Generation X


X Celebrities

. 1961
. George Clooney – actor, “ER”
. Diana, Princess of Wales – Princess of Wales (died 1997)
. The Edge – rock guitarist, U2
. Enya – new age vocalist
. Melissa Etheridge – rock vocalist
. k.d. lang – rock vocalist
. Julia Louis-Dreyfus – actor, "Seinfeld"; "Saturday Night Live"
. Michael J. Fox – actor, “Family Ties”
. Wayne Gretzky – NHL legend
. Sean Hannity – conservative tv/radio personality, "Hannity and Colmes"
. Peter Jackson – filmmaker, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
. Greg LeMond – cyclist, three–time Tour de France winner
. Carl Lewis – track & field legend
. George Lopez – actor/comedian, "George Lopez"
. Dan Marino – NFL quarterback, Miami Dolphins
. Dylan McDermott – actor, "The Practice"
. Eddie Murphy – actor/comedian, Coming to America; Beverly Hills Cop
. Dave Mustaine – rock vocalist/guitarist, Megadeth; Metallica
. Kirby Puckett – Baseball Hall of Famer
. Dennis Rodman – NBA forward, San Antonio Spurs; Chicago Bulls; Los Angeles Lakers
. Henry Rollins – rock vocalist, Black Flag; Rollins Band
. Tim Roth – actor, Pulp Fiction; Reservoir Dogs
. Meg Ryan – actor, When Harry Met Sally
. Isiah Thomas – NBA guard, Detroit Pistons
. Reggie White – NFL defensive lineman, Philadelphia Eagles; Green Bay Packers
. Steve Young – NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers

. 1962

. Paula Abdul – pop vocalist
. Matthew Broderick – actor, Ferris Bueller's Day Off
. Garth Brooks – country vocalist
. Jon Bon Jovi – rock vocalist, Bon Jovi
. Cliff Burton – rock bassist, Metallica (died 1986)
. Jim Carrey – actor, "In Living Color"; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
. Steven Curtis Chapman – contemporary Christian music vocalist
. Roger Clemens – MLB pitcher
. Tom Cruise – actor, Rain Man; Top Gun
. Joan Cusack – actor, Say Anything; Sixteen Candles
. Sheryl Crow – rock vocalist
. Clyde Drexler – NBA guard, Houston Rockets
. Anthony Edwards – actor, ER; Fast Times at Ridgemont High
. Emilio Estevez – actor, The Breakfast Club; The Outsiders
. Patrick Ewing – NBA center, New York Knicks; Seattle SuperSonics
. David Fincher – filmmaker, Fight Club; Se7en
. Flea – rock bassist, Red Hot Chili Peppers
. Doug Flutie – CFL & NFL quarterback, Calgary Stampeders; Toronto Argonauts; Buffalo Bills; San Diego Chargers
. Jodie Foster – actor, The Silence of the Lambs; The Accused
. Bobcat Goldthwait – actor, Police Academy; Scrooged
. MC Hammer – (a.k.a. Hammer) rapper
. Eddie Izzard – comedian
. Bo Jackson – MLB & NFL player
. Craig Kilborn – comedian/talk show host, "The Late Late Show"; "SportsCenter"; "The Daily Show"
. Andrew McCarthy – actor, Pretty in Pink; St. Elmo's Fire
. Dylan McDermott - actor, theatrical director
. Demi Moore – actor, Ghost; St. Elmo's Fire
. Rosie O'Donnell – comedian/actor/talk show host, "The Rosie O'Donnell Show"
. Chuck Palahniuk – novelist, Fight Club
. Jerry Rice – NFL receiver, San Francisco 49ers; Oakland Raiders; Seattle Seahawks
. Axl Rose – rock vocalist, Guns N' Roses
. Ally Sheedy – actor, The Breakfast Club; WarGames
. Jon Stewart – comedian/actor, "The Daily Show"; "The Jon Stewart Show"
. John Stockton – NBA point guard, Utah Jazz

. 1963

. Charles Barkley – NBA forward, Phoenix Suns
. Len Bias – NBA player (died 1986)
. Jack Del Rio – NFL coach, Jacksonville Jaguars
. Johnny Depp – actor, Edward Scissorhands; Ed Wood
. Eazy-E – rapper (died 1995)
. Whitney Houston – pop vocalist
. Randy Johnson – MLB pitcher, Seattle Mariners; Arizona Diamondbacks
. Michael Jordan – NBA guard, Chicago Bulls; Washington Wizards
. Garry Kasparov – chess champion
. Julian Lennon – vocalist; son of John Lennon
. Heather Locklear – actress, "T.J. Hooker"; "Dynasty"
. Karl Malone – NBA forward, Utah Jazz; Los Angeles Lakers
. Mark McGwire – MLB player, Oakland Athletics; St. Louis Cardinals
. Natalie Merchant – rock vocalist, 10,000 Maniacs
. Mike Myers – actor, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery; "Saturday Night Live"
. Hakeem Olajuwon – NBA center, Houston Rockets
. Conan O'Brien – comic/talk show host, "Late Night with Conan O'Brien"; "Saturday Night Live"
. Tatum O'Neal – actress, Paper Moon
. Brad Pitt – actor, Fight Club; Se7en
. Vijay Singh – golfer
. Steven Soderbergh – filmmaker, Traffic; sex, lies, and videotape
. Quentin Tarantino – filmmaker, Pulp Fiction; Reservoir Dogs
. Vinny Testaverde – NFL quarterback, New York Jets; Dallas Cowboys
. Jeanne Tripplehorn – actor, Basic Instinct

