Today's celebrity birthdays: January 3, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Stephen Stills, Mel Gibson, and Danica McKellar! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for January 3, 2026:

Berkeley, CA/USA - 6/2/2016 : Stephen Stills performs with The Rides at The UC Theatre in Berkeley, CA.

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Singer Stephen Stills (1945) wrote the Buffalo Springfield anthem "For What It's Worth" and carried that sharp guitar-and-melody approach into Crosby, Stills & Nash classics like "Wooden Ships." He reunited with Graham Nash onstage in 2025 for the FireAid benefit concert in Los Angeles.

London, United Kingdom - November 16, 2017: Mel Gibson attends the UK Premiere of 'Daddy's Home 2' in London, England.

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Actor-director Mel Gibson (1956) became an action mainstay in both "Mad Max" and "Lethal Weapon." He won the Best Director and Best Picture Oscars for "Braveheart," and earned another Best Director nomination for "Hacksaw Ridge."

Hollywood, CA USA - February 9, 2024: Danica McKellar attends 31st Annual Movieguide Awards in Hollywood, CA.

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Actress Danica McKellar (1975) grew up on TV as Winnie Cooper on "The Wonder Years." She has kept leading made-for-TV romances, and built a second lane as a math author with titles like "Math Doesn't Suck," and "Kiss My Math."

London, United Kingdom - April 22, 2025: Florence Pugh attends the Thunderbolts UK Special Screening at Cineworld Leicester Square in London, England.

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Actress Florence Pugh (1996) earned an Academy Award nomination for her take on Amy March in "Little Women." She kept stretching her range in "Dune: Part Two," MCU's "The Thunderbolts," and the A24 romance "We Live in Time."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Singer-songwriter Van Dyke Parks (1943), Bassist John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin (1946), Actress Victoria Principal (1950), Actress Shannon Sturges (1968), Former Formula One driver Michael Schumacher (1969), Jazz saxophonist James Carter (1969), Actor Matt Ross (1970), Contemporary Christian singer Nichole Nordeman (1972), Musician Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk (1975), Actor Jason Marsden (1975), Actor Nicholas Gonzalez (1976), Singer Kimberley Locke (1978), Actress Kate Levering (1979), Former quarterback Eli Manning(1981), Actress Katie McGrath (1983), Actress Nicole Beharie (1985), Drummer Mark Pontius of Foster the People (1985), Singer Lloyd (1986), Guitarist Nash Overstreet of Hot Chelle Rae (1986), Actor Alex D. Linz (1989), Singer Jisoo of Blackpink (1995), Environmental activist Greta Thunberg (2003), Actress Raegan Revord (2008)