Celebrities and famous people who are celebrating their birthdays today include Robert Sheehan, Jeremy Renner, Yul Edochie, and Caster Semenya. Other notable personalities and legends on today’s famous birthdays list for January 7, 2026 include Lewis Hamilton, David Caruso, Julie Gichuru, Raila Odinga, Nicolas Cage and Jeff Koinange.
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: Whose birthday is it?
American actor famous as Horatio Caine on CSI: Miami (2002–2012), John Kelly on NYPD Blue (1993–1994)
Irish actor who stars as Klaus Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy, & in Misfits, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Versatile American actor whose famous movies include Con Air (1997), Face/Off (1997), Ghost Rider films (2007–2011)
American actor famous as Clint Barton / Hawkeye in The Avengers (2012) and Brian Gamble in S.W.A.T. (2003)
Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013, and Member of Parliament for Langata Constituency from 1992 to 2013
American actress whose movies include Swallow (2019), The Magnificent Seven (2016), The Girl on the Train (2016), Music and Lyrics (2007)
American actress best known as Maggie Rhee in The Walking Dead (2011–2022) and The Walking Dead: Dead City (since 2023)
What is the date Today?
Today is Wednesday the 7th of January. It is the 7th day of 2026.
There are 358 days until the end of the year, and today's zodiac sign is Capricorn.
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 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.
