- Jan 9 Lauryn McClain, American actress and singer, born in Decatur, Georgia
Cody Simpson (26 years old)
Jan 11 Australian singer ("iYiYi", "All Day") and swimmer, born in Logan City, Queensland
- Jan 20 Blueface [Johnathan Jamall Porter], American rapper (Respect My Cryppin; Thotiana), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 27 Kinga Głyk, Polish jazz electric bassist and composer (Dream), born in Rydułtowy, Poland
- Feb 8 Bella Poarch, Filipina-American singer and TikToker (most liked video on TikTok), born in the Philippines
- Feb 9 Catie Waters, American jazz and R&B singer-songwriter, born in Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Mar 2 Becky G [Rebbeca Gomez], American singer and actress (Mayores), born in Inglewood, California
Camila Cabello (25 years old)
Mar 3 Cuban-American singer-songwriter (Fifth Harmony -"Work from Home"; solo - "Señorita"; "Havana"), born in Cojimar, Cuba
- Mar 7 Josh Dewhurst, British rock guitarist (Blossoms), born in Manchester, England
- Mar 29 Arón Piper, German-Spanish actor (Elite) and singer, born in Berlin, Germany
- Mar 30 Cha Eun-woo, South Korean singer (Astro), actor and model, born in Gunpo, South Korea
- May 8 [Xiaoyu] Bruce Liu, Chinese-Canadian classical pianist (International Chopin Piano Competition, 2021), born in Paris, France
- May 11 Coi Leray [Collins], American rapper (No More Parties), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- May 20 Alexandre Kantorow, French concert pianist (International Tchaikovsky Competition, 2019), born in Clermont-Ferrand, France
- May 20 Omar Apollo, American singer-songwriter (Ivory), born in Hobart, Indiana
- May 24 Exzavier Whitley, American folk singer ("Finally Happy"), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- Jun 11 Kodak Black [Bill Kapri], American rapper (Dying To Live), born in Pompano Beach, Florida
- Jun 27 H.E.R [Gabriella Wilson], American R&B singer (I Can't Breathe), born in Vallejo, California
- Jul 22 Field Cate, American actor (Pushing Daisies), and rock guitarist (Fencer), born in Burlington, Vermont
- Jul 24 Andreas Varady, Hungarian-Romani jazz guitarist, born in Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia
- Aug 5 Olivia Holt, American actress (Cloak and Dagger) and singer, born in Germantown, Tennessee
Jungkook (25 years old)
Sep 1 South Korean Pop Singer-songwriter (BTS - "Euphoria"), born in Busan, South Korea
Zara Larsson (25 years old)
Dec 16 Swedish pop singer-songwriter ("Uncover"; "Never Forget You"), born in Solna, Sweden
- Dec 29 Dylan Minnette, American actor (13 Reasons Why; Saving Grace), and singer-songwriter (Wallows - Are You Bored Yet?), born in Evansville, Indiana
About 1997
How Old? 25 or 26 years old
Generation: Generation Z