Birthday wishes go out to Sean Penn, Taissa Farmiga and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on August 17th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.<\/p>\n
Top celebrity birthdays on August 17, 2025<\/b><\/h2>\n![\"Leonardo](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/DQHY2HUD4FCB5M5UW274SX42JE.jpg?auth=806cbb944289b3504e66b1a5b8d194bd548ae9a4be909a52056ccd21fdf9e4b6&width=1280&quality=90\")
Leonardo DiCaprio, left, and Robert De Niro, recipient of the Honorary Palme d’Or, pose for photographers during the opening ceremony of the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan\/Invision\/AP)Joel C Ryan\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActor Robert De Niro turns 82<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Has hosted \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d three times.<\/p>\n
![\"Belinda](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/YULVLTJTF5HSVAOSAHNKOURFQY.jpg?auth=079f227402b50644656815feee6f1b3dcf9613d5432f2d095a226c16f963ab97&width=1280&quality=90\")
Belinda Carlisle of The Go-Go’s performs during the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Friday, April 11, 2025, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris\/Invision\/AP)Amy Harris\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nSinger Belinda Carlisle turns 67<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Married to actor and producer Morgan Mason.<\/p>\n
![\"Ali](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/QD6B4YDQFJE7PIQZIQFWZXUGYM.jpg?auth=ed9e9e63fdc51c28e43246f799e5b719de93b77b76bf76f031ca02486d88d9a7&width=1280&quality=90\")
Ali Hewson, from left, Bono, Valeria Nicov and Sean Penn pose for photographers upon departing the premiere of the film ‘Bono: Stories of Surrender’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 16, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan\/Invision\/AP)Joel C Ryan\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActor Sean Penn turns 65<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Both of his sons are also actors.<\/p>\n
![\"Donnie](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/QTWFGIN7A5BBXFYU4DC3NO2JTY.jpg?auth=03617c56794d01304187665c8fd3f91b9fbb243e78fb9c22339b70bee1c12f66&width=1280&quality=90\")
Donnie Wahlberg, singer-songwriter, actor & producer, delivers acceptance speech as he’s inducted into Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Alumni Hall of Fame on Thursday, May 8, 2025 in San Diego. (Sandy Huffaker\/AP Content Services for Boys & Girls Clubs of America)AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nSinger and actor Donnie Wahlberg turns 56<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Had a small but pivotal role in the opening scenes of \u201cThe Sixth Sense.\u201d<\/p>\n
![\"Emma](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/GWEXNXW7PBEXLAGAPU4GVPVG2I.jpg?auth=575df3dd33c8eb9a3b53fd2f2e5963ba5324d917c9c607e3a02d0ac00cbe0bf5&width=1280&quality=90\")
Emma Stone, from left, Pedro Pascal, director Ari Aster, Joaquin Phoenix and Austin Butler pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Eddington’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt\/Invision\/AP)Scott Garfitt\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActor Austin Butler turns 34<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Was nominated for an Oscar for his leading role in \u201cElvis.\u201d<\/p>\n
![\"Taissa](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/TAFOQZD2G5E27GTC43I6SGO2FE.jpg?auth=b14f13256dfb87fcea2812e34d6a0ad0a1fa0a6ffb32ba8d2c3c520333905208&width=1280&quality=90\")
Taissa Farmiga attends the “The Gilded Age” premiere at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center during the Tribeca Festival on Thursday, June 12, 2025, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera\/Invision\/AP)CJ Rivera\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActress Taissa Farmiga turns 31<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Has appeared in multiple movies with her older sister Vera.<\/p>\n
More celebrities with birthdays today<\/h2>\n
Guitarist Gary Talley of The Box Tops is 78. \u201cDownton Abbey\u201d creator Julian Fellowes is 76. Actor Robert Joy (\u201cCSI: NY\u201d) is 74. Singer Kevin Rowland of Dexy\u2019s Midnight Runners is 72. Bassist Colin Moulding of XTC is 70. Country singer-songwriter Kevin Welch is 70. Jazz saxophonist Everette Harp is 64. Guitarist Gilby Clarke (Guns N\u2019 Roses) is 63. Singer Maria McKee (Lone Justice) is 61. Drummer Steve Gorman (The Black Crowes) is 60. Singer-bassist Jill Cunniff (Luscious Jackson) is 59. Actor David Conrad (\u201cGhost Whisperer,\u201d \u201cRelativity\u201d) is 58. Rapper Posdnuos of De La Soul is 56. TV personality Giuliana Rancic (\u201cFashion Police,\u201d \u2033E! News\u201d) is 51. Actor Bryton James (\u201cFamily Matters\u201d) is 39. Actor Brady Corbet (\u201c24,\u201d \u201cThirteen\u201d) is 37.<\/p>\n
