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Richard Gere and Chris Tucker
Richard Gere and Chris Tucker celebrate birthdays on August 31, 2025.AP

Birthday wishes go out to Richard Gere, Chris Tucker 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 31st and learn an interesting fact about each of them.

Top celebrity birthdays on August 31, 2025

Van Morrison
Honoree Van Morrison accepts the Johnny Mercer Award at the 46th Annual Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at the Marriott Marquis on Thursday, June 18, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Singer Van Morrison turns 80

Fun fact: Was a musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” back in 1978.

Alejandra Silva, left, and actor Richard Gere
Alejandra Silva, left, and actor Richard Gere attend City Harvest Presents The 2025 Gala: Carnaval at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)Andy Kropa/Invision/AP

Actor Richard Gere turns 76

Fun fact: Originally from Philadelphia, PA.

Debbie Gibson performs
Debbie Gibson performs during the 54th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards gala on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

Singer Debbie Gibson turns 55

Fun fact: Was awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Fame in 2018.

Chris Tucker
Actor Chris Tucker rallies the fans during the first half of Game 4 of the basketball NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)AP

Actor Chris Tucker turns 53

Fun fact: Set to reprise his character, Smokey, in the upcoming “Last Friday.”

More celebrities with birthdays today

Violinist Itzhak Perlman is 80. Guitarist Rudolf Schenker of Scorpions is 77. Actor Stephen McKinley Henderson (“Fences,” ″Manchester by the Sea”) is 76. Drummer Gina Schock of The Go-Go’s is 68. Singer Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze is 68. Singer Tony DeFranco of The DeFranco Family is 66. Keyboardist Larry Waddell of Mint Condition is 62. Actor Jaime P. Gomez (“Nash Bridges”) is 60. Guitarist Jeff Russo of Tonic is 56. Bassist Greg Richling of The Wallflowers is 55. Actor Zack Ward (“A Christmas Story,” ″Titus”) is 55. Actor Sara Ramirez (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 50. Singer Tamara of Trina and Tamara is 48.

Other popular or historical birthdays on August 31st

  • Caligula, Roman emperor
  • Maria Montessori, educator
  • Buddy Hackett, actor and comedian
  • James Coburn, actor
  • Frank Robinson, MLB hall of famer
  • Edwin Moses, Olympic gold medalist

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