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
Musician Steve Miller attends the Jazz at Lincoln Center 2024 Benefit Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)Andy Kropa/Invision/APRocker Steve Miller turns 82
Fun fact: Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for The Steve Miller Band.
Musician Bob Geldof, right, and his wife Jeanne Marine pose for photographers upon arrival at the World premiere of the Beatles movie, Ron Howards ‘Eight days a week-the touring years’ in London, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)APSinger Bob Geldof turns 74
Fun fact: Was once the frontman for a band called the Boomtown Rats.
Neil deGrasse Tyson attends the world premiere of “Fly Me to the Moon” at AMC Lincoln Square, Monday, July 8, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/APAuthor Neil deGrasse Tyson turns 67
Fun fact: Has voiced animated versions of himself on multiple TV shows including “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy.”
Joe Alwyn and Guy Pearce arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/APActor Guy Pearce turns 58
Fun fact: Appeared as a scientist in the Vin Diesel film “Bloodshot.”
Kate Winslet arrives at the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/APActress Kate Winslet turns 50
Fun fact: Voiced a character named Ronal in “Avatar: The Way of Water.”
Jesse Eisenberg introduces a performance from “Floyd Collins” during the 78th Tony Awards on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Charles Sykes/Invision/APActor 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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