Other popular or historical birthdays on August 17th<\/b><\/h2>\n\n- Davy Crockett, frontiersman<\/span><\/li>\n
- Samuel Goldwyn, movie producer<\/span><\/li>\n
- Mae West, actress<\/span><\/li>\n
- Francis Gary Powers, U2 pilot<\/span><\/li>\n
- Robin Cousins, Olympic skater<\/span><\/li>\n
- Helen McCrory, actress<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
with The Associated Press<\/i><\/p>\n
Celebrity fun facts<\/b><\/p>\n
Recent lists: Drew Barrymore fun facts<\/a> | Kaley Cuoco fun facts<\/a> | Margot Robbie fun facts<\/a> | Kevin Costner fun facts<\/a> | Tom Cruise fun facts<\/a> | Gal Gadot fun facts<\/a> | Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson fun facts<\/a> | Reese Witherspoon fun facts<\/a><\/p>\nPopular lists: Robert Downey Jr. fun facts<\/a> | Emma Watson fun facts<\/a> | Jason Momoa fun facts<\/a> | Miley Cyrus fun facts<\/a><\/p>\nCheck out our full list of more than 40 celebrity fun facts<\/a>.<\/p>\nMovie and TV fun facts & more<\/b><\/p>\n
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Leonardo DiCaprio, left, and Robert De Niro, recipient of the Honorary Palme d’Or, pose for photographers during the opening ceremony of the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan\/Invision\/AP)Joel C Ryan\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActor Robert De Niro turns 82<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Has hosted \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d three times.<\/p>\n
Belinda Carlisle of The Go-Go’s performs during the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Friday, April 11, 2025, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris\/Invision\/AP)Amy Harris\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nSinger Belinda Carlisle turns 67<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Married to actor and producer Morgan Mason.<\/p>\n
Ali Hewson, from left, Bono, Valeria Nicov and Sean Penn pose for photographers upon departing the premiere of the film ‘Bono: Stories of Surrender’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 16, 2025. (Photo by Joel C Ryan\/Invision\/AP)Joel C Ryan\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActor Sean Penn turns 65<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Both of his sons are also actors.<\/p>\n
Donnie Wahlberg, singer-songwriter, actor & producer, delivers acceptance speech as he’s inducted into Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Alumni Hall of Fame on Thursday, May 8, 2025 in San Diego. (Sandy Huffaker\/AP Content Services for Boys & Girls Clubs of America)AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nSinger and actor Donnie Wahlberg turns 56<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Had a small but pivotal role in the opening scenes of \u201cThe Sixth Sense.\u201d<\/p>\n
Emma Stone, from left, Pedro Pascal, director Ari Aster, Joaquin Phoenix and Austin Butler pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Eddington’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt\/Invision\/AP)Scott Garfitt\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActor Austin Butler turns 34<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Was nominated for an Oscar for his leading role in \u201cElvis.\u201d<\/p>\n
Taissa Farmiga attends the “The Gilded Age” premiere at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center during the Tribeca Festival on Thursday, June 12, 2025, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera\/Invision\/AP)CJ Rivera\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActress Taissa Farmiga turns 31<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Has appeared in multiple movies with her older sister Vera.<\/p>\n
More celebrities with birthdays today<\/h2>\n
Guitarist Gary Talley of The Box Tops is 78. \u201cDownton Abbey\u201d creator Julian Fellowes is 76. Actor Robert Joy (\u201cCSI: NY\u201d) is 74. Singer Kevin Rowland of Dexy\u2019s Midnight Runners is 72. Bassist Colin Moulding of XTC is 70. Country singer-songwriter Kevin Welch is 70. Jazz saxophonist Everette Harp is 64. Guitarist Gilby Clarke (Guns N\u2019 Roses) is 63. Singer Maria McKee (Lone Justice) is 61. Drummer Steve Gorman (The Black Crowes) is 60. Singer-bassist Jill Cunniff (Luscious Jackson) is 59. Actor David Conrad (\u201cGhost Whisperer,\u201d \u201cRelativity\u201d) is 58. Rapper Posdnuos of De La Soul is 56. TV personality Giuliana Rancic (\u201cFashion Police,\u201d \u2033E! News\u201d) is 51. Actor Bryton James (\u201cFamily Matters\u201d) is 39. Actor Brady Corbet (\u201c24,\u201d \u201cThirteen\u201d) is 37.<\/p>\n
