Today's celebrity birthdays: July 19, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Brian May, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Jared Padalecki! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for July 19, 2025:

• Guitarist Brian May (1947) has been rocking his guitar solos for Queen fans around the globe for over 50 years. He made a triumphant comeback by joining Benson Boone onstage for “Bohemian Rhapsody” at Coachella in April after recovering from a recent medical issue. 

• Actor Benedict Cumberbatch (1976) first gained acclaim for his breakout stage work and memorable turns in "Sherlock" and has since become a cinematic fixture known for portraying Doctor Strange. His new drama "The Thing with Feathers" premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, and he is expected to return as Doctor Strange in 2027’s "Avengers: Secret Wars."

• Actor Jared Padalecki (1982) charmed viewers as Dean Forester on “Gilmore Girls” before hunting demons as Sam Winchester on “Supernatural.” He spent four seasons rebooting “Walker” as Cordell Walker on The CW, and will be reuniting with his “Supernatural” brother in a guest role on season five of Amazon’s “The Boys.”

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Singer Vikki Carr (1941), Blues singer-musician Little Freddie King (1940), Actor George Dzundza (1945), Singer-bassist Alan Gorrie of Average White Band (1946), International Tennis Hall-of-Famer Ilie Nastase (1946), Guitarist Bernie Leadon (Eagles, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) (1947), Actress Beverly Archer (1948), Director Abel Ferrara (1951), Businessman Howard Schultz (1953), Actor Peter Barton (1956), Drummer Kevin Haskins of Bauhaus (1960), Actor Campbell Scott (1961), Comedian Lisa Lampanelli (1961), Actor Anthony Edwards (1962), Country singer Kelly Shiver of Thrasher Shiver (1963), Actress Clea Lewis (1965), Percussionist Evelyn Glennie (1965), Actress Nancy Carell (1966), Comedian Jim Norton (1968), TV Producer Chris Kratt (1969), Singer Urs Buhler of Il Divo (1971), Actor Andrew Kavovit (1971), Drummer Jason McGerr of Death Cab for Cutie (1974), Actress Vinessa Shaw (1976), Actress Erin Cummings (1977), TV Chef Marcela Valladolid (1978), Actor Chris Sullivan (1980), Actor Trai Byers (1983), Actress Kaitlin Doubleday (1984), Comedian Dustin Ybarra (1986), Professional wrestler Jinder Mahal (1986), MMA Fighter Jon Jones (1987), YouTuber Shane Dawson (1988), Reggae Singer Popcaan (1988), Actor Steven Anthony Lawrence (1990)