List of Famous people who born in 1971

Kirsty Bertarelli is a songwriter, former Miss UK and wife of Ernesto Bertarelli, an Italian-born Swiss businessman who was the owner of biotech giant Serono until 2007 and winner of the America's Cup in 2003 and 2007 with his yachting syndicate Alinghi.

María Patiño Castro is a Spanish journalist, pundit, and television presenter known for social features and celebrity gossip.

Jeev Milkha Singh is an Indian professional golfer who became the first player from India to join the European Tour in 1998. He has won four events on the European Tour, becoming the most successful Indian on tour. He was the first Indian golfer to break into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking in October 2006. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2007.

Hiroki Kokubo is a retired professional baseball player from Wakayama, Japan.

Michelle Patricia Gayle is a British singer, songwriter, actress and author. Gayle had success as a soul and R&B singer in the 1990s. She achieved seven top 40 singles in the UK Singles Chart, her two biggest hits to date being "Sweetness" and "Do You Know". She released two Top 40 albums through RCA Records but they parted company in 1997, and although Gayle has recorded other albums, they have not been released.

Michael Ian Black is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director. He has starred in several TV comedy series, including The State, Viva Variety, Stella, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Michael & Michael Have Issues, and Another Period. He also appeared on Celebrity Poker Showdown several times. He released his first children's book, Chicken Cheeks, in 2009, and has since released six more, in addition to four books for adults.

Pär Ola Rapace is a Swedish actor.

Valerie Masson-Delmotte is a French climate scientist and Research Director at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, where she works in the Climate and Environment Sciences Laboratory (LSCE). She uses data from past climates to test models of climate change, and has contributed to several IPCC reports.

Julia Jäkel is a German business executive. She has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Gruner + Jahr, one of the largest publishing houses in Europe, since 2013.

Cunning Takeyama is a Japanese tarento, comedian and actor.