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Birthday wishes go out to Matthew Rhys, Tara Reid and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on November 8th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Top celebrity birthdays on November 8, 2025 Musician Bonnie Raitt turns 76 Fun fact: Once appeared in an episode of “Ellen.” Actress Alfre Woodard turns 73 Fun fact: Appeared in the 2024 film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel “Salem’s Lot.” Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay turns 59 Fun fact: Once voiced a chef in an episode of “Phineas and Ferb.” Actress Parker Posey turns 57 Fun fact: Can currently be seen in a new commercial for the Hyundai Palisade. Actor Matthew Rhys turns 51 Fun fact: Has directed episodes of both “The Americans” and “Brothers and Sisters.” Actress Tara Reid turns 50 Fun fact: Played a vampire in the 2023 film “Bloodthirst.” More celebrities with birthdays today Singer Bonnie Bramlett is 81. Former “Entertainment Tonight” host Mary Hart is 75. Former Playboy CEO Christie Hefner is 73. Singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones is 71. Guitarist Pearl Thompson (formerly Porl Thompson) of The Cure is 68. Singer-actor Leif Garrett is 64. Actor Courtney Thorne-Smith is 58. Singer Diana King is 55. Bassist Scott Devendorf of The National is 53. Actor Gretchen Mol is 53. News anchor David Muir is 52. Singer Bucky Covington (“American Idol”) is 48. Actor Dania Ramirez (“Devious Maids,” ″Entourage”) is 46. TV personality Jack Osbourne (“The Osbournes”) is 40. Actor Jessica Lowndes (“90210″) is 37. Singer SZA is 36. Singer-actor Riker Lynch (“Glee”) is 34. Singer Lauren Alaina (“American Idol”) is 31. Other popular or historical birthdays on November 8th Bram Stoker, author Dorothy Day, journalist Margaret Mitchell, author with The Associated Press Celebrity fun facts Recent lists: Drew Barrymore fun facts | Kaley Cuoco fun facts | Margot Robbie fun facts | Kevin Costner fun facts | Tom Cruise fun facts | Gal Gadot fun facts | Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson fun facts | Reese Witherspoon fun facts Popular lists: Robert Downey Jr. fun facts | Emma Watson fun facts | Jason Momoa fun facts | Miley Cyrus fun facts Check out our full list of more than 40 celebrity fun facts. Movie and TV fun facts & more Recent lists: 19 actors recast in the MCU | ‘How I Met Your Mother’ guest stars | ‘Groundhog Day’ fun facts | ‘Yellowstone’ trivia Popular lists: Canadian celebrities | ‘Friends’ guest stars | Celebs on ‘The Office’ Check out our rundown of more than 30 posts featuring trivia and fun facts about movies and TV shows. Recent Celebrity birthdays Today’s famous birthdays list for November 7, 2025 includes celebrities Lorde, Tommy Thayer Today’s famous birthdays list for November 6, 2025 includes celebrities Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Hawke Today’s famous birthdays list for November 5, 2025 includes celebrities Sam Rockwell, Famke Janssen
