* 1971 – Lars Frederiksen, American guitarist and singer ( Rancid and UK Subs )

* 1971 – Mauro Pawlowski, Belgian singer and guitarist ( Evil Superstars and Deus )

* 1971 – Clint Lowery, American guitarist ( Sevendust )

* 1971 – Kavus Torabi, Iranian-born English guitarist

* 1971 – Merritt Gant, American thrash metal guitarist ( Overkill )

* 1971 – Ed Kowalczyk, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ( Live )

* 1971 – Chris Shiflett, American guitarist ( Foo Fighters, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Jackson United, No Use for a Name, and Viva Death )

* 1946 – Duane Allman, American guitarist ( The Allman Brothers Band ) ( d. 1971 )

* 1971 – Marco Oppedisano, American guitarist and composer

* 1971 – In Macon, Georgia, guitarist Duane Allman is killed in a motorcycle accident.

* 1971 – Darren Middleton, Australian guitarist

After some time spent inactive, he was asked to play the famous Half Note in New York City in 1971 by guitarist Jim Hall.

* 1971 – Jeff Loomis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ( Nevermore and Sanctuary )

* 1971 – Ben Wallers, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ( Country Teasers )

* February 11 – Gene Vincent, American guitarist and vocalist ( d. 1971 )

* Richard Smith ( musician ) ( born 1971 ), English-born fingerstyle guitarist in Nashville, Tennessee

He later recruited vocalist Annie ( the Hat ) Williams, flautist Rick ( Ernest ) Mansfield and guitarist Elliott Delman from the U. S. Mormos lived in Paris from 1971 – 1973, performing throughout France, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Romania, and England.

* Samson was home to guitarist Roy Brooks from 1971 to 1983.

Following Osmium, the lineup of Parliament-Funkadelic began going through many changes and was expanded significantly, with the addition of important members such as keyboardist Bernie Worrell in 1970, singer / guitarist Garry Shider in 1971, and bassist Bootsy Collins ( recruited from the James Brown backing band ) in 1972.

* Merritt Gant ( born 1971 ), former guitarist of heavy metal bands, Overkill ( band ) and Faith or Fear.

* Jeordie White ( born 1971 ), bassist and guitarist for Marilyn Manson.

* Matthieu Chedid ( born 21 December 1971 ), composer, singer, guitarist ; son of fellow singer and composer Louis Chedid and grandson of writer and poetess Andrée Chedid.

George Biondo was then recruited and guitarist Kent Henry replaced Byrom in 1971.

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

* 2006 – James Kim, American television personality ( b. 1971 )

In 1971, Kim Hill, the daughter of Eagles tight end Fred Hill, was diagnosed with leukemia.

Major protests and demonstrations against the constitutional amendment broke out, with large support gaining for the opposition leader Kim Dae-jung, but Park was again re-elected in the 1971 presidential election.

They had one son, Kim Jong-nam ( born 1971 ) who is Kim Jong-il's eldest son.

Sister Sledge is an American musical group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1971 and consisting of four sisters: Kim Sledge ( born August 21, 1957 ), Debbie Sledge ( born July 9, 1954 ), Joni Sledge ( born September 13, 1955 ), and Kathy Sledge ( born January 6, 1959 ).

Jeff Barry, Andy Kim, Ellie Greenwich, Susan Morse, Joey Levine, Maeretha Stewart, Bobby Bloom and Leslie Miller contributed background vocals at various times, with Barry contributing his trademark bass voice ( portrayed as being sung by Jughead in the cartoon ) on cuts such as " Jingle Jangle ", " Rock ' n ' Roll Music ", " A Summer Prayer For Peace " ( which hit number one in South Africa and Scandinavia in 1971 ), and " You Little Angel, You ".

Escape from the Planet of the Apes, directed by Don Taylor, is a 1971 science fiction film starring Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman and Ricardo Montalbán.

Also in 1971, Kim Ho-Sup led a Korean expedition attempt via the north-east face.

In the 1971 election, Park had nearly lost to opposition leader Kim Dae-joong despite spending ten percent of the national budget on his reelection campaign.

In 1971, he won another close election, this time over his rival, Kim Dae-jung.

This group was intended to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung, but was disbanded in 1971.

Kim Jong-pil ( born January 7, 1926 ) is a South Korean politician and founder of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency ( the KCIA, now the National Intelligence Service ), who served as Prime Minister twice, from 1971 – 1975 and from 1998 – 2000.

Devane appeared in the films McCabe & Mrs. Miller ( 1971 ) with Julie Christie and Warren Beatty ; Lady Liberty ( 1971 ) with Sophia Loren ; Family Plot ( 1976 ) directed by Alfred Hitchcock ; Marathon Man ( 1976 ) with Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier ; Rolling Thunder ( 1977 ) with Tommy Lee Jones ; Red Alert ( 1977 ) with Ralph Waite, based on a novel by Harold R. " Hal " King ; The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training ( 1977 ) with Jackie Earle Haley ; Yanks ( 1979 ) with Richard Gere ; Testament ( 1983 ) with Jane Alexander ; Timestalkers ( 1987 ) with Lauren Hutton and Klaus Kinski ; Forgotten Sins ( 1996 ) with John Shea ; Exception to the Rule ( 1997 ), with Kim Cattrall and Sean Young ; Payback ( 1999 ) with Mel Gibson ; Hollow Man ( 2000 ), with Elisabeth Shue and Kevin Bacon ; and Space Cowboys ( 2000 ) with Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, James Garner, and Donald Sutherland.

* Lightning ( Gladiators ), Kim Betts ( born 1971 ), English bodybuilder and a star of the UK version of the TV show Gladiators

Idina Kim Menzel (; born Mentzel on May 30, 1971 ) is an American actress, singer and songwriter.

* 1963: Party is refounded as the New Democracy Party ( Sinmin Dang ), led from 1971 by Kim Dae-jung.

It was Kim's third child, after son Kim Jong-nam ( b. 1971 to Song Hye-rim ), and daughter Kim Sul-song ( b. 1974 to Kim Young-sook ).

James Kim ( August 9, 1971 – December 3 – 4, 2006 ) was an American television personality and technology analyst for the former TechTV international cable television network, reviewing products for shows including The Screen Savers, Call for Help, and Fresh Gear.

* Vasylenko, Kim ( 1971 ).