2002 births

Diego Pavia is an American professional football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He began his college football career with the New Mexico Military Broncos, winning the 2021 NJCAA National Football Championship, and spent his next two seasons with the New Mexico State Aggies, where he was named the 2023 CUSA Offensive Player of the Year. Pavia played his final two seasons for the Vanderbilt Commodores, winning the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, SN College Football Player of the Year, and SEC Offensive Player of the Year in 2025.

Trinidad Jay Chambliss is an American college football quarterback for the Ole Miss Rebels. He previously played for the Ferris State Bulldogs.

Yaxel Okari Lendeborg is an American-Dominican college basketball player for the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference. He was an NCAA national champion, consensus All-American and the Big Ten Player of the Year in 2026. Lendeborg previously played for the Arizona Western Matadors and UAB Blazers.

English footballer (born 2002)

Pedro González López (born 25 November 2002), more commonly known as Pedri, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Barcelona and the Spain national team. Considered as one of the best midfielders in the world, he is known for his ball control, dribbling, passing and playmaking.

Sadie Elizabeth Sink is an American actress. She began her career in theater, playing the title role in the musical Annie (2012–14) and young Elizabeth II in the historical play The Audience (2015) on Broadway. In 2016, she made her film debut in the biographical sports drama Chuck. Sink had her breakthrough portraying Max Mayfield in the Netflix science fiction horror drama television series Stranger Things (2017–2025), and received critical praise for her performance.

British tennis player (born 2002)

Spanish association football player

Germany footballer (born 2002)

French swimmer

Portuguese association football player

Tyla Laura Seethal, mononymously known as Tyla, (30 January 2002) is a South African singer and songwriter. Her musical style is characterised by a fusion of pop and amapiano, with many publications dubbing her "Queen of Popiano". She gained international recognition after the release of her 2023 single "Water", which entered the top ten in multiple countries including her native South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Belgian association football player (born 2002)

American dancer and actress

Gaetano John "Gaten" Matarazzo III is an American actor. He began his career on the Broadway stage as Benjamin in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (2011–12), followed by Gavroche in Les Misérables (2014–15). Matarazzo gained international recognition for playing Dustin Henderson in the Netflix science-fiction-horror drama series Stranger Things (2016–2025). He also hosted the Netflix show Prank Encounters (2019–2021). In 2022, he co-starred in the coming-of-age comedy film Honor Society and voiced Boris the Dragon on the animated fantasy comedy film My Father's Dragon. In 2025, he starred in the animated film Animal Farm, in which he voiced the character Lucky. In 2026, he starred in and was the executive producer for the stoner comedy Pizza Movie.

Emma Elizabeth Myers is an American actress. She is best known for her breakthrough role as Enid Sinclair in the Netflix series Wednesday (2022–present). She has since appeared in the television series A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2024–present), and in films such as Family Switch (2023) and A Minecraft Movie (2025), with the latter earning her a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award. She was featured in the 2026 class of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

Sophia Lillis is an American actress. She gained prominence for her roles as Beverly Marsh in the horror films It (2017) and It: Chapter Two (2019) and as a teenager with telekinesis in the Netflix drama series I Am Not Okay with This (2020).

New Zealand motor racing driver

American actress

Maltese singer

Lithuanian discus thrower

English footballer (born 2002)

Spanish association football player

Canadian tennis player

Ecuadorian professional footballer

Hugo Timothée Ekitike is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool and the France national team.

Czech association football player

English athlete specialising in the 800 metres, born 2002

Belarusian singer, actress and television presenter

German footballer (born 2002)

Spanish association football player (born 2002)

Chinese tennis player

Romanian association football player (born 2002)

Portuguese association football player

Canadian-Pakistani actress

American actress

Norwegian-Italian singer

South Sudanese-American middle-distance runner

Beninese-Nigerian singer

Swedish association football player

Ecuadorian activist

Senegalese association football player

Senne Lammens is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Manchester United and the Belgium national team.

Dutch association football player (born 2002)

Mexican-Chilean climate activist and member of the indigenous Mexican Otomi-Toltec nation

American actress and singer

Ivorian association football player (born 2002)

Burkinabè association football player (born 2002)

Brazilian association football player

English association football player

Norwegian musical duo

Belgian-British pilot

Danish former prince; younger son of Prince Joachim and Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg

French footballer (born 2002)

Portuguese association football player, born 2002

Polish singer (born 2002)

Toussaint Michael Chiza (born 1 January 2002), better known as Tusse, is a Congolese-Swedish singer who represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.

Swedish chess player

Slovak association football player

Benson James Boone is an American singer–songwriter. He began his music career by briefly competing on American Idol in early 2021 before withdrawing voluntarily. He gained popularity on TikTok and subsequently signed a contract with Dan Reynolds's Night Street Records label and released the singles "Ghost Town" in 2021 and "In the Stars" in 2022.