Celebrate Famous Birthdays on January 19, 2026: Dolly Parton, Shawn Johnson East & More!

Birthday wishes go out to Dolly Parton, Shawn Johnson East 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 19th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Top celebrity birthdays on January 19, 2026 Country singer Dolly Parton turns 80 Fun fact: Made her Grand Ole Opry debut in 1959. Actress Katey Sagal turns 72 Fun fact: Played Penny’s mom on an episode of “The Big Bang Theory.” Actor Shawn Wayans turns 55 Fun fact: Directed a pair of TV movies. Actress Drea de Matteo turns 53 Fun fact: Her middle name is Donna. Actress Jodie Sweetin turns 44 Fun fact: Portrays the title character in a series of Hallmark’s “The Jane Mysteries” TV movies. Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson East turns 34 Fun fact: Was a contestant on “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test” last year. More celebrities with birthdays today Actor Tippi Hedren is 96. Director Richard Lester (“A Hard Day’s Night,” “Superman II and III”) is 94. Actor-singer Michael Crawford is 84. Actor Shelley Fabares is 82. TV chef Paula Deen is 79. Singer Martha Davis of The Motels is 74. Singer Dewey Bunnell of America is 74. Actor Desi Arnaz Jr. is 73. Comedian Paul Rodriguez (“a.k.a. Pablo”) is 71. Keyboardist Mickey Virtue (UB40) is 69. Actor Paul McCrane (“ER”) is 65. Actor William Ragsdale (film’s “Fright Night,” TV’s “Herman’s Head”) is 65. Singer Whitfield Crane of Ugly Kid Joe is 58. Singer Trey Lorenz is 57. Singer-guitarist John Wozniak of Marcy Playground is 55. Comedian Frank Caliendo (“Frank TV,” ″Mad TV”) is 52. Actor Drew Powell (“Gotham”) is 50. Actor Marsha Thomason (“Las Vegas”) is 50. Actor Bitsie Tulloch (“Grimm”) is 45. Director Damien Chazelle (“La La Land”) is 41. Actor Shaunette Renee Wilson (“The Resident”) is 36. Actor Briana Henry (“General Hospital”) is 34. Actor Logan Lerman (“Percy Jackson” films) is 34. Rapper Taylor Bennett is 30. Actor Lidya Jewett (“Hidden Figures”) is 19. Other popular or historical birthdays on January 19th Robert E. Lee, Confederate general Edgar Allan Poe, author Janis Joplin, singer Jean Stapleton, actress Robert Palmer, singer with The Associated Press Celebrity fun facts Recent lists: Drew Barrymore fun facts | Kaley Cuoco fun facts | Margot Robbie fun facts | Kevin Costner fun facts | Tom Cruise fun facts | Gal Gadot fun facts | Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson fun facts | Reese Witherspoon fun facts Popular lists: Robert Downey Jr. fun facts | Emma Watson fun facts | Jason Momoa fun facts | Miley Cyrus fun facts Check out our full list of more than 40 celebrity fun facts. Movie and TV fun facts & more Recent lists: 19 actors recast in the MCU | ‘How I Met Your Mother’ guest stars | ‘Groundhog Day’ fun facts | ‘Yellowstone’ trivia Popular lists: Canadian celebrities | ‘Friends’ guest stars | Celebs on ‘The Office’ Check out our rundown of more than 30 posts featuring trivia and fun facts about movies and TV shows. Recent Celebrity birthdays Today’s famous birthdays list for January 18, 2026 includes Jason Segel, Mark Rylance Today’s famous birthdays list for January 17, 2026 includes Steve Harvey, Kelly Marie Tran Dolly Parton fun facts: 15 things you might not know about the legendary singer