Today's celebrity birthdays: May 22, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Morrissey, Naomi Campbell, and Novak Djokovic! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for May 22 2026:

Songwriter Bernie Taupin (1950) has written lyrics for nearly every Elton John song since their partnership began in 1967, including "Your Song," "Tiny Dancer," "Rocket Man," and "Candle in the Wind." The duo won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from "Rocketman" and the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, and Taupin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Singer Morrissey (1959) fronted The Smiths across four studio albums including "The Queen Is Dead" and "Strangeways, Here We Come" before the band's split. He launched a solo career with "Viva Hate," followed by "Vauxhall and I," "You Are the Quarry," and this year's "Make-Up Is a Lie."

Actor Mark Christopher Lawrence (1964) played D.J. Tone Def in "Fear of a Black Hat" and appeared in "Crimson Tide," "The Pursuit of Happyness," and "The Island." He played Buy More manager Big Mike on NBC's "Chuck" and voices Ed Washington on the long-running radio drama "Adventures in Odyssey."