Birthday wishes go out to Vin Diesel, Priyanka Chopra Jonas 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 18th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on July 18, 2024
James Brolin arrives at the premiere of "Lightyear" on Wednesday June 8, 2022, at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell /Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actor James Brolin turns 84
Fun fact: Won his only Primetime Emmy more than 50 years ago for his supporting role on ‘Marcus Welby, M.D.’
Margo Martindale poses at a Disney FYC Fest event for the FX limited series "Impeachment: American Crime Story" at the El Capitan Theatre, Friday, June 10, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actress Margo Martindale turns 73
Fun fact: Voiced a retired racer in ‘Cars 3′
Elizabeth McGovern poses for photographers upon arrival at the World premiere of the film 'Downton Abbey: A New Era' in London Monday, April 25, 2022. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP
Actress Elizabeth McGovern turns 63
Fun fact: Moved from Illinois to California after her father got a job teaching at UCLA
Vin Diesel, right, speaks during a ceremony honoring Ludacris, left, with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Thursday, May 18, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP
Actor Vin Diesel turns 57
Fun fact: He has a fraternal twin named Paul
Chris Hemsworth, left, and Elsa Pataky pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (Photo by Andreea Alexandru/Invision/AP)Andreea Alexandru/Invision/AP
Actress Elsa Pataky turns 48
Fun fact: Appeared in the ‘Mad Max’ prequel Furiosa as a general in the Vuvalini tribe
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 30: Kelly Reilly attends Paramount Network's "Yellowstone" Season 2 Premiere Party at Lombardi House on May 30, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Paramount Network)Getty Images for Paramount Netwo
Actress Kelly Reilly turns 47
Fun fact: Set to appear in the upcoming Robert Zemeckis film ‘Here’
Erica Buxton, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard, from left, take part in the Featured Session: Building a Brand Through Community during the South by Southwest Film & TV Festival at the Austin Convention Center on Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP
Actress Kristen Bell turns 44
Fun fact: Her first credited film role came in a movie in which her scene was cut
Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas attends the DKMS (German Bone Marrow Donor Center) benefit gala at Cipriani Wall Street on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)Andy Kropa/Invision/AP
Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas turns 42
Fun fact: Once appeared as a guest judge on ‘Project Runway’
More celebrities with birthdays today
Director Paul Verhoeven (“Basic Instinct,” ″Showgirls”) is 86. Singer Brian Auger is 85. Singer Dion is 85. Singer Martha Reeves of Martha and the Vandals is 83. Guitarist Wally Bryson of The Raspberries is 75. Bluegrass singer Ricky Skaggs is 70. Actor Audrey Landers (“Dallas”) is 68. Drummer Nigel Twist of The Alarm is 67. Actor Anne-Marie Johnson (“That’s So Raven,” “In The Heat of the Night”) is 64. Keyboardist John Hermann of Widespread Panic is 62. Talk show host/actor Wendy Williams is 60. Actor Grant Bowler (“True Blood,” ″Ugly Betty”) is 56. Actor Eddie Matos (“All My Children”) is 52. Rapper M.I.A. is 49. Guitarist Daron Malakian of System of a Down and of Scars On Broadway is 49. Drummer Tony Fagenson (Eve 6) is 46. Director Jared Hess (“Nacho Libre,” “Napoleon Dynamite”) is 45. Actor Michiel Huisman (“Game of Thrones”) is 43. Singer Ryan Cabrera is 42. Drummer Aaron Gillespie of Underoath is 41. Actor Chace Crawford (“Gossip Girl”) is 39. Actor James Norton (“Bob Marley: One Love”) is 39. Bassist Paul Kowert of Punch Brothers is 38. Guitarist Joe Dean Jr. (Dailey and Vincent) is 35.
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Margaret ‘Molly’ Brown, socialite and philanthropist
Gene Lockhart, actress
George ‘Machine Gun’ Kelly, gangster
Red Skelton, comedian
Nelson Mandela, former South African president
John Glenn, astronaut/senator
Hunter S. Thompson, journalist and author
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