Today's celebrity birthdays: May 5, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Richard E. Grant, Danielle Fishel, and Henry Cavill! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for May 5 2026:

Actor Lance Henriksen (1940) played the synthetic Bishop in "Aliens" and starred as forensic profiler Frank Black on "Millennium." He took the lead in "Pumpkinhead," returned to the franchise as Charles Bishop Weyland in "AVP: Alien vs. Predator," and recently appeared in "Altered Reality."

Actor-comedian Michael Palin (1943) co-founded Monty Python and appeared in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and "Monty Python's Life of Brian." He won the BAFTA for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for "A Fish Called Wanda" and has hosted travel documentaries including "Around the World in 80 Days" and "Pole to Pole."

Actor Richard E. Grant (1957) broke out as Withnail in "Withnail and I" and took on roles in "The Age of Innocence," "Gosford Park," and "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker." He earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" and joined the Marvel series "Loki" as Classic Loki.

Actress Danielle Fishel (1981) starred as Topanga Lawrence on the ABC sitcom "Boy Meets World" for seven seasons and reprised the role on the Disney Channel sequel "Girl Meets World." She co-hosts the rewatch podcast "Pod Meets World" and has directed episodes of Disney Channel series including "Raven's Home" and "Sydney to the Max."

Actor Henry Cavill (1983) rose to prominence as Charles Brandon on the Showtime drama "The Tudors" and suited up as Superman in "Man of Steel," "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," and "Justice League." He starred as Geralt of Rivia on the Netflix series "The Witcher" for three seasons and is filming the "Highlander" reboot for director Chad Stahelski.

Singer Adele (1988) broke through with her debut album "19" and won six Grammys for the follow-up "21" including Album of the Year. She won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Skyfall," released "25" and "30" to record-breaking sales, and wrapped her Las Vegas residency "Weekends with Adele" in 2024.

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Actor Michael Murphy (1938), Actor John Rhys-Davies (1944), Journalist Kurt Loder (1945), Musician Bill Ward of Black Sabbath (1948), Singer Ian McCulloch of Echo & the Bunnymen (1959), Journalist Brian Williams (1959), TV personality Kyan Douglas (1970), Actress Tina Yothers (1973), Singer Raheem DeVaughn (1975), Actor Santiago Cabrera (1978), Actor Vincent Kartheiser (1979), Singer Chris Brown (1989), Model Hannah Jeter (1990), Figure skater Nathan Chen (1999), Tennis player Carlos Alcaraz (2003)