Birthday wishes go out to Kelsea Ballerini, Jennifer Nettles and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on September 12th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.<\/p>\n
Top celebrity birthdays on September 12, 2025<\/b><\/h2>\n![\"Ben](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/YNMDXCKG5ZDI3LN2NJ3SYO5NMQ.jpg?auth=4f629b570a298f4c40342b73f3ee41e4732342c14020c1fb8b1044b0762932b6&width=1280&quality=90\")
Singer-songwriter Ben Folds discusses Apple TV’s “Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical” at The 92nd Street Y on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa\/Invision\/AP)Andy Kropa\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nSinger Ben Folds turns 59<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Produced William Shatner\u2019s 2004 album \u201cHas Been.\u201d <\/p>\n
![\"Kevin](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/AUZVS4QWMRHHLPJ5GLYEF3N3S4.jpg?auth=00a93bca7ef19b477d6154e0384580ae49ca88eca94005752945ef7390196747&width=1280&quality=90\")
Kevin Bacon, left, and Jennifer Nettles attend the Prime Video premiere of “The Bondsman” at Village East By Angelika on Monday, March 31, 2025, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera\/Invision\/AP)CJ Rivera\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nSinger Jennifer Nettles turns 51<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Portrayed family matriarch Aimee-Leigh on \u201cThe Righteous Gemstones.\u201d <\/p>\n
![\"Jennifer](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/4W57ZJZ7FNE3HEXZY3U227QAEA.jpg?auth=dcdf6886fd78748b284607ad5cd9c7c3fe1201a000470ad92d3a54ea69f4572d&width=1280&quality=90\")
Jennifer Hudson performs “I Got a Woman” during the BET Awards on Monday, June 9, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nSinger Jennifer Hudson turns 44<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013.<\/p>\n
![\"Emmy](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/2344OTEZBFGJLE63D5MMCR4RXA.jpg?auth=a42b2159c16e124a16d1a812958d4cdbfd9f1d8208784d92e675f6ac295b1dae&width=1280&quality=90\")
Emmy Rossum attends the Carolina Herrera Fall\/Winter 2025 fashion show as part of New York Fashion Week on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes\/Invision\/AP)Charles Sykes\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActress Emmy Rossum turns 39<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Once dated Counting Crows singer Adam Duritz. <\/p>\n
![\"Kelsea](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/XJO7FZS3WZG3NCZ33LEUX4444I.jpg?auth=122a487bae36bd388eba7366fe6cea257a60b6e7026b88c12c900ca8ee7d1d46&width=1280&quality=90\")
Kelsea Ballerini performs “Baggage” during the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo\/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nSinger Kelsea Ballerini turns 32<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Played a bride whose family rented the ship during an episode of \u201cDoctor Odyssey.\u201d <\/p>\n
![\"Actress](\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/resizer\/v2\/SFIMEOECFZDCZG6WNHDGYJR4PM.jpg?auth=a74367f5cb0d90daadcf675437a547ad4e2e9d4581c23e516359383fd6d60b4b&width=1280&quality=90\")
Actress Sydney Sweeney walks in Venice, Italy, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo\/Luca Bruno)AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActress Sydney Sweeney turns 28<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Plays female boxer Christy Martin in a recently released biopic.<\/p>\n
More celebrities with birthdays today<\/h2>\n
Actor Linda Gray (\u201cDallas\u201d) is 85. Singer Maria Muldaur is 83. Actor Joe Pantoliano (\u201cThe Sopranos\u201d) is 74. Singer-guitarist Gerry Beckley of America is 73. Original MTV VJ Nina Blackwood is 73. Actor Rachel Ward is 68. Actor Amy Yasbeck (\u201cWings,\u201d \u2033Life on a Stick\u201d) is 63. Bassist Norwood Fisher of Fishbone is 60. Actor Darren E. Burrows (\u201cNorthern Exposure\u201d) is 59. Comedian Louis C.K. is 58. Guitarist Larry LaLonde of Primus is 57. Actor Will Chase (\u201cNashville\u201d) is 55. Actor Josh Hopkins (\u201cCougar Town,\u201d \u201cQuantico\u201d) is 55. Actor Lauren Stamile (\u201cComplications,\u201d \u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy\u201d) is 49. Rapper 2 Chainz is 48. Actor Kelly Jenrette (\u201cThe Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u201d) is 47. Actor Ben McKenzie (\u201cGotham,\u201d \u201cThe O.C.\u201d) is 47. Singer Ruben Studdard (\u201cAmerican Idol\u201d) is 47. Actor Alfie Allen (\u201cGame of Thrones\u201d) is 39. Actor Colin Ford (\u201cUnder the Dome\u201d) is 29.<\/p>\n
Other popular or historical birthdays on September 12th<\/b><\/h2>\n\n- Henry Hudson, explorer<\/span><\/li>\n
- Richard Gatling, inventor of gatling gun<\/span><\/li>\n
- Jesse Owens, Olympian<\/span><\/li>\n
- Ian Holm, actor<\/span><\/li>\n
- Gunther Gebel-Williams, lion tamer<\/span><\/li>\n
- Barry White, singer<\/span><\/li>\n
- Neil Pert, drummer for Rush<\/span><\/li>\n
- Paul Walker, actor<\/span><\/li>\n
