- Jan 1 John Digweed, English DJ
- Jan 10 Johan Laats, Belgian judoka
- Jan 17 Filippo Raciti, Italian police officer (d. 2007)
- Jan 23 Belkis Ayón, Cuban printmaker (collography), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1999)
- Jan 25 Mark Bamford, American writer/director
- Feb 1 Meg Cabot, American author
- Feb 1 Patle Shishupal Natthu, Indian politician
- Feb 2 Laurent Nkunda, Congolese general
- Feb 10 Armand Serrano, Filipino animator, born in Manila, Phillipines
- Feb 11 Scott Shay, American linguist
- Feb 12 Chris McKinstry, Canadian computer scientist, born in Winnipeg, Canada (d. 2006)
- Feb 14 Stelios Haji-Ioannou, British entrepreneur
- Feb 14 Mark Rutte, Dutch politician, Prime Minister (2010-), born in The Hague
- Feb 18 Harry Van Barneveld, Belgian judoka
- Feb 23 Pam Blundell, British fashion designer
- Feb 25 Nick Leeson, British banker (Baring bank)
- Feb 27 Jonathan Ive, English Designer at Apple Inc. (designed the imac, ipod, iphone), born in Chingford, London
- Mar 4 Andrew Osmond, English writer
- Mar 6 Mihai Tudose, Romanian politician, Prime Minister (2017-), born in Brăila, Romania
- Mar 7 Ai Yazawa, Japanese mangaka
- Mar 10 Omer Tarin [Omer Salim Khan], Pakistani poet, scholar and activist, born in Peshawar, Pakistan
- Mar 11 Brad Carson, American politician
- Mar 14 Edward M Fincke, Capt USAF/astronaut, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Mar 15 Naoko Takeuchi, Japanese artist
- Mar 17 Barry Minkow, American religious leader and ex-convict (fraud)
- Mar 18 Ken Edenfield, American basenall player
- Mar 21 Adrian Chiles, British television and radio presenter
- Mar 21 Maxim Reality, British MC (The Prodigy)
- Mar 25 Matthew Barney, American media artist
- Mar 27 Paul Adams, American celebrity
- Apr 5 Gary Gait, Canadian lacrosse player
- Apr 9 Alex Kahn, American artist
- Apr 11 Stefan Johnstown, Norwegian speed walker (world record 20 km)
- Apr 17 Birgitta Jonsdottir, Icelandic politician, Head of the Pirate Party, born in Reykjavík
- Apr 19 Steven H Silver, American sci-fi editor
Willem-Alexander
Apr 27 Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands (2013-present), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
Willem-Alexander
- May 7 Joe Rice, legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado
- May 10 Scott Brison, Canadian politician
- May 10 Jon Ronson, British journalist and author
- May 19 Massimo Taccon, Italian painter and sculptor
- May 20 Ramzi Yousef, Kuwaiti-born Pakistani terrorist
- May 23 Anna Ibrisagic, Swedish politician
- May 25 Poppy Z. Brite [Billy Martin], American author (Lost Souls, Drawing Blood), born in Bowling Green, Kentucky
- May 26 Phil Doyle, Australian writer
- Jun 1 Roger Sanchez, American disc jockey
- Jun 3 Anderson Cooper, American reporter
- Jun 14 Kelly Nash, American radio personality
- Jun 18 Pasquale Bruno, Italian American entrepreneur
- Jun 19 Bjørn Dæhlie, Norwegian skier
- Jun 21 Pierre Omidyar, Iranian-American billionaire
- Jun 23 Helen Geake, British archaeologist
- Jul 5 Silvia Ziche, Italian comics artist
- Jul 7 Jason R Rich, writer (Celebrity Teen Talk), born in Irvington, New York
- Jul 9 Gunnar Axén, Swedish politician
- Jul 13 Benny Benassi, Italian disc jockey
- Jul 13 Dean Barnett, American Conservative blogger
- Jul 14 Patrick J. Kennedy, politician
- Jul 22 Lauren Booth, British journalist
- Jul 25 Tommy Skjerven, Norwegian football referee, born in Kaupanger, Norway
- Jul 26 Tim Schafer, American computer game designer, born in Sonoma, California
Reid Hoffman
Aug 5 Reid Hoffman, American entrepreneur (co-founder of LinkedIn), born in Stanford, California
Reid Hoffman
- Aug 6 Archbishop Alexy (Bondarenko), Ukrainian-born theologian
- Aug 8 Lee Unkrich, American director and film editor
- Aug 13 Amélie Nothomb, Belgian writer
- Aug 16 Pamela Smart, American convicted murderess
- Aug 18 Julie Kristen Smith, Nuhremburg Germany, choreographer (Showgirls)
- Aug 18 Brian Michael Bendis, American comic book writer
Satya Nadella
Aug 19 Satya Nadella, Indian-American businessman (CEO of Microsoft), born in Hyderabad
Satya Nadella
- Aug 23 Nancy Cox, American news anchor, Miss Kentucky (1991), born in Campbellsville, Kentucky
- Aug 28 Frederick Kesner, Philippine-born Australian poet, born in España, Manila
- Sep 1 David Whissell, Quebec politician
- Sep 8 James Packer, Australian businessman, son of Kerry Packer, born in Sydney, Australia
- Sep 11 Maria Bartiromo, American financial broadcast journalist, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Sep 16 Hiroya Oku, Japanese Manga-ka
- Oct 3 Rob Liefeld, American comic book writer and artist
- Oct 3 Walter Polovchak, Ukrainian-American asylum seeker, born in Ukraine
- Oct 3 Denis Villeneuve, French Canadian director (Arrival), born in Bécancour, Canada
- Oct 6 Svend Karlsen, Norwegian strongman
- Oct 10 Jonathan Littell, French-American writer
- Oct 11 Peter Thiel, German-American entrepreneur, co-founder of PayPal, born in Frankfurt, Germany
- Oct 13 Javier Sotomayor, Cuban jumper (world record 1989)
- Oct 19 Amy Carter, US President Jimmy Carter's daughter and peace activist
- Oct 28 Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
- Oct 29 Beth Chapman, Star of Dog the Bounty Hunter
- Nov 1 Carla van de Puttelaar, Dutch photographer
- Nov 2 Scott Walker, US politician (Governor of Wisconsin 2011-), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Nov 16 Craig Arnold, American poet
- Nov 17 Ronnie Devoe, vocals (New Edition, Bell Div Devoe-Candy Girl), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Nov 21 Toshihiko Koga, Japanese Judoka
- Nov 27 Shawn Watson, American librarian
- Dec 5 Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin, titular Bulgarian royal family
- Dec 7 Vaclav Chalupa, Czechoslovakia, rower (Henley Royal Regatta 1989)
- Dec 14 Ewa Białołęcka, Polish writer
- Dec 19 Criss Angel [Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos], American magician and illusionist (Criss Angel Mindfreak), born in Hempstead, New York
- Dec 21 Mikhail Saakashvili, Soviet-born President of Georgia
- Dec 23 Tim Fountain, British playwright
- Dec 28 Chris Ware, US cartoonist, born in Omaha, Nebraska
- Dec 29 Ashleigh Banfield, Canadian journalist