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Celebrities born in 1971

159 celebrities turning 55 years old in 2026

Updated on October 14, 2026

159 celebrities born in 1971 turn 55 years old in 2026. They belong to Generation X and, according to the Chinese zodiac, 1971 was mostly the Year of the Pig. The most popular right now are Ewan McGregor, Winona Ryder and Mark Wahlberg. On average, women are 1.68 m tall and men are 1.80 m.

159on the list
67 / 92women / men
2.03 mthe tallestEve Best
43photos of the most-photographedDenise Richards
Leomost common sign19 people

The Full List, by Popularity

#1Ewan McGregor, British actorEwan McGregor55 years old · 1.76 m · ActorObi-Wan Kenobi#2Winona Ryder, American actressWinona Ryder54 years old · 1.61 m · Actress · 35 photosStranger Things#3Mark Wahlberg, American actorMark Wahlberg55 years old · 1.73 m · Actor, ProducerThe Departed#4Walton Goggins, American actorWalton Goggins54 years old · 1.76 m · ActorBoyd Crowder#5Chris O'Hara, AmericanChris O'Hara55 years old · 1.83 mHollywood stunt coordinator#6Christina Applegate, American actressChristina Applegate54 years old · 1.65 m · Actress · 22 photosKelly Bundy#7Claire Forlani, British actressClaire Forlani54 years old · 1.65 m · Actress · 17 photosMeet Joe Black#8David Tennant, British actorDavid Tennant55 years old · 1.85 m · ActorThe Tenth Doctor#9Justin Theroux, American actorJustin Theroux55 years old · 1.75 m · Actor, DirectorThe Leftovers#10Peter Franzén, Finnish actorPeter Franzén55 years old · 1.75 m · Actor, Director#11Josh Lucas, American actorJosh Lucas55 years old · 1.82 m · ActorSweet Home Alabama#12Will Yun Lee, American actorWill Yun Lee55 years old · 1.75 m · Actor, AthleteAltered Carbon#13Charlotte Gainsbourg, French actressCharlotte Gainsbourg55 years old · 1.73 m · Actress, SingerAntichrist#14Henry Thomas, American actorHenry Thomas55 years old · 1.80 m · ActorE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial#15Kenjiro Tsuda, Japanese voice actorKenjiro Tsuda55 years old · 1.70 m · Actor, Voice ActorSeto Kaiba#16Scott Grimes, American actorScott Grimes55 years old · 1.75 m · Actor, SingerAmerican Dad!#17Sacha Baron Cohen, British actorSacha Baron Cohen55 years old · 1.91 m · Actor, ScreenwriterBorat#18Jon Hamm, American actorJon Hamm55 years old · 1.86 m · ActorMad Men#19Cara Buono, American actressCara Buono55 years old · 1.65 m · ActressStranger Things#20Jada Pinkett Smith, American actressJada Pinkett Smith55 years old · 1.52 m · Actress, SingerRed Table Talk#21Shannen Doherty, American actressShannen Doherty55 years old · 1.57 m · ActressBrenda Walsh#22Jenna Elfman, American actressJenna Elfman55 years old · 1.78 m · Actress · 20 photosDharma & Greg#23Tae Kimura, Japanese actressTae Kimura55 years old · 1.62 m · ActressAll Around Us#24Annabeth Gish, American actressAnnabeth Gish55 years old · 1.73 m · ActressThe X-Files#25Rob Corddry, American actorRob Corddry55 years old · 1.80 m · Actor, WriterThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart#26Jessalyn Gilsig, Canadian actressJessalyn Gilsig54 years old · 1.62 m · ActressGlee#27Noah Wyle, American actorNoah Wyle55 years old · 1.85 m · ActorER#28Peter Sarsgaard, American actorPeter Sarsgaard55 years old · 1.80 m · ActorBoys Don't Cry#29Christine Taylor, American actressChristine Taylor55 years old · 1.68 m · ActressMarcia Brady#30Amy Poehler, American actressAmy Poehler55 years old · 1.57 m · Actress, Directing · 32 photosParks and Recreation#31David Arquette, American actorDavid Arquette55 years old · 1.78 m · Actor, AthleteDewey Riley#32Sean Astin, American actorSean Astin55 years old · 1.68 m · Actor, Director#33Nathan