Birthday wishes go out to Richard T. Jones, Debbie Allen and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on January 16th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on January 16, 2026
Director John Carpenter stands with a poster of his latest movie “Escape From L.A.” on Friday, August 9, 1996 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Director and composer John Carpenter turns 78
Fun fact: Directed a 1979 TV biopic about Elvis.
Tom Cruise, from left, Debbie Allen, and Wynn Thomas, winners of Academy honorary awards pose onstage during the 16th Governors Awards on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at The Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actress Debbie Allen turns 76
Fun fact: Has directed numerous of episodes of “Grey’s Anatomy.”
Richard T. Jones attends the Disney 2025 Upfront presentation at the North Javits Center on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actor Richard T. Jones turns 54
Fun fact: Played an attorney in the 2025 film “Aftershock.”
Kate Moss poses before the Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 2026 collection presented in Paris, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)AP
Model Kate Moss turns 52
Fun fact: Her daughter Lila is also a model.
Lin-Manuel Miranda rides a golf cart during the closing event of the Flamboyan Arts Fund in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)AP
Actor Lin-Manuel Miranda turns 46
Fun fact: Reprised his role as Alexander Hamilton for a skit during an episode of “Saturday Night Live” last year.
More celebrities with birthdays today
Opera singer Marilyn Horne is 92. Musician Barbara Lynn is 84. Country singer Ronnie Milsap is 83. Country singer Jim Stafford is 82. Radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger is 79. Singer Maxine Jones (En Vogue) is 67. Singer Sade is 67. Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule is 67. Bassist Paul Webb of Talk Talk is 64. Actor David Chokachi (“Baywatch”) is 58. Comedian Jonathan Mangum (“Whose Line Is It Anyway,” ″The Drew Carey Show”) is 55. Actor Josie Davis (“Beverly Hills 90210”) is 53. Guitarist James Young of The Eli Young Band is 46. Guitarist Nick Valensi of The Strokes is 45. Actor Renee Felice Smith (“NCIS: Los Angeles”) is 41.
Other popular or historical birthdays on January 16thFrank Zamboni, inventor of modern ice resurfacerEthel Merman, actressDian Fossey, conservationalistA.J. Foyt, auto racerAaliyah, singer
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