WhoWasBorn

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Born in 1972

2833 people in this dataset · ordered by Wikipedia popularity

  1. Eric Dane

    film actor, television actor

    1972–2026 · aged 53

    November 9 · 1972

    No external source identified

  2. Eminem

    music executive, entrepreneur

    53 years old

    October 17 · 1972

    Source: SNAC

  3. Zinedine Zidane

    association football player, association football coach

    54 years old

    June 23 · 1972

    Source: IMDb

  4. Dwayne Johnson

    American football player, businessperson

    54 years old

    May 2 · 1972

    Source: GeneaStar

  5. Ben Affleck

    voice actor, television actor

    54 years old

    August 15 · 1972

    Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  6. Gwyneth Paltrow

    actor, wellness guru

    54 years old

    September 27 · 1972

    Source: Babelio

  7. Cameron Diaz

    actor, film producer

    54 years old

    August 30 · 1972

    Source: Munzinger Personen

  8. Shaquille O'Neal

    Thai boxer, rapper

    54 years old

    March 6 · 1972

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  9. Jennifer Garner

    television actor, actor

    54 years old

    April 17 · 1972

    No external source identified

  10. Idris Elba

    stage actor, singer

    54 years old

    September 6 · 1972

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  11. Jude Law

    stage actor, film director

    53 years old

    December 29 · 1972

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  12. Josh Duhamel

    sports commentator, voice actor

    53 years old

    November 14 · 1972

    Source: Library of Congress Authorities

  13. Mauricio Pochettino

    association football player, association football coach

    54 years old

    March 2 · 1972

    Source: FBref

  14. The Notorious B.I.G.

    musician, songwriter

    1972–1997 · aged 24

    May 21 · 1972

    Source: blackpast.org

  15. Sofía Vergara

    television presenter, film producer

    54 years old

    July 10 · 1972

    Source: Internet Broadway Database

  16. Rhea Seehorn

    painter, actor

    54 years old

    May 12 · 1972

    No external source identified

  17. Maya Rudolph

    singer, film actor

    54 years old

    July 27 · 1972

    Source: Discogs

  18. Amanda Peet

    television producer, television actor

    54 years old

    January 11 · 1972

    Source: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television

  19. Rebecca Romijn

    actor, voice actor

    53 years old

    November 6 · 1972

    Source: GeneaStar

  20. Karl Urban

    actor, stage actor

    Date disputed

    June 7 · 1972

    No external source identified

  21. Andy Weir

    programmer, author

    54 years old

    June 16 · 1972

    Source: Internet Speculative Fiction Database

  22. Toni Collette

    film actor, film producer

    53 years old

    November 1 · 1972

    Source: Munzinger Personen

  23. Thandiwe Newton

    film actor

    53 years old

    November 6 · 1972

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  24. Jenny McCarthy

    presenter, anti-vaccine activist

    53 years old

    November 1 · 1972

    Source: GeneaStar

  25. Pedro Sánchez

    university teacher, economist

    54 years old

    February 29 · 1972

    Source: congreso.es

  26. Mike Johnson

    politician, journalist

    54 years old

    January 30 · 1972

    Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

  27. Billie Joe Armstrong

    stage actor, rock musician

    54 years old

    February 17 · 1972

    Source: Discogs

  28. Marlon Wayans

    television producer, film actor

    54 years old

    July 23 · 1972

    Source: SNAC

  29. Sundar Pichai

    chief executive officer, executive

    54 years old

    June 10 · 1972

    Source: Munzinger Personen

  30. Alyssa Milano

    human rights defender, film producer

    53 years old

    December 19 · 1972

    Source: Discogs

  31. Leslie Mann

    comedian, television actor

    54 years old

    March 26 · 1972

    Source: Discogs

  32. Mikie Sherrill

    prosecutor, politician

    54 years old

    January 19 · 1972

    No external source identified

  33. Robin Tunneyio

    film actor, television actor

    54 years old

    June 21 · 1972

    No external source identified

  34. Ben Sasse

    university teacher, politician

    54 years old

    February 22 · 1972

    No external source identified

  35. Liam Gallagher

    composer, singer

    54 years old

    September 21 · 1972

    Source: GeneaStar

  36. Carmen Electra

    singer, OnlyFans model

    54 years old

    April 20 · 1972

    No external source identified

  37. Vanessa Paradis

    fashion model, model

    53 years old

    December 22 · 1972

    Source: filmportal.de

  38. Geri Halliwell

    film actor, singer

    54 years old

    August 6 · 1972

    Source: IMDb

  39. Jimmy Carr

    television presenter, film actor

    54 years old

    September 15 · 1972

    No external source identified

  40. Alf-Inge Haaland

    association football player

    53 years old

    November 23 · 1972

    Source: Transfermarkt

  41. Wentworth Miller

    television actor, film producer

    54 years old

    June 2 · 1972

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  42. Gabriel Macht

    film actor, television actor

    54 years old

    January 22 · 1972

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  43. Jonny Lee Miller

    actor, film director

    53 years old

    November 15 · 1972

    No external source identified

  44. Arjun Rampal

    actor, model

    53 years old

    November 26 · 1972

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  45. Scott Foley

    actor, director

    54 years old

    July 15 · 1972

    Source: Internet Broadway Database

  46. Nikki Haley

    diplomat, bookkeeping

    54 years old

