Famous birthdays by year
Famous People Born in 1998
Born in 1998? Meet the well-known people who share your birth year, from the biggest names to the ones you might not expect, month by month.
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The most famous people born in 199837
b. 1998Kylian Mbappé
French forward who won the 2018 World Cup at 19 and scored a hat-trick in the 2022 final, now playing for Real Madrid
Photo: Bryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0
b. 1998Achraf Hakimi
Moroccan professional footballer who plays for Paris Saint-Germain
Photo: Bryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0
b. 1998Elle Fanning
Award-winning actress known for roles in Maleficent and The Great
Photo: Gabriel Hutchinson · CC BY-SA 4.0
b. 1998MrBeast
American YouTuber known for his elaborate challenges and large-scale charitable giveaways
Photo: Tyren Redd · CC BY 4.0
b. 1998Shawn Mendes
Canadian singer-songwriter who rose to fame on social media
Photo: Cosmopolitan UK · CC BY 3.0
b. 1998Federico Valverde
Uruguayan midfielder who plays for Real Madrid and his national team
Photo: Real Madrid · CC BY 3.0
1998–2018XXXTentacion
Influential American rapper and pioneer of the SoundCloud rap movement
Photo: State of Florida · Public domain
b. 1998Yulia Lipnitskaya
Record-breaking Russian figure skater and Olympic gold medallist
Photo: David W. Carmichael · CC BY-SA 3.0
Born in 1998, month by month
- January
- Manuel Locatelli (January 8) · Italian midfielder who won Euro 2020 and plays for Juventus
- Alessia Rovegno (January 20)
- XXXTentacion (January 23) · Influential American rapper and pioneer of the SoundCloud rap movement
- February
- Khalid (February 11) · Georgia-born singer raised partly in El Paso whose relaxed hits Location and Talk made him an R&B star
- March
- April
- Nahuel Molina (April 6) · Argentine professional footballer who won the 2022 World Cup
- Elle Fanning (April 9) · Award-winning actress known for roles in Maleficent and The Great
- May
- Aryna Sabalenka (May 5) · Professional tennis player and multiple Grand Slam singles champion
- MrBeast (May 7) · American YouTuber known for his elaborate challenges and large-scale charitable giveaways
- Dani Olmo (May 7) · Spanish professional footballer who plays for Barcelona and Spain
- Abdulrahman Akkad (May 17)
- June
- Viktor Gyökeres (June 4) · Prolific Swedish striker who plays for Sporting CP
- Central Cee (June 4) · West London rapper whose hits Doja and Sprinter, with Dave, carried UK drill to a worldwide audience
- Yulia Lipnitskaya (June 5) · Record-breaking Russian figure skater and Olympic gold medallist
- Ritsu Dōan (June 16) · Japanese international footballer who plays as a winger
- Patricia Janečková (June 18) · Slovak soprano who won Czech and Slovakia's Got Talent at 12 and sang in concert halls before her death at 25
- Eberechi Eze (June 29) · Attacking midfielder for Crystal Palace and the England national team
- July
- Jaden Smith (July 8) · Actor and rapper who starred in the 2010 remake of The Karate Kid
- Federico Valverde (July 22) · Uruguayan midfielder who plays for Real Madrid and his national team
- Marc Hagit Cucurella (July 22) · Spanish defender who won the European Championship with his national team
- August
- Shawn Mendes (August 8) · Canadian singer-songwriter who rose to fame on social media
- Nick Fuentes (August 18)
- Ayase Ueda (August 28) · Japanese international striker who plays for the national team
- September
- Ao Tanaka (September 10) · Japanese international midfielder who plays for Leeds United
- Christian Pulisic (September 18) · American professional footballer playing for AC Milan and the USA
- October
- Trent Alexander-Arnold (October 7) · England and Liverpool footballer known for his creative passing and crossing
- Dayot Upamecano (October 27) · Professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bayern Munich
- November
- Achraf Hakimi (November 4) · Moroccan professional footballer who plays for Paris Saint-Germain
- Jules Koundé (November 12) · French international defender who plays for Barcelona
- Andrea Rubio (November 27)
- December
- Juice Wrld (December 2) · Chicago rapper whose raw, emotional hit Lucid Dreams made him a leading voice of emo rap before his death at 21
- Martin Ødegaard (December 17) · Captain of Arsenal and the Norway national football team
- Kylian Mbappé (December 20) · French forward who won the 2018 World Cup at 19 and scored a hat-trick in the 2022 final, now playing for Real Madrid
- Alexis Mac Allister (December 24) · World Cup-winning Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder
- Victor Osimhen (December 29) · Nigerian professional footballer and prolific striker for Napoli and Galatasaray
- Alina Sanko (December 31)