Celebrities and famous people who are celebrating their birthdays today include Mel Gibson, Michael Schumacher, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Florence Pugh. Other notable personalities and legends on today’s famous birthdays list for January 3, 2026 include Katie McGrath, Leah Gibson, Seol In-ah, Anna May Wong, Kate Levering and Shin Eun-jung.
Wondering whose birthday is it today? We have a list of legends and notable individuals who celebrate their birthdays today. They include famous TV personalities, films and TV actors and actresses, influencers and social media celebrities, sportspeople, and politicians. They are from all over the world and of all ages, including child actors and child celebs.
Today's Famous Birthdays: Whose birthday is it?
American actress who starred in Prince of Pirates (1953), Death Car on the Freeway (1979), & The Man (1972)
British-French actress who stars as Maeve Wiley in teen comedy series Sex Education (2019–2023)
Spanish actress whose most prominent roles includes portraying África Sanz in Spanish comedy Los Serrano (2003–2008)
English mathematician, physicist, author, astronomer, inventor famous for his law of motion and law of universal gravitation
French educator, inventor of the Braille reading and writing system for visually impaired people that is used worldwide
American singer and actress known as social media influencer Hilary Banks in Bel-Air (2022–2025), her music singles include ICU (2023)
English actor with prominent roles in horror and drama films such as All Things to All Men (2013), The Chosen (2016)
Kenyan African record holder in the javelin throw and who learned the sport by watching javelin-throwing videos on YouTube
What is the date Today?
Today is Sunday the 4th of January. It is the 4th day of 2026.
There are 361 days until the end of the year, and today's zodiac sign is Capricorn.
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 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 U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio 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 anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela and The Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger top the list of July birthday 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.
