Famous People Born in 1978

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 825

• Jan 1 Nina Bott, German actress
• Jan 1 Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda, Indian spiritualist
• Jan 1 Philip Mulryne, Northern Irish soccer midfielder (27 caps; Norwich City) and Dominican friar and priest, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland

• Jan 1 Tarik O'Regan, British contemporary classical composer (Threshold of Night; Heart of Darkness), born in London, England
• Jan 2 Devin Doherty, actor (Jimmy Clayton-Swan's Crossing)
• Jan 2 Karina Smirnoff, Ukrainian-American ballroom dancer and TV personality (Dancing with the Stars), born in Kharkiv, Ukraine
• Jan 2 Toyoguchi Megumi, Japanese seiyuu (voice actress)
• Jan 3 Dominic Wood, English children's television presenter and magician
• Jan 3 Kimberley Locke, American pop-dance singer-songwriter and television personality, born in Hartsville, Tennessee
• Jan 3 Park Sol-mi, South Korean actress
• Jan 4 Dominik Hrbatý, Slovakian tennis player, born in Bratislava, Slovakia
• Jan 4 Karine Ruby, French snowboarder (Olympic gold Giant slalom 1998, silver Parallel giant slalom 2002), born in Bonneville, France (d. 2009)
• Jan 4 Mai Meneses, Spanish pop singer-songwriter (Nena Daconte), born in Madrid, Spain
• Jan 4 Patrick Farrell, American jazz and klezmer accordionist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Jan 5 Franck Montagny, French Formula One driver, born in Feurs, France

• Jan 5 Sabrina Harman, American military figure and accused torturer, born in Lorton, Virginia
• Jan 6 Casey Fossum, American baseball player, born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
• Jan 6 Cédric Roussel, Belgian soccer forward (3 caps; KAC Gent, Coventry City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, RAEC Mons, KRC Genk), born in Mons, Belgium (d. 2023)
• Jan 6 Nikki Einfeld, Canadian coloratura soprano, born in Manitoba
• Jan 6 Steve Hartsell, American pairs skater (with partner Danielle Hartsell), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Jan 6 Tara Spencer-Nairn, Canadian actress, born in Montreal, Canada
• Jan 7 Dan Forrest, American classical pianist, composer (Requiem for the Living; Good Night, Dear Heart), and educator, born in Breesport, New York
• Jan 7 Israel Keyes, American serial killer, born in Richmond, Utah (d. 2012)
• Jan 7 Kevin Mench, American baseball player, born in Wilmington, Delaware
• Jan 8 Boris Avrukh, Israeli chess grandmaster, born in Karaganda, Kazakhstan
• Jan 9 A.J. McLean, American pop singer (Backstreet Boys), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
• Jan 9 Chad Johnson, American football player, born in Miami, Florida
• Jan 9 Gennaro Gattuso, Italian footballer, born in Corigliano Calabro, Italy
• Jan 9 Maggie Rizer, American model and AIDS activist, born in Staten Island, New York
• Jan 9 Mathieu Garon, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Chandler, Canada
• Jan 10 Brent Smith, American rock singer (Shinedown), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
• Jan 10 Matt Roberts, American rock guitarist (3 Doors Down - "When I'm Gone"), born in Escatawpa, Mississippi (d. 2016)
• Jan 11 Emile Heskey, English footballer, born in Leicester, United Kingdom
• Jan 11 Holly Brisley, Australian actress, born in Adelaide, Australia
• Jan 11 Michael Duff, Northern Irish footballer, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Jan 12 Bonaventure Kalou, Ivorian footballer, born in Oumé, Côte d’Ivoire
• Jan 12 Jeremy Camp, American musician, born in Lafayette, Indiana
• Jan 12 Kim Sa Rang, Korean actress, born in Daegu, South Korea
• Jan 12 Kris Roe, American musician (The Ataris), born in Anderson, Indiana
• Jan 14 Just Blaze [Justin Smith], American hip hop producer, born in Paterson, New Jersey
• Jan 14 Shawn Crawford, American sprinter, born in Van Wyck, South Carolina
• Jan 15 Eddie Cahill, American actor, born in New York City
• Jan 15 Franco Pellizotti, Italian cyclist, born in Latisana, Italy
• Jan 16 Alfredo Amézaga, Mexican baseball player, born in Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
• Jan 17 Charles Richard "Ricky" Wilson, British singer-songwriter (Kaiser Chiefs - "Ruby"), born in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
• Jan 18 Brian Falkenborg, American baseball player, born in Newport Beach, California
• Jan 18 Thor Hushovd, Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer widely considered the greatest Norwegian cyclist of all time, born in Grimstad, Norway
• Jan 20 Allan Søgaard, Danish football player, born in Brædstrup, Denmark
• Jan 20 Joy Giovanni, American actress and glamour model, born in Boston, Massachusetts
• Jan 20 Omar Sy, French actor (Lupin), born in Trappes, France
• Jan 20 Sonja Kesselschläger, German heptathlete, born in Finsterwalde, Germany
• Jan 21 Andrei Zyuzin, Russian ice hockey player
• Jan 21 Faris al-Sultan, German-Iraqi triathlete
• Jan 21 Phil Stacey, American Idol finalist
• Jan 21 Tamir "Nokio" Ruffin, American rapper, songwriter, and record producer (Dru Hill), born in Baltimore, Maryland
• Jan 22 Chone Figgins, American baseball player, born in Leary, Georgia
• Jan 25 Charlene Princess of Monaco [Charlene Wittstock], Zimbabwean South African born wife of Prince Albert II, and Olympic swimmer, born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia
• Jan 25 Denis Menchov, Russian road cyclist (Vuelta a España 2007; Giro d'Italia 2009; Tour de France Young rider classification 2003), born in Oryol, Russia
• Jan 25 Jason Roberts, Grenadian soccer striker (15 caps; Bristol Rovers, WBA, Blackburn Rovers) and coach (Director of Development CONCACAF), born in London, England

