Famous birthdays list for today, October 7, 2024 includes celebrities Yo-Yo Ma, Toni Braxton

Birthday wishes go out to Yo-Yo Ma, Toni Braxton 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 7th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.

Top celebrity birthdays on October 7, 2024Rocker John Mellencamp turns 73

Fun fact: Was once engaged to actress Meg Ryan

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma turns 69

Fun fact: Most recent Grammy nomination came earlier this year for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Singer Michael W. Smith turns 67

Fun fact: Has performed on 'The Tonight Show' for two different hosts, Johnny Carson and Jay Leno

Recording exec Simon Cowell turns 65

Fun fact: Has voiced animated versions of himself on both 'The Simpsons' and 'Family Guy'

Singer Toni Braxton turns 57

Fun fact: Her middle name is Michele

Actor Amber Stevens West turns 38

Fun fact: Voices Athena in the animated show 'Krapopolis'

More celebrities with birthdays today TV personality Joy Behar ("The View") is 82. Drummer Kevin Godley of 10cc is 79. Actor Jill Larson ("All My Children") is 77. Country singer Kieran Kane of The O'Kanes is 75. Guitarist Ricky Phillips of Styx is 73. Actor Mary Badham ("To Kill A Mockingbird") is 72. Drummer Tico Torres of Bon Jovi is 71. Actor Christopher Norris ("Trapper John, M.D.") is 69. Actor Dylan Baker ("The Good Wife," "Murder One") is 66. Actor Judy Landers ("Vega$," "BJ and the Bear") is 66. Actor Paula Newsome ("Chicago Med," "Barry") is 63. Singer Thom Yorke of Radiohead is 56. Actor Nicole Ari Parker ("Murder in the First," "Soul Food") is 54. Actor Allison Munn ("One Tree Hill") is 50. Singer Damian Kulash of OK Go is 49. Singer Taylor Hicks ("American Idol") is 48. Actor Omar Miller ("The Unicorn," "CSI: Miami") is 46. Singer Nathaniel Rateliff of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is 46. Actor Shawn Ashmore (TV's "The Rookie") is 45. Actor Jake McLaughlin ("Quantico") is 42. Electronic musician Flying Lotus is 41. Actor Holland Roden (TV's "Teen Wolf") is 38.

Other popular or historical birthdays on October 7th Louis Leakey, anthropologist and archaeologist

Desmond Tutu, archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner

Jayne Torvill, Olympic Ice Dancer (67)

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