Celebrities born on this day, and famous people who are celebrating their birthdays today include Wangari Maathai, Clarence Seedorf, Otto von Bismarck, and Randy Orton. Other notable personalities and legends on today’s famous birthday list for April 1, 2026 include Gloria Muliro, Mackenzie Davis, Annette O’Toole, Elizabeth Gutiérrez, Debbie Reynolds, and Sam Huntington.
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 celebs.
Today's famous birthday list for April 1, 2026

Died aged 71
Kenyan environmentalist, author, first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize (in 2004), political activist & founder of the Green Belt Movement

49 years old
Dutch former football manager & player who played as midfielder & won UEFA Champions League with Ajax, Real Madrid, AC Milan

74 years old
American actress and singer who acted as Martha Kent, adoptive mother of Clark Kent, on Smallville series

45 years old
Kenyan gospel singer whose hits include Ndio Yako, Narudisha, Sitolia, and Huniachi

Died aged 84
American actress and singer famous in How the West Was Won (1962), and The Debbie Reynolds Show (1969-1970)

49 years old
British actor born to Nigerian parents and who acts as Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma (2014)

47 years old
Mexican-American actress in telenovelas Olvidarte Jamas, El Rostro de Analía, model, and partner of actor William Levy

39 years old
Canadian actress who stars as Nicole in the 2013 romantic comedy The F Word, & acts in The Martian (2015)

Died aged 84
American singer and a founding member of American soul group The Isley Brothers

45 years old
American wrestler who is famous for his time in the World Wrestling Entertainment LLC (WWE)

44 years old
American actor famous as Josh Levison on Being Human (2011–2014), Jimmy Olsen in Superman Returns (2006)

Died aged 83
First chancellor of Germany from 1871 to 1890
What is the date Today?
Today is Wednesday the 1st of April. It is the 91st day of 2026.
There are 274 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.












