Birthday wishes go out to Michael B. Jordan, Tom Hiddleston and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on February 9th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on February 9, 2025
Carole King speaks after being inducted in the performer category during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)AP
Singer Carole King turns 83
Fun fact: Portrayed a music shop owner on “Gilmore Girls”
Joe Pesci, left, Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee attend the New York Film Critics Circle Awards at TAO Downtown on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Actor Joe Pesci turns 82
Fun fact: Appeared on the Peacock series “Bupkis”
Judith Light attends the premiere of the Apple+ television series “Before” at The Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Actress Judith Light turns 76
Fun fact: Once appeared as a production assistant in an episode of “Family Ties”
Tom Hiddleston attends the Ralph Lauren Spring/Summer 2025 fashion show as part of New York Fashion Week on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, at Khalily Stables in Bridgehampton, N.Y. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Actor Tom Hiddleston turns 44
Fun fact: Played a prisoner in the film “Muppets Most Wanted”
Rose Leslie attends Sky Up Next, in London, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Up Next is a celebration of Sky Entertainment.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)AP
Actress Rose Leslie turns 38
Fun fact: Appeared in a pair of episodes of “Luther” as a detective
Actor Michael B. Jordan, left, laughs during the first half in Game 3 of an NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP
Actor Michael B. Jordan turns 38
Fun fact: Once portrayed The Human Torch in a pre-MCU “Fantastic Four” movie
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Janet Suzman is 86. Actor-turned-politician Sheila James Kuehl (“The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis”) is 84. Singer Barbara Lewis is 82. Author Alice Walker (“The Color Purple”) is 81. Actor Mia Farrow is 80. Singer Joe Ely is 78. Actor Charles Shaughnessy (“The Nanny”) is 70. Actor Ed Amatrudo (TV’s “Nashville”) is 69. Jazz saxophonist Steve Wilson is 64. Country singer Travis Tritt is 62. Actor Julie Warner (“Nip/Tuck,” ″Family Law”) is 60. Actor Sharon Case (“The Young and the Restless”) is 54. Actor Jason George (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 53. Actor Amber Valletta (“Blood and Oil,” “Revenge”) is 51. Actor Charlie Day (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) is 49. Singer Chad Wolf of Carolina Liar is 49. Actor A.J. Buckley (“CSI: NY”) is 48. Guitarist Richard On of O.A.R. is 46. Actor David Gallagher (“Seventh Heaven”) is 40. Actor Camille Winbush (“The Bernie Mac Show”) is 35. Actor Jimmy Bennett (“No Ordinary Family”) is 29. Actor Evan Roe (“Madam Secretary”) is 25.
Other popular or historical birthdays on February 9th
William Henry Harrison, 9th president of United States
Roger Mudd, news correspondent
Alice Walker, novelist
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