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.
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Singer Vikki Carr (1940), Actor George Dzundza (1945), Bassist Alan Gorrie of Average White Band (1946), Tennis player Ilie Năstase (1946), Guitarist Bernie Leadon of Eagles (1947), Actress Beverly Archer (1948), Director Abel Ferrara (1951), Businessperson 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), Actress Clea Lewis (1965), Comedian Jim Norton (1968), TV host Chris Kratt (1969), Singer Urs Bühler of Il Divo (1971), Drummer Jason McGerr of Death Cab for Cutie (1974), Actress Vinessa Shaw (1976), Actress Erin Cummings (1977), Chef Marcela Valladolid (1978), Actor Chris Sullivan (1980), Actor Trai Byers (1983), Voice actress Andrea Libman (1984), Actress Kaitlin Doubleday (1984), Actor-comedian Dustin Ybarra (1986), Wrestler Jinder Mahal (1986), Voice actress Cherami Leigh (1988), Actor Steven Anthony Lawrence (1990)
