Celebrities born on this day, and famous people who are celebrating their birthdays today include John Cena, Gigi Hadid, Ini Edo, and William Shakespeare. Other notable personalities and legends on today’s famous birthday list for April 23, 2026 include Shirley Temple, John Hannah, John Oliver, Sonya Smith, Valerie Bertinelli, and Judy Davis.
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 April 23, 2026
Died aged 52
English playwright, poet and actor, one of the most influential writer in the English language whose work includes Hamlet, Othello, King Lear
44 years old
Nigerian actress who has starred in over 200 movies, and a United Nations Habitat Youth Envoy
66 years old
American actress, TV personality famous in 1990 sitcom Sydney as Sydney Kells, and Valerie's Home Cooking (2015–2023)
53 years old
American-Venezuelan telenovela actress whose top shows include Cara Sucia (Dirty Face), and Olvidarte jamás
64 years old
Scottish actor who stars as Jonathan Carnahan in The Mummy movies, and Quintus Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus
71 years old
Australian actress whose films include My Brilliant Career (1979), A Passage to India (1984), Husbands and Wives (1992)
31 years old
American fashion model, TV personality, and one of the highest earning models in the world
49 years old
American actor and former professional wrestler with the WWE, and one of the most famous wrestlers of all time
Died aged 85
American actress who began acting at age of 3, politician and U.S. Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia
49 years old
British-American comedian and TV personality famous for his show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO
What is the date Today?
Today is Thursday the 23rd of April. It is the 113th day of 2026.
There are 252 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.
