Today’s famous birthdays list for October 19, 2025 includes celebrities John Lithgow, Chris Kattan

Birthday wishes go out to John Lithgow, Chris Kattan 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 19th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.

Top celebrity birthdays on October 19, 2025

John Lithgow poses with the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture for “Conclave” during the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Actor John Lithgow turns 80

Fun fact: Is set to portray Dumbledore in the upcoming TV series adaptation of the Harry Potter novels.

Directors Jon Favreau introduces “Grogu,” a movie character, during a fan convention called the Star Wars Celebration in Chiba, near Tokyo, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)AP

Actor Jon Favreau turns 59

Fun fact: Jon has been nominated for multiple Primetime Emmys for his work on “The Mandalorian.”

Chris Kattan, left, and Maria Libri attend the special screening of “Captain America: Brave New World” at XXXX on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Actor Chris Kattan turns 55

Fun fact: His middle name is Lee.

Gillian Jacobs and Molly Gordon at the 76th Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Content Services)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Actress Gillian Jacobs turns 43

Fun fact: Voices the character Atom Eve on the animated series “Invincible.”

Hunter King arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of “How It Ends” at NeueHouse Hollywood on Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Shotwell)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

Actress Hunter King turns 32

Fun fact: Co-starred in the Hallmark film “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story.”

More celebrities with birthdays today

Artist Peter Max is 88. Singer Jeannie C. Riley is 80. Singer Patrick Simmons of The Doobie Brothers is 77. Actor Annie Golden (“Orange Is the New Black”) is 74. Talk show host Charlie Chase is 73. Singer Jennifer Holliday is 65. TV host Ty Pennington (“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”) is 61. Singer-guitarist Todd Park Mohr of Big Head Todd and the Monsters is 60. “South Park” co-creator Trey Parker is 56. Singer Pras Michel of The Fugees is 53. Actor Omar Gooding (“Unsolved,” “Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper”) is 49. Country singer Cyndi Thomson is 49. Writer-director Jason Reitman (“Juno”) is 48. Actor Benjamin Salisbury (“The Nanny”) is 45. Actor Rebecca Ferguson (“Dune,” “The Greatest Showman”) is 42. Singer Zac Barnett of American Authors is 39. Actor Ciara Renee (“Legends of Tomorrow”) is 35.

Other popular or historical birthdays on October 19th

• Robert Reed, actor
• Evander Holyfield, boxer (63)
• Webster Slaughter, former Browns wide receiver (61)
• Brad Daugherty, former Cavs center (60)

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