Today's celebrity birthdays: July 29, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers like Alexandra Paul, Martina McBride, and Wil Wheaton! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for July 29, 2025:

• TV personality Tim Gunn (1953) turned his impeccable eye for design into pop‑culture gold mentoring contestants on “Project Runway” and later “Making the Cut.”

• Actress Alexandra Paul (1963) patrolled the sands of “Baywatch” as Lt. Stephanie Holden and has racked up more than 100 screen credits since. She dived back into lifeguard lore in Hulu’s 2024 docuseries “After Baywatch: A Moment in the Sun,” reminding fans why the red suit ruled the ’90s.

• Country singer Martina McBride (1966) soared to fame on powerhouse hits like “Independence Day” and remains one of country’s most decorated vocalists.

• Actor Wil Wheaton (1972) rocketed from wunderkind roles in “Stand by Me” and “Star Trek: The Next Generation” to geek‑culture guru across books, games and web shows. He signed off after five years hosting the “Star Trek” aftershow “The Ready Room” in December 2024.

• Actor Josh Radnor (1974) charmed audiences as eternal optimist Ted Mosby in “How I Met Your Mother” while branching into directing, writing and music. In 2024, he earned rave reviews starring in Itamar Moses’s provocative Off‑Broadway play “The Ally” at The Public Theater.

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Actor Robert Fuller (1933), Former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole (1936), Actress Roz Kelly (1942), Keyboardist Neal Doughty (1946), Actor Mike Starr (1950), Documentary maker Ken Burns (1953), Singer-bassist Geddy Lee (1953), Singer Patti Scialfa (1953), Actor Kevin Chapman (1962), Actor Dean Haglund (1965), Drummer Chris Gorman (1967), Actor Rodney Allen Rippy (1968), Actor Tim Omundson (1969), Actor Ato Essandoh (1972), Actor Stephen Dorff (1973), Singer Wanya Morris (1973), Country singer James Otto (1973), Musician Danger Mouse (1977), Actor Rachel Miner (1980), Actress Allison Mack (1982), Actress Kaitlyn Black (1983), Actress Genesis Rodriguez (1987), Football quarterback Dak Prescott (1993), Actress Cait Fairbanks (1993)