Today’s famous birthdays list for October 23, 2025 includes celebrities Margaret Qualley, Emilia Clarke
Birthday wishes go out to Margaret Qualley, Emilia Clarke and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on October 23rd and learn an interesting fact about each of them
Top celebrity birthdays on October 23, 2025
Director Ang Lee turns 71
Fun fact: Earned his Master’s at NYU
Musician Dwight Yoakam turns 69
Fun fact: His middle name is David
“Weird Al” Yankovic attends the premiere of Paramount Pictures’ “The Naked Gun” at the SVA Theater on Monday, July 28, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Musician ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic turns 66
Fun fact: Appeared in the 2025 “Naked Gun” reboot starring Liam Neeson
Director Sam Raimi turns 65
Fun fact: Sam has five children
Eugene Levy, left, and Ryan Reynolds attend the premiere of “John Candy: I Like Me” during the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actor Ryan Reynolds turns 49
Fun fact: Was a producer on the recent documentary “John Candy: I Like Me.”
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Actress Emilia Clarke turns 39
Fun fact: Played a Skrull in the 2023 Marvel miniseries “Secret Invasion
More Emilia Clarke fun facts
Check out our slideshow featuring many more interesting facts about Emilia Clarke.
Actress Margaret Qualley turns 31
Fun fact: Plays an amateur golfer named Sally in “Happy Gilmore 2
Rayne Roberts, from left, Rebecca Henderson, Manny Jacinto, Amandla Stenberg, Chewbacca, Dafne Keen, Charlie Barnett and Lee Jung-Jae pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere for the film ‘The Acolyte’ on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)Vianney Le Caer/Invision
Actress Amandla Stenberg turns 27
Fun fact: Played a younger version of Zoe Saldana’s character in “Colombiana.”
More celebrities with birthdays today
Director Philip Kaufman (“The Right Stuff”) is 89. Singer Barbara Ann Hawkins of The Dixie Cups is 82. Jazz singer Dianne Reeves is 69. Bassist Robert Trujillo of Metallica is 61. Drummer Brian Nevin of Big Head Todd and The Monsters is 59. Singer David Thomas of Take 6 is 59. Singer Junior Bryant of Ricochet is 57. Actor Jon Huertas (“This is Us,” “Castle”) is 56. Director Chris Weitz (”About a Boy,” “American Pie”) is 56. Country singer Jimmy Wayne is 53. Bassist Eric Bass of Shinedown is 51. “So You Think You Can Dance” host Cat Deeley is 49. Actor Saycon Sengbloh (TV’s “In The Dark”) is 48. Singer Matthew Shultz of Cage the Elephant is 42. Former TV host Meghan McCain (“The View”) is 41. Actor Masiela Lusha (“George Lopez”) is 40. Singer Miguel is 40. Actor Inbar Lavi (“Imposters,” “Prison Break”) is 39. Actor Jessica Stroup (”Iron Fist,” “90210”) is 39. Trumpeter Allen Branstetter of St. Paul and the Broken Bones is 35. Actor Taylor Spreitler (“Kevin Can Wait,” “Melissa and Joey”) is 32.
