Today's celebrity birthdays: May 26, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Stevie Nicks, Helena Bonham Carter, and Lauryn Hill! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for May 26 2026:

Stevie Nicks performing at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, 2017

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Singer Stevie Nicks (1948) joined Fleetwood Mac in time to write "Rhiannon," "Dreams," and "Landslide" as "Rumours" made them one of the best-selling acts of all time. The shawl-spinning "Reigning Queen of Rock and Roll" went solo with the chart-topping "Bella Donna," became the first woman in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, and kicked off her 2026 tour in Oklahoma in April.

Lenny Kravitz attends The BRIT Awards, 2025

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Singer Lenny Kravitz (1964) strutted out of his debut "Let Love Rule" and went on to win four straight Grammys for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, the most ever in the category, including for his cover of The Guess Who's "American Woman." He played stylist Cinna in "The Hunger Games" and "Catching Fire," dropped his 12th studio album "Blue Electric Light," and is on a 13-country "Lenny Kravitz Live 2026" tour.

Helena Bonham Carter arrives for the AFI Fest 'The Crown' Gala, 2019

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Actress Helena Bonham Carter (1966) first turned heads as Lucy Honeychurch in "A Room with a View" and got her first Oscar nomination for "The Wings of the Dove." She's been Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange across the Harry Potter films, racked up a second Oscar nomination for "The King's Speech," and graduated to Princess Margaret on Netflix's "The Crown."

Lauryn Hill performs on stage at The O2 on her The Celebration Continues: The Miseducation Anniversary Tour, 2024

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Rapper Lauryn Hill (1975) belted "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" as teen Rita Watson in "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit" before fronting hip-hop trio The Fugees on the multi-platinum album "The Score." Her solo debut "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" became the first album by a female rapper to go diamond and the first hip-hop album to win Album of the Year, and she's on her 2026 tour and her own Diaspora Calling! festival.

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Sportscaster Brent Musburger (1939), Drummer Garry Peterson of The Guess Who (1945), Actress Pam Grier (1949), Actor Philip Michael Thomas (1949), Singer Hank Williams Jr. (1949), Actress Margaret Colin (1958), Actor Doug Hutchison (1960), Actress Genie Francis (1962), Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait (1962), Director Alex Garland (1970), Animator Matt Stone (1971)