Today's celebrity birthdays: May 28, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Gladys Knight, John Fogerty, and Kylie Minogue! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for May 28 2026:

Singer Gladys Knight (1944) earned her crown as the Empress of Soul fronting Gladys Knight & the Pips through "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and the No. 1 "Midnight Train to Georgia," then took the title song for the James Bond film "Licence to Kill" solo. She brought the Pips into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, picked up a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and is currently co-headlining a tour with Smokey Robinson.

Singer John Fogerty (1945) wrote and sang lead on Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary," "Bad Moon Rising," "Fortunate Son," and "Have You Ever Seen the Rain," then took the solo album "Centerfield" to No. 1 with a title track now blasting from every ballpark and the Baseball Hall of Fame. He's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, will pick up the Songwriters Hall of Fame's Johnny Mercer Award this year, and is co-headlining the Legacy Tour with Steve Winwood.

Singer Kylie Minogue (1968) played Charlene Robinson on the Australian soap "Neighbours" before kicking off her music career with the Australian No. 1 "The Loco-Motion" and cementing her Princess of Pop status with the "la la la" earworm "Can't Get You Out of My Head." She won the Grammy for Best Pop Dance Recording for "Padam Padam," released "Tension II" as a sequel to "Tension," and is planning a 40th anniversary tour for 2027.

Actor Jake Johnson (1978) starred as Nick Miller on Fox's "New Girl," picking up a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. He has appeared in "Jurassic World" and "Tag," voices the older, jaded Peter B. Parker / Spider-Man across the "Spider-Verse" animated films, and made his directorial debut with "Self Reliance."

Actress Carey Mulligan (1985) broke big with a BAFTA Best Actress win and her first Oscar nomination for "An Education," then played Daisy Buchanan in "The Great Gatsby." She picked up a Tony nomination for the Broadway revival of "Skylight" and racked up two more Academy Award nominations for "Promising Young Woman" and "Maestro."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Actress Carroll Baker (1931), Politician Rudy Giuliani (1944), Singer Billy Vera (1944), Musician Jerry Douglas of Alison Krauss and Union Station (1956), Actor Louis Mustillo (1958), Actor Brandon Cruz (1962), Singer Phil Vassar (1962), Actress Christa Miller (1964), Singer Chris Ballew of the Presidents of the United States of America (1965), Rapper Chubb Rock (1968), Actor Justin Kirk (1969), Politician Marco Rubio (1971), TV host Elisabeth Hasselbeck (1977), Actress Monica Keena (1979), Actress Alexa Davalos (1982), Actress Megalyn Echikunwoke (1983), Singer Colbie Caillat (1985), Football player Michael Oher (1986), Wrestler Seth Rollins (1986), Baseball player Craig Kimbrel (1988), Actor Lukas Gage (1995)