. 1964

. Jeff Bezos – founder, amazon.com
. Barry Bonds – MLB player, San Francisco Giants
. Nicolas Cage – actor, Raising Arizona; Adaptation.
. Tracy Chapman – blues vocalist
. Les Claypool – rock vocalist/bassist, Primus
. Courteney Cox – actor, Friends; Scream
. Matt Dillon – actor, Wild Things; The Outsiders
. Brett Easton Ellis – novelist, Less Than Zero; American Psycho
. Chris Farley – comedian/actor, "Saturday Night Live"
. Calista Flockhart – actor, "Ally McBeal"
. Michael Johns – health care executive and former White House speechwriter
. Lenny Kravitz – rock vocalist/guitarist
. Rob Lowe – actor, St. Elmo's Fire; The Outsiders
. Keanu Reeves – actor, The Matrix; Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
. Jim Rome – sports tv/radio personality
. Eddie Vedder – rock vocalist, Pearl Jam

. 1965

. Jon Cryer – actor, Pretty in Pink; "The Famous Teddy Z"
. Robert Downey Jr. – actor, Weird Science; Natural Born Killers
. Dr. Dre - rapper/music producer
. Jami Gertz – actor, The Lost Boys; Sixteen Candles
. Martin Lawrence - actor/comedian, "Martin"
. Brandon Lee - actor, (son of Bruce Lee) The Crow (d. 1993)
. Sam Mendes - filmmaker, American Beauty
. Sarah Jessica Parker - actress, "Square Pegs"; "Sex and the City"
. Trent Reznor - industrial musician/vocalist, nine inch nails
. David Robinson – NBA forward
. Joanne Kathleen Rowling - author, Harry Potter series
. Charlie Sheen – actor, Platoon; Ferris Bueller's Day Off
. Brooke Shields – model/actor, The Blue Lagoon
. Ben Stiller - actor, There's Something About Mary; Meet the Parents
. Shania Twain – country vocalist
. Larry Wachowski – filmmaker, The Matrix

. 1966

. Michelle Akers – soccer player
. Halle Berry – actor, Monster's Ball; Jungle Fever
. Cindy Crawford – model
. John Cusack – actor, Being John Malkovich; Sixteen Candles
. Janet Jackson – pop vocalist
. Greg Maddux – MLB pitcher
. Adam Sandler - actor/comedian, "Saturday Night Live"; Happy Gilmore
. Kiefer Sutherland – actor, The Lost Boys; Stand by Me
. Mike Tyson – boxer, undisputed heavyweight champion
. Rob Zombie - rock vocalist, White Zombie

. 1967

. Jim Abbott – MLB player
. Pamela Anderson – centerfold/actor, "Baywatch"
. Boris Becker – tennis pro
. Lisa Bonet – actor, "The Cosby Show"
. Kurt Cobain –rock vocalist/guitarist, Nirvana (died 1994)
. Billy Corgan - rock vocalist, Smashing Pumpkins; Zwan
. Dave Matthews – jazz & rock vocalist/guitarist, Dave Matthews Band
. Liz Phair - rock vocalist/musician
. Julia Roberts - actress, Pretty Woman (movie)
. Andy Wachowski – filmmaker, The Matrix
. Moon Unit Zappa – entertainer; daughter of Frank Zappa

. 1968

. Patricia Arquette – actor, True Romance; Ed Wood
. Gary Coleman – actor, "Diff'rent Strokes"
. Céline Dion Angélil – pop vocalist
. Anthony Michael Hall – actor, The Breakfast Club; Weird Science
. Tony Hawk – skateboarding legend
. Salma Hayek – actress, Four Rooms
. Mary Lou Retton – gymnast, 1984 Olympic gold medalist
. Molly Ringwald – actor, The Breakfast Club; Pretty in Pink
. Barry Sanders – Pro Football Hall of Fame running back, Detroit Lions
. Will Smith – rapper/actor, Independence Day; Men in Black
. Sammy Sosa – MLB player, Chicago Cubs
. Wuer Kaixi – Chinese politician