    January 20 · 1972

    Source: IMDb

  47. Angie Harmon

    model, actor

    54 years old

    August 10 · 1972

    Source: SNAC

  48. Luís Figo

    association football player, philatelist

    53 years old

    November 4 · 1972

    Source: Catalan Sport Encyclopedia

  49. Zubeen Garg

    recording artist, screenwriter

    1972–2025 · aged 52

    November 18 · 1972

    No external source identified

  50. Common

    musician, record producer

    54 years old

    March 13 · 1972

    Source: SNAC

  51. Claudia Winkleman

    journalist, television presenter

    54 years old

    January 15 · 1972

    Source: IMDb

  52. Peter Serafinowicz

    voice actor, television actor

    54 years old

    July 10 · 1972

    Source: Discogs

  53. Ralphie May

    comedian, stand-up comedian

    1972–2017 · aged 45

    February 17 · 1972

    Source: Find a Grave

  54. Selma Blair

    voice actor, actor

    54 years old

    June 23 · 1972

    Source: filmportal.de

  55. Rivaldo

    association football player

    54 years old

    April 19 · 1972

    Source: Transfermarkt

  56. Gabrielle Union

    model, film actor

    53 years old

    October 29 · 1972

    Source: IMDb

  57. Wil Wheaton

    actor, film actor

    54 years old

    July 29 · 1972

    Source: Internet Speculative Fiction Database

  58. Mike Tomlin

    American football coach

    54 years old

    March 15 · 1972

    No external source identified

  59. Laverne Cox

    LGBTQ rights activist, film actor

    54 years old

    May 29 · 1972

    Source: IMDb

  60. Stuart Townsend

    film director, film producer

    53 years old

    December 15 · 1972

    Source: filmportal.de

  61. Eli Roth

    film director, animator

    54 years old

    April 18 · 1972

    Source: filmportal.de

  62. Jennifer Syme

    film actor, actor

    1972–2001 · aged 28

    December 7 · 1972

    No external source identified

  63. Taylor Hawkins

    songwriter, singer

    1972–2022 · aged 50

    February 17 · 1972

    Source: IMDb

  64. Tracee Ellis Ross

    television director, television actor

    53 years old

    October 29 · 1972

    Source: IMDb

  65. Elizabeth Berkley

    dancer, actor

    54 years old

    July 28 · 1972

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  66. Jennie Garth

    actor, film actor

    54 years old

    April 3 · 1972

    No external source identified

  67. Paul Wight

    professional wrestler, pundit

    54 years old

    February 8 · 1972

    No external source identified

  68. Drea de Matteo

    film actor, film director

    54 years old

    January 19 · 1972

    Source: IMDb

  69. Toto Wolff

    sports agent, investor

    54 years old

    January 12 · 1972

    No external source identified

  70. Yogi Adityanath

    monk, politician

    54 years old

    June 5 · 1972

    No external source identified

  71. Naftali Bennett

    politician, businessperson

    54 years old

    March 25 · 1972

    Source: knesset.gov.il

  72. Saffron Burrows

    film director, stage actor

    53 years old

    October 22 · 1972

    Source: filmportal.de

  73. Busta Rhymes

    singer, actor

    54 years old

    May 20 · 1972

    Source: Internet Broadway Database

  74. Wayne Brady

    comedian, television presenter

    54 years old

    June 2 · 1972

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  75. Alessandro Nivola

    actor, stage actor

    54 years old

    June 28 · 1972

    Source: filmportal.de

  76. Nick Frost

    comedian, screenwriter

    54 years old

    March 28 · 1972

    Source: Discogs

  77. David Lammy

    politician, jurist

    54 years old

    July 19 · 1972

    No external source identified

  78. The Great Khali

    professional wrestler, film actor

    54 years old

    August 27 · 1972

    No external source identified

  79. Missi Pyle

    stage actor, singer

    53 years old

    November 16 · 1972

    Source: filmportal.de

  80. Sarah Rafferty

    television actor, stage actor

    53 years old

    December 6 · 1972

    No external source identified

  81. Amy Coney Barrett

    university teacher, lawyer

    54 years old

    January 28 · 1972

    Source: GeneaStar

  82. Karan Johar

    screenwriter, author

    54 years old

    May 25 · 1972

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  83. Dita Von Teese

    erotic photography model, actor

    54 years old

    September 28 · 1972

    Source: IMDb

  84. Lisa Ann

    stripper, talent agent

    54 years old

    May 9 · 1972

    Source: X

  85. Jason Mantzoukas

    television actor, comedian

    53 years old

    December 18 · 1972

    Source: Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze

  86. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

    autobiographer, association football coach

    54 years old

    March 27 · 1972

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  87. Julie Benz

    voice actor, actor

    54 years old

    May 1 · 1972

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  88. Justine Musk

    novelist

    54 years old

    September 2 · 1972

    Source: Internet Speculative Fiction Database

  89. Victoria Coren Mitchell

    pornographic film director, poker player

    54 years old

    August 18 · 1972

    Source: IMDb

  90. John Abraham

    film actor, actor

    53 years old

    December 17 · 1972

    Source: SNAC

  91. Dean Potter

    rock climber, mountaineer

    1972–2015 · aged 43

    April 14 · 1972

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  92. Timbaland

    singer, composer

    54 years old

    March 10 · 1972

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  93. Anurag Kashyap

    film director, film actor

    54 years old

    September 10 · 1972

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  94. Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi

