Today's celebrity birthdays: July 7, 2026
Happy birthday to entertainers like Ringo Starr, Jim Gaffigan, and Cree Summer! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for July 7, 2026:
Drummer Ringo Starr (1940) kept the beat for The Beatles and grabbed the mic for singalongs like "Yellow Submarine" and "With a Little Help from My Friends." He's run his All-Starr Band since 1989, and in 2025 he took home a Grammy for Best Rock Performance for "Now and Then" and went full country on "Look Up."
Comedian Jim Gaffigan (1966) built a stand-up empire on clean, food-obsessed comedy like his famous "Hot Pockets" bit, and his memoir "Dad Is Fat" became a best-seller. He headlined the Hulu special "The Skinny," played Governor Tim Walz on the season 50 premiere of "Saturday Night Live," and dropped "The Bourbon Set" in 2025.
Actress Cree Summer (1969) broke out as Freddie Brooks on "A Different World" and became one of the busiest voices in cartoons as Susie Carmichael on "Rugrats" and Elmyra Duff on "Tiny Toon Adventures." She's now the school librarian Ms. Inez on "Abbott Elementary," and she picked up Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance at the 2025 NAACP Image Awards.
Actor Hamish Linklater (1976) played Matthew Kimble on "The New Adventures of Old Christine" before creeping everyone out as the devout Father Paul on "Midnight Mass." He's now the voice of Bruce Wayne and Batman on "Batman: Caped Crusader," and he turned up in the Best Picture nominee "Nickel Boys."
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Bandleader Doc Severinsen (1927), Actor Joe Spano (1946), Singer David Hodo of The Village People (1947), Actress Roz Ryan (1951), Actor Billy Campbell (1959), Basketball player Ralph Sampson (1960), Singer-songwriter Vonda Shepard (1963), Actor Robert Taylor (1963), Actress-comedian Mo Collins (1965), Bassist Ricky Kinchen of Mint Condition (1966), Baseball player Chuck Knoblauch (1968), Actress Amy Carlson (1968), Actress Jorja Fox (1968), Hockey player Joe Sakic (1969), Actress Robin Weigert (1969), Actor Christian Camargo (1971), Actress Kirsten Vangsness (1972), Basketball player Lisa Leslie (1972), Actor Troy Garity (1973), Actress Bérénice Bejo (1976), Figure skater Michelle Kwan (1980), Guitarist Synyster Gates of Avenged Sevenfold (1981), Cricketer MS Dhoni (1981), Rapper Cassidy (1982), Reality star Tom Sandoval (1983), Actor Ross Malinger (1984), Singer Sevyn Streeter (1986), Mixed martial artist Alex Pereira (1987), Actress Julianna Guill (1987), Comedian Jack Whitehall (1988), Comedian Luke Null (1990), DJ Alesso (1991), Actress Eve Hewson (1991), Singer Ally Brooke (1993), Drummer Ashton Irwin of 5 Seconds of Summer (1994), Actress Sarah Pidgeon (1996)
July 7 in memoriam:
Actress Shelley Duvall (1949-2024)
