Birthday wishes go out to Luke Grimes, Emma Bunton 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 21st and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on January 21, 2026
Actress Geena Davis turns 70
Fun fact: Part of the cast of the upcoming TV series “The Boroughs.”
Actress Charlotte Ross turns 58
Fun fact: Her parents were both graduates of Ivy League schools.
Singer Emma Bunton turns 50
Fun fact: One of her first TV show appearances was a small role in an episode of the BBC show “EastEnders” in 1992.
Actor Luke Grimes turns 42
Fun fact: Set to reprise his role as Kayce Dutton in the upcoming “Y: Marshals” series.
More celebrities with birthdays today
Opera singer Placido Domingo is 85. Actor Jill Eikenberry is 79. Guitarist Jim Ibbotson (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 79. Singer-songwriter Billy Ocean is 76. Actor Robby Benson is 70. Singer Marc Gay of Shai is 57. Actor Karina Lombard (“The L Word”) is 57. Actor Ken Leung (“Marvel’s Inhumans,” ″Lost”) is 56. Rapper Levirt of B-Rock and the Bizz is 56. Drummer Mark Trojanowski of Sister Hazel is 56. Singer Cat Power is 54. DJ Chris Kilmore of Incubus is 53. Actor Jerry Trainor (“Wendell & Vinnie,” ″iCarly”) is 49. Singer Nokio of Dru Hill is 47. Actor Izabella Miko (“Coyote Ugly”) is 45. Actor Feliz Ramirez (TV’s “Grand Hotel”) is 34.
Other popular or historical birthdays on January 21st
- Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Civil War general
- Christian Dior, fashion designer
- Telly Savalas, actor
- Benny Hill, comedian
- Jack Nicklaus, golfer (86)
- Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder
- Hakeem Olajuwon, former NBA All-Star (63)
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