Birthday wishes go out to John Travolta, Molly Ringwald and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on February 18th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on February 18, 2026
Singer Yoko Ono turns 93
Fun fact: Once appeared in an episode of "Mad About You."
Actress Cybill Shepherd turns 76
Fun fact: Her daughter Clementine is also an actress.
Actor John Travolta turns 72
Fun fact: His middle name is Joseph.
Game show host Vanna White turns 69
Fun fact: Awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006.
Actor Matt Dillon turns 62
Fun fact: Once directed an episode of "Oz."
Rapper Dr. Dre turns 61
Fun fact: Won his first solo Grammy in 1994.
Actress Molly Ringwald turns 58
Fun fact: Appeared in the recent film "Run Amok."
More celebrities with birthdays today
Singer Herman Santiago of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers is 86. Singer Irma Thomas is 85. Actor Jess Walton ("The Young and the Restless") is 80. Singer Dennis DeYoung (Styx) is 79. Singer Randy Crawford is 74. Actor John Pankow ("Mad About You") is 71. Actor Jayne Atkinson ("Criminal Minds") is 67. Actor Greta Scacchi is 66. Actor Sarah Brown ("As the World Turns") is 51. Guitarist-keyboardist Trevor Rosen of Old Dominion is 51. Actor Ike Barinholtz ("The Mindy Project") is 49. Actor Kristoffer Polaha ("Ringer," "Life Unexpected") is 49. Guitarist Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek is 49. Actor Tyrone Burton ("The Parent 'Hood") is 47. Musician Regina Spektor is 46. Bassist Zac Cockrell of Alabama Shakes is 38. Actor Shane Lyons ("All That") is 38. Actor Sarah Sutherland ("Veep") is 38. Actor Maiara Walsh ("Desperate Housewives") is 38.
Other popular or historical birthdays on February 18
* Mary I Tudor, Queen of England
* Alessandro Volta, inventor
* Louis Comfort Tiffany, glassmaker
* Jack Palance, actor
* George Kennedy, actor
* Toni Morrison, author
* Milos Forman, director
* John Hughes, director
* J-Hope, member of BTS (31)
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