Celebrities born on this day, and famous people who are celebrating their birthdays today include Pope Benedict XVI, Martin Lawrence, Rafael Benitez, and Akon. Other notable personalities and legends on today’s famous birthday list for April 16, 2026 include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Chaplin, Jon Cryer, Ann Romney, and Max Beesley.
Wondering whose birthday is it today? We have a list of legends and notable individuals whose birthday is today. They include famous TV personalities, films and TV actors and actresses, influencers and social media celebrities, sportspeople, and politicians. Moreover, they are from all over the world and of all ages, including child actors and child celebrities.
Today's famous birthday list for April 16, 2026
77 years old
American author and wife of former Massachusetts governor and 2012 U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney
61 years old
American actor who acts as Alan Harper on Two and a Half Men (2003–2015), Lex Luthor on Supergirl (2019–2021
53 years old
U.S.-Senegalese singer, businessman, record producer whose famous singles include Lonely (2005), I Wanna Love You (2006)
55 years old
English actor who has starred in The Outsider (2020), Kill Me Later (2001), The Midwich Cuckoos (2022)
79 years old
Former American basketball player who played for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA
Died aged 88
English comic actor, filmmaker, composer famous in the his silent films in which he stars as the Tramp/ the Little Tramp
30 years old
American actress famous as Beth Harmon in The Queen's Gambit (2020), and stars in The Witch (2015), Glass (2019), Emma (2020)
66 years old
Spanish football manager and former player who has managed Real Madrid, Valencia, Liverpool, and Panathinaikos
Died aged 95
Pope and head of the Catholic Church from 2005 until his resignation in 2013
61 years old
American actor and comedian whose famous films include Bad Boys (1995), and Big Momma's House (2000)
What is the date Today?
Today is Thursday the 16th of April. It is the 106th day of 2026.
There are 259 days until the end of the year, and today's zodiac sign is Aries.
Celebrity Birthdays by Month
Here are more notable personalities by the month they were born, including Mr. Bean actor, Michelle Obama and talk show queen Oprah Winfrey in January, legendary reggae singer Bob Marley in February, and famous Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o, physicist Albert Einstein and Lady Gaga in March.
The fourth month is the birth month of Queen Elizabeth II and martial artist legend Jackie Chan, while notable people born in May include the famous Americans Marco Rubio (U.S. secretary of state) and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Notable Personalities born in June, July and August
Famous June birthdays include president Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, while famous African and renowned South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela, English actress Helen Mirren, and The Terminator actor Arnold Schwarzenegger top the list of July birthdays personalities.
Presidents Barack Obama & Bill Clinton, legendary athlete Usain Bolt, and musicians Whitney Houston & Michael Jackson were born in August.
September, October, November and December prominent birthdays
Current head of the Catholic Church Pope Leo XIV, singer Beyoncé, and actresses Zendaya, Idris Elba and Sydney Sweeney are September celebrities, while Titanic actress Kate Winslet and TV personality Kim Kardashian were born in October.
November has Bruce Lee, Scarlett Johansson, and former U.S. president Joe Biden, while in December we have French footballer Kylian Mbappé, singers Christina Aguilera and Nicki Minaj, and the late Pope Francis, among others.
