Birthday wishes go out to DJ Jazzy Jeff, Willa Ford and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on January 22nd and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on January 22, 2026
Singer Steve Perry turns 77
Fun fact: Was nominated with Kenny Loggins for a Grammy in the early ‘80s for the song “Don’t Fight It.”
Actress Diane Lane turns 61
Fun fact: Appeared in multiple episodes of the Western series “Lonesome Dove” early in her acting career.
DJ Jazzy Jeff turns 61
Fun fact: His middle name is Allen.
Celebrity chef Guy Fieri turns 58
Fun fact: Had a cameo in “Happy Gilmore 2.”
Actress Olivia d’Abo turns 57
Fun fact: Nominated for a Daytime Emmy last year.
Singer and actress Willa Ford turns 45
Fun fact: Her father-in-law is NFL legend Ronnie Lott.
Actress Beverley Mitchell turns 45
Fun fact: Was a contestant last year on “Celebrity Weakest Link.”
Actress Sami Gayle turns 30
Fun fact: Originally from Weston, Florida.
More celebrities with birthdays today
Bassist Teddy Gentry of Alabama is 74. Director Jim Jarmusch (“Broken Flowers,” “Stranger Than Paradise”) is 73. Actor John Wesley Shipp (“The Flash,” ″Dawson’s Creek”) is 71. Actor Linda Blair is 67. Country singer Regina Nicks of Regina Regina is 61. Actor Katie Finneran (“The Michael J. Fox Show”) is 55. Actor Gabriel Macht (“Suits”) is 54. Actor Balthazar Getty is 51. Actor Christopher Kennedy Masterson (“Malcolm in the Middle”) is 46. Jazz singer Lizz Wright is 46. Guitarist Ben Moody of The Fallen (and formerly of Evanescence) is 45. Actor-singer Phoebe Strole (“Glee”) is 43. Rapper Logic is 36.
Other popular or historical birthdays on January 22nd
- Francis Bacon, author and statesman
- Lord Byron, poet
- Bill Bixby, actor
- John Hurt, actor
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