Today's celebrity birthdays: November 2, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Stefanie Powers, David Schwimmer, and Nelly! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for November 2, 2026:

Actress Stefanie Powers (1942) rode into "McLintock!" and played the title spy on "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." She solved murders in jet-set style as Jennifer Hart on "Hart to Hart," picked up two Emmy nominations for it, and popped up on "The Rookie" this year.

Actress Kate Linder (1947) stretched a one-day gig as Esther Valentine on "The Young and the Restless" into more than 40 years on the show and kept working as a flight attendant on the side. She landed a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, starred on "Donna on the Go," and collected a Silver Circle award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Actress Lauren Vélez (1964) understudied the Witch in "Into the Woods" on Broadway and led "I Like It Like That." She played María LaGuerta on "Dexter," voiced Miles Morales' mom in "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," and swings back for "Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse" next June.