Today's celebrity birthdays: March 31, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like William Daniels, Christopher Walken, and Rhea Perlman! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for March 31 2026:

Actor William Daniels (1927) first grabbed our attention in "The Graduate" and eventually earned two Emmys for his run on "St. Elsewhere." He also voiced the legendary K.I.T.T. on "Knight Rider" and went on to guide a television classroom as Mr. Feeny in "Boy Meets World."

Actress Shirley Jones (1934) led the movie musicals "Oklahoma!" and "Carousel" right out of the gate. She then won an Oscar for "Elmer Gantry" and conquered the television landscape on "The Partridge Family."

Actor Christopher Walken (1943) won an Academy Award for "The Deer Hunter" and expanded his resume with "The Dead Zone" and "True Romance." He then delivered a flawless watch monologue in "Pulp Fiction" and added a BAFTA award to his shelf for "Catch Me If You Can."

Actress Rhea Perlman (1948) started her sitcom journey on "Taxi" and spent a decade pouring drinks to the tune of four Emmys on "Cheers." She recently lent her voice to "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" and appeared in "Barbie."

Actor Ewan McGregor (1971) led the cast of "Trainspotting" and entered blockbuster territory with the "Star Wars" prequel films. He followed up his early success with roles in "Big Fish" and "The Ghost Writer" en route to winning an Emmy for his performance in "Halston."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Musician Herb Alpert of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (1935), Politician Barney Frank (1940), Politician Patrick Leahy (1940), Radio host Michael Savage (1942), Comedian Gabe Kaplan (1944), Politician Angus King (1944), Guitarist Mick Ralphs of Bad Company and of Mott the Hoople (1944), Computer scientist Edwin Catmull (1945), Vice President Al Gore (1948), Actor Ed Marinaro (1950), Keyboardist Sean Hopper of Huey Lewis and the News (1953), Guitarist Angus Young of AC/DC (1955), Bassist Bob Crawford of The Avett Brothers (1971), Entrepreneur Evan Williams (1972), Actress Erica Tazel (1977), Rapper Tony Yayo of G-Unit (1978), Actress-musician Kate Micucci of Garfunkel and Oates (1980), Baseball player Chien-Ming Wang of the New York Yankees (1980), Singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham (1981), Actor Brian Tyree Henry (1982), Actress Melissa Ordway (1983), Jazz trumpeter Christian Scott (1983), Guitarist-producer Jack Antonoff of Bleachers (and of fun.) (1984), Actress Jessica Szohr (1985), Actress Liza Koshy (1996)