Today's celebrity birthdays: July 1, 2026
Happy birthday to entertainers like Dan Aykroyd, Pamela Anderson, and Missy Elliot! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for July 1, 2026:
Singer Deborah Harry (1945) fronted Blondie to number one with "Heart of Glass" and "Call Me," and put rap on top of the Billboard charts for the first time ever with "Rapture." She went solo on "KooKoo," turned up in movies like "Videodrome" and "Hairspray," and steered Blondie back to number one with "Maria."
Singer Fred Schneider (1951) co-founded the B-52's and gave "Rock Lobster" its wild talk-sing yelp. He powered the band's breakout album "Cosmic Thing" and its top-five hits "Love Shack" and "Roam," and the group still headlines a Las Vegas residency at the Venetian.
Actor Dan Aykroyd (1952) broke out on the original "Saturday Night Live" cast and co-starred in "The Blues Brothers" before co-writing "Ghostbusters" and playing Ray Stantz. He picked up an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor in "Driving Miss Daisy" and strapped the proton pack back on as Ray Stantz in "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire."
Actress Pamela Anderson (1967) became a household name in the red swimsuit as lifeguard C.J. Parker on "Baywatch." She scored the best reviews of her career and a Golden Globe nomination for "The Last Showgirl," then jumped into the reboot "The Naked Gun."
Actress Melissa Peterman (1971) stole every scene as the goofy Barbra Jean on "Reba." She's played Brenda Sparks across "Young Sheldon" and its spinoff "Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage."
Rapper Missy Elliott (1971) announced herself in an inflatable trash-bag suit and reshaped hip-hop with "Supa Dupa Fly," "Get Ur Freak On," and "Work It." She took home MTV's Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and became the first female rapper in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Actress Leslie Caron (1931), Actor Jamie Farr (1934), Dancer Twyla Tharp (1941), Actress Geneviève Bujold (1942), Actor Daryl Anderson (1951), Stage actor Terrence Mann (1951), Actor Trevor Eve (1951), Actress Lorna Patterson (1956), Actor Alan Ruck (1956), Actor Dale Midkiff (1959), Singer Evelyn "Champagne" King (1960), Track and field athlete Carl Lewis (1961), Singer Michelle Wright (1961), Actor Dominic Keating (1962), Actor Ritchie Coster (1967), Voice actor Rino Romano (1969), Actor Henry Simmons (1970), Bassist Mark Pirro (1970), Actress Julianne Nicholson (1971), Actress-writer Jill Kargman (1974), Actor Jonathan Roumie (1974), Drummer Bryan Devendorf (1975), Singer Sufjan Stevens (1975), Actor Haaz Sleiman (1976), Actor Thomas Sadoski (1976), Actress Liv Tyler (1977), Actor Anthony Dalton (1980), Actress Hilarie Burton (1982), Actor Kyle Soller (1983), Voice actor Adam Howden (1983), Actor Jared Keeso (1984), Actress Léa Seydoux (1985), Actress Hannah Murray (1989), Actor Mitch Hewer (1989), Actor Colby Paul (1993), Actress Raini Rodriguez (1993), Actor Edvin Endre (1994), Singer Chloe Bailey (1998), Actor Kolton Stewart (1999), Actor Chosen Jacobs (2001), Singer Tate McRae (2003), Actress Storm Reid (2003)
July 1 in memoriam
Singer Victor Willis of Village People (1951-2026)
