* 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 – Khalid Gonçalves, American actor

On 2 December 1971, Sheikh Khalid III bin Muhammad Al Qasimi ( Sheikh Khalid III ) joined Sharjah to the United Arab Emirates.

* Khalid bin Faisal ( 1971 – 2007 )

Mohammad bin Mubarak Al Khalifa ( born 1935 ) is a member of the royal family of Bahrain and was Foreign Minister of Bahrain for nearly 35 years, from the time that it gained complete independence in 1971 until a cabinet reshuffle on September 29, 2005, when he was replaced by Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah.

Khalid Khannouchi () ( born September 12, 1971 ) is a Moroccan American marathoner.

Khalid Khan ( born February 7, 1971 ) is a Hong Kong cricketer who has played two One Day Internationals and two first class matches for Hong Kong.

* Hasan, Khalid ; Indian scholar sifts 1971 fact from fiction in the Daily Times December 18, 2005.

Khalid al Faisal was governor of the Asir Province in southwestern Saudi Arabia from 1971 to 2007.

The airline reverted back to its abbreviated English brand name Saudia ( used from 1972 to 1996 ) from Saudi Arabian Airlines ( historic name in use until 1971 and reintroduced in 1997 ) on 29 May 2012, the name was changed to celebrate the company's entry into the SkyTeam airline alliance on that day, and it was a part of a larger rebranding initiative.

The company continued to open offices and subsidiaries in North America ( 1971 ), Japan ( 1974 ), UK ( 1977 ), France ( 1983 ), Spain ( 1984 ), Switzerland, Austria, Belgium and Saudi Arabia ( 1985 ).

A Shia Muslim and tribal leader from Samawah in Southern Iraq, al-Majun worked for the Saudi justice ministry from 1971 to 1980.

* Conference Centre, Mecca, Saudi Arabia ; 1971

* Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin ( 1971 – 2004 ), Saudi alleged terrorist

Rapper Thomas Nordin or Teo T ( born 1971 ) spent his youth living in places like Saudi Arabia, Africa and Indonesia.

In 1971, he and Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani of Saudi Arabia were instrumental in implementing the series of price hikes that ultimately quadrupled the price of oil and provided the resources for Iran to modernize its infrastructure, agriculture, and defense.

In 1971, Abdul Wahab entered into the industrial world, as a silent partner with his son Ramzi, by opening up the first car exhaust pipe factory in Saudi Arabia, and moved from a one time doctor to entrepreneurship.