1957 births

Osama bin Muhammad bin 'Awad bin Laden was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda from 1988 until his death in 2011. A pan-Islamist, bin Laden organized and funded numerous jihadist or anti-Western militants and terrorist attacks worldwide. Al-Qaeda's attacks against the United States on 11 September 2001 (9/11) directly killed 2,977 victims, causing the global war on terror.

Prime Minister of Poland (2007–2014; since 2023)

President of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014

Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is an English actor. Often described as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he is best known for intense method acting portrayed with eccentric characters in auteurs' films. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a record three Academy Awards for Best Actor, as well as four BAFTAs, three Actor Awards and two Golden Globes. In 2014, Day-Lewis received a knighthood for services to drama.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

President of Rwanda since 2000 (born 1957)

26th Prime Minister of Australia

Iranian military officer (1957–2020)

German film composer (born 1957)

Prime Minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015

American actress

English bassist (1957–1979)

Steven Vincent Buscemi is an American actor, director, and producer. His accolades include two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two Independent Spirit Awards.

American actress

Swedish actor and martial artist

Cuban-American singer (born 1957)

German physicist

American actor

president of the Philippines since 2022

American filmmaker (born 1957)

President of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2024 to 2025 and Prime Minister of Japan from 2024 to 2025

Sir Stephen John Fry is an English actor, comedian, presenter and writer. He began his career on the sketch comedy series Alfresco (1983–1984) and the sitcom Blackadder (1986–1989), before gaining recognition as part of the comedy duo Fry and Laurie alongside Hugh Laurie, appearing together in A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989–1995) and Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993). His later television roles include Kingdom (2007–2009), Bones (2007–2017), and It's a Sin (2021). Fry was the original host of the comedy panel show QI (2003–2016), for which he was nominated for six British Academy Television Awards. In 2006, the British public ranked Fry number 9 in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars.

4th President of Bulgaria 2002-2012

American television presenter, comedian, actor, and author

Chinese Conceptual artist (born 1957)

American actor (1957–2025)

Finnish film director (born 1957)

American actor (1957–2008)

French-American actor

Australian musician and singer

American actor (born 1957)

Jagadish "Jaggi" Vasudev (born 3 September 1957), also known as Sadhguru, is an Indian guru and founder of the Isha Foundation, based in Coimbatore, India. The foundation, established in 1992, operates an ashram and yoga centre that carries out educational and spiritual activities. Sadhguru has been teaching yoga since 1982. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers ''Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy and Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny'', and a frequent speaker at international forums.

Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera, commonly known as "El Chapo", is a Mexican former drug lord and the former top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. Guzmán is believed to be responsible for the deaths of over 34,000 people, and was considered to be the most powerful drug trafficker in the world until he was extradited to the United States and sentenced to life in prison.

Swedish politician (1957-2003)

former President of Ethiopia

Andrew Mark Cuomo is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 until his resignation in 2021 following numerous sexual misconduct allegations. A member of the Democratic Party, he is a son of former governor Mario Cuomo, and ran as an independent for mayor of New York City in the 2025 mayoral election.

Israeli singer (1957–2000)

American Nobel Laureate, Professor of Medicine at Harvard University

Filipino Roman Catholic cardinal (1957-)

American programmer & open source advocate (1957-)

Caroline Bouvier Kennedy is an American author, diplomat, and attorney. She served as the United States ambassador to Japan from 2013 to 2017 and ambassador to Australia from 2022 to 2024. Most of Kennedy's professional life has been in literature, law, politics, education reform, and charity. She is a member of the Kennedy family and the only surviving child of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

Austrian musician (1957–1998)

American writer, artist, film director (born 1957)

American actress

Japanese manga artist

Soviet footballer

Japanese association football player

Canadian musician and composer

Mira Nair is an Indian-American filmmaker. She has received two prizes from the Cannes Film Festival and four from the Venice Film Festival, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe, and two César Awards.

American actress

American actor and comedian

Russian politician, Prime Minister of Russia (2000–2004)

English novelist, screenwriter, essayist, and film producer (born 1957)

Canadian journalist and 27th Governor General of Canada

American stand-up comedian

eldest child of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and Grace Kelly

English guitarist

Canadian-American professional wrestler, writer and actor

American politician, lawyer, and academic administrator (born 1957)

United States Senator from Alaska since 2002