• Jan 26 Corina Morariu, American tennis player (Wimbledon doubles 1999; Australian Open mixed doubles 2001), born in Detroit, Michigan
• Jan 26 Kelly Stables, American actress, born in St Louis, Missouri
• Jan 28 Gianluigi Buffon, Italian footballer
• Jan 28 Jamie Carragher, English footballer
• Jan 28 Papa Bouba Diop, Senegalese soccer midfielder (63 caps; Lens, Fulham, Portsmouth, West Ham Utd), born in Dakar, Senegal (d. 2020)
• Jan 29 Martin Schmitt, German ski jumper (Olympic gold team 2002, silver 1998, 2010; World C'ship gold x 4), born in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
• Jan 29 Rob Bironas, American football placekicker (First-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl, PFW Golden Toe Award 2007; Tennessee Titans), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2014)
• Jan 30 John Patterson, American baseball player, born in Orange, Texas
• Jan 31 Brad Rutter, American "Jeopardy!" champion, born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• Jan 31 Fabián Caballero, Argentine footballer, born in Misiones Province, Argentina
• Jan 31 Ray Shah, Irish Big Brother contestant, born in Dublin, Ireland
• Feb 2 Barbara Mori, Uruguayan-Mexican actress and producer (Rubi), born in Montevideo, Uruguay
• Feb 2 Barry Ferguson, Scottish soccer midfielder (45 caps; Rangers, Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Birmingham City) and manager (Clyde, Alloa A), born in Hamilton, Scotland
• Feb 2 Eden Espinosa, American singer and stage actress (Wicked), born in Anaheim, California
• Feb 3 Adrian R'Mante, American actor (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody), born in Tampa, Florida
• Feb 3 Amal Clooney, British-Lebanese human rights lawyer (Julian Assange), born in Beirut, Lebanon
• Feb 3 Eliza Schneider, American actress. performance artist, and playwright, born in the USA
• Feb 4 Danna Garcia, Colombian actress
• Feb 5 Brian Russell, American football player, born in Scotland, United Kingdom
• Feb 5 Shawn Reaves, American actor, born in Monroe, Louisiana
• Feb 6 Olena Zelenska, Ukrainian screenwriter and First Lady of Ukraine (2019-), born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

• Feb 7 Daniel Van Buyten, Belgian footballer
• Feb 7 David Aebischer, National Hockey League goaltender
• Feb 7 Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Nigerian Nollywood actress, born in Lagos, Nigeria
• Feb 8 Christa Williams, American softball pitcher (Olympic gold 1996), born in Houston, Texas
• Feb 9 Airton Daré, Brazilian racing driver
• Feb 9 Daniel Mann, British television commentator
• Feb 10 Don Omar [William Omar Landró], Puerto Rican reggaeton singer ("Danza Kuduro"), record producer, and actor (Fast & Furious films), born in Carolina, Puerto Rico
• Feb 10 Lorna Bailey, English ceramic designer
• Feb 12 Brett Hodgson, Australian rugby league footballer, born in Liverpool, Australia
• Feb 12 Gethin Jones, British (Welsh) television presenter, born in Cardiff, United Kingdom
• Feb 12 Silver Meikar, Estonian human rights activist and politician, born in Tartu, Estonia
• Feb 13 Hamish Glencross, Scottish guitarist (My Dying Bride), born in Dundee, Scotland
• Feb 13 Mini Andén, Swedish model and actress, born in Stockholm, Sweden

