Gillan (November 28) · Scottish actress known for Doctor Who and Marvel films
December
- Aaron Carter (December 7) · Florida-born pop singer and younger brother of Nick Carter whose album Aaron's Party made him a teen idol
- Hikaru Nakamura (December 9) · American chess grandmaster and five-time United States champion
- Gonzalo Higuaín (December 10) · Prolific striker who played for Real Madrid, Juventus and Argentina
- Natalia Gordienko (December 11) · Chișinău-born pop singer who represented Moldova at Eurovision twice, most recently with the 2021 finalist Sugar
- Yosuke Kashiwagi (December 15) · Japanese international midfielder who played for Urawa Red Diamonds
- Kirthi Jayakumar (December 15)
- Chelsea Manning (December 17) · American whistleblower who leaked classified documents to WikiLeaks
- Karim Benzema (December 19) · French striker who won five Champions League titles with Real Madrid and the 2022 Ballon d'Or before joining Saudi club Al-Ittihad
- Ronan Farrow (December 19)
- Michihiro Yasuda (December 20) · Japanese full-back who played in the Eredivisie and J-League
- Taliana Vargas (December 20)
- Taťána Kuchařová (December 23)

← 1986 1988 →