Celebrities born on this day, and famous people who are celebrating their birthdays today include Janet Jackson, Pierce Brosnan, Vicky Kaushal, and Danny Trejo. Other notable personalities and legends on today’s famous birthday list for May 16, 2026 include Dele Momodu, Tucker Carlson, Megan Fox, Melanie Lynskey, Henry Fonda, and Tori Spelling.
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 May 16, 2026
57 years old
American political commentator famous as host of Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News, and Tucker on X & The Tucker Carlson Show
60 years old
American singer, dancer, sister to Michael Jackson the late King of Pop & young Penny in the sitcom Good Times
40 years old
American actress famous on What I Like About You (2002-2006), Two and a Half Men (2003-2015), Taurus (2022), Subservience (2024)
73 years old
Irish actor famous as James Bond in 4 Bond films: GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day
82 years old
American actor famous as Machete in Machete (2010), Machete Kills (2013), & has major roles in Anaconda (1997), Desperado (1995)
What is the date today?
Today is Saturday the 16th of May. It is the 136th day of 2026.
There are 229 days until the end of the year, and today's zodiac sign is Taurus in Western astrology.
Celebrity Birthdays by Month
Here are more notable personalities by the month they were born. Famous January birthday legends include U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill, both of whom delivered some of the most famous motivational speeches in history.
It is also the birth month of Mr. Bean actor Rowan Atkinson, former U.S First Lady Michelle Obama, and talk show queen Oprah Winfrey. Legendary reggae singer Bob Marley was born in February, while famous Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o, physicist Albert Einstein and singer Lady Gaga are famous March birthdays.
The fourth month is the birth month of Queen Elizabeth II, and martial artist legends Jackie Chan and Jet Li. 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.