• Feb 14 Darius Songaila, Lithuanian basketball player, born in Marijampolė, Lithuania
• Feb 14 Dean Gaffney, British actor, born in Hammersmith, London
• Feb 14 Dwele [Andwele Gardner], American soul singer, born in Detroit, Michigan
• Feb 14 Richard Hamilton, American basketball player, born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania
• Feb 15 Kimberly Goss, American singer and musician (Sinergy), born in Los Angeles, California
• Feb 15 Tuan Le, Vietnamese-US poker player, born in Paris, France
• Feb 16 John Tartaglia, Broadway actor and Muppeteer
• Feb 16 Tia Hellebaut, Belgian athlete
• Feb 16 Wasim Jaffer, Indian Cricketer
• Feb 17 Jacob Wetterling, American kidnapping victim, born in Long Praire, Minnesota (d. 1989)
• Feb 18 Josip Šimunić, Croatian footballer, born in Canberra, Australia
• Feb 19 Immortal Technique [Felipe Coronel], American rapper, born in Lima, Peru
• Feb 19 Michalis Konstantinou, Greek-Cypriot footballer
• Feb 20 (Javier) "Jay" Hernandez, American actor (Crazy/Beautiful; Magnum PI), born in Montebello, California
• Feb 20 Chelsea Peretti, American comedian and actress (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), born in Oakland, California
• Feb 20 Jakki Degg, English glamour model/actress
• Feb 20 Julia Jentsch, German actress
• Feb 20 Lauren Ambrose, American actress
• Feb 21 Kim Ha Neul, South Korean actress, born in Danyang County, South Korea
• Feb 21 Kumail Nanjiani, Pakistani American comedian, actor and writer (The Big Sick, Silicon Valley), born in Karachi, Pakistan
• Feb 21 Nicole Parker, American actress, born in Irvine, California
• Feb 21 Park Eun-hye, South Korean actress, born in Incheon, South Korea
• Feb 23 Karolina Rantamaki, Finnish ice hockey left wing (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Espoo, Finland
• Feb 23 Residente [René Pérez], Puerto Rican musician (Calle 13), born in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
• Feb 24 John Nolan, American rock guitarist, singer and piano player (Taking Back Sunday; Straylight Run), born in Baltimore, Maryland
• Feb 24 Shinya [Terachi], Japanese heavy metal drummer (Dir En Grey), born in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
• Feb 24 Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro, Brazilian mixed-martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Feb 26 Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye, Senegalese footballer, born in Dakar, Senegal
• Feb 26 John Tartaglia, Broadway performer & "Muppeteer", born in Maple Shade, New Jersey
• Feb 26 Marc Hynes, British racing driver, born in Guildford, United Kingdom
• Feb 27 Adam Kinzinger, American politician (Rep -R-Illinois 2011-), born in Kankakee, Illinois
• Feb 27 James Beattie, English footballer, born in Lancaster, England
• Feb 28 Benjamin Raich, Austrian alpine ski racer, born in Innsbruck, Austria
• Feb 28 Jamaal Tinsley, American basketball player, born in Brooklyn, New York
• Feb 28 Jeanne Cherhal, French singer-songwriter, born in Nantes, France

• Feb 28 Mariano Zabaleta, Argentine tennis player, born in Tandil, Argentina
• Mar 1 Alicia Leigh Willis, American actress (General Hospital, 2001-06), born in Atlanta, Georgia
• Mar 1 Donovan Patton, American television actor (Blue's Clues), born in Naval Air Station Agana, Guam

• Mar 1 Ken Harvey, American baseball first baseman (MLB All Star 2004; KC Royals), born in Los Angeles, California
• Mar 2 Tomáš Kaberle, Czech ice hockey defenceman (4 x NHL All Star; Toronto Maple Leafs; Stanley Cup 2011, Boston Bruins; World C'ship gold 2005), born in Rakovník, Czech Republic
• Mar 3 Douglas Osmond, American pop vocalist (Osmond Boys), born in Provo, Utah
• Mar 3 Jeff Hanson, American singer-songwriter, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2009)
• Mar 3 Matt Diaz, American baseball player
• Mar 3 Seomoon Tak [Lee Su-jin], Korean rock singer, born in Seoul, South Korea
• Mar 4 Denis Dallan, Italian rugby union footballer
• Mar 4 Nate Ackerman, British-American logician and wrestler
• Mar 4 Pierre Dagenais, Canadian ice hockey player
• Mar 4 Rachel Roberts, Canadian model and actress, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
• Mar 5 Kimberly McCullough, California, actress (Robin-General Hospital)
• Mar 5 Mike Hessman, American baseball player
• Mar 6 Lara Cox, Australian Actress
• Mar 6 Sage Rosenfels, American Football Player
• Mar 6 Saukrates [Karl Amani Wailoo], Canadian rapper (Big Black Lincoln), born in Ottawa, Ontario
• Mar 8 Nick Zano, American actor
• Mar 9 Lucas Neill, Australian footballer, born in Sydney
• Mar 10 Ben Burnley, American rock guitarist, and singer-songwriter (Breaking Benjamin - "Breath"), born in Atlantic City, New Jersey
• Mar 11 Albert Luque, Spanish soccer forward (17 caps Spain, 3 Catalonia; RC Deportivo La Coruña 101 games), born in Terrassa, Spain
• Mar 11 Christopher Rice, American author (A Density of Souls, The Snow Garden), born in Berkeley, California

