Today's celebrity birthdays: July 21, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Josh Hartnett, and Jon Lovitz! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for July 21, 2026:

Singer Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) (1948) had his run of folk-rock hits with "Wild World," "Peace Train," and "Morning Has Broken," then walked away from pop music in 1978 to record devotional and educational albums as Yusuf Islam. He's back on secular records with "An Other Cup" and "The Laughing Apple," and he's since put out "On the Road to Findout" and written "Cat on the Road to Findout."

Comedian Jon Lovitz (1957) is the guy behind Master Thespian and "Yeah, that's the ticket!" on "Saturday Night Live," and he stole scenes as a scout in "A League of Their Own." He voiced Jay Sherman on "The Critic" and turned up in "The Wedding Singer" and "Rat Race."