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Martha Stewart and John Landis
Martha Stewart and John Landis celebrate birthdays on August 3, 2025.AP

Birthday wishes go out to Martha Stewart, John Landis and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on August 3rd and learn an interesting fact about each of them.

Top celebrity birthdays on August 3, 2025

Jill Biden, Martin Sheen
First lady Jill Biden, listens to actor Martin Sheen speaks at an event on the Rose Garden at the White House to mark the 25th anniversary of the television series, The West Wing, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP

Actor Martin Sheen turns 85

Fun fact: Starred in the 2024 film “Lost & Found in Cleveland.”

Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart attends the Broadway opening night of William Shakespeare’s “Othello” at the Barrymore Theatre on Sunday, March 23, 2025, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP)CJ Rivera/Invision/AP

TV personality Martha Stewart turns 84

Fun fact: Co-host and judge of the new reality cooking show “Yes, Chef!”

John Landis
John Landis poses for photographers at the premiere of the film ‘Downsizing’ which opens the 74th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)Joel Ryan/Invision/AP

Director John Landis turns 75

Fun fact: Directed the music video for Michael Jackson’s hit song “Thriller.”

James Hetfield, right, and daughter Marcella Hetfield
James Hetfield, right, and daughter Marcella Hetfield attend the “Metallica Saved My Life” premiere at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center during the Tribeca Festival on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Rocker James Hetfield turns 62

Fun fact: His middle name is Alan.

DJ Spinderella
DJ Spinderella performs at the Essence Festival on Sunday, July 2, 2023, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)Amy Harris/Invision/AP

DJ Spinderella turns 54

Fun fact: Appeared in the 1996 film “Kazaam” starring Shaq.

Tom Brady
Tom Brady leaves a hotel ahead of the anticipated wedding celebrations of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, in Venice, Italy, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)AP

Quarterback Tom Brady turns 48

Fun fact: He has voiced animated versions of himself on both “Family Guy” and “The Simpsons.”

Evangeline Lilly
Evangeline Lilly arrives at the premiere of “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, at Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

Actress Evangeline Lilly turns 46

Fun fact: Played the elf Tauriel in two of “The Hobbit” films.

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More celebrities with birthdays today

Singer Beverly Lee of The Shirelles is 84. Actor Jo Marie Payton (“Family Matters”) is 75. Actor Philip Casnoff (“Oz,” “Strong Medicine”) is 71. Actor John C. McGinley (“Scrubs”) is 66. Bassist Lee Rocker (Stray Cats) is 64. Actor Lisa Ann Walter (“Abbott Elementary”) is 64. Singer Ed Roland of Collective Soul is 62. Actor Isaiah Washington (“Grey’s Anatomy,” ″Soul Food”) is 62. Keyboardist Dean Sams of Lonestar is 59. Guitarist Stephen Carpenter of Deftones is 55. Actor Brigid Brannagh (“CSI,” “Army Wives”) is 53. Actor Michael Ealy (“Think Like a Man,” ″Barbershop”) is 52. Violinist Jimmy De Martini of Zac Brown Band is 49. Singer Holly Arnstein of Dream is 40. Actor Georgina Haig (“Once Upon a Time”) is 40. Bassist Brent Kutzle of OneRepublic is 40. Rapper D.R.A.M. is 37.

Other popular or historical birthdays on August 3rd

PD James, crime writer

Tony Bennett, singer

Ryan Lochte, Olympic gold medalist (41)

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