• Mar 12 Arina Tanemura, Japanese mangaka (comic artist), born in Ichinomiya, Japan
• Mar 12 Casey Mears, American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series 1 win, 51 Top 10s, 3 Poles) and broadcaster (NASCAR analyst Fox Sports 1), born in Bakersfield, California
• Mar 12 Claudio Sanchez, American rock singer, guitarist, and lyricist (Coheed and Cambria), born in Suffern, New York
• Mar 12 Cristina Teuscher, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4 x 200m freestyle relay 1996; World C'ship gold 2001), born in New Rochelle, New York
• Mar 12 Masuimi Max, American model, born in Little Rock, Arkansas
• Mar 12 Tara Mounsey, American hockey HOF defenseman (Olympic gold 1998, silver 2002; All World team 1998, 2002), born in Concord, New Hampshire
• Mar 13 Kenny Watson, American football player, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
• Mar 13 Tom Danielson, American road racing cyclist, born in East Lyme, Connecticut
• Mar 14 Carlo Giuliani, Italian anarchist (d. 2001)
• Mar 14 Pieter van den Hoogenband, Dutch swimmer
• Mar 14 Ron Dayne, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1999, University of Wisconsin; NY Giants), born in Lynchburg, Virginia
• Mar 15 Takeru Kobayashi, Japanese competitive eater
• Mar 16 Brooke Burns, American actress
• Mar 17 Adam Jennings, British actor, producer and film director
• Mar 18 Jonas Wallerstedt, Swedish footballer
• Mar 18 Khalilah Adams, American actress
• Mar 18 Yoshie Takeshita, Japanese volleyball player
• Mar 21 Charmaine Dragun, Australian news anchor (d. 2007)
• Mar 21 Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player
• Mar 21 Kevin Federline, American dancer/hip hop artist
• Mar 21 Rani Mukherjee, Indian actress
• Mar 22 Tom Poti, American professional hockey player, born in Worcester, Massachusetts
• Mar 23 Nicholle Tom, American actress (Beethoven, The Nanny), born in Hinsdale, Illinois,

• Mar 23 Romesh Ranganathan, English comedian, actor and presenter (The Ranganation), born in Crawley, England
• Mar 23 Walter Samuel, Argentine footballer
• Mar 24 Michael Braun, Australian rules footballer
• Mar 29 Michael Kaczurak, American jazz and standards singer and stage actor, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Mar 30 Chris Paterson, Scottish rugby player and coach, born in Edinburgh, Scotland
• Mar 31 Jérôme Rothen, French soccer winger (France 13 caps, Paris SG, Caen, Monaco), born in Châtenay-Malabry, France
• Mar 31 Tony Yayo [Marvin Bernard], American rapper (G-Unit - "So Seductive"), born in Queens, New York
• Apr 1 Antonio de Nigris, Mexican soccer striker (16 caps; Monterrey, Villarreal), born in Monterrey, Mexico (d. 2009)
• Apr 1 Jean-Pierre Dumont, Canadian ice hockey right wing (World C'ship gold 2004; Buffalo Sabres, Nashville Predators), born in Montreal, Quebec
• Apr 1 Miroslava Vavrinec, Swiss tennis player (married to Roger Federer), born in Bojnice, Slovakia
• Apr 3 John Smit, South African rugby player, born in Polokwane, South Africa
• Apr 3 Matthew Goode, English actor (The Lookout), born in Exeter, Devon, England
• Apr 3 Tommy Haas, German tennis player, born in Hamburg, Germany
• Apr 4 Alan Mahon, Irish footballer (Tranmere Rovers), born in Dublin, Ireland
• Apr 4 Aska Yang, Taiwanese singer (Dove), born in Taoyuan, Taiwan
• Apr 4 Irene Skliva, Greek model (Miss World 1996), born in Athens, Greece
• Apr 4 Jason Ellison, American MLB baseball player, 2003-08 (San Francisco Giants and 3 other teams), born in Quincy, California
• Apr 4 Lemar Obika, English singer and songwriter, born in Tottenham, London

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