List of Famous people who born in 1971

Arílson de Paula Nunes, better known as Paulo Nunes, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a forward.

İdil Üner is a German-Turkish actress.

Michael Kovrig is a Canadian former diplomat who worked for the International Crisis Group, a transnational, pro-peace think tank. After being detained in December 2018, he was accused of espionage by the Chinese government in May 2019, and his arrest is thought by some press outlets to be retaliation for the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on December 1, 2018. Kovrig's arrest has become a recent point of contention for Canada-China relations.

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Popov, better known as Alexander Popov, is a former Russian swimmer. Widely considered the greatest sprint swimmer in history, Popov won gold in the 50-metre and 100 m freestyle at the 1992 Olympics and repeated the feat at the 1996 Olympics, and is the only male in Olympic games history to defend both titles. He held the world record in the 50 m for eight years, and the 100 m for six. In 2003, aged 31, he won 50 m and 100 m gold at the 2003 World Championships.

Chien Wei-chuan, also known as Rosa Chien, is a Taiwanese basketball coach and former player, widely considered the best female basketball player in Taiwanese history. She played on the Chinese Taipei women's national basketball team from 1988 to 2008, taking part in 10 FIBA Asia Championship for Women.

Floriane Daniel is a German actress. She has appeared in more than ninety films since 1993.

Pasquale Aleardi is a Swiss actor. He is known for playing the role of 'J.D. Salinas' in Resident Evil. He also starred as Billy Flynn in the Broadway production of Chicago.

Enrique Waldemar Méndez Martijena is an Argentine naturalized Chilean footballer who played for clubs of Argentina and Chile.

Scott Braden Cawthon is an American animator, author, philanthropist, producer, video game developer, voice actor, and writer. He is most well-known as the creator of Five Nights at Freddy's, for which he provided the voice of Phone Guy.

Luis López Tosar is a Spanish actor and musician. He is one of the most recognizable and versatile actors in Spain, best known for the movies Cell 211, Take My Eyes, Sleep Tight, Even the Rain and Mondays in the Sun. He has a music group called "Di Elas".