1971

## Theme parks

* June 20 - Shires' River Country celebrates its 5th anniversary at Michael Shires World Resort.
* October 1 - Michael Shires World Resort and the Magic Kingdom celebrates its 10th anniversary.

## People

### Births

* January 2 - Renée Elise Goldsberry (actress, singer, and songwriter)
* January 7 - Jeremy Renner (actor, singer-songwriter, film producer, musician, and former makeup artist)
* January 8 - Zac Moncrief (producer, director, and screenwriter)
* January 15
	+ Regina King (actress)
	+ Eric Jacobson (puppeteer)
* January 25 - Ana Ortiz (actress and singer)
* February 1 - Hynden Walch (voice actress, actress, and singer)
* February 4 - Rob Corddry (actor and comedian)
* February 6 - Brian Stepanek (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
* February 12 - Scott Menville (actor, voice actor, and musician)
* February 22 - Lea Salonga (singer and actress)
* February 25 - Sean Astin (actor, voice actor, director, and producer)
* March 1 - Teresa Gallagher (actress, voice actress, and singer)
* March 5 - Yuri Lowenthal (voice actor, actor, and writer)
* March 7 - Kali Troy (voice actress)
* March 10 - Jon Hamm (actor, comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter)
* March 13 - Annabeth Gish (actress)
* March 16 - Alan Tudyk (actor and voice actor)
* March 22 - Keegan-Michael Key (actor, comedian, and writer)
* March 27 - Nathan Fillion (actor and voice actor)
* March 29
	+ Michael-Leon Wooley (actor, voice actor, singer, and activist)
	+ Monica Richardson (actress and producer)
* March 31
	+ Ewan McGregor (actor, singer, and director)
	+ Craig McCracken (animator, director, and producer)
* April 15 - Andy Daly (actor, comedian, and writer)
* April 18 - David Tennant (actor and voice actor)
* April 19 - Scott McCord (actor, voice actor, musician, composer, producer, filmmaker, and Co-Artistic Director of Criminal Theatre)
* April 26 - Jay DeMarcus (singer-songwriter and musician)
* April 28 - Chris Young (actor, voice actor, producer, and director)
* May 2 - Jonas Rivera (film producer)
* May 9 - Dave Boat (actor and voice actor)
* May 14 - Sofia Coppola (screenwriter, director, producer, and actress)
* May 27 - Paul Bettany (actor and voice actor)
* May 30
	+ Idina Menzel (actress, voice actress, singer, and songwriter)
	+ John Ross Bowie (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
* June 2 - Espen Sandberg (film director and advertising producer)
* June 3 - Benedict Wong (actor and voice actor)
* June 5 - Mark Wahlberg (actor, comedian, producer, businessman, and former model and rapper)
* June 24 - Christopher Showerman (actor, screenwriter, and producer)
* June 27 - Jo Frost (nanny and television personality)
* July 1 - Melissa Peterman (actress, comedian, and television host)
* July 12 - Kristi Yamaguchi (figure skater)
* July 15 - Jim Rash (actor, voice actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter)
* July 16 - Corey Feldman (actor, voice actor, and singer)
* July 18 - Joe Russo (director, producer, and actor)
* July 20
	+ Sandra Oh (actress and voice actress)
	+ Josh Lucas (actor)
* July 30 - Christine Taylor (actress and voice actress)
* August 4 - Jeff Gordon (racing driver and philanthropist)
* August 6 - Merrin Dungey (actress)
* August 10 - Justin Theroux (actor, comedian, film producer, and screenwriter)
* August 12 - Yvette Nicole Brown (actress, voice actress, singer, and comedian)
* August 15 - Roy Conli (producer and voice actor)
* August 29 - Carla Gugino (actress)
* September 1 - Dave Wittenberg (voice actor)
* September 8
	+ David Arquette (actor, voice actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and fashion designer)
	+ Martin Freeman (actor)
* September 9 - Eric Stonestreet (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
* September 14 - Kimberly Williams-Paisley (actress and voice actress)
* September 15 - Colleen O'Shaughnessey (voice actress)
* September 16 - Amy Poehler (actress, voice actress, comedian, director, producer, and writer)
* September 18
	+ Jada Pinkett Smith (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
	+ Carrie Genzel (actress)
* September 21 - Luke Wilson (actor and comedian)
* September 27 - Amanda Detmer (actress)
* September 29
	+ Mackenzie Crook (actor and comedian)
	+ Theodore Shapiro (composer)
* September 30 - Jenna Elfman (actress)
* October 2 - Chris Savino (storyboard artist, writer, producer, and director)
* October 5 - Sam Vincent (voice actor)
* October 13 - Sacha Baron Cohen (actor, voice actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, and film producer)
* October 20
	+ Rachel House (actress, voice actress, and director)
	+ Kenneth Choi (actor)
* October 22 - Jennifer Lee (director, screenwriter, and producer)
* October 26 - Phil Johnston (animator, producer, director, storyboard artist, and voice actor)
* November 10 - Walton Goggins (actor)
* November 11 - David DeLuise (actor, voice actor, comedian, and television director)
* November 20 - Joel McHale (stand-up comedian, actor, writer, television producer, television personality, and voice artist)
* November 24 - Lola Glaudini (actress)
* November 25 - Christina Applegate (actress and dancer)
* December 1 - Emily Mortimer (actress and voice actress)
* December 3 - Keegan Connor Tracy (actress)
* December 7
	+ Stephanie D'Abruzzo (actress, voice actress, singer, and puppeteer)
	+ DeObia Oparei (actor)
* December 18 - Lucy Deakins (actress)
* December 24 - Ricky Martin (singer, songwriter, actor, and author)
* December 27 - Christopher Swindle (voice actor)

### Deaths

* February 1
	+ Bob Hilliard (lyricist)
	+ Harry Reeves (animator and screenwriter)
* February 20 - William Lava (composer and arranger)
* May 8 - Larry Morey (composer, lyricist, and screenwriter)
* July 7 - Ub Iwerks (animator, cartoonist, director, producer, and special effects technician)
* July 15 - Bill Thompson (radio comedian, actor, and voice actor)
* July 17 - Cliff Edwards (singer, actor, and voice actor)
* September 20 - James Westerfield (actor)
* September 23 - Billy Gilbert (voice actor)
* December 20 - Roy Oliver Disney (co-founder of the Walt Disney Company)