Birthday wishes go out to Kate Winslet, Guy Pearce 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 5th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on October 5, 2025
Rocker Steve Miller turns 82
Fun fact: Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for The Steve Miller Band.
Singer Bob Geldof turns 74
Fun fact: Was once the frontman for a band called the Boomtown Rats.
Author Neil deGrasse Tyson turns 67
Fun fact: Has voiced animated versions of himself on multiple TV shows including “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy.”
Actor Guy Pearce turns 58
Fun fact: Appeared as a scientist in the Vin Diesel film “Bloodshot.”
Actress Kate Winslet turns 50
Fun fact: Voiced a character named Ronal in “Avatar: The Way of Water.”
Actor Jesse Eisenberg turns 42
Fun fact: Starred as Toby in the miniseries “Fleishman Is in Trouble.”
More celebrities with birthdays today
Singer Arlene Smith of The Chantels is 84. Singer Brian Johnson of AC/DC is 78. Actor Karen Allen is 74. Director Clive Barker is 73. Guitarist David Bryson of Counting Crows is 71. Actor Daniel Baldwin (“Homicide: Life on the Streets”) is 65. Guitarist Dave Dederer (Presidents of the United States of America) is 61. Actor Josie Bissett (“Melrose Place”) is 55. Singer-actor Heather Headley is 51. Singer Colin Meloy of The Decemberists is 51. Guitarist Brian Mashburn of Save Ferris is 50. Actor Parminder Nagra (“ER,” ″Bend It Like Beckham”) is 50. Actor Scott Weinger (“Full House,” “Aladdin”) is 50. Guitarist James Valentine of Maroon 5 is 47. Bassist Paul Thomas of Good Charlotte is 45. Singer Brooke Valentine is 40. Actor Joshua Logan Moore (“Desperate Housewives”) is 31.
Other popular or historical birthdays on October 5th
- Chester A. Arthur, 21st U.S. president
- Larry Fine, Three Stooges actor, comedian
- Ray Kroc, businessman
- Donald Pleasence, actor
- Bill James, baseball writer (76)
- Mario Lemieux, former NHL player (60)
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