Births
- 20 January — Will Young, singer and winner of Pop Idol (series 1)
- 27 January — Rosamund Pike, actress
- 12 March — Pete Doherty, singer and guitarist (The Libertines and Babyshambles)
- 10 April — Sophie Ellis-Bextor, singer
- 21 April – James McAvoy, actor
- 15 May — Rachel Walker, field hockey player
- 25 May — Jonny Wilkinson, rugby union player
- 12 June — Jamie Harding, actor
- 29 June — Abs Breen, English singer (5ive)
- 25 July — Allister Carter, snooker player
- 26 July — Johnson Beharry, war hero
- 30 July — Graeme McDowell, professional golfer
- 5 August — David Healy, footballer
- 20 August — Jamie Cullum, singer
- 23 August — Ritchie Neville, English singer (5ive)
- 14 September — Stuart Fielden, rugby league player
- 4 October — Stefan Booth, actor
- 8 November — Aaron Hughes, footballer
- 22 November — Scott Robinson, English singer (5ive)
- 29 November — Simon Amstell, comedian and television presenter
- 1 December — Lisa Wooding, field-hockey player
- 3 December — Daniel Bedingfield, pop singer and songwriter
- 14 December — Michael Owen, footballer
- 24 December — Lucilla Wright, field-hockey player
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