Today's celebrity birthdays: July 6, 2026
Happy birthday to entertainers like Sylvester Stallone, 50 Cent, and Kevin Hart! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for July 6, 2026:
Religious leader Dalai Lama (1935) was enthroned as the 14th Dalai Lama in 1940 and fled to India in 1959. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 and has sold millions of copies of "The Art of Happiness."
Actor Sylvester Stallone (1946) wrote "Rocky," earned Oscar nominations for writing and starring in it, and rode the underdog boxer to Best Picture. He turned John Rambo into an action-movie institution, assembled "The Expendables," picked up a third Oscar nomination decades later for "Creed," and now headlines "Tulsa King."
Actor Geoffrey Rush (1951) took home the Best Actor Oscar for "Shine" and picked up more Oscar nominations for "Shakespeare in Love" and "The King's Speech." He later went full pirate as Captain Barbossa across the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films.
Actress Jennifer Saunders (1958) created and starred on "Absolutely Fabulous" and won a shelf of BAFTAs for it. She voiced the Fairy Godmother in "Shrek 2" and returned to Edina Monsoon in "Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie."
Rapper 50 Cent (1975) dominated 2000s rap with "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," "In da Club," and "21 Questions." He built G-Unit into a hip-hop brand and turned TV mogul with "Power" on Starz.
Comedian Kevin Hart (1979) blew up on the stand-up stage with "Seriously Funny" and "Laugh at My Pain," then headlined "Ride Along." He's since carried the "Jumanji" reboots, voiced Snowball in "The Secret Life of Pets," and starred in Netflix's "Me Time" and "Lift."
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Singer Gene Chandler (1937), Actor Burt Ward (1945), Politician George W. Bush (1946), Actor Fred Dryer (1946), Actress Shelley Hack (1947), Drummer Michael Shrieve (1949), Actress Allyce Beasley (1951), Actor Grant Goodeve (1952), Baseball player Willie Randolph (1954), Trumpeter Rick Braun (1955), Drummer John Keeble of Spandau Ballet (1959), Runner Valerie Brisco-Hooks (1960), Comedian Brian Posehn (1966), Actor Robb Derringer (1967), Journalist John Dickerson (1968), Rapper Inspectah Deck of Wu-Tang Clan (1970), TV host Josh Elliott (1971), Reality star Larsa Pippen (1974), Actress Tia Mowry (1978), Actress Tamera Mowry (1978), Actress Eva Green (1980), Basketball player Pau Gasol (1980), Football player Nnamdi Asomugha (1981), Actor Ranveer Singh (1985), Drummer Chris Wood of Bastille (1985), Businessman David Karp (1986), Singer Kate Nash (1987), Model Caroline Trentini (1987), Actor Jeremy Suarez (1990), Basketball player Jae Crowder (1990), Hockey player Justin Schultz (1990), Baseball player Manny Machado (1992), Basketball player Zion Williamson (2000), Football player Lukas Van Ness (2001)
July 6 in memoriam:
Singer Jeannie Seely (1940-2025), Actress Nathalie Baye (1948-2026)
