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."