Birthday wishes go out to Jay Leno, Jessica Alba and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on April 28th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on April 28, 2025
Jay Leno, right, and his wife Mavis pose together at the premiere of the Netflix film “Unfrosted” at the Egyptian Theatre, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/APComedian Jay Leno turns 75
Fun fact: Originally from New Rochelle, NY
Mary McDonnell attends the 35th annual GLAAD Media Awards at the New York Hilton Midtown on Saturday, May 11, 2024, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP)CJ Rivera/Invision/APActress Mary McDonnell turns 73
Fun fact: Portrayed President Laura Roslin on the reimagined version of “Battlestar Galactica”
Penelope Cruz arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/APActress Penelope Cruz turns 51
Fun fact: Married actor Javier Bardem in 2010
Jessica Alba arrives for the the Chanel Fall/Winter 2025-2026 Womenswear collection presented Tuesday, March 11, 2025. in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena).APActress Jessica Alba turns 44
Fun fact: Her middle name is Marie
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor-singer Ann-Margret is 84. Actor Paul Guilfoyle (“CSI”) is 76. Singer-bassist Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth is 72. Rapper Too Short is 59. Actor Bridget Moynahan (“Blue Bloods”) is 54. Actor Chris Young is 54. Rapper Big Gipp of Goodie Mob is 53. Actor Jorge Garcia (“Hawaii Five-0,” “Lost”) is 52. Actor Elisabeth Rohm (“Law & Order”) is 52. Actor Nate Richert (“Sabrina the Teenage Witch”) is 47. TV personalities Drew and Jonathan Scott (“The Property Brothers”) are 47. Actor Harry Shum Jr. (“Glee”) is 43. Actor Jenna Ushkowitz (“Glee”) is 39. Actor Aleisha Allen (“School of Rock,” ″Are We There Yet?”) is 34.
Other popular or historical birthdays on April 28th
James Monroe, 5th U.S. president
Lionel Barrymore, actor
Oskar Schindler, subject of ‘Schindler’s List’
Harper Lee, author
Terry Pratchett, author
Bruno Kirby, actor
John Daly, PGA golfer (59)
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