Today's celebrity birthdays: July 11, 2026
Happy birthday to entertainers like Susan Seaforth Hayes, Mindy Sterling, and Lil' Kim! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for July 11, 2026:
Actress Susan Seaforth Hayes (1943) has played Julie Williams on "Days of Our Lives" on and off since 1968. She's the only actress to appear on the NBC soap across all seven of its decades, and she's still recurring in Salem today.
Actor Bruce McGill (1950) is the guy drumming the "William Tell Overture" on his own throat as "D-Day" in "National Lampoon's Animal House," and he's stayed a reliable character man from "My Cousin Vinny" to Jack Dalton on "MacGyver." He more recently played the National Security Advisor on "Special Ops: Lioness" and a judge on "Love & Death."
Actress Mindy Sterling (1953) stole scenes as the domineering Frau Farbissina across the "Austin Powers" films and played Linda Schwartz on "The Goldbergs." She guest-starred as Laurie on "St. Denis Medical" and turned up in "Bobcat Moretti."
Actress Lisa Rinna (1963) brought Billie Reed to life on "Days of Our Lives" and Taylor McBride to "Melrose Place" before she spent years stirring up drama on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." She competed on the fourth season of "The Traitors" and wrote "You Better Believe I'm Gonna Talk About It."
Actor Greg Grunberg (1966) read minds as Matt Parkman on "Heroes" and played Eric Weiss on "Alias" and Snap Wexley in the "Star Wars" sequels. He joined the cast of "Duster" as Nathan Abbott.
Rapper Lil' Kim (1974) was the only woman in Junior M.A.F.I.A. before she went solo and turned "Hard Core" into a platinum debut behind "No Time" and "Crush on You." She later hit number one and took home a Grammy for "Lady Marmalade."
Actor David Henrie (1989) made his name as Justin Russo on Disney Channel's "Wizards of Waverly Place" and slipped in as Ted Mosby's future son on "How I Met Your Mother." He picked the wand back up as the star and a producer of "Wizards Beyond Waverly Place."
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Psychologist Howard Gardner (1943), Director Tom Holland (1943), Author Patricia Polacco (1944), Politician Ed Markey (1946), Singer Jeff Hanna (1947), Ventriloquist Jay Johnson (1949), Business executive Roxanne Quimby (1950), Actor Stephen Lang (1952), Actress Sela Ward (1956), Singer Peter Murphy (1957), Singer Michael Rose (1957), Actor Mark Lester (1958), Saxophonist Kirk Whalum (1958), Business executive Daniel L. Doctoroff (1958), Guitarist Richie Sambora (1959), Singer Suzanne Vega (1959), Business executive Lawrence Stroll (1959), Hockey player Al MacInnis (1963), Bassist Scott Shriner (1965), Actress Debbe Dunning (1966), Basketball player Rod Strickland (1966), Wildlife expert Jeff Corwin (1967), Author Jhumpa Lahiri (1967), Baseball player Andy Ashby (1967), Director Conrad Vernon (1968), Actor Justin Chambers (1970), Actress Leisha Hailey (1971), Actor Michael Rosenbaum (1972), Actor Jon Wellner (1975), Baseball player Javier López (1977), Magician Justin Willman (1980), Football player Andre Johnson (1981), Singer Peter Cincotti (1983), Actress Rachael Taylor (1984), Actress Serinda Swan (1984), Hockey player Joe Pavelski (1984), Actor Connor Paolo (1990), Tennis player Caroline Wozniacki (1990), Football player Patrick Peterson (1990), Baseball player Justin Steele (1995), Football player Joey Bosa (1995), Singer Alessia Cara (1996), Actress Sophia Anne Caruso (2001), Soccer player Amad Diallo (2002)
July 11 in memoriam
Fashion designer Giorgio Armani (1934-2025)
