1971 (people)


 * 1 January - Actor Navin Chowdhry was born.
 * 1 January - Writer Stephen Cole was born.
 * 2 January - Actor Claire Rushbrook was born.
 * 11 January - Actor Tom Ward was born.
 * 22 January - Actor Michael Rathborne died.
 * 30 January - Actor Darren Boyd was born.
 * 11 February - Actor Lisa Kay was born.
 * 25 February - Actor Christien Anholt was born.
 * 5 April - Actor Victoria Hamilton was born.
 * 9 April - Actor Erick Hayden was born.
 * 18 April - Actor David Tennant was born.
 * 1 May - Stunt performer Mike Lambert was born.
 * 4 May - Actor Aleksandar Jovanovic was born.
 * 25 May - Actor Terence de Marney died.
 * 5 June - Actor Susan Lynch was born.
 * 6 June - Actor Rob David was born.
 * 10 June - Actor Michael Piccarilli was born.
 * 19 June - Actor Malcolm Watson died.
 * 22 June - Actor Laila Rouass was born.
 * 27 June - Actor Anthony Howell was born.
 * 28 June - Actor Benito Martinez was born.
 * 1 July - Actor Ariyon Bakare was born.
 * 4 August - Actor Fenella Woolgar was born.
 * 10 August - Actor Andrew Byron was born.
 * 20 August - Actor David Walliams was born.
 * 24 August - Stunt performer Gary Hoptrough was born.
 * 3 September - Writer Lance Parkin was born.
 * 17 October - Writer Patrick Ness was born.
 * 24 October Actor Dervla Kirwan was born.
 * 4 November - Actor Robyn Moore was born.
 * 5 November - Actor Chris Addison was born.
 * 10 November - Writer Holly Black was born.
 * 24 November - Actor James Redmond was born.
 * 29 November - Actor Naoko Mori was born.
 * 1 December - Editor Simon Reglar was born.
 * 4 December - Actor Alec Ross died.
 * 16 December - Director Ashley Way was born.
 * 16 December - Actor Duncan Wisbey was born.
 * 26 December - Props master and set decorator Adrian Anscombe was born.
 * 30 December - Dressing propsman Scott Rogers was born.
 * Unknown - Sound recordist Julian Howarth was born.