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.
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.
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.”
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Actress Margaret Qualley turns 31
Fun fact: Plays an amateur golfer named Sally in “Happy Gilmore 2.”
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.
Other popular or historical birthdays on October 23rd
- Marcus Agrippa, Roman general
- John Heisman, football pioneer
- Johnny Carson, comedian
- Michael Crichton, author
- Pele, soccer star
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