Celebrities born on this day, and famous people who are celebrating their birthdays today include Oga Bello, Rosario Dawson, Ghostface Killah, and Noah Centineo. Other notable personalities and legends on today’s famous birthday list for May 9, 2026 include Billy Joel, Wolfgang Novogratz, Cree Cicchino, Collins Key, Albert Finney, and Sonja Sohn.
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 9, 2026
56 years old
American rapper, member of famous hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, and founder of record label company, Starks Enterprises
29 years old
American model and actor who has starred as Chris in 2019 drama Yes, God, Yes, Nick in Feel the Beat (2020)
74 years old
Nigerian veteran nollywood actor who started acting in 1964 and starred in the first Yoruba film, Ajani Ogun (1976)
29 years old
American YouTuber, magician, and entertainer popular on YouTube where he does magic performances and comedy videos
62 years old
American actress and filmmaker who stars as Kima Greggs in HBO series The Wire, Amanda Wagner in the series Will Trent
77 years old
American singer and pianist whose hits include Piano Man (1973), and It's Still Rock and Roll to Me (1980)
47 years old
American actress who stars in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) as Persephone, and in Top Five (2014)
Died aged 82
English actor who acted as Tom Jones in Tom Jones (1963), and Ebenezer Scrooge in 1970 musical film Scrooge
29 years old
American actor famous as Albert Rothstein/ Atom Smasher in the 2022 American superhero film Black Adam
24 years old
American actress well known as the child actress Babe in Nickelodeon comedy series Game Shakers (2015-2019)
What is the date today?
Today is Saturday the 9th of May. It is the 129th day of 2026.
There are 236 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.
