
Happy birthday to entertainers like Carlos Santana, Sandra Oh, and Gisele Bündchen! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for July 20, 2025:
- Singer Kim Carnes (1945) carved out a signature raspy sound that catapulted “Bette Davis Eyes” to the top of the charts in 1981. In April 2024 Carnes released “Bette Davis Eyes (Kim’s Version)” and this June she resumed a Universal Music Group campaign rolling out remastered HD videos of classics like “Voyeur” and “Crazy in the Night.”

- Guitarist Carlos Santana (1947) helped popularize Latin rock with his band Santana through his signature guitar solos and has earned 10 Grammy Awards and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He released the compilation album "Sentient" this past March, featuring his collaborations with Smokey Robinson, the late Miles Davis and Michael Jackson.

- Actress Sandra Oh (1971) broke ground with her razor-sharp Cristina Yang on "Grey's Anatomy" and captivated globe-trotters as Eve Polastri on "Killing Eve." She recently stole scenes as Ms. Sofia Mori in HBO's limited series "The Sympathizer" and lends her voice to Deborah Grayson in the hit animated series "Invincible."

- Model Gisele Bündchen (1980) is a Brazilian supermodel who rose to fame as a Victoria’s Secret Angel and has graced hundreds of magazine covers. She recently made a return to modeling, starring in Marc O’Polo’s Spring/Summer 2025 campaign.
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Politician Barbara Mikulski (1936), Artist Judy Chicago (1939), Bassist John Lodge of the Moody Blues (1943), Country Singer T.G. Sheppard (1944), Singer Kim Carnes (1945), Politician Larry Craig (1945), Guitarist Carlos Santana (1947), Guitarist Jay Jay French of Twisted Sister (1952), Political Commentator Thomas L. Friedman (1953), Drummer Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols (1956), Actress Donna Dixon (1957), Keyboardist Mick MacNeil of Simple Minds (1958), Country Singer Radney Foster (1959), Actor Dean Winters (1964), Fitness Instructor Cathe Friedrich (1964), Guitarist Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam (1966), Actor Reed Diamond (1967), Actress Sandra Oh (1971), Actor Omar Epps (1973), Soccer Player Claudio Reyna (1973), Actor Simon Rex (1974), Actress Judy Greer (1975), Model Penny Drake (1977), Actor Charlie Korsmo (1978), Singer Elliott Yamin (1978), Hockey Player Pavel Datsyuk (1978), Model Gisele Bundchen (1980), Guitarist Mike Kennerty of the All-American Rejects (1980), Actor Percy Daggs III (1982), Actor John Francis Daley (1985), MMA Fighter Gilbert Burns (1986), Baseball Player Stephen Strasburg (1988), Dancer-singer-actress Julianne Hough (1988), Baseball Player Matt Szczur (1989), YouTube Personality Jaclyn Hill (1990), Basketball Player Dwight Powell (1991), Basketball Player Alec Burks (1991), Basketball Player Steven Adams (1993), Actress Alycia Debnam-Carey (1993), Football Player Malcolm Mitchell (1993), Figure Skater Maia Shibutani (1994)
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