    engineer, politician

    1972–2026 · aged 53

    June 25 · 1972

    No external source identified

  95. Brad Paisley

    composer, country musician

    53 years old

    October 28 · 1972

    Source: IMDb

  96. Joe Wright

    casting director, film producer

    54 years old

    August 25 · 1972

    Source: SNAC

  97. Lawrence Wong

    chief executive officer, politician

    53 years old

    December 18 · 1972

    No external source identified

  98. Lil Jon

    record producer, entrepreneur

    54 years old

    January 17 · 1972

    Source: people.com

  99. Michael Rosenbaum

    film director, film producer

    54 years old

    July 11 · 1972

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  100. Poorna Jagannathan

    film producer, television actor

    53 years old

    December 22 · 1972

    Source: Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze

  101. Sung Kang

    actor, film actor

    54 years old

    April 8 · 1972

    No external source identified

  102. Queen Mary of Denmark

    queen consort, businessperson

    54 years old

    February 5 · 1972

    Source: The Fine Art Archive

  103. Lilian Thuram

    author, actor

    54 years old

    January 1 · 1972

    Source: Transfermarkt

  104. Jill Scott

    film actor, actor

    54 years old

    April 4 · 1972

    Source: Notable Black American Women

  105. Rob Thomas

    composer, singer

    54 years old

    February 14 · 1972

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  106. Luciana Pedraza

    economist, film director

    54 years old

    January 5 · 1972

    Source: cinenacional.com

  107. Goran Višnjić

    film actor, stage actor

    54 years old

    September 9 · 1972

    Source: Discogs

  108. Archie Panjabi

    film actor, actor

    54 years old

    May 31 · 1972

    Source: filmportal.de

  109. John Cho

    actor, singer

    54 years old

    June 16 · 1972

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  110. Molly Parker

    film actor, manufacturer

    Date disputed

    July 17 · 1972

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  111. Joe Hill

    actor, executive producer

    54 years old

    June 4 · 1972

    Source: joehill.nl

  112. Max Brooks

    Lehrbeauftragter, actor

    54 years old

    May 22 · 1972

    Source: Babelio

  113. Mia Hamm

    association football player

    54 years old

    March 17 · 1972

    Source: Soccerdonna

  114. Miranda Hart

    television producer, film actor

    53 years old

    December 14 · 1972

    Source: IMDb

  115. Claudia Black

    actor, film actor

    53 years old

    October 11 · 1972

    No external source identified

  116. Jaromír Jágr

    ice hockey player, sports executive

    54 years old

    February 15 · 1972

    Source: espn.go.com

  117. Gretchen Mol

    actor, film actor

    53 years old

    November 8 · 1972

    Source: Discogs

  118. Lee Jung-jae

    television actor, film actor

    53 years old

    December 15 · 1972

    Source: artistcompany.co.kr

  119. Jos Verstappen

    rally driver, racing automobile driver

    54 years old

    March 4 · 1972

    Source: Racing-Reference

  120. Poppy Montgomery

    film actor, actor

    54 years old

    June 15 · 1972

    Source: IMDb

  121. Jacinda Barrett

    model, television actor

    54 years old

    August 2 · 1972

    Source: filmportal.de

  122. Dave Roberts

    baseball manager, baseball player

    54 years old

    May 31 · 1972

    No external source identified

