Today's celebrity birthdays: July 9, 2026
Happy birthday to entertainers like Tom Hanks, Courtney Love, and Fred Savage! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!
Celebrity birthday highlights for July 9, 2026:
Actor Chris Cooper (1951) built a career on quietly ferocious character work in "Lone Star" and "American Beauty" before he took home Best Supporting Actor for "Adaptation." He's since turned up in "The Town," "August: Osage County," and "Little Women," and recently joined the cast of "The History of Sound."
Actor Tom Hanks (1956) broke big in "Big" and "Splash" before grabbing back-to-back Best Actor Oscars for "Philadelphia" and "Forrest Gump." He's the voice of Woody in "Toy Story 5" and just narrated and executive-produced "World War II with Tom Hanks."
Singer Courtney Love (1964) fronted Hole and poured all her fury into "Live Through This" and "Celebrity Skin." She nabbed a Golden Globe nomination for her lead turn in "The People vs. Larry Flynt" and dropped the solo album "America's Sweetheart."
Actor David O'Hara (1965) went full mad-eyed menace as the Irishman Stephen in "Braveheart" and popped up as a dim mob henchman in "The Departed." He later showed up in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and "Horizon: An American Saga."
Musician Jack White (1975) flipped garage rock on its head as one half of The White Stripes and cranked out breakout singles like "Fell in Love with a Girl" and "Seven Nation Army." He's since fronted The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather, built Third Man Records, and pulled a Best Rock Album Grammy nomination for the solo album "No Name."
Actor Fred Savage (1976) was every kid's icon as Kevin Arnold on "The Wonder Years" and the sick grandson in "The Princess Bride." He's since moved behind the camera to direct episodes of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and popped up on "Three Women" on Starz.
Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:
Singer Dee Dee Kenniebrew of The Crystals (1945), Author Dean Koontz (1945), TV producer Nigel Lythgoe (1949), Musician John Tesh (1952), Singer David Ball (1953), Dancer-choreographer Margie Gillis (1953), Singer Debbie Sledge of Sister Sledge (1954), Businessman Kevin O'Leary (1954), Actor Jimmy Smits (1955), Baseball player Willie Wilson (1955), Politician Lindsey Graham (1955), Singer Marc Almond of Soft Cell (1957), Actress Kelly McGillis (1957), Comedian Paul Merton (1957), Singer Jim Kerr of Simple Minds (1959), Wrestler Kevin Nash (1959), Bassist Frank Bello of Anthrax (1965), Actress Pamela Adlon (1966), Football coach Mark Stoops (1967), Football player Trent Green (1970), Actor Scott Grimes (1971), Pool player Jeanette Lee (1971), Businessman Marc Andreessen (1971), Actor Enrique Murciano (1973), Singer Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse (1975), Guitarist Dan Estrin of Hoobastank (1976), Runner Kara Goucher (1978), Actress Linda Park (1978), Political commentator Jesse Watters (1978), Actress Megan Parlen (1980), Actress Maggie Ma (1982), Singer Jacob Hoggard of Hedley (1984), Soccer player Ashley Young (1985), Singer-actress Kiely Williams of 3LW (1986), Animator Rebecca Sugar (1987), Actor Mitchel Musso (1991), Singer Adrianne Lenker (1991), Actor Douglas Booth (1992), Soccer player DeAndre Yedlin (1993), Actress Georgie Henley (1995)
July 9 in memoriam:
Painter David Hockney (1937-2026)
