Birthday wishes go out to Richie Sambora, Alessia Cara and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on July 11th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on July 11, 2024
![Sela Ward, Skylar Astin](https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/v2/2MUB6BEORVHSLD5KENPTSYEH4Q.jpg?auth=e453f1823fcc5cbe570a20c62832ed7775a9e53a43263430724fa9cc16bab637&width=500&quality=90)
Sela Ward, left, and Skylar Astin, cast members in the EPIX series "Graves," take part in a panel discussion on the show during the 2017 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actress Sela Ward turns 68
Fun fact: Graduated from the University of Alabama
![Suzanne Vega](https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/v2/ASENVPRDL5EYZOTOLMN3Q56SWA.jpg?auth=7f0d1c12ef0e223b57c7abe767cbc853156a83ecb339c59616c1bc4a2147b672&width=500&quality=90)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 11: Suzanne Vega performs onstage at Hope for the Holidays, a concert for caregivers benefiting Musicians on Call at Sony Hall on December 11, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Musicians On Call)Getty Images for Musicians On Ca
Singer Suzanne Vega turns 65
Fun fact: Appeared as a musical guest on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 1987
![Richie Sambora](https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/v2/IGMXWA3ZC5EQJCC5MQ6CIRQAEQ.jpg?auth=88883824aa283682255e928d808701eb4c6c4dddfd02dd3d18a50e50f9b244ac&width=500&quality=90)
Nile Rodgers, from left, Merck Mercuriadis and Richie Sambora arrive at MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Rocker Richie Sambora turns 65
Fun fact: Competed on ‘The Mask Singer UK’
![Lisa Rinna, Harry Hamlin](https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/v2/XW2OJYXGEJANRIRMBRS5AZDPQ4.jpg?auth=1c97238887e63e8bd15d06d8f2548fc5d21d45660cbc6691fddd2cd9413d2a1a&width=500&quality=90)
Lisa Rinna, left, and Harry Hamlin arrives at The Daily Front Row's 8th annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards, Sunday, April 28, 2024, at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Actress Lisa Rinna turns 61
Fun fact: One of her earliest TV show appearances was an episode of ‘Baywatch’
![Greg Grunberg and Molly Shannon](https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/v2/LJ3EDCTQ45G6PCFOL2PUQI64EQ.jpg?auth=688cfd68c5bcddf6cde75beb2104d4bfc707495f23e0d7961d329fa95f47908b&width=500&quality=90)
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 07: (L-R) Greg Grunberg and Molly Shannon attend the US-Ireland Alliance's 18th annual Oscar Wilde Awards at Bad Robot on March 07, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for US-Ireland Alliance)Getty Images for US-Ireland Alli
Actor Greg Grunberg turns 58
Fun fact: His middle name is Phillip
![Lil' Kim](https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/v2/7ANCLHJBLBBVNGAATW5BT5JAMY.jpg?auth=2bccd2705710c41197e96bd8a9b8ce72d9b867c8b50ad30c312836bc2a469794&width=500&quality=90)
Lil' Kim performs during One Musicfest on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. (Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP)Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP
Rapper Lil’ Kim turns 49
Fun fact: Served as a judge on ‘Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious’
![Alessia Cara](https://www.cleveland.com/resizer/v2/NRBB3CN5RVEDJCVBGDU2YCUP2A.jpg?auth=e82295e8b23621f585c25b6b02a6837727a8042b1c0619a88378d727f9b70703&width=500&quality=90)
Alessia Cara performs at the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Christopher Smith/Invision/AP)Christopher Smith/Invision/AP
Singer Alessia Cara turns 28
Fun fact: Won a Grammy for Best New Artist
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More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Susan Seaforth Hayes (“Days of Our Lives”) is 81. Singer Jeff Hanna of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is 77. Ventriloquist Jay Johnson (“Soap”) is 75. Actor Bruce McGill (“My Cousin Vinny,” “Animal House”) is 74. Actor Stephen Lang (“Avatar,” “Manhunter”) is 72. Actor Mindy Sterling (TV’s “The Goldbergs,” film’s “Austin Powers”) is 71. Singer Peter Murphy of Bauhaus is 67. Reggae singer Michael Rose (Black Uhuru) is 67. Actor Mark Lester (“Oliver”) is 66. Jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum is 66. Bassist Scott Shriner of Weezer is 59. Actor Debbe Dunning (“Home Improvement”) is 58. Wildlife expert Jeff Corwin (“The Jeff Corwin Experience”) is 57. Actor Justin Chambers (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 54. Actor Leisha Hailey (“The L Word”) is 53. Actor Michael Rosenbaum (“Smallville”) is 52. Actor Jon Wellner (“CSI”) is 49. Rapper Lil’ Zane is 43. Actor David Henrie (“How I Met Your Mother,” “Wizards of Waverly Place”) is 35. Actor Connor Paolo (“Revenge”) is 34.
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John Quincy Adams, 6th U.S. President
Alfred Binet, French psychologist - IQ test
E.B. White, author
Yul Brynner, actor
Tab Hunter, actor
Giorgio Armani, fashion designer
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