1971 in The United States

Births

January 7 – Jeremy Renner, actor
January 8 – Jason Giambi, baseball player
January 11 – Mary J. Blige, singer
January 15 – Regina King, actress
January 19 – Shawn Wayans, actor, writer, and producer
January 24 – Kenya Moore, actress and model
February 1
- Michael C. Hall, American actor
- Jill Kelly, American adult film actress
- Hynden Walch, American voice actress
February 10 – Lisa Marie Varon, professional wrestler
February 14 – Tommy Dreamer, professional wrestler
February 17 – Denise Richards, actress
February 25 – Sean Astin, actor
March 4 – Shavar Ross, actor and filmmaker
March 5 – Scott Mosier, producer
March 9 – Emmanuel Lewis, actor
March 11 – Johnny Knoxville, television personality
March 12 – Tony Eveready (Duane Moore), adult film actor and performance artist
March 21 – Craig McCracken, animator
April 3 – Picabo Street, skier
April 12 – Shannen Doherty, actress
April 15 – Jason Sehorn, American football player
April 22 – Eric Mabius, actor
April 26 – Shondrella Avery, actress
April 28 – Bridget Moynahan, actress
May 12 – Doug Basham, American professional wrestler
May 14 – Sofia Coppolla, American filmmaker
May 18 – Desiree Horton, Los Angeles helicopter pilot/TV reporter/USFS aerial firefighter
May 20 – Tony Stewart, race car driver
May 25 – Sonya Smith, actress
May 26 – Matt Stone, television producer
May 27 – Lisa Lopes, rapper (TLC) (died 2002)
June 4 – Noah Wyle, actor
June 5 – Mark Wahlberg, actor and singer
June 8 – Troy Vincent, American football player
June 10 – Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana
June 12 – Mark Henry, American professional wrestler, former Olympian
June 16 – Tupac Shakur, rapper, poet, and actor (died 1996)
June 18 – Nathan Morris, singer (Boyz II Men)
June 22
- Kurt Warner, American football player
- Mary Lynn Rajskub, American actor and comedian
July 1 – Missy Elliott, singer
July 9 – Marc Andreessen, software developer
July 11 – Brett Hauer, ice hockey player
July 12
- Kristi Yamaguchi, American figure skater
- Loni Love, American stand-up comedienne
July 22 – Kristine Lilly, soccer player
July 26 – Reggie Carthon, American football player
July 29 – Monica Calhoun, actress
July 30 – Christine Taylor, actress and spouse of actor Ben Stiller
August 4
- Jeff Gordon, American race car driver
- Yo-Yo, American rapper
August 12 – Pete Sampras, tennis player
August 18 – Jacob Vargas, actor
August 28 – Janet Evans, swimmer
August 29 – Carla Gugino, actress
August 31 – Chris Tucker, actor and comedian
September 2 – Tommy Maddox, football player
September 9 – Henry Thomas, actor and musician
September 16 – Amy Poehler, actress
September 18
- Lance Armstrong, cyclist
- Jada Pinkett Smith, actress
September 19 – Sanaa Lathan, actress
September 21 – Luke Wilson, actor
September 24 – Michael S. Engel, paleontologist & entomologist
September 25
- John Lynch, football player
- Brian Dunkleman, comedian and actor
September 26 – Joel Breton, video game producer
September 30
- Jeff Whitty, Broadway playwright
- Jenna Elfman, actress
October 2 – Tiffany, singer
October 3 – Kevin Richardson, pop singer (Backstreet Boys)
October 8 – Sean Palmer, actor
October 9 – Michael Manna, professional wrestler
October 17 – Chris Kirkpatrick, singer ('N Sync)
October 24 – Caprice Bourret, model and actress
October 27 – Jade Arcade, comics artist and writer
October 29 – Winona Ryder, actress
November 2 – Eric Wall, writer and political activist
November 9 – Big Pun (Christopher Rios), American/Latin rapper (died 2000)
November 11 – David DeLuise, actor
November 13 – Noah Hathaway, actor
November 20 – Joel McHale, stand-up comedian, actor, writer, television producer, television personality, and voice artist
December 1 – John Schlimm, author
December 5 – Kali Rocha, actress
December 6 – Ryan White, AIDS activist (died 1990)
December 16 – Michael McCary, singer (Boyz II Men)
December 19 – Tyson Beckford, American model
December 26 – Jared Leto, American actor and musician
December 27 – Jason Hawes, American paranormal investigator, founder of TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society)
December 28 – Frank Sepe, American bodybuilder and model