Today's celebrity birthdays: January 8, 2026
Happy birthday to entertainers like Dame Shirley Bassey, Bob Eubanks, and Cynthia Erivo! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for January 8, 2026:
Singer Dame Shirley Bassey (1937) brought full-volume glamour to the James Bond canon with "Goldfinger," "Diamonds Are Forever," and "Moonraker." In 2024, she was named president of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.
Game show host Bob Eubanks (1938) won three Emmys as he steered decades of TV fun on "The Newlywed Game" and "Card Sharks."
Actress Kathleen Noone (1945) specialized in serial storytelling, moving from daytime staples like "As the World Turns," "All My Children," and "Sunset Beach" to prime-time soap drama on "Knots Landing."
Actress-singer Cynthia Erivo (1987) won a Tony for the Broadway revival of "The Color Purple" and starred as Elphaba in the "Wicked" movies. She's currently preparing a one-woman "Dracula" in London's West End where she'll be playing all 23 characters.
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Fashion designer Carolina Herrera (1939), Country-gospel singer Cristy Lane (1940), Singer Anthony Gourdine of Little Anthony and the Imperials (1941), Singer Juanita Cowart Motley of The Marvelettes (1944), Guitarist Robby Krieger of The Doors (1946), Director John McTiernan (1951), Actress Harriet Sansom Harris (1955), Actress Michelle Forbes (1965), Actress Maria Pitillo (1966), Bassist Jeff Abercrombie of Fuel (1969), Former baseball player Jason Giambi (1971), Singer-actress Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley (1976), Actress Amber Benson (1977), Actress-director Sarah Polley (1979), Actor Sam Riley (1980), Actress Genevieve Padalecki (1981), Actress Gaby Hoffmann (1982), Guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo of Gym Class Heroes (1983), Former baseball player Jeff Francoeur (1984), Actor Freddie Stroma (1987), Actress-singer Ryan Destiny (1995), Singer-actress Noah Cyrus (2000)
