Birthday wishes go out to Joe Elliott, Sam Mendes and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on August 1st and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on August 1, 2025
Rocker Joe Elliott turns 66
Fun fact: Has two children.
Rapper Chuck D turns 65
Fun fact: Narrated an episode of ESPN’s “30 for 30″ series.
Director Sam Mendes turns 60
Fun fact: Directed an episode of “The Franchise” last year.
Actor Jason Momoa turns 46
Fun fact: Co-starred with Jack Black in “A Minecraft Movie.”
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More celebrities with birthdays today
Singer Ramblin’ Jack Elliott is 94. Blues musician Robert Cray is 72. Singer Michael Penn is 67. Guitarist Suzi Gardner of L7 is 65. Singer Adam Duritz of Counting Crows is 61. Country singer George Ducas is 59. Actor Jennifer Gareis (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) is 55. Actor Tempestt Bledsoe (“The Cosby Show”) is 52. Singer Ashley Parker Angel (O-Town) is 44. Actor Taylor Fry (“Kirk,” ″Get a Life”) is 44. Actor Elijah Kelley (2007’s “Hairspray”) is 39. Actor James Francis Kelly (“Rocky Balboa”) is 36.
Other popular or historical birthdays on August 1st
Claudius, Roman emperor
William Clark, Lewis & Clark expedition
Francis Scott Key, composer
Herman Melville, author
Dom DeLuise, actor
Robert James Waller, author
Jerry Garcia, musician
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