Happy birthday to Jimmy Smits, Tom Hanks, and all the other celebrities who have birthdays today. Check out the slideshow below to see photos of celebrities who turn one year older on July 9 and learn some fun facts about each one.
Celebrity birthday ranking for July 9, 2024
Actor Jimmy Smits turns 69
Fun Fact: Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2021
Actor Tom Hanks turns 68
Fun fact: Only four people have hosted more episodes of “Saturday Night Live” than Hanks: Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, John Goodman and Buck Henry.
Singer Courtney Love turns 60
Fun fact: Her father worked for the Grateful Dead
Musician Jack White turns 49
Fun fact: his middle name is Anthony
Celebrities celebrating their birthdays today
Singer Dee Dee Kennyblue of The Crystals is 79; author Dean Koontz is 79; actor Chris Cooper is 73; TV personality turned musician John Tesh is 72; country singer David Ball is 71; business leader Kevin O'Leary (Shark Tank) is 70; Sister Sledge singer Debbie Sledge is 70; Soft Cell singer Marc Almond is 67; actor Kelly McGillis is 67; Simple Minds singer Jim Carr is 65; Anthrax bassist Frank Bello is 59; actor David O'Hara (The District) is 59; Hoobastank singer Dan Estrin is 48; actor Fred Savage is 48; and actress Linda Park (Star Trek: Enterprise) is 46. Actress Megan Palen (The Hang Time) is 44. Singer and actress Kiely Williams of 3LW (The Cheetah Girls series) is 38. Actor Mitchel Musso (Phineas and Ferb, Hannah Montana) is 33. Actor Georgie Henley (The Chronicles of Narnia) is 29.
Other Popular or Historical Birthdays on July 9
JP Getty II, oil tycoon
Michael Graves, Architect
Dean Kutz, science fiction writer (79)
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