List of Famous people who born in 1957
Subcomandante Marcos
Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente is a Mexican insurgent, the former military leader and spokesman for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) in the ongoing Chiapas conflict, and an anti-capitalist and anti-neoliberal globalization icon. Widely known by his initial nom de guerre Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, he has subsequently employed several other pseudonyms: he called himself Delegate Zero during the Other Campaign (2006–7), and since May 2014 has gone by the name Subcomandante Insurgente Galeano, which he adopted in honor of his fallen comrade "Teacher Galeano". Marcos bears the title and rank of Subcomandante, as opposed to Comandante, because, he is subordinate to, and under the command of, the indigenous commanders who constitute the EZLN's Clandestine Revolutionary Indigenous Committee's General Command.
Mark Heap
Mark Heap is an English actor and comedian. He is known for his roles in television comedies, including, Brass Eye (1997–2001), Big Train (1998–2002), Spaced (1999–2001), Jam (2000), Green Wing (2004–2007), Friday Night Dinner (2011–2020), Upstart Crow (2016–present), and Benidorm (2017–2018).
Satoshi Takebe
Satoshi Takebe is a Japanese musician keyboard player, arranger, and producer from Tokyo.
Scott Adams
Scott Raymond Adams is the artist and creator of the Dilbert comic strip, and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, and business. His Dilbert series came to national prominence through the downsizing period in 1990s America and was then distributed worldwide. Adams worked in various roles at big businesses before he became a full-time cartoonist in 1995. He writes in a satirical, often sarcastic way about the social and psychological landscape of white-collar workers in modern business corporations.
Marita Koch
Marita Koch is a German former sprint track and field athlete. During her career she collected 16 world records in outdoor sprints as well as 14 world records in indoor events. Her record of 47.60 in the 400 metres, set on 6 October 1985, still stands.
Fausto Fawcett
Fausto Borel Cardoso, better known by his stage name Fausto Fawcett, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, rhythm guitarist, lyricist, novelist, short story writer, playwright, journalist, actor and screenwriter, famous for his frequent collaborations with fellow musician Laufer and for being a major exponent of rap rock and cyberpunk literature in Brazil. His best known compositions are the 1987 hit "Kátia Flávia, a Godiva do Irajá" and "Rio 40°", recorded by Fernanda Abreu in 1992.
Martin Margiela
Martin Margiela is a Belgian fashion designer and the founder of French fashion house Maison Margiela. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp) in 1979, a year before the avant-garde fashion collective the Antwerp Six.
Leroy Logan
Leroy Logan MBE is a British author known for his significant contributions to policing in the United Kingdom. He was both a founding member of the Black Police Association and its chair for 30 years.
Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed
Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed is a British politician of Pakistani origin. A former member of the House of Lords, he was created a life peer in 1998 on the recommendation of the then Prime Minister Tony Blair. Ahmed sat in the House until his retirement in 2020, prior to pending expulsion after being found guilty by the Labour Conduct Committee of sexually exploiting a young woman. Many of his political activities relate to the Muslim community both in the UK and abroad.
Celso Roth
Celso Juarez Roth, usually known as Celso Roth, is a Brazilian football manager.