Celebrities and famous people who were born today include Refilwe Modiselle, Cuba Gooding Jr, Tia Carrere, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Taye Diggs, Shelley Hennig, Renata Notni, Anthony Carrigan, Kate Bosworth and Ben Hardy.
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 actor and singer well known in How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), and with Christian Bale in Equilibrium (2002)
American actor famous in Boyz n the Hood (1991), Jerry Maguire (1996), A Few Good Men (1992), As Good as It Gets, & Pearl Harbor
American actress, acts as Quellcrist Falconer on Altered Carbon (2018–2020), Mallory Book in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
American actress and singer whose films include Zombie Nightmare (1987), & science fiction comedy Lilo & Stitch (2025)
South African model, professional fashion model with albinism whose career started when she was 13 years old
What is the date Today?
Today is Friday the 2nd of January. It is the 2nd day of 2026.
There are 363 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.
