Celebrities born on this day, and famous people who are celebrating their birthdays today include Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Jackson, Trisha Krishnan, and Hosni Mubarak. Other notable personalities and legends on today’s famous birthday list for May 4, 2026 include Katherine Jackson, Cesc Fàbregas, Shameik Moore, Laura Whitmore, Richard Jenkins, and Eleanor Coppola.
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 4, 2026
75 years old
American singer and brother of Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson, and founding member of the Jackson 5 pop band
43 years old
Indian actress, one of the highest-paid actors in her country and acts in Tamil and Telugu language films
Died aged 63
British actress famous in the thriller Wait Until Dark (1967), Robin and Marian (1976) with Sean Connery, Always (1989)
31 years old
American actor who acts as Shaolin Fantastic in Netflix series The Get Down, and Walt in The Gutter (2024)
Died aged 87
American documentary film director famous for her 1991 documentary film Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
79 years old
American actor whose top films include The Visitor (2007), Olive Kitteridge (2014), and The Shape of Water (2017)
96 years old
American famous as the mother of singers Michael Jackson/ the King of Pop and Janet Jackson
39 years old
Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder for Arsenal and Barcelona, and head coach of Como in Serie A
Died aged 91
4th president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011, 41st prime minister from 1981 to 1982
41 years old
Irish TV personality, actress, model, presenter famous in Laura Whitmore's Breakfast Show and Laura Whitmore Investigates
What is the date today?
Today is Monday the 4th of May. It is the 124th day of 2026.
There are 241 days until the end of the year, and today's zodiac sign is Taurus.
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 famous Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o, physicist 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 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.
