Today's celebrity birthdays: February 18, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Cybill Shepherd, John Travolta, and Molly Ringwald! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for February 18, 2026:

Vocalist-artist Yoko Ono (1933) created the performance piece "Cut Piece" way before her collaboration with John Lennon on the Grammy-winning "Double Fantasy." Her experimental output ranges from the instruction book "Grapefruit" to the dance-floor surprise "Walking on Thin Ice."

Actress Cybill Shepherd (1950) became an instant star in "The Last Picture Show" and "Taxi Driver" before conquering television on "Moonlighting." She later added another Golden Globe to her shelf for her titular role on the sitcom "Cybill."

Actor John Travolta (1954) strutted from "Welcome Back, Kotter" to "Saturday Night Fever" and "Grease" before reviving his career as Vincent Vega in "Pulp Fiction." He recently returned to high-stakes action in "Cash Out" and its sequel, "High Rollers."

Game show hostess Vanna White (1957) holds the Guinness World Record for television's most frequent clapper, a title she earned from over 40 years of co-hosting "Wheel of Fortune."

Rapper Dr. Dre (1965) shaped the sound of West Coast hip-hop with N.W.A and created a music empire, producing hits for Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and 50 Cent. The seven-time Grammy winner recently received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to go with his Super Bowl halftime Emmy.

Actress Molly Ringwald (1968) captured the '80s zeitgeist in "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club," and "Pretty in Pink" before taking adult roles in "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." She recently portrayed Joanne Carson in the anthology series "Feud: Capote vs. The Swans."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Singer Herman Santiago of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers (1941), Singer Irma Thomas (1941), Actress Jess Walton (1946), Singer Dennis DeYoung of Styx (1947), Singer Randy Crawford (1952), Actress Jayne Atkinson (1959), Actress Greta Scacchi (1960), Actor Matt Dillon (1964), TV personality Jillian Michaels (1974), Actress Sarah Brown (1975), Guitarist-keyboardist Trevor Rosen of Old Dominion (1975), Actor Ike Barinholtz (1977), Actor Kristoffer Polaha (1977), Guitarist Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek (1977), Actor Tyrone Burton (1979), Musician Regina Spektor (1980), Actor Shane Lyons (1988), Actress Sarah Sutherland (1988), Actress Maiara Walsh (1988), Actress Malese Jow (1991), Running back Le'Veon Bell (1992), Actor Logan Miller (1992), Singer J-Hope of BTS (1994)