Today's celebrity birthdays: January 6, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Rowan Atkinson, Norman Reedus, and Eddie Redmayne! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for January 6, 2026:

London, England, UK - November 28, 2023: Rowan Atkinson attends the "Wonka" World Premiere at The Royal Festival Hall.

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Actor-comedian Rowan Atkinson (1955) turned near-silent physical comedy into a worldwide calling card with "Mr. Bean" and mixed deadpan and disaster in "Johnny English."

Norman Reedus at the world premiere of the third season of 'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon' at the Callao Cinemas on August 4, 2025 in Madrid, Spain.

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Actor Norman Reedus (1969) made Daryl Dixon the beating heart of "The Walking Dead" franchise and reprised the character in "The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon."

London, England, UK - October 22, 2024: Eddie Redmayne attends the UK Premiere of "The Day Of The Jackal" at Queen Elizabeth Hall.

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Actor Eddie Redmayne (1982) made an early splash in "Les Misérables," then won the Best Actor Oscar for "The Theory of Everything." He also took home a Tony for "Red" and led the "Fantastic Beasts" films as Newt Scamander.

LOS ANGELES - JUL 9: Kate McKinnon at the Barbie World Premiere at the Shrine Auditorium on July 9, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA

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Actress-comedian Kate McKinnon (1984) won Emmys for turning "Saturday Night Live" sketches into character showcases. She carried that energy into "Ghostbusters" and "Barbie."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Accordionist Joey Miskulin (1949), Singer Kim Wilson of the Fabulous Thunderbirds (1951), Country singer Jett Williams (1953), Golfer Nancy Lopez (1957), Singer Kathy Sledge of Sister Sledge (1959), Football Hall of Famer Howie Long (1960), Chef Nigella Lawson (1960), Singer Eric Williams of BLACKstreet (1960), Composer A.R. Rahman (1967), TV host Ree Drummond (1969), TV personality Julie Chen (1970), Actor Danny Pintauro (1976), Actress Rinko Kikuchi (1981), Business executive Eric Trump (1984), Actress Diona Reasonover (1984), Model Irina Shayk (1986), Singer Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys (1986), Football player Ndamukong Suh (1987), Rapper Lil Reese (1993), Quarterback Jameis Winston (1994), Rapper Polo G (1999)