Famous individuals, including entertainers and public figures, are recognized on August 22, 2025, as they celebrate their birthdays. The list highlights television host James Corden, who turns 47 and is known for hosting both the Tony Awards and the Grammys several times. Actress and comedian Kristen Wiig marks her 52nd birthday and is noted as a mother of two children, Luna and Shiloh.
Additional celebrities with birthdays on this date include singer Tori Amos at age 62, whose family relocated from North Carolina to Baltimore when she was young; actor Ty Burrell at 58, known for voicing Bailey the beluga whale in “Finding Dory”; and singer Dua Lipa turning 30, who played a mermaid Barbie in the “Barbie” movie.
Other notable figures marking birthdays are newsman Morton Dean (90), television writer/producer David Chase (“The Sopranos,” age 80), correspondent Steve Kroft (“60 Minutes,” age 80), guitarist David Marks of The Beach Boys (77), guitarist Vernon Reid of Living Colour (67), country singer Collin Raye (65), actor Regina Taylor (“The Unit,” “I’ll Fly Away,” age 65), singer Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears (64), drummer Debbi Peterson of The Bangles (64), guitarist Gary Lee Conner of Screaming Trees (63), keyboardist James DeBarge of DeBarge (62), country singer Mila Mason (62), rapper GZA of Wu-Tang Clan (59), actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (“Oz,” “Lost,” age 58), celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis (55), actor Melinda Page Hamilton (“Devious Maids,” “Mad Men,” age 54), actor Rick Yune (“Die Another Day,” “The Fast and the Furious,” age 54) and more.
Historical or popular birthdays on August 22 include composer Claude Debussy, author Dorothy Parker, blues musician John Lee Hooker, allied general H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Major League Baseball star Carl Yastrzemski, and Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinee Bill Parcells at age 84.
This information was compiled with contributions from The Associated Press.
