Birthday wishes go out to Busta Rhymes, Timothy Olyphant and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on May 20th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on May 20, 2025
Cher performs at the 9th annual Love Rocks NYC concert benefiting God's Love We Deliver at the Beacon Theatre on Thursday, March 6, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Singer and actress Cher turns 79
Fun fact: Was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year
Ted Allen, left, and Barry Rice, right, attend City Harvest's Red Supper Club benefit gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)Andy Kropa/Invision/AP
TV personality Ted Allen turns 60
Fun fact: Used to be a judge on “Top Chef”
Actor Timothy Olyphant attends the "#1 Happy Family USA" premiere at Metrograph on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)Andy Kropa/Invision/AP
Actor Timothy Olyphant turns 57
Fun fact: Was the voice of the terminator in the Netflix animated series “Terminator Zero”
Busta Rhymes performs during the MTV European Music Awards in Manchester, England, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP
Rapper Busta Rhymes turns 53
Fun fact: Earned at least one Grammy nomination every year between 1997 and 2001
Christine Baranski, from left, Matt Czuchry and Julianna Margulies arrive at the 32nd Annual Paleyfest : "The Good Wife" held at The Dolby Theatre on Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actor Matt Czuchry turns 48
Fun fact: One of his first TV show appearances was an episode of “Freaks and Geeks”
Singer Rachel Platten performs during an NFL football wild card playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Minnesota Vikings Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)AP
Singer Rachel Platten turns 44
Fun fact: Her middle name is Ashley
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor David Proval (“The Sopranos”) is 83. Actor Dave Thomas (“Grace Under Fire,” ″SCTV”) is 77. Musician Warren Cann of Ultravox is 75. Actor Dean Butler (“Little House on the Prairie”) is 69. Guitarist Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go’s is 67. Singer Susan Cowsill of The Cowsills is 66. Actor Bronson Pinchot is 66. Actor John Billingsley (“True Blood,” ″Enterprise”) is 65. Actor Tony Goldwyn (“Scandal”) is 65. Singer Nick Heyward of Haircut 100 is 64. Actor Mindy Cohn (“Facts of Life”) is 59. Guitarist Tom Gorman of Belly is 59. Bassist Ryan Martinie of Mudvayne is 50. Singer-actor Naturi Naughton (3LW) is 41. Country singer Jon Pardi is 40.
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John Stuart Mill, philosopher
William Fargo, founder Wells Fargo
Jimmy Stewart, actor
William Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett Packard
Tony Stewart, former NASCAR driver (54)
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