Today's celebrity birthdays: October 2, 2026

Happy birthday to entertainers like Don McLean, Sting, and Kelly Ripa! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for October 2, 2026:

Singer Don McLean (1945) rode all eight and a half minutes of "American Pie" to four weeks at No. 1 and paid tribute to Van Gogh with "Vincent." He's in the Songwriters Hall of Fame and is taking "American Pie" on tour Down Under for its 55th anniversary this month.

Musician Sting (1951) wrote "Every Breath You Take" for the Police and answered it as a solo act with "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free." He's collected 17 Grammys and returned to the shipyards of his Wallsend childhood in "The Last Ship" this year.

Actress Lorraine Bracco (1954) picked up an Oscar nomination for "Goodfellas" and lobbied to play Dr. Jennifer Melfi instead of Carmela on "The Sopranos." She joined "Rizzoli & Isles" and cooked as a Sicilian nonna in "Nonnas" last year.