Birthday wishes go out to Gillian Anderson, Melanie Griffith 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 9th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on August 9, 2025
Actor Sam Elliott turns 81
Fun fact: Voiced a character named Wild Wild West in multiple episodes of “Family Guy.”
Actress Melanie Griffith turns 68
Fun fact: Her mother is actress Tippi Hedren.
Actress Gillian Anderson turns 57
Fun fact: Set to appear in the upcoming film “Tron: Ares.”
Actor Eric Bana turns 57
Fun fact: Appeared as a Romulan in the 2009 “Star Trek” reboot.
Actor Kevin McKidd turns 52
Fun fact: Dropped out of the University of Edinburgh to pursue acting.
Actress Jessica Capshaw turns 49
Fun fact: Joined the cast of the spinoff “9-1-1: Nashville” as the wife of Chris O’Donnell’s character.
Actress Anna Kendrick turns 40
Fun fact: Originally from Portland, Maine.
More celebrities with birthdays today
Jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette is 83. Comedian David Steinberg is 83. Actor Sam Elliott is 81. Singer Barbara Mason is 78. Actor Amanda Bearse (“Married… With Children”) is 67. Rapper Kurtis Blow is 66. Former “Today” co-host Hoda Kotb is 61. Actor Pat Petersen (“Knots Landing”) is 59. News correspondent Chris Cuomo is 55. Actor Thomas Lennon (″Reno 911!”) is 55. Bassist Arion Salazar (Third Eye Blind) is 55. Rapper Mack 10 is 54. Singer Juanes is 53. Actor Liz Vassey (“CSI,” ″All My Children”) is 53. Actor Rhona Mitra (“Nip/Tuck,” “Boston Legal”) is 50. Actor Ashley Johnson (“The Help”) is 42.
Other popular or historical birthdays on August 9th
- Amedeo Avogadro, scientist
- Smokey the Bear (first poster released)
- Whitney Houston, singer
- Brett Hull, NHL Hall of Famer
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