Famous people and celebrities born in 1978

We celebrate the remarkable individuals born in 1978. This year gave rise to a new generation of talent, including actors, musicians, athletes, politicians and more who have significantly impacted our world. Dive into the stories of these famous personalities, explore their journeys, and see how they've shaped culture and society since their birth year. Join us as we take a nostalgic trip back to 1978 and honor the stars who continue to shine brightly today.

  • Vidya Balan
    Jan. 1 Vidya Balan

    Vidya balan is an indian actress and model known for her versatile roles in bollywood films, particularly for her performances in female-centric movies.

  • Vijay Sethupathi
    Jan. 16 Vijay Sethupathi

    Vijay sethupathi is an indian actor known for his work in tamil cinema, gaining recognition for his versatile performances and unconventional roles.

  • Omar Sy
    Jan. 20 Omar Sy

    French actor best known for his roles in omar et fred and fred testot as fred testot. he also played a key role in intouchables written and directed by olivier nakache. for his role in intouchables, he was awarded the ca(c]sar award for best actor.

  • Ashton Kutcher
    Feb. 7 Ashton Kutcher

    American actor, investor and producer. former model. he is best known for his role as michael kelso on the fox sitcom that's 70s show. he was also the creator, producer, and host of punk'd. he has had leading roles in the hollywood films jobs, dude, where's my car?, just married, the butterfly effect, the guardian, as well as what happens …

  • Jensen Ackles
    March 1 Jensen Ackles

    Jensen ackles is an american actor known for his role as dean winchester on the tv show supernatural.

  • Rani Mukerji
    March 22 Rani Mukerji

    Rani mukerji is an indian actress known for her work in bollywood films, including notable performances in movies like 'kuch kuch hota hai' and 'black'.

  • James Franco
    April 19 James Franco

    James franco is an american actor known for his roles in movies such as 127 hours, pineapple express, and spider-man.

  • Stana Katic
    April 26 Stana Katic

    Stana katic is a canadian actress known for her role as kate beckett on the tv series castle.

  • Laetitia Casta
    May 11 Laetitia Casta

    French corsican actress and model, found by a photographer on corsican beaches. she was seen in "asterix", with gerard depardieu. she played the role la(c)a on "the blue bicycle", a french tv series in 2008. two years later, she played brigitte bardot (played in biopic "gainsbourg") by eric elmosnino. she portrayed arletty, a french actress, for french tv in 2015.

  • Zoe Saldana
    June 19 Zoe Saldana

    Zoe saldana is an american actress known for her roles in blockbuster films such as avatar, guardians of the galaxy, and star trek.

  • Ji-won Ha
    June 28 Ji-won Ha

    Ji-won ha is a south korean actress known for her roles in popular korean dramas and films.

  • Michelle Rodriguez
    July 13 Michelle Rodriguez

    Michelle rodriguez is an american actress known for her roles in action films such as 'the fast and the furious' franchise and 'avatar'.

  • Aashish Chaudhary
    July 21 Aashish Chaudhary

    Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films and television.

  • Josh Hartnett
    July 21 Josh Hartnett

    Josh hartnett is an american actor known for his roles in films such as pearl harbor, black hawk down, and lucky number slevin.

  • Andy Samberg
    Aug. 18 Andy Samberg

    Andy samberg is an american comedian known for his work on the comedy sketch show 'saturday night live' and for co-founding the comedy group the lonely island.

  • James Corden
    Aug. 22 James Corden

    James corden is a british comedian and actor, best known for hosting the late late show and for his role in the film into the woods.

  • Kobe Bryant
    Aug. 23 Kobe Bryant

    Bryant, an american basketball star and athlete for the los angeles lakers, was accused of rape on 23 march 2003.

  • Shannyn Sossamon
    Oct. 3 Shannyn Sossamon

    American actress, dancer, and musician

  • Manju Warrier
    Nov. 1 Manju Warrier

    Manju warrier is an indian actress and dancer known for her work in malayalam cinema.

  • Rachel McAdams
    Nov. 17 Rachel McAdams

    Rachel mcadams is a canadian actress known for her roles in popular films such as mean girls, the notebook, and spotlight.

  • Mélanie Doutey
    Nov. 22 Mélanie Doutey

    French actress, daughter alain doutey (filmmaker) and arielle sa(c]ma(c]noff.

  • Kayvan Novak
    Nov. 23 Kayvan Novak

    British actor known for his roles in various TV shows and films.

  • Katherine Heigl
    Nov. 24 Katherine Heigl

    Katherine heigl is an american actress known for her roles in grey's anatomy and romantic comedies such as 27 dresses and knocked up.

  • Clay Aiken
    Nov. 30 Clay Aiken

    Clay aiken is an american singer who rose to fame as the runner-up on the second season of american idol. he is known for his powerful voice and successful music career.

  • Nelly Furtado
    Dec. 2 Nelly Furtado

    Portuguese-canadian singer/songwriter

  • Shiri Appleby
    Dec. 7 Shiri Appleby

    Shiri Appleby is an American actress, director, and producer known for her roles in television shows such as 'Roswell' and 'UnREAL'.

  • Ian Somerhalder
    Dec. 8 Ian Somerhalder

    American actor, model, and director. he is best known for his roles as boone carlyle and damon salvatore on the cw's supernatural drama the vampire diaries.

  • Katie Holmes
    Dec. 18 Katie Holmes

    American actress who made a remarkable career, was accepted in her first audition for "the ice storm" as a supporting actor. kate was born in the midwest and attended a talent and modeling convention in new york city. there she met a talent manager, who encouraged kate to move to los angeles. she impressed the casting director, who placed her …

  • John Legend
    Dec. 28 John Legend

    Award-winning musician and songwriter.

  • Tyrese Gibson
    Dec. 30 Tyrese Gibson

    American grammy-nominated r&b singer and songwriter, actor/writer, author, tv producer, former fashion model, and mtv vj. he is most well-known for his roles in baby boy as joseph summers and in the fast and furious as roman pearce. he released several albums and then transitioned to films with leading roles in major hollywood movies.

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