Fillion, Canadian actorNathan FillionAge 55 · 1.87 m · ActorCastle#34Patricia Velásquez, Venezuelan actressPatricia Velásquez55 years old · 1.77 m · Actress, ModelAnck-Su-Namun in «The Mummy»#35Rosemarie DeWitt, American actressRosemarie DeWitt54 years old · 1.67 m · ActressLa La Land#36Sanaa Lathan, American actressSanaa Lathan55 years old · 1.70 m · ActressLove & Basketball#37Francis Lawrence, Austrian directorFrancis Lawrence55 years old · Directing, ProducingThe Hunger Games (franchise)#38Josh Charles, American actorJosh Charles55 years old · 1.75 m · ActorThe Good Wife#39Julianne Nicholson, American actressJulianne Nicholson55 years old · 1.75 m · ActressMare of Easttown#40Christina Chang, Taiwanese actressChristina Chang55 years old · 1.71 m · Actress · 9 photosDr. Audrey Lim#41Richard Armitage, British actorRichard Armitage55 years old · 1.89 m · Actor, WriterThorin Oakenshield#42Paul Bettany, British actorPaul Bettany55 years old · 1.91 m · ActorVision#43Benedict Wong, British actorBenedict Wong55 years old · 1.78 m · ActorWong#44Craig Robinson, American actorCraig Robinson54 years old · 1.87 m · Actor, ComedianDarryl Philbin#45Pat Healy, American actorPat Healy55 years old · 1.88 m · ActorKillers of the Flower Moon#46Michael C. Hall, American actorMichael C. Hall55 years old · 1.78 m · ActorDexter#47Rachel House, New Zealand actressRachel House54 years old · Actress, DirectingMoana#48Claire Rushbrook, British actressClaire Rushbrook55 years old · ActressSecrets & Lies#49Carla Gugino, American actressCarla Gugino55 years old · 1.65 m · ActressSpy Kids#50Corey Feldman, American actorCorey Feldman55 years old · 1.65 m · ActorThe Goonies#51Jay Harrington, American actorJay Harrington54 years old · 1.83 m · ActorS.W.A.T.#52Susie Porter, Australian actressSusie Porter55 years old · ActressWentworth#53Daniel Sunjata, American actorDaniel Sunjata54 years old · 1.85 m · ActorRescue Me#54David DeLuise, American actorDavid DeLuise54 years old · 1.83 m · Actor, DirectingWizards of Waverly Place#55Sandra Oh, Canadian actressSandra Oh55 years old · 1.65 m · ActressCristina Yang#56Jake Busey, American actorJake Busey55 years old · 1.91 m · ActorStarship Troopers#57Andy Daly, American actorAndy Daly55 years old · 1.80 m · Actor, ScreenwriterReview#58Tichina Arnold, American actressTichina Arnold55 years old · 1.65 m · Actress, SingerMartin#59Scott Menville, American actorScott Menville55 years old · 1.83 m · Actor, Voice ActorRobin in "Teen Titans" and "Teen Titans Go!"#60Mary Lynn Rajskub, American actressMary Lynn Rajskub55 years old · 1.68 m · Actress, ComedianChloe O'Brian#61Leslie Stefanson, American actressLeslie Stefanson55 years old · 1.82 m · Actress, ModelLa hija del general#62James Callis, British actorJames Callis55 years old · 1.70 m · ActorBattlestar Galactica#63Athena Chu, Hong Kong actressAthena Chu54 years old · 1.57 m · Actress, SingerZixia Fairy#64Idina Menzel, American actressIdina Menzel55 years old · 1.63 m · Actress, SingerElsa#65Lola Glaudini, American actressLola Glaudini54 years old · 1.73 m · ActressElle Greenaway#66Eric Mabius, American actorEric Mabius55 years old · ActorUgly Betty#67Dervla Kirwan, Irish actressDervla Kirwan54 years old · 1.63 m · ActressBallykissangel#68Luke Wilson, American actorLuke Wilson55 years old · 1.80 m · ActorLegally Blonde#69Kimberly Williams-Paisley, American actressKimberly Williams-Paisley55 years old · 1.65 m · ActressFather of the Bride#70Susan Misner, American actressSusan Misner55 years old · 1.70 m · Actress, DancerThe Americans#71Stephen Bishop, American singerStephen Bishop55 years old · 1.91 m · Singer, MusicianOn and On#72Claudia Gerini, Italian