Celebrities and famous people who are celebrating their birthdays today include Ikechukwu Uche, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Robert Duvall, and Andrew Golota. Other notable personalities and legends on today’s famous birthdays list for January 5, 2026 include Walter Mondale, Diane Keaton, January Jones, George Reeves, Bianca Censori and Deepika Padukone.
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?
Nigerian retired footballer who played as a striker for Nigeria and in La Liga clubs such as Getafe, Villarreal, Málaga
American actress famous in The Godfather (1972) with Robert Duvall, Annie Hall (1977), The First Wives Club (1996)
Kenyan author, academic, East Africa's leading novelist whose writings include The River Between and landmark play Ngaahika Ndeenda (1977)
American actress famous as Betty Draper in Mad Men (2007–2015), Melissa Chartres in The Last Man on Earth (2015–18)
42nd vice president of the U.S. from 1977 to 1981 during the presidency of Jimmy Carter
American actor whose most famous films include The Godfather (1972), Captain Newman, M.D. (1963), Apocalypse Now (1979)
Indian Hindi films actress whose films include Happy New Year (2014), Piku (2015), and Pathaan (2023)
Australian who famously dated rapper Kanye West, and later became legally married to the American businessman in December 2022
American actor who was famous as Clark Kent/ Superman in popular 1950s TV series Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
What is the date Today?
Today is Monday the 5th of January. It is the 5th day of 2026.
There are 360 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.