Other popular or historical birthdays on August 17th<\/b><\/h2>\n\n- Davy Crockett, frontiersman<\/span><\/li>\n
- Samuel Goldwyn, movie producer<\/span><\/li>\n
- Mae West, actress<\/span><\/li>\n
- Francis Gary Powers, U2 pilot<\/span><\/li>\n
- Robin Cousins, Olympic skater<\/span><\/li>\n
- Helen McCrory, actress<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
with The Associated Press<\/i><\/p>\n
Celebrity fun facts<\/b><\/p>\n
Recent lists: Drew Barrymore fun facts<\/a> | Kaley Cuoco fun facts<\/a> | Margot Robbie fun facts<\/a> | Kevin Costner fun facts<\/a> | Tom Cruise fun facts<\/a> | Gal Gadot fun facts<\/a> | Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson fun facts<\/a> | Reese Witherspoon fun facts<\/a><\/p>\nPopular lists: Robert Downey Jr. fun facts<\/a> | Emma Watson fun facts<\/a> | Jason Momoa fun facts<\/a> | Miley Cyrus fun facts<\/a><\/p>\nCheck out our full list of more than 40 celebrity fun facts<\/a>.<\/p>\nMovie and TV fun facts & more<\/b><\/p>\n
Recent lists: 19 actors recast in the MCU<\/a> | \u2018How I Met Your Mother\u2019 guest stars<\/a> | \u2018Groundhog Day\u2019 fun facts<\/a> | \u2018Yellowstone\u2019 trivia<\/a><\/p>\nPopular lists: Canadian celebrities<\/a> | \u2018Friends\u2019 guest stars<\/a> | Celebs on \u2018The Office\u2019<\/a><\/p>\nCheck out our rundown of more than 30 posts featuring trivia and fun facts about movies and TV shows<\/a>.<\/p>\nWant to see more celebrity birthdays as well as additional fun facts posts? <\/b>Follow me on Facebook<\/b><\/a> for more.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\nIf you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cleveland.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Birthday wishes go out to Sean Penn, Taissa Farmiga and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on August 17th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Top celebrity birthdays on August 17, 2025 Leonardo DiCaprio, left, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1965394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1965394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1965394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1965394\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1965394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1965394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1965394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
with The Associated Press<\/i><\/p>\n
Celebrity fun facts<\/b><\/p>\n
Recent lists: Drew Barrymore fun facts<\/a> | Kaley Cuoco fun facts<\/a> | Margot Robbie fun facts<\/a> | Kevin Costner fun facts<\/a> | Tom Cruise fun facts<\/a> | Gal Gadot fun facts<\/a> | Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson fun facts<\/a> | Reese Witherspoon fun facts<\/a><\/p>\n Popular lists: Robert Downey Jr. fun facts<\/a> | Emma Watson fun facts<\/a> | Jason Momoa fun facts<\/a> | Miley Cyrus fun facts<\/a><\/p>\n Check out our full list of more than 40 celebrity fun facts<\/a>.<\/p>\n Movie and TV fun facts & more<\/b><\/p>\n Recent lists: 19 actors recast in the MCU<\/a> | \u2018How I Met Your Mother\u2019 guest stars<\/a> | \u2018Groundhog Day\u2019 fun facts<\/a> | \u2018Yellowstone\u2019 trivia<\/a><\/p>\n Popular lists: Canadian celebrities<\/a> | \u2018Friends\u2019 guest stars<\/a> | Celebs on \u2018The Office\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Check out our rundown of more than 30 posts featuring trivia and fun facts about movies and TV shows<\/a>.<\/p>\n Want to see more celebrity birthdays as well as additional fun facts posts? <\/b>Follow me on Facebook<\/b><\/a> for more.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cleveland.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Birthday wishes go out to Sean Penn, Taissa Farmiga and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on August 17th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Top celebrity birthdays on August 17, 2025 Leonardo DiCaprio, left, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1965394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1965394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1965394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1965394\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1965394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1965394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1965394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}