List of Famous people who born in 1997

Omari Spellman is an American professional basketball player for the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats, winning a national championship in 2018. Spellman was drafted 30th overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2018 NBA draft.

Rika Nakai is a Japanese idol and tarento. She is a first generation member of the Japanese girl group NGT48. She is represented with Ohta Production.

Gonzalo Montiel is an Argentine football player who plays as defender for River Plate in Argentine Primera División and the Argentina national football team.

Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the 47th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.

Edward Oliver is an American football defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Houston, and was drafted by the Bills in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Ilia Topuria is a Georgian-Spanish mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Ramadan Sobhi Ahmed is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Pyramids FC and the Egypt national team.

Benjamin Dolić, known professionally as Ben Dolic, is a Slovenian singer. He gained popularity in Germany after his participation in the eighth season of The Voice of Germany. Dolic would have represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 held in Rotterdam, Netherlands with the song "Violent Thing" before it was cancelled.

Madeline Mae "Maddie" Poppe is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and the season 16 winner of American Idol. She is a multi-instrumentalist playing the guitar, piano, and ukulele. Prior to winning American Idol, Poppe released an EP titled Songs from the Basement. In 2015, she had also auditioned for The Voice.

Jean-Philippe Mateta is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Crystal Palace, on loan from Mainz 05 of the Bundesliga. He has represented France internationally at U19 and U21 youth levels.