Today's celebrity birthdays: July 19, 2026

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, 2026:

Guitarist Brian May (1947) co-founded Queen and played the soaring guitar solo on "Bohemian Rhapsody." He also holds a doctorate in astrophysics and got knighted by King Charles III in 2023, so it's Sir Brian now.

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch (1976) broke through as the sharp-tongued sleuth on "Sherlock" and picked up an Oscar nomination for playing Alan Turing in "The Imitation Game." He's cast spells as Doctor Strange across the Marvel films and starred in "The Roses" and "The Thing with Feathers" in 2025.

Actor Jared Padalecki (1982) got his start as Dean Forester on "Gilmore Girls" and then spent 15 seasons hunting demons as Sam Winchester on "Supernatural." He went on to reboot "Walker" as Cordell Walker and headlined the CW drama for four seasons through 2024.