Today's celebrity birthdays: January 23, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Richard Dean Anderson, David Patrick Kelly, and Mariska Hargitay! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for January 23, 2026:

Actor Richard Dean Anderson (1950) became a household name improvising gadgets on "MacGyver" before stepping through the gate as Colonel Jack O'Neill in "Stargate SG-1."

Actor David Patrick Kelly (1951) rattled bottles as the villain in "The Warriors" and served unmatched peculiarity as Jerry Horne in "Twin Peaks." He recently returned to the stage for Broadway runs in "An Enemy of the People" and "Once Upon a Mattress."

Actress Mariska Hargitay (1964) has been a defining presence in TV procedurals since 1999 with her Emmy-winning work as Olivia Benson on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Last year, she released the documentary “My Mom Jayne” about her mother, award-winning actress Jayne Mansfield.

TV journalist Norah O’Donnell (1974) has earned multiple News & Documentary Emmys covering global events for "CBS This Morning" and the "CBS Evening News." After anchoring the evening desk for five years, she recently transitioned to a new role as a senior correspondent for the network.

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Actor-director Lou Antonio (1934), Jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton (1943), Bassist-keyboardist Bill Cunningham of The Box Tops (1950), Pilot Chesley Sullenberger (1951), Singer-guitarist Robin Zander of Cheap Trick (1953), Princess Caroline of Hanover (1957), Bassist Earl Falconer of UB40 (1959), Actor Peter Mackenzie (1961), Actor Boris McGiver (1962), Actress Gail O’Grady (1963), Hockey Hall of Famer Brendan Shanahan (1969), Singer Marc Nelson of Az Yet (1971), Actor Ewen Bremner (1972), Actress Tiffani Thiessen (1974), Bassist Nick Harmer of Death Cab for Cutie (1975), MMA fighter Tito Ortiz (1975), Actress Julia Jones (1981), Soccer player Arjen Robben (1984), Model Doutzen Kroes (1985)