Birthday wishes go out to Kelly Ripa, Elizabeth McLaughlin 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 2nd and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on October 2, 2025
Shaggy, left, and Sting perform “Englishman In New York” at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)Matt Sayles/Invision/APSinger Sting turns 74
Fun fact: His daughter Mickey is an actress.
Lorraine Bracco attends the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection benefit concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/APActress Lorraine Bracco turns 71
Fun fact: Appeared in the Netflix film “Nonnas” which was released earlier this year.
Kelly Ripa, from left, Willie Randolph, and Mark Consuelos attend the ESPN Original Series premiere of “Running with the Wolves” at The Robert A. Iger Building on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP)CJ Rivera/Invision/APTV host Kelly Ripa turns 55
Fun fact: Once appeared on “The Apprentice” as a guest judge.
Elizabeth McLaughlin arrives at the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/APActress Elizabeth McLaughlin turns 32
Fun fact: Her middle name is Sarah.
More celebrities with birthdays today
Critic Rex Reed is 87. Singer Don McLean is 80. Actor Avery Brooks (“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” “Spenser: For Hire”) is 77. Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz is 76. Guitarist Mike Rutherford of Genesis and Mike and the Mechanics is 75. Actor Robin Riker (“General Hospital,” ″The Bold and the Beautiful”) is 73. Guitarist Greg Jennings of Restless Heart is 71. Singer Phil Oakey of Human League is 70. Singer Freddie Jackson is 70. Singer-producer Robbie Nevil is 67. Drummer Bud Gaugh of Sublime and Long Beach Dub Allstars is 58. Musician Gillian Welch is 58. Actor Joey Slotnick (“Boston Public,” ″The Single Guy”) is 57. Country singer Kelly Willis is 57. Singer Dion Allen of Az Yet is 55. Guitarist Jim Root of Slipknot is 54. Singer Tiffany is 54. Singer LaTocha Scott of Xscape is 53. Singer Lene Nystrom (Aqua) is 52. Actor Efren Ramirez (“Napoleon Dynamite”) is 52. Bassist Mike Rodden of Hinder is 43. Singer Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes is 37. Actor Samantha Barks (“Les Miserables”) is 35.
Other popular or historical birthdays on October 2nd
- Mahatma Gandhi, pacifist
- Grocho Marx, comedian
- Bud Abbot, comedian
- Steve Sabol filmmaker
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Celebrity fun facts
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Movie and TV fun facts & more
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