Famous Birthdays Today: Whose birthday is it today?

Celebrities born on this day, and famous people who are celebrating their birthdays today include Emma Watson, Leonardo da Vinci, Maisie Williams, and Nikita Khrushchev. Other notable personalities and legends on today’s famous birthday list for April 15, 2026 include Samira Wiley, Luke Evans, Alice Braga, Claudia Cardinale, Guru Nanak, and Cooper Barnes.

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 15, 2026

Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci
15 Apr 1452 - 2 May 1519
Died aged 67

Italian painter, inventor, scientist, engineer who painted the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, and Salvator Mundi

Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
15 Apr 1894 - 11 Sep 1971
Died aged 77

Leader of the Soviet Union who famously presided over the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962

Samira Wiley
Samira Wiley
Born on 15 Apr 1987
39 years old

American actress who acts as Poussey Washington in Orange Is the New Black, and as Moira in The Handmaid's Tale

Alice Braga
Alice Braga
Born on 15 Apr 1983
43 years old

Brazilian actress who stars in Queen of the South, Predators (2010), Elysium (2013), and The Suicide Squad (2021)

Maisie Williams
Maisie Williams
Born on 15 Apr 1997
29 years old

English actress famous as Arya Stark in HBO medieval fantasy TV series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), & The Falling (2014)

Luke Evans
Luke Evans
Born on 15 Apr 1979
47 years old

Welsh actor who is famous as Greek god Apollo in Clash of the Titans (2010), and Zeus in Immortals (2011)

Guru Nanak
Guru Nanak
15 Apr 1469 - 22 Sep 1539
Died aged 70

Indian spiritual teacher, mystic, 1st of the ten Sikh Gurus, and founder of Sikhism

Cooper Barnes
Cooper Barnes
Born on 15 Apr 1979
47 years old

British-American actor, director, and producer famous as Captain Man in Henry Danger on Nickelodeon

Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale
15 Apr 1938 - 23 Sep 2025
Died aged 87

Italian actress who was born in Tunisia and who appeared in Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Emma Watson
Emma Watson
Born on 15 Apr 1990
36 years old

English actor whose fame started with her role in Harry Potter film series, & famous in Noah (2014), Beauty and the Beast (2017)

What is the date Today?

Today is Wednesday the 15th of April. It is the 105th day of 2026.

There are 260 days until the end of the year, and today's zodiac sign is Aries.

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

Famous birthdays today

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.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Terry Sheeroh, owner and editor at Famousand.com

Terry Sheeroh, Owner, editor at Famous birthdays & biographies

Terry is a mom, wife and an entrepreneur who has many years of experience in the beauty and fashion business. She is the founder of this website and also a full-time mother to her two sons, Johnson and Joseph. Terry has a big passion for cooking and trying out new recipes. She enjoys writing, hair-styling, knitting, travelling, and cooking for family and friends.