Clare Balding, sports presenter, journalist and jockey 30 January – Darren Boyd, actor 31 January – Patrick Kielty, Northern Irish comedian and television presenter 2 February – Michelle Gayle, singer and actress 13 February – Sonia, English pop singer 16 February Amanda Holden, British actress and television presenter Steven Houghton, British actor and singer 17 February – Jeremy Edwards, actor 20 February – Sarah Hadland, actress 23 February – Melinda Messenger, British television presenter and model 2 March – Dave Gorman, comedian and broadcaster 3 March – Charlie Brooker, presenter and satirist 9 March – Stephanie Chambers, actress 23 March – Gail Porter, British television presenter. 5 April – Victoria Hamilton, actress 15 April – Kate Harbour, voice actress 16 April – Max Beesley, actor and musician 17 April – Claire Sweeney, actress, singer and television personality 18 April – David Tennant, Scottish actor 27 May – Paul Bettany, British actor 5 June – Susan Lynch, Northern Irish actress 26 June – Emma Noble, actress and model 5 July – Nicola Stephenson, actress 24 July – John Partridge, actor 25 July – Chloë Annett, actress 20 August – Helen Grace, actress 31 August – Kirstie Allsopp, British television presenter 1 September – Debbie Chazen, actress 7 September – Lisa Rogers, television presenter 8 September – Martin Freeman, actor 25 September – Jessie Wallace, British actress 29 September – Mackenzie Crook, English actor 4 October – Simone Hyams, actress 13 October – Sacha Baron Cohen, British comedian 16 October – Craig Phillips, British reality show star, Winner of Big Brother UK in 2000 24 October – Dervla Kirwan, actress 1 December – Emily Mortimer, British actress Unknown – Helen Blakeman, playwright and screenwriter See also 1971 in British music 1971 in British radio 1971 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1971 References