Today's celebrity birthdays: May 2, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Christine Baranski, Dwayne Johnson, and Ellie Kemper! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for May 2 2026:

Actress Christine Baranski (1952) claimed the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for "The Real Thing" and won the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series as Maryann Thorpe on "Cybill." She played name partner Diane Lockhart on "The Good Wife" and its spinoff "The Good Fight" and currently stars as Agnes van Rhijn on "The Gilded Age."

Fashion designer Donatella Versace (1955) took the creative reins of the Versace fashion house after her brother Gianni's 1997 murder and led the brand for nearly three decades. She designed the green silk jungle-print gown Jennifer Lopez wore to the 2000 Grammy Awards and stepped down as chief creative officer in April 2025.

Actor Dwayne Johnson (1972) rose to global fame as WWE superstar "The Rock" before making his theatrical film debut as the Scorpion King in "The Mummy Returns." He has anchored the "Fast & Furious" and "Jumanji" franchises and starred as MMA fighter Mark Kerr in "The Smashing Machine."