Birthday wishes go out to Regina King, Grace VanderWaal and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on January 15th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on January 15, 2026
Mario Van Peebles arrives at the fourth annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Actor and director Mario Van Peebles turns 69
Fun fact: All his children have first names that begin with the letter M.
Kevin Tsujihara, Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros., Jeremy Piven and Chad Lowe seen at Warner Bros. Premiere of “Entourage” held at Regency Village Theatre on Monday, June 1, 2015, in Westwood, Calif. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Warner Bros./AP Images)Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP
Actor Chad Lowe turns 58
Fun fact: Appeared as a cult leader on the CW series “Supergirl.”
Regina King attends the premiere of “Caught Stealing” at Regal Union Square on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actress Regina King turns 55
Fun fact: Her middle name is Rene.
Pitbull performs in concert on Monday, June 9, 2025, in London.(Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP
Rapper Pitbull turns 45
Fun fact: Hosted the 2014 AMAs.
Dove Cameron attends the Glamour Women of the Year Awards at The Plaza Hotel on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actress Dove Cameron turns 30
Fun fact: Set to appear as a guest judge on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” this season.
Singer-songwriter Grace VanderWaal poses on the red carpet for the 2024 Kennedy Center Honors Gala, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)AP
Singer Grace VanderWaal turns 22
Fun fact: Once appeared on the series “Treehouse Masters” where she wanted to use part of her “AGT” winnings to build one.
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Margaret O’Brien (“Meet Me in St. Louis”) is 88. Actor Andrea Martin is 79. Guitarist Adam Jones of Tool is 61. Actor James Nesbitt (“Murphy’s Law,” “Waking Ned Devine”) is 61. Actor Dorian Missick (“For Life”) is 50. Actor Eddie Cahill (“Conviction,” ″CSI: New York”) is 48. Actor Victor Rasuk (“Fifty Shades of Grey”) is 41. Actor Jessy Schram (“Nashville,” ″Once Upon a Time”) is 40. Electronic dance musician Skrillex is 38.
Other popular or historical birthdays on January 15th
- Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights leader
- Ray Chapman, Indians shortstop
- Aristotle Onassis, Greek businessman and husband of Jackie Kennedy
- Lloyd Bridges, Actor
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