  123. Rahul Khanna

    television presenter, film actor

    54 years old

    June 20 · 1972

    No external source identified

  124. Pooja Bhatt

    screenwriter, film editor

    54 years old

    February 24 · 1972

    No external source identified

  125. Priyanka Vadra

    politician, businessperson

    54 years old

    January 12 · 1972

    No external source identified

  126. Grant Hill

    art collector, basketball player

    54 years old

    October 5 · 1972

    Source: SNAC

  127. Shefali Shah

    film director, television actor

    54 years old

    July 20 · 1972

    Source: Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze

  128. Pavel Nedvěd

    athlete, association football player

    54 years old

    August 30 · 1972

    Source: imdb.com

  129. Marc Blucas

    film producer, film actor

    54 years old

    January 11 · 1972

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  130. Kimbal Musk

    restaurateur, entrepreneur

    54 years old

    September 20 · 1972

    No external source identified

  131. Rohan Marley

    American football player, musician

    54 years old

    May 19 · 1972

    No external source identified

  132. Dane Cook

    film director, film actor

    54 years old

    March 18 · 1972

    Source: IMDb

  133. Michael Chang

    tennis player, tennis coach

    54 years old

    February 22 · 1972

    Source: The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.)

  134. Maggie O'Farrell

    writer

    54 years old

    May 27 · 1972

    No external source identified

  135. Dana Perino

    politician, journalist

    54 years old

    May 9 · 1972

    Source: GeneaStar

  136. Beto O'Rourke

    businessperson, writer

    54 years old

    September 26 · 1972

    Source: GeneaStar

  137. Omar Calzoski

    student

    1972–1985 · aged 13

    August 28 · 1972

    No external source identified

  138. Jennifer Hale

    musician, voice actor

    54 years old

    January 30 · 1972

    Source: Geni

  139. Steve McManaman

    association football player, sports commentator

    54 years old

    February 11 · 1972

    Source: Transfermarkt

  140. Mark Hoppus

    songwriter, singer

    54 years old

    March 15 · 1972

    Source: IMDb

  141. Richard T. Jones

    film actor, manufacturer

    54 years old

    January 16 · 1972

    Source: IMDb

  142. Jermaine Dupri

    music manager, songwriter

    54 years old

    September 23 · 1972

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  143. Catherine McCormack

    stage actor, film actor

    54 years old

    April 3 · 1972

    Source: filmportal.de

  144. Mike Dirnt

    composer, songwriter

    54 years old

    May 4 · 1972

    Source: Internet Broadway Database

  145. Namrata Shirodkar

    actor, beauty pageant contestant

    54 years old

    January 22 · 1972

    Source: IMDb

  146. Tré Cool

    composer, musician

    53 years old

    December 9 · 1972

    Source: Internet Broadway Database

  147. Brooke Rollins

    lawyer

    54 years old

    April 10 · 1972

    No external source identified

  148. Jaap Stam

    association football player, association football coach

    54 years old

    July 17 · 1972

    Source: Transfermarkt

  149. Jay Manuel

    photographer, model

    54 years old

    August 14 · 1972

    No external source identified

  150. Robyn Lively

    television actor, film actor

    54 years old

    February 7 · 1972

    Source: IMDb

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