. 1969

. Jennifer Aniston – actor, "Friends"
. Tucker Carlson – conservative television commentator
. Brett Favre – NFL quarterback, Green Bay Packers
. Steffi Graf – tennis player
. David Grohl - rock vocalist/drummer/guitarist, Nirvana; Foo Fighters
. Ice Cube - rapper/actor, N.W.A.; Boyz N the Hood; Friday
. Spike Jonze - filmmaker, Being John Malkovich
. Marilyn Manson - rock vocalist, Marilyn Manson
. Edward Norton - actor, Fight Club
. Trey Parker, co-creator of South Park
. Christian Slater - actor, Heathers
. Emmitt Smith – NFL running back, Dallas Cowboys; Arizona Cardinals
. Gwen Stefani - rock vocalist, No Doubt

. 1970

. Andre Agassi – tennis player
. Mariah Carey – pop vocalist
. Ani DiFranco – pop vocalist
. Deborah Gibson – pop vocalist
. Malcolm-Jamal Warner - actor, "The Cosby Show"
. P. Diddy (a.k.a. Puff Daddy) – rapper/music producer
. River Phoenix – actor, Stand by Me (died 1993)
. Rick Schroeder - actor, "Silver Spoons"; "NYPD Blue"
. M. Night Shyamalan – filmmaker, The Sixth Sense
. Uma Thurman - actress, Pulp Fiction
. Renee Zellweger - actress, Jerry Maguire

. 1971

. Jeff Gordon – Nascar Driver, four–time Winston Cup Champion
. Lance Armstrong – cyclist, six–time Tour de France winner
. Brad Friedel – soccer player
. Tiffany (singer) – pop vocalist
. Dido, pop vocalist
. Pedro Martinez – MLB player
. Selena Quintanilla – (a.k.a. Selena) Latin vocalist (died 1995)
. Winona Ryder – actress, Heathers; Edward Scissorhands
. Pete Sampras – tennis player
. Tupac Shakur – rapper/actor/poet (died 1996)
. Matt Stone, co-creator of South Park
. Christine Taylor – actress
. Félix Trinidad – boxer
. Ryan White – AIDS activist (died 1990)
. Luke Wilson – actor, The Royal Tenenbaums; Old School

. 1972

. Cameron Diaz – actress, There's Something About Mary
. Eminem – rapper/actor, 8 Mile
. Mia Hamm – soccer player
. Monica Lewinsky - former White House intern, President Bill Clinton's mistress
. Thandie Newton - actress, Mission Impossible 2
. The Notorious B.I.G. – (a.k.a. Biggie Smalls) rapper (died 1997)
. Shaquille O'Neal – NBA center, Orlando Magic; Los Angeles Lakers; Miami Heat
. Samantha Smith – political activist (died 1985)
. Wil Wheaton – actor, Stand by Me

. 1973

. Rose McGowan – actress, Scream
. Monica Seles – tennis player
. Ichiro Suzuki – MLB outfielder

. 1974

. Leonardo DiCaprio – actor, Titanic
. Jewel – vocalist
. Alanis Morissette - rock vocalist
. Kate Moss - supermodel

. 1975

. Drew Barrymore – actress, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial; Scream
. David Beckham – soccer player
. Heather O'Rourke - actress, Poltergeist series (d. 1988)
. Alex Rodriguez – MLB shortstop
. Tiger Woods – golfer
. Jennifer Love Hewitt – actress, I Know What You Did Last Summer; Can't Hardly Wait
. Lauryn Hill – hip–hop vocalist

. 1976

. Jennifer Capriati – tennis player
. Tim Duncan – NBA center, San Antonio Spurs
. Peyton Manning – NFL quarterback, Indianapolis Colts
. Ronaldo – Brazilian soccer player
. Alicia Silverstone – actress, Clueless
. Reese Witherspoon – actress, Election; Legally Blonde

. 1977

. Brittany Murphy – actor, "King of the Hill"; Girl, Interrupted
. Peja Stojakovic – NBA guard, Sacramento Kings

. 1978

. Kobe Bryant – NBA guard, Los Angeles Lakers
. Ashton Kutcher – actor, "That '70s Show"
. Brandy Norwood – (a.k.a. Brandy) vocalist/actor, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
. Dirk Nowitzki – NBA forward, Dallas Mavericks
. Usher Raymond - vocalist

. 1979

. Aaliyah – vocalist/actor (died 2001)
. Ron Artest - NBA forward, Indiana Pacers
. Elton Brand - NBA forward, Los Angeles Clippers
. Claire Danes – actor, "My So-Called Life"

. 1980

. Christina Aguilera – vocalist
. Macaulay Culkin – actor, Home Alone
. Jake Gyllenhaal – actor, Donnie Darko
. Christina Ricci – actress, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
. Venus Williams – tennis player
. Yao Ming – NBA center, Houston Rockets

. 1981

. Ashanti Douglas (a.k.a. Ashanti) – vocalist
. Alicia Keys – vocalist/songwriter
. Beyoncé Knowles – vocalist
. Britney Spears – vocalist
. Serena Williams – tennis player
. Elijah Wood - actor, Lord of the Rings trilogy



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