Birthday wishes go out to Snoop Dogg, John Krasinski 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 20th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on October 20, 2025
Actor and director Viggo Mortensen arrives for the screening of the movie “The Dead Don’t Hurt” at the 19th Rome Film Festival, in Rome, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)APActor Viggo Mortensen turns 67
Fun fact: Also wrote and directed the 2023 film “The Dead Don’t Hurt.”
Martin Kove, from left, Ralph Macchio and William Zabka arrive at the premiere of the sixth and final season of “Cobra Kai” on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, at The Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/APActor William Zabka turns 60
Fun fact: Directed an episode of Season 6 of “Cobra Kai.”
Snoop Dogg performs a medley during the BET Awards on Monday, June 9, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/APRapper Snoop Dogg turns 54
Fun fact: Has been nominated for 16 Grammy Awards.
John Krasinski, left, and Emily Blunt attend the premiere of “The Smashing Machine” at the Princess of Wales Theatre during the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Toronto. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/APActor John Krasinski turns 46
Fun fact: Co-starred earlier this year in the Apple film “Fountain of Youth.”
Jennifer Freeman arrives at the 56th NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/APActress Jennifer Freeman turns 40
Fun fact: Early TV show appearances included episodes of “Lizzie McGuire” and “7th Heaven.”
More celebrities with birthdays today
Rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson is 88. Actor-turned-nun Dolores Hart (“Where the Boys Are,” “King Creole”) is 87. Actor William Russ (“Boy Meets World,” “Wiseguy”) is 75. Actor-director Melanie Mayron (“thirtysomething”) is 73. Director Danny Boyle (“Slumdog Millionaire,” “Trainspotting”) is 69. Drummer Jim “Soni” Sonefeld of Hootie and the Blowfish is 61. Bassist Doug Eldridge of Oleander is 58. “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin is 57. Actor Kenneth Choi (“9-1-1,” “Sons of Anarchy”) is 54. Country singer Jimi Westbrook of Little Big Town is 54. Actor-comedian Dan Fogler (“Fantastic Beasts,” “The Walking Dead”) is 49. Saxophonist Jon Natchez of The War on Drugs is 49. Actor Sam Witwer (“Smallville,” “Battlestar Galactica”) is 48. Bassist Daniel Tichenor of Cage the Elephant is 46. Actor Katie Featherston (“Paranormal Activity”) is 43.
Other popular or historical birthdays on October 20th
- Bela Lugosi, actor
- Mickey Mantle, former MLB player
- Jerry Orbach, actor
- Connie Chung, news anchor (80)
- Tom Petty, rock musician
- Kamala Harris, former vice president (60)
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