Today's celebrity birthdays: May 17, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Grace Zabriskie, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Nikki Reed! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for May 17 2026:

Actress Grace Zabriskie (1941) earned early attention in "An Officer and a Gentleman" before rising to cult fame as Sarah Palmer on "Twin Peaks" and appearing in "Wild at Heart" the same year. She reprised the “Twin Peaks” role for Showtime's 2017 revival, played Lois Henrickson on HBO's "Big Love," and added later credits in "The Grudge" and "Inland Empire."

Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard (1956) captured Olympic gold at the 1976 Montreal Games and turned pro the following year. He won world titles in five weight classes, became the only fighter to defeat Roberto Durán, Thomas Hearns, and Marvin Hagler during boxing's "Four Kings" era of the 1980s, and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Comedian Craig Ferguson (1962) broke through in the U.S. as Nigel Wick on ABC's "The Drew Carey Show" before hosting "The Late Late Show" on CBS, where he won a Peabody Award for his interview with Desmond Tutu. He picked up two Daytime Emmys for "Celebrity Name Game," voiced Gobber across the "How to Train Your Dragon" film series, and currently hosts "Scrabble" on The CW.