Today's celebrity birthdays: January 29, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Katharine Ross, Tom Selleck, and Sara Gilbert! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for January 29, 2026:

Actress Katharine Ross (1940) became the face of the New Hollywood era with a Golden Globe-winning turn in "The Graduate" and a BAFTA-winning performance in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." She later brought her star power to the cult favorite "The Stepford Wives" and the mind-bending "Donnie Darko."

Actor Tom Selleck (1945) won an Emmy driving the Ferrari in "Magnum, P.I." and charmed a new generation as Dr. Richard Burke on "Friends." He recently released his memoir "You Never Know" and concluded a fourteen-season run as Commissioner Frank Reagan on "Blue Bloods."

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey (1954) collected a small army of Daytime Emmys for "The Oprah Winfrey Show" while cementing her acting credentials in "The Color Purple" and "Beloved." She later expanded her reach by founding "O, The Oprah Magazine" and the OWN cable network.

Actress Sara Gilbert (1975) went from teenage sarcasm on "Roseanne" to creating the Daytime Emmy-winning "The Talk" and recurring on "The Big Bang Theory." She returned to Lanford to produce and star on "The Conners."

Singer Adam Lambert (1982) rocketed to stardom on "American Idol" and scored a global hit with "Whataya Want from Me" before joining forces with rock legends Queen.

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Author Germaine Greer (1939), Author Robin Morgan (1941), Singer Bettye LaVette (1946), Actor Marc Singer (1948), Talk show host Cristina Saralegui (1948), Actress Ann Jillian (1950), Drummer Louie Perez of Los Lobos (1953), Singer Charlie Wilson of The Gap Band (1953), Actor Terry Kinney (1954), Country singer Irlene Mandrell of The Mandrell Sisters (1956), Actress Diane Delano (1957), Actress Judy Norton (1958), Guitarist Johnny Spampinato of NRBQ (1959), Drummer David Baynton-Power of James (1961), Bassist Eddie Jackson of Queensryche (1961), Actor Nicholas Turturro (1962), Singer-guitarist Roddy Frame of Aztec Camera (1964), Director-actor Ed Burns (1968), Actor Sam Trammell (1969), Actor Thomas Jane (1969), Actress Heather Graham (1970), Politician Paul Ryan (1970), Actor Sharif Atkins (1975), Actress Kelly Packard (1975), Actor Justin Hartley (1977), Actor Sam Jaeger (1977), Talk show host Jedediah Bila (1979), Actor Andrew Keegan (1979), Actor Jason James Richter (1980), Guitarist Jonny Lang (1981), Country singer Eric Paslay (1983), Singer Rag’n’Bone Man (1985), Actress Madison Bailey (1999)