Ezio Bosso

Italian composer, pianist and conductor (1971–2020).

Born September 13th, 1971 in Turin.

Died May 15th, 2020 at 48 years old in Bologna (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). ^[ref]

Bohuslav Sobotka

Czech politician.

Born October 23rd, 1971 (age 54 years) in Telnice. ^[ref]

Mario Biondi

Italian jazz singer.

Born January 28th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Catania.

Denis Voronenkov

Russian politician (1971—2017).

Born April 10th, 1971 in Nizhny Novgorod.

Died March 23rd, 2017 at 45 years old in Shevchenko Raion. ^[ref]

Scot Gemmill

Scottish footballer (born 1971).

Born January 2nd, 1971 (age 55 years) in Paisley.

Monisha Kaltenborn

Formula one executive.

Born May 10th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Dehradun.

Kit Symons

Association football player and manager.

Born March 8th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Basingstoke.

Petr Nedvěd

Czech-canadian ice hockey player.

Born December 9th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Liberec. ^[ref]

Kenny Cunningham

Irish footballer.

Born June 28th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Dublin.

Atsushi Inaba

Japanese video game producer.

Born August 28th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Kanazawa.

Simon Posford

British musician.

Born October 28th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Chobham.

Binyavanga Wainaina

Kenyan writer (1971–2019).

Born January 18th, 1971 in Nakuru.

Died May 21st, 2019 at 48 years old in Nairobi (stroke). ^[ref]

Younes El Aynaoui

Moroccan tennis player.

Born September 12th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Rabat.

Jyrki Katainen

Finnish politician.

Born October 14th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Siilinjärvi.

Sylvain White

French film director.

Born December 21st, 1971 (age 54 years) in Paris.

Fraser T. Smith

English record producer, songwriter and musician.

Born February 8th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Buckinghamshire.

Niki Karimi

Iranian film director and actress.

Born November 10th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Tehran.

Sebastian Fitzek

German writer.

Born October 13th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Berlin.

Froyla Tzalam

Governor-general of belize.

Born July 27th, 1971 (age 55 years) in San Antonio. ^[ref]

Mark Knowles

Bahamian tennis player.

Born September 4th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Nassau.

Danijela Martinović

Croatian pop singer.

Born July 15th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Split.

Gonzalo Rodríguez Bongoll

Uruguayan racing driver (1971–1999).

Born January 22nd, 1971 in Montevideo. ^[ref]

Died September 11th, 1999 at 28 years old in WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (car collision).

Tomo Sakurai

Japanese voice actress.

Born September 10th, 1971 in Ichikawa.

Died August 13th, 2025 at 53 years old in Tokyo (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Chris Armstrong

English footballer (born 1971).

Born June 19th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Miguel Calero

Colombian footballer (1971-2012).

Born April 14th, 1971 in Ginebra.

Died December 4th, 2012 at 41 years old in Mexico City (cardiovascular disease).