Today's celebrity birthdays: January 21, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Robby Benson, Geena Davis, and Emma Bunton! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for January 21, 2026:

New York, NY, USA - September 18, 2016: Robby Benson attends the 'Beauty and The Beast' 25th Anniversary Screening at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, Manhattan

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Actor Robby Benson (1956) was a 70s teen idol in "One on One" before finding his voice, quite literally, as the Beast in "Beauty and the Beast." He recently traded fairy tales for corporate dystopia as Dr. Mauer on the hit series "Severance."

BEVERLY HILLS, CA. March 30, 2023: Geena Davis at the 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Picture: Paul Smith-Featureflash

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Actress Geena Davis (1956) went from the supernatural chaos of "Beetlejuice" to an Oscar win for "The Accidental Tourist" before defining the 90s in "Thelma & Louise" and "A League of Their Own." She recently returned to the screen in the psychological thriller "Blink Twice."

LOS ANGELES - OCT 24: Charlotte Ross at the "A Private War" Premiere at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater on October 24, 2018 in Beverly Hills, CA

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Actress Charlotte Ross (1968) went from soap stardom on "Days of Our Lives" to the superhero world of "Arrow." She scored a number one hit with the theme from "The Heights" before patrolling the precinct on "NYPD Blue."

LONDON, UK. March 07, 2019: Emma Bunton arriving for the Global Awards 2019 at the Hammersmith Apollo, London. Picture: Steve Vas/Featureflash

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Singer Emma Bunton (1976) conquered the charts with the Spice Girls as Baby Spice on the albums "Spice" and "Spiceworld." She went on to release solo records like "Free Me" and had a recurring role on "Absolutely Fabulous."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Golf legend Jack Nicklaus (1940), Opera singer Placido Domingo (1941), Actress Jill Eikenberry (1947), Guitarist Jim Ibbotson of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1947), Singer-songwriter Billy Ocean (1950), Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (1951), Basketball Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets (1963), Former NBA player Detlef Schrempf (1963), Singer Marc Gay of Shai (1969), Actress Karina Lombard (1969), Actor Ken Leung (1970), Rapper Levirt of B-Rock and the Bizz (1970), Drummer Mark Trojanowski of Sister Hazel (1970), Singer Cat Power (1972), DJ Chris Kilmore of Incubus (1973), Actor Jerry Trainor (1977), Singer Nokio of Dru Hill (1979), Actress Izabella Miko (1981), Actor Luke Grimes (1984), Actress Kelly Rohrbach (1990), Actress Feliz Ramirez (1992), Actor Booboo Stewart (1994), Actor Jeremy Shada (1997)