Who's Celebrating a Birthday on January 20, 2026? Top Celebrity Honorees

Birthday wishes go out to Bill Maher, Stacey Dash 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 20th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Top celebrity birthdays on January 20, 2026 Musician Paul Stanley turns 74 Fun fact: His middle name is Harvey. Comedian Bill Maher turns 70 Fun fact: Has both hosted and been a guest on “Larry King Live.” Actor Lorenzo Lamas turns 68 Fun fact: His father was also an actor. Actor Rainn Wilson turns 60 Fun fact: Appeared in multiple films last year including “Code 3″ and “Home Delivery.” Actress Stacey Dash turns 59 Fun fact: Reprised her “Clueless” film role on the TV series. TV host Melissa Rivers turns 58 Fun fact: Her father was born in Germany. Actor Skeet Ulrich turns 56 Fun fact: Appeared in “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2″ last year. Musician Questlove turns 55 Fun fact: Revealed in a recent interview that he has concerns about becoming a father. Actor Evan Peters turns 39 Fun fact: Originally from St. Louis. More celebrities with birthdays today Singer Eric Stewart (10cc, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders) is 81. Drummer George Grantham of Poco is 79. Bassist Ian Hill of Judas Priest is 74. Actor James Denton (“Desperate Housewives”) is 63. Bassist Greg K. of The Offspring is 61. Country singer John Michael Montgomery is 61. Actor Reno Wilson (“Mike and Molly”) is 57. Singer Edwin McCain is 56. Drummer Rob Bourdon of Linkin Park is 47. Singer-songwriter Bonnie McKee is 42. Country singer Brantley Gilbert is 41. Singer Kevin Parker of Tame Impala is 40. Other popular or historical birthdays on January 20th Federico Fellini, director George Burns, comedian DeForest Kelley, actor Buzz Aldrin, astronaut David Lynch, director 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 19, 2026 includes Dolly Parton, Shawn Johnson East 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