Today's celebrity birthdays: September 8, 2025

Happy birthday to entertainers and activists like Ruby Bridges, David Arquette, and Pink! Keep on reading to see who else is celebrating their birthday and some career highlights!

Celebrity birthday highlights for September 8, 2025:

• Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges (1954) became the first Black child to integrate an all-white elementary school in the U.S. South, inspiring Norman Rockwell’s “The Problem We All Live With.” In 2024, she reached new young readers with her picture book “Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts.”

• Actor David Arquette (1971) became a horror icon as Dewey Riley in “Scream” and brought comedic charm to films like “Never Been Kissed” and “Eight Legged Freaks.” In 2025, he headlined the crime drama “Mob Cops,” and his Dewey comeback was confirmed for “Scream 7.”

• Actor Martin Freeman (1971) is beloved for “The Office,” “Sherlock,” and his star turn as Bilbo in “The Hobbit.” His recent work in “The Responder” on BBC drew praise from critics.

• Singer Pink (1979) brings high-wire spectacle to pop with a catalog of chart-toppers and three Grammy wins. Her hits include the songs “So What,” “Just Give Me a Reason,” and “Get the Party Started.”

• Actor Gaten Matarazzo (2002) stole hearts as Dustin Henderson in “Stranger Things” and showed Broadway chops in “Dear Evan Hansen” and “Sweeney Todd.” Recently he voiced Sig Greebling in Disney+’s “LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy.”

Other celebs celebrating birthdays today:

Ventriloquist Willie Tyler (1940), Politician Bernie Sanders (1941), Actor Alan Feinstein (1941), Singer Sal Valentino (1942), Bassist Will Lee (1952), Actress Heather Thomas (1957), Singer Aimee Mann (1960), Bassist David Steele of Fine Young Cannibals (1960), Actor Thomas Kretschmann (1962), Singer Marc Gordon of Levert (1964), Gospel singer Darlene Zschech (1965), Singer Neko Case (1970), TV personality Brooke Burke (1971), Drummer Richard Hughes of Keane (1975), Actor Larenz Tate (1975), Actor Nathan Corddry (1977), Singer-songwriter Eric Hutchinson (1980), Actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas (1981), Rapper Wiz Khalifa (1987)