Celebrities born on this day, and famous people who are celebrating their birthdays today include Hugh Hefner, Leopold II of Belgium, Kristen Stewart, and Lil Nas X. Other notable personalities and legends on today’s famous birthday list for April 9, 2026 include Elle Fanning, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Leighton Meester, Dennis Quaid, Cynthia Nixon, and Jay Baruchel.
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 9, 2026
Died aged 91
American Playboy magazine publisher and businessman known for his love for good things and a luxurious lifestyle
28 years old
American actress who stars on Predator: Badlands (2025), Princess Aurora in Maleficent (2014), & younger sister of actress Dakota Fanning
40 years old
American singer and actress in the series Good Cop/Bad Cop (2025), The Judge (2014), and The Weekend Away (2022)
Died aged 74
Second King of the Belgians from 1865 until his death in 1909, & oppressive ruler of the Congo Free State
44 years old
Canadian actor whose famous films include as voice of Hiccup Haddock in How to Train Your Dragon movies (2010–2019)
72 years old
American actor with leading role in The Day After Tomorrow (2004), and on Reagan (2024) as President Ronald Reagan
27 years old
American rapper famous for his 2018 rap single Old Town Road, and Panini (2019), Rodeo (2019)
60 years old
American actress famous as Miranda Hobbes in Sex and the City (1998–2004), Sex and the City (2008), Sex and the City 2 (2010)
36 years old
American actress and filmmaker whose famous films include Panic Room (2002), and The Twilight Saga movies
47 years old
American actress who starred as the child Rudy Huxtable on NBC sitcoms The Cosby Show and A Different World
What is the date Today?
Today is Thursday the 9th of April. It is the 99th day of 2026.
There are 266 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.
