Celebrities and famous people who are celebrating their birthdays today include Tom Hopper, Elijah Wood, Ariel Winter, and Charity Ngilu. Other notable personalities and legends on today’s famous birthdays list for January 28, 2026 include Nicolas Sarkozy, Charles Taylor and Jamie Carragher.
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 list for January 28, 2026
22nd president of Liberia from 1997 to 2003, currently serving 50 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity
English actor famous in Merlin (2010–12), Black Sails (2014–17), Game of Thrones (2017), & The Umbrella Academy (2019–2
Former president of France from 2007 to 2012
American actress who became famous after playing the role of Alex Dunphy in ABC sitcom Modern Family (2009–2020)
American actor who started as a child actor in the 1990s and most famous as the hobbit Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003)
What is the date Today?
Today is Wednesday the 28th of January. It is the 28th day of 2026.
There are 337 days until the end of the year, and today's zodiac sign is Aquarius.
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 famous African 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.