- RM, member of BTS (31)<\/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 Kelsea Ballerini, Jennifer Nettles and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on September 12th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Top celebrity birthdays on September 12, 2025 Singer-songwriter Ben Folds discusses […]<\/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":[346816],"class_list":["post-2017009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artists","tag-acma"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017009","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=2017009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017009\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2017009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2017009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2017009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Singer-songwriter Ben Folds discusses Apple TV’s “Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical” at The 92nd Street Y on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa\/Invision\/AP)Andy Kropa\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nSinger Ben Folds turns 59<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Produced William Shatner\u2019s 2004 album \u201cHas Been.\u201d <\/p>\n
Kevin Bacon, left, and Jennifer Nettles attend the Prime Video premiere of “The Bondsman” at Village East By Angelika on Monday, March 31, 2025, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera\/Invision\/AP)CJ Rivera\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nSinger Jennifer Nettles turns 51<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Portrayed family matriarch Aimee-Leigh on \u201cThe Righteous Gemstones.\u201d <\/p>\n
Jennifer Hudson performs “I Got a Woman” during the BET Awards on Monday, June 9, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nSinger Jennifer Hudson turns 44<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013.<\/p>\n
Emmy Rossum attends the Carolina Herrera Fall\/Winter 2025 fashion show as part of New York Fashion Week on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes\/Invision\/AP)Charles Sykes\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActress Emmy Rossum turns 39<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Once dated Counting Crows singer Adam Duritz. <\/p>\n
Kelsea Ballerini performs “Baggage” during the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo\/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nSinger Kelsea Ballerini turns 32<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Played a bride whose family rented the ship during an episode of \u201cDoctor Odyssey.\u201d <\/p>\n
Actress Sydney Sweeney walks in Venice, Italy, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo\/Luca Bruno)AP<\/span><\/span><\/div>\nActress Sydney Sweeney turns 28<\/b><\/p>\n
Fun fact: Plays female boxer Christy Martin in a recently released biopic.<\/p>\n
More celebrities with birthdays today<\/h2>\n
Actor Linda Gray (\u201cDallas\u201d) is 85. Singer Maria Muldaur is 83. Actor Joe Pantoliano (\u201cThe Sopranos\u201d) is 74. Singer-guitarist Gerry Beckley of America is 73. Original MTV VJ Nina Blackwood is 73. Actor Rachel Ward is 68. Actor Amy Yasbeck (\u201cWings,\u201d \u2033Life on a Stick\u201d) is 63. Bassist Norwood Fisher of Fishbone is 60. Actor Darren E. Burrows (\u201cNorthern Exposure\u201d) is 59. Comedian Louis C.K. is 58. Guitarist Larry LaLonde of Primus is 57. Actor Will Chase (\u201cNashville\u201d) is 55. Actor Josh Hopkins (\u201cCougar Town,\u201d \u201cQuantico\u201d) is 55. Actor Lauren Stamile (\u201cComplications,\u201d \u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy\u201d) is 49. Rapper 2 Chainz is 48. Actor Kelly Jenrette (\u201cThe Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u201d) is 47. Actor Ben McKenzie (\u201cGotham,\u201d \u201cThe O.C.\u201d) is 47. Singer Ruben Studdard (\u201cAmerican Idol\u201d) is 47. Actor Alfie Allen (\u201cGame of Thrones\u201d) is 39. Actor Colin Ford (\u201cUnder the Dome\u201d) is 29.<\/p>\n
Other popular or historical birthdays on September 12th<\/b><\/h2>\n\n- Henry Hudson, explorer<\/span><\/li>\n
- Richard Gatling, inventor of gatling gun<\/span><\/li>\n
- Jesse Owens, Olympian<\/span><\/li>\n
- Ian Holm, actor<\/span><\/li>\n
- Gunther Gebel-Williams, lion tamer<\/span><\/li>\n
- Barry White, singer<\/span><\/li>\n
- Neil Pert, drummer for Rush<\/span><\/li>\n
- Paul Walker, actor<\/span><\/li>\n
- RM, member of BTS (31)<\/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 Kelsea Ballerini, Jennifer Nettles and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on September 12th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Top celebrity birthdays on September 12, 2025 Singer-songwriter Ben Folds discusses […]<\/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":[346816],"class_list":["post-2017009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artists","tag-acma"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017009","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=2017009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017009\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2017009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2017009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2017009"}],"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 Kelsea Ballerini, Jennifer Nettles and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on September 12th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Top celebrity birthdays on September 12, 2025 Singer-songwriter Ben Folds discusses […]<\/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":[346816],"class_list":["post-2017009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artists","tag-acma"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017009","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=2017009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2017009\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2017009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2017009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2017009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}