actressClaudia Gerini54 years old · 1.68 m · Actress, SingerThe Passion of the Christ#73Youki Kudoh, Japanese actressYouki Kudoh55 years old · 1.58 m · Actress, SingerMystery Train#74Chris Vance, British actorChris Vance54 years old · 1.76 m · ActorPrison Break#75Rick Yune, American actorRick Yune55 years old · 1.83 m · Actor, AthleteThe Fast and the Furious#76Michael Ian Black, American actorMichael Ian Black55 years old · 1.78 m · Actor, WriterThe State#77Keegan Connor Tracy, Canadian actressKeegan Connor Tracy54 years old · 1.60 m · Actress, DirectingOnce Upon a Time#78Ryan Robbins, Canadian actorRyan Robbins54 years old · 1.70 m · ActorSanctuary#79Jonathan Aris, British actorJonathan Aris55 years old · 1.79 m · ActorSherlock#80Rachel Luttrell, Canadian actressRachel Luttrell55 years old · 1.63 m · ActressStargate Atlantis#81Bridget Moynahan, American actressBridget Moynahan55 years old · 1.77 m · Actress, ModelBlue Bloods#82Kim Tae-woo, South Korean singerKim Tae-woo55 years old · 1.83 m · Singerg.o.d#83John Ross Bowie, American actorJohn Ross Bowie55 years old · 1.74 m · Actor, ComedianBarry Kripke#84Corey Haim, Canadian actorCorey Haim† 38 years old · 1.68 m · ActorThe Lost Boys#85Raoul Bova, Italian actorRaoul Bova55 years old · 1.83 m · Actor, Athlete#86Christian Camargo, American actorChristian Camargo55 years old · 1.85 m · ActorBrian Moser#87Jonny Greenwood, British musicianJonny Greenwood54 years old · 1.82 m · MusicianRadiohead#88David Mendenhall, American actorDavid Mendenhall55 years old · ActorOver the Top#89Heike Makatsch, German actressHeike Makatsch55 years old · 1.69 m · Actress, SingerLove Actually#90Shawn Wayans, American actorShawn Wayans55 years old · 1.85 m · Actor, WriterScary Movie#91Elon Musk, South African businesspersonElon Musk55 years old · 1.88 m · BusinessmanTesla#92Jason Antoon, American actorJason Antoon54 years old · 1.73 m · ActorNCIS: Hawai'i#93Tasha Smith, American actressTasha Smith55 years old · 1.74 m · Actress, DirectingAngela Williams in «Why Did I Get Married?»#94Tig Notaro, American actressTig Notaro55 years old · 1.65 m · Actress, WriterLive#95Renée Elise Goldsberry, American actressRenée Elise Goldsberry55 years old · 1.71 m · Actress, SingerHamilton#96Jason Lewis, American actorJason Lewis55 years old · 1.88 m · Actor, ModelJerry «Smith» Jerrod in Sex and the City

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Born in 1971: Quick Facts

Age in 2026: 55 years old · Generation: Generation X · Chinese zodiac: Pig

The most common zodiac sign among celebrities born in 1971 is Leo (19), followed by Virgo (17).

Fun Facts

Tallest and shortest: Eve Best (2.03 m) and Etsuko Kozakura (1.48 m).
Next birthday: Rachel House, on October 20 (turns 55).
Top countries: United States (84), United Kingdom (24), Canada (12), Japan (5).
Most common professions: Actor/Actress (147), Directing (23), Producer (18), Comedian (17).
In memoriam: 1 of 159 has passed away; their card shows the age they were (†).

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old will those born in 1971 be in 2026?

They turn 55 years old. If their birthday has not yet come this year, they are still 54.

Which Chinese zodiac sign corresponds to 1971?

The Pig. The Chinese New Year falls between late January and mid-February, so anyone born in early January belongs to the sign of the previous year.

Which celebrities were born in 1971?

Among the best known are Ewan McGregor, Winona Ryder, Mark Wahlberg, Walton Goggins and Chris O'Hara.

Who is the tallest?

Eve Best, who stands 2.03 m tall. At the other end is Etsuko Kozakura, at 1.48 m.

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