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Today's celebrity birthdays: May 30, 2026

Last updated: May 30, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Keir Dullea, Wynonna Judd, and CeeLo Green! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for May 30 2026:

Keir Dullea at the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival Opening Night
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Actor Keir Dullea (1936) broke through as a troubled teen in "David and Lisa" before asking HAL to "open the pod bay doors" as astronaut Dave Bowman in "2001: A Space Odyssey." He put the spacesuit back on for the sequel "2010: The Year We Make Contact" and returned decades later on the Paramount+ series "Halo."

Stephen Tobolowsky at the 33rd Annual Imagen Awards, 2018
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Actor Stephen Tobolowsky (1951) played fast-talking insurance salesman Ned Ryerson in "Groundhog Day" and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in "Memento." He ranks among Hollywood's busiest character actors and later joined "Silicon Valley" as Jack Barker and "Nobody Wants This" as Rabbi Cohen.

Wynonna Ellen Judd performs at the Beachlife Ranch Festival, 2023
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Singer Wynonna Judd (1964) racked up 14 No. 1 country hits alongside her mom Naomi in the mother-daughter duo the Judds. She went solo and topped the charts again with "She Is His Only Need" and "No One Else on Earth."

Tom Morello at the "Fahrenheit 11/9" Los Angeles Premiere
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Musician Tom Morello (1964) bends feedback and effects into riffs as a founding member of Rage Against the Machine. He went on to the supergroup Audioslave, ranks among Rolling Stone's greatest guitarists, and entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 2023.

Idina Menzel at the World premiere of Disney's 'Frozen 2' held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, USA on November 7, 2019
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Singer-actress Idina Menzel (1971) originated Maureen in "Rent" and won a Tony as the green-skinned Elphaba in "Wicked." She voiced Elsa in Disney's "Frozen" and sent the Oscar-winning "Let It Go" to No. 5 on the Hot 100.

CeeLo Green at the SONA - Songwriters Of North America Warrior Awards at the Skirball Center on October 12, 2025
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Singer CeeLo Green (1975) co-founded the Atlanta rap crew Goodie Mob before landing a worldwide smash as half of Gnarls Barkley with "Crazy." He cleaned up his solo hit into the radio-ready "Forget You" and became a marquee coach on "The Voice."

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Actress Ruta Lee (1935), Actor Colm Meaney (1953), Musician Topper Headon of the Clash (1955), Wrestler Jake Roberts (1955), Actor Ted McGinley (1958), Actor Ralph Carter (1961), Cartoonist Kevin Eastman (1962), Actress Tonya Pinkins (1962), Actor Mark Sheppard (1964), Director Antoine Fuqua (1965), Musician Stephen Malkmus of Pavement (1966), Director Duncan Jones (1971), Actor John Ross Bowie (1971), Baseball player Manny Ramirez (1972), Business executive Marissa Mayer (1975), Race car driver Clint Bowyer (1979), Rapper Remy Ma (1980), Soccer player Steven Gerrard (1980), Singer Devendra Banhart (1981), Actress Javicia Leslie (1987), Singer Yoona of Girls' Generation (1990), Baseball player Zack Wheeler (1990), Basketball player Harrison Barnes (1992), Actor Jonah Hauer-King (1995), Actor Sean Giambrone (1999), Race car driver Guanyu Zhou (1999), Actor Jared Gilmore (2000)

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