Today's celebrity birthdays: November 8, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Bonnie Raitt, Alfre Woodard, and Tara Reid! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for November 8, 2026:

Singer Bonnie Raitt (1949) finally hit it big when "Nick of Time" took the Grammy for Album of the Year, and she kept the hits coming with "Something to Talk About" and "I Can't Make You Love Me." She pulled off a Song of the Year upset with "Just Like That" and collected a Kennedy Center Honor.

Actress Alfre Woodard (1952) landed an Oscar nomination for "Cross Creek" and won the first of her four Emmys for "Hill Street Blues." She moved onto Wisteria Lane for "Desperate Housewives," picked up a BAFTA nomination for "Clemency," and co-starred on "The Boroughs."

Chef Gordon Ramsay (1966) racked up three Michelin stars at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay and took his fiery temper to American TV on "Hell's Kitchen" and "Kitchen Nightmares." He's judged "MasterChef" since its U.S. debut and let Netflix film him opening five venues at once for "Being Gordon Ramsay."