Birthday wishes go out to Mira Sorvino, Janeane Garofalo and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on September 28th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.

Top celebrity birthdays on September 28, 2025

Janeane Garofalo performs at the “Just For Laughs Comedy Festival” on Wednesday June 13, 2012 at the UP Comedy Club in Chicago. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP) Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP

Comedian Janeane Garofalo turns 61

Fun fact: Used to be a writer on “The Ben Stiller Show.”

Mira Sorvino attends the Chanel Tribeca Festival luncheon to celebrate the Through Her Lens women’s filmmaker program at The Greenwich Hotel Courtyard on Friday, June 6, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Actress Mira Sorvino turns 58

Fun fact: Her middle name is Katherine.

Naomi Watts attends the Ralph Lauren Spring 2026 fashion show as part of New York Fashion Week on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Actress Naomi Watts turns 57

Fun fact: Her father was a road manager for Pink Floyd.

Hilary Duff arrives at the InStyle Imagemaker Awards on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP) Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP

Actress Hilary Duff turns 38

Fun fact: Recently announced she’s signed a new recording contract.

More celebrities with birthdays today

Actor Brigitte Bardot is 91. Actor Joel Higgins (“Silver Spoons”) is 82. Actor Jeffrey Jones is 79. Actor Vernee Watson (“Bob Hearts Abishola,” “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) is 76. Writer-director-actor John Sayles is 75. Guitarist George Lynch (Dokken) is 71. Actor Steve Hytner (“Seinfeld”) is 66. Country singer Matt King is 59. TV personality and singer Moon Zappa is 58. Country singer Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town is 56. Country singer Mandy Barnett is 50. Rapper Young Jeezy is 48. Actor Peter Cambor (“NCIS: Los Angeles”) is 47. TV personality Bam Margera (“Jackass”) is 46. Actor Jerrika Hinton (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 44. Guitarist Luke Mossman of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is 44. Musician St. Vincent is 43. Comedian Phoebe Robinson (“What Men Want”) is 41. Drummer Daniel Platzman (Imagine Dragons) is 39. Actor Keir Gilchrist (“United States of Tara”) is 33.

Other popular or historical birthdays on September 28th

Confucius, philosopher

Livia, wife of Augustus Caesar

Ed Sullivan, TV host

Rod Roddy, TV announcer

Ben E. King, singer

Janet Evans, Olympic swimmer (55)

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