Birthday wishes go out to Steve Carell, Cristin Milioti and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on August 16th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on August 16, 2025
TV personality Kathie Lee Gifford turns 72
Fun fact: Her daughter Cassidy is also an actress.
Director James Cameron turns 71
Fun fact: Was once married to director Kathryn Bigelow.
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Singer Madonna turns 67
Fun fact: Portrayed Eva Peron in the film adaptation of the musical “Evita.”
Actress Angela Bassett turns 67
Fun fact: Her “9-1-1″ character Athena Grant appeared in an episode of “Doctor Odyssey” this season during a crossover event.
Actor Timothy Hutton turns 65
Fun fact: Won an Oscar for Best Supporting Role in 1981 for his work on “Ordinary People.”
Actor Steve Carell turns 63
Fun fact: Plays a tech mogul named Randall in the film “Mountainhead” which premiered earlier this year.
Singer Vanessa Carlton turns 45
Fun fact: Recently performed at Drake’s Wireless Festival as a surprise guest.
Actress Cristin Milioti turns 40
Fun fact: Appeared as Sofia Falcone in “The Penguin” miniseries last year.
Actress Rumer Willis turns 37
Fun fact: She also guest-starred on “Doctor Odyssey” this past season.
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Ann Blyth (“Mildred Pierce”) is 97. Actor Gary Clarke (“Hondo,” ″The Virginian”) is 92. Actor Julie Newmar (TV’s “Batman”) is 92. Actor-singer Ketty Lester (“Little House on the Prairie”) is 91. Actor Anita Gillette is 89. Actor Bob Balaban (“A Mighty Wind,” ″Best In Show”) is 80. Ballerina Suzanne Farrell is 80. Actor Lesley Ann Warren is 79. Bassist Joey Spampinato (NRBQ) is 77. Actor Marshall Manesh (“How I Met Your Mother,” ″Will and Grace”) is 75. Actor Reginald VelJohnson (“Family Matters”) is 74. Singer J.T. Taylor (Kool and the Gang) is 72. Actor Jeff Perry (“Scandal,” ″Grey’s Anatomy”) is 70. Guitarist Tim Farriss of INXS is 68. Actor Laura Innes (“ER”) is 68. Actor Andy Milder (“Weeds”) is 57. Actor Seth Peterson (“Burn Notice,” “Providence”) is 55. Country singer Emily Robison of The Dixie Chicks is 53. Actor George Stults (“Seventh Heaven”) is 50. Actor Cam Gigandet (“Twilight”) is 43. Singer-guitarist Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes is 40. Actor Shawn Pyfrom (“Desperate Housewives”) is 39. Country singer Ashton Shepherd is 39. Singer Dan Smyers of Dan and Shay is 38. Rapper Young Thug is 34. Actor Cameron Monaghan (“Gotham”) is 32. Singer Greyson Chance is 28.
Other popular or historical birthdays on August 16th
- Amos Alonzo Stagg, football pioneer
- Lawrence of Arabia, soldier
- Otto Mesmer, cartoonist
- Frank Gifford, former NFL player and sportscaster
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