Today's celebrity birthdays: April 5, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Max Gail, Agnetha Fältskog, and Pharrell Williams! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for April 5 2026:

Actor Max Gail (1943) became a household name and Emmy nominee as the lovable, bumbling Detective Stan "Wojo" Wojciehowicz on the ABC sitcom "Barney Miller." He took on the role of Mike Corbin on "General Hospital" in 2018 and won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2019 and 2021.

Singer Agnetha Fältskog (1950) scored a No. 1 hit in Sweden with her debut single "Jag var så kär" at 17 and conquered the world as one quarter of ABBA after the group won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo." She reunited with ABBA in 2021 for their first studio album in 40 years, "Voyage," and released her solo album "A+" in 2023.

Singer-producer Pharrell Williams (1973) co-founded the production duo The Neptunes with Chad Hugo and crafted platinum-selling singles like "I'm a Slave 4 U" for Britney Spears and "Hot in Herre" for Nelly before scoring a global smash of his own with "Happy." His Lego-animated biopic "Piece by Piece" hit theaters in 2024, and he currently serves as men's creative director at Louis Vuitton.

Actor Sterling K. Brown (1976) won a Primetime Emmy for his portrayal of prosecutor Christopher Darden on "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" and picked up a second Emmy as Randall Pearson on the NBC drama "This Is Us." He starred in Marvel's "Black Panther" and currently leads the Hulu thriller series "Paradise."

Actress Hayley Atwell (1982) landed her breakout role as Peggy Carter in "Captain America: The First Avenger" and went on to headline the ABC series "Marvel's Agent Carter." She joined the "Mission: Impossible" franchise as Grace in "Dead Reckoning Part One" and reprised the role in "The Final Reckoning."

Actress Lily James (1989) charmed audiences as Lady Rose MacClare in "Downton Abbey" and starred as the title character in Disney's live-action "Cinderella." She earned Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for her portrayal of Pamela Anderson on Hulu's "Pam & Tommy" and starred as Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd in the 2025 biographical film "Swiped."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Actor Michael Moriarty (1941), Singer Allan Clarke of The Hollies (1942), Actress Jane Asher (1946), Actor Mitch Pileggi (1952), Singer-guitarist Peter Case of The Plimsouls (1954), Rapper-actor Christopher "Kid" Reid of Kid 'n Play (1964), Guitarist Mike McCready of Pearl Jam (1966), Singer Paula Cole (1968), Actress Krista Allen (1971), Actress Victoria Hamilton (1971), Singer Pat Green (1972), Rapper Juicy J of Three 6 Mafia (1975), Singer Mike Eli of Eli Young Band (1981), Wrestler Charlotte Flair (1986), Singer Daniel Caesar (1995)