Celebrities and famous people who are celebrating their birthdays today include Big Show, Gary Coleman, James Dean, and Liam Delap. Other notable personalities and legends on today’s famous birthdays list for February 8, 2026 include John Williams, Seth Green, Nick Nolte, Vince Neil, Anna Hutchison and Cecily Strong.
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 list for February 8, 2026
American actress, producer and comedian who stars in late-night comedy show Saturday Night Live and Schmigadoon! (2021–2023)
American actor who famous as child actor Arnold Jackson in Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986), stars in The Jeffersons, Good Times
American wrestler famous as Big Show in World Wrestling Federation/WWE and Giant in World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
American lead vocalist of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, top albums include Dr. Feelgood, Girls, Girls, Girls, Theatre of Pain
American actor popular in Hollywood in the 1950s famous in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), East of Eden (1955), and Giant (1956)
English footballer who has played as a striker for Chelsea, Manchester City, Ipswich Town, and Stoke City
American actress who stars in the Western comedy film Goin' South (1978) as Julia Tate, and Ragtime (1981), Happiest Season (2020)
American actress who stars in 2012 supernatural movie Paranormal Activity 4 as Alex Nelson, Louise Brooks in Gary Unmarried (2008–2010)
American actor and producer with leading roles in Good & Evil (1991), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2000)
New Zealand actress who stars in comedy-drama TV series Go Girls (2009-2013), The Cabin in the Woods (2011), Blinder (2013)
Zimbabwean cricket player whose international debut was at age of 18, and retired from international cricket at the age of 25 in 2013
American film score composer who has composed scores for films produced by Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Clint Eastwood and others
American actor with leading roles in Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), Graves (2016–2017), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
French actor, singer and dancer who is most famous for his role in 1951 romantic comedy and musical An American in Paris
French actor and film director with major role in the 2021 French comedy TV film La Vengeance au Triple Galop, & The Regime (2024)
What is the date Today?
Today is Sunday the 8th of February. It is the 39th day of 2026.
There are 326 days until the end of the year, and today's zodiac sign is Aquarius.
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, 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.
