Birthday wishes go out to Snoop Dogg, John Krasinski and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on October 20th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on October 20, 2023
Mahershala Ali, left, presents the Best Actor award to Vigo Mortensen during the 18th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards at Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Monday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Phil McCarten/Invision/AP)Phil Mccarten/Invision/AP
Actor Viggo Mortensen turns 65
Fun fact: His middle name is Peter
William Zabka, left, and Ralph Macchio pose in the press room on night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Actor William Zabka turns 58
Fun fact: Played Audrey Griswold’s boyfriend in ‘National Lampoon’s European Vacation’
Rapper Snoop Dogg performs at Hip-Hop 50 Live, celebrating 50 years of hip-hop on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)Scott Roth/Invision/AP
Rapper Snoop Dogg turns 52
Fun fact: He’s cousins with pro wrestler Sasha Banks
Emily Blunt, left, and John Krasinski attend The Albies, hosted by the Clooney Foundation for Justice, at the New York Public Library, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actor John Krasinski turns 44
Fun fact: Hosted an episode of ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 2021
Jennifer Freeman, left, and Tisha Campbell-Martin arrive at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Actress Jennifer Freeman turns 38
Fun fact: Has a daughter named Isabella
More celebrities with birthdays today
Rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson is 86. Actor-turned-nun Dolores Hart (“Where the Boys Are,” “King Creole”) is 85. Actor William Russ (“Boy Meets World,” “Wiseguy”) is 73. Actor Melanie Mayron (“thirtysomething”) is 71. Director Danny Boyle (“Slumdog Millionaire,” “Trainspotting”) is 67. Drummer Jim “Soni” Sonefeld of Hootie and the Blowfish is 59. Bassist Doug Eldridge of Oleander is 56. “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin is 55. Actor Kenneth Choi (“Sons of Anarchy”) is 52. Country singer Jimi Westbrook of Little Big Town is 52. Actor-comedian Dan Fogler (“Fantastic Beasts,” “The Walking Dead”) is 47. Saxophonist Jon Natchez of The War on Drugs is 47. Actor Sam Witwer (“Smallville,” “Battlestar Galactica”) is 46. Bassist Daniel Tichenor of Cage The Elephant is 44. Actor Katie Featherston (“Paranormal Activity”) is 41.
Other popular or historical birthdays on October 20th
Bela Lugosi, actor
Mickey Mantle, former MLB player
Jerry Orbach, actor
Connie Chung, news anchor (78)
Tom Petty, rock musician
Kamala Harris, U.S. vice president (59)
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