* Atlas Computer ( Manchester ) ( 1962 – 1971 ), an early computer built at the University of Manchester

* 1971 – Lou Merloni, American baseball player

* 1971 – Sanjay Suri, Indian actor and model

* 1971 – Nick Hexum, American singer and musician ( 311 )

* 1971 – Nicholas Brendon, American actor

* 1971 – Shannen Doherty, American actress, producer, director, and author

* 1971 – John Boyne, Irish novelist

* 1971 – Darren Emerson, English DJ ( Underworld )

* 1971 – An attempted coup fails in the African nation of Chad.

* 1971 – Julian Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer

* 1971 – Ernest Faber, Dutch footballer and coach

* 1971 – Aygül Özkan, German politician

* 1882 – Ernst Eklund, Swedish actor ( d. 1971 )

* 1886 – Edward Ballantine, American composer ( d. 1971 )

* 1971 – Merrin Dungey, American actress

* 1971 – Scott Minto, English footballer

* 1971 – Piyal Wijetunge, Sri Lankan cricketer

* 1971 – The Troubles: The British security forces in Northern Ireland launch Operation Demetrius.

* 1971 – Mack 10, American rapper and actor ( Westside Connection )

* 1971 – James Kim, American journalist and technology expert ( d. 2006 )

* 1971 – Mark Povinelli, American actor

* 1971 – Davide Rebellin, Italian cyclist

* 1971 – Nikki Ziering, American model and actress

* 1943 – Michael Willetts, English soldier, George Cross recipient ( d. 1971 )

* 1971 – Moritz Bleibtreu, German actor

* 1971 – Liam Howlett, English musician, DJ, and producer ( The Prodigy )

* 1971 – Paul van Dyk, German DJ

Gerhard Friedle ( born 7 January 1971 ) is an Austrian entertainer and singer, better known by his stage name DJ Ötzi,.

Joey Beltram ( born November 6, 1971 in Queens, New York City, United States ) is an American DJ and record producer, best known for the pioneering recordings " Energy Flash " and " Mentasm ".

* Robert Earl " DJ Screw " Davis, Jr .( July 20, 1971 – November 16, 2000 ), was a Houston, Texas-based DJ known as a central figure in Houston's hip-hop community.

He began his career as a record boy in 1971 as hip-hop first appeared in the Bronx, and he eventually became a DJ at the Disco Fever club in 1978.

* Panjabi MC ( born 1971 ), British hip hop DJ

Parts of the cult-classic 1971 car chase movie, Vanishing Point, were filmed in Goldfield, and it was the site of the fictitious radio station " KOW ", and the DJ " Super-Soul ".

By 1968 the reputation of the Twisted Wheel and the type of music being played there had grown nationwide. Soul fans were traveling from all over the United Kingdom to attend the Saturday all-nighters, with resident ' All Niter ' DJ Bob Dee compiling & supervising the playlist and utilising the newly developed slip-cueing technique to spin the vinyl between 1968 and the club's eventual closure in 1971.

These include The Tams ' 1964 recording " Hey Girl Don't Bother Me " ( UK # 1, July 1971 )-which was popularized by Midlands DJ Carl Dene-The Fascinations ' 1966 single " Girls Are Out To Get You " ( UK # 32, 1971 ), The Newbeats ' 1965 American hit " Run Baby Run " ( UK # 10, Oct 1971 ), Bobby Hebb's " Love Love Love " which was originally the B-side of his 1966 U. S. # 1 " Sunny " ( UK # 32 August 1972 ), Robert Knight's " Love On A Mountain Top " of 1968 ( UK # 10, November 1973 ), and R. Dean Taylor ’ s " There ’ s A Ghost In My House " from 1967 ( UK # 3, May 1974 ).

Deidra Muriel Roper ( born August 3, 1971 ), known as DJ Spinderella, is an American DJ and rapper who was a member of the hip-hop group, Salt-N-Pepa.

* Rick Adams ( television presenter ) ( born 1971 ), English television presenter and online radio DJ

Shawn Mathis Wayans ( born January 19, 1971 ) is an American actor, DJ, producer, writer and comedian who starred in In Living Color and The Wayans Bros.

* Paul Johnson ( producer ) ( born 1971 ), American producer and DJ

Robert Earl " DJ Screw " Davis, Jr. ( July 20, 1971 – November 16, 2000 ) was a Houston, Texas-based DJ.

Bill has been a DJ at various stations ( including KPIG, KFAT, KLRB, WCAS, and KPOI ) since 1971, as well as working as a radio station manager, and a radio & TV engineer.

Jonathan Smith ( born January 27, 1971 ), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and international DJ who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz.