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."
Actor Josh Hartnett (1978) was the teen-horror heartthrob of "Halloween H20: 20 Years Later" and "The Faculty" before he anchored "Pearl Harbor" and "Black Hawk Down." He came roaring back as Ernest Lawrence in "Oppenheimer," carried "Trap" and "Fight or Flight," and plays Jeremy Crawford in the upcoming "Verity."
Singer Damian Marley (1978) took home his first Grammy for "Halfway Tree" and grabbed two more for "Welcome to Jamrock." He teamed with Nas on "Distant Relatives" and won Best Reggae Album once more for "Stony Hill."
Actress Juno Temple (1989) broke out as Keeley Jones on "Ted Lasso" and picked up a Golden Globe nomination as Dot Lyon in the fifth season of "Fargo." She's next up leading "The Husbands" for Apple TV+.
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Politician Jim Clyburn (1940), Actor Leigh Lawson (1945), Actor Art Hindle (1948), Cartoonist Garry Trudeau (1948), Politician John Barrasso (1952), Comedian George Wallace (1952), Singer-guitarist Eric Bazilian of The Hooters (1953), Author Michael Connelly (1956), Actor Lance Guest (1960), Actor Matt Mulhern (1960), Comedian Greg Behrendt (1963), Actor Ross Kemp (1964), Actress Arija Bareikis (1966), Author Sarah Waters (1966), Soccer player Brandi Chastain (1968), Comedian Godfrey (1969), Singer Emerson Hart of Tonic (1969), Actress Alysia Reiner (1970), Singer Fitz of Fitz and the Tantrums (1970), Actress-singer Charlotte Gainsbourg (1971), Singer Paul Brandt (1972), Keyboardist Korey Cooper of Skillet (1972), Actress Ali Landry (1973), Comedian Steve Byrne (1974), Actor David Dastmalchian (1975), Actress Jaime Murray (1976), Golfer Paul Casey (1977), Actor Justin Bartha (1978), Singer Brandon Heath (1978), Singer Brad Mates of Emerson Drive (1978), Basketball player Tamika Catchings (1979), Football player David Carr (1979), Actress Sprague Grayden (1980), Baseball player CC Sabathia (1980), Singer Paloma Faith (1981), Singer Blake Lewis (1981), Singer Romeo Santos (1981), Actress Chrishell Stause (1981), Keyboardist Johan Carlsson of Carolina Liar (1984), Actress Vanessa Lengies (1985), Actress Betty Gilpin (1986), Actress Diane Guerrero (1986), Journalist Peter Doocy (1987), Basketball player DeAndre Jordan (1988), Actress Jasmine Cephas Jones (1989), Actor Rory Culkin (1989), Model Sara Sampaio (1991), Baseball player Taylor Williams (1991), Actress Jessica Barden (1992), DJ Charlotte de Witte (1992), Singer Maggie Lindemann (1998), Soccer player Erling Haaland (2000)
