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Celebrities born in 1976

135 celebrities turning 50 years old in 2026

Updated on October 14, 2026

135 celebrities born in 1976 are turning 50 years old in 2026. They belong to Generation X and, according to the Chinese zodiac, 1976 was mostly the Year of the Dragon. The most popular right now are Benedict Cumberbatch, Ali Larter and Ryan Reynolds. On average, the women are 1.66 m tall and the men 1.81 m.

135on the list
65 / 70women / men
2.10 mthe tallestKevin Rankin
74photos of the most-photographedElsa Pataky
Ariesmost common sign27 people

The Full List, by Popularity

#1Benedict Cumberbatch, British actorBenedict Cumberbatch50 years old · 1.83 m · ActorSherlock Holmes#2Ali Larter, American actressAli Larter50 years old · 1.73 m · Actress, Model · 28 photosNiki Sanders / Tracy Strauss#3Ryan Reynolds, Canadian actorRyan Reynolds49 years old · 1.88 m · Actor, BusinesspersonDeadpool#4Cillian Murphy, Irish actorCillian Murphy50 years old · 1.72 m · ActorOppenheimer#5Piper Perabo, American actressPiper Perabo49 years old · 1.66 m · Actress · 27 photosCoyote Ugly#6Colin Farrell, Irish actorColin Farrell50 years old · 1.78 m · ActorThe Banshees of Inisherin#7Michelle Monaghan, American actressMichelle Monaghan50 years old · 1.70 m · Actress · 47 photosMission: Impossible (series)#8Iva Babić, Croatian actressIva Babić50 years old · ActressDnevnik velikog Perice#9Elsa Pataky, Spanish actressElsa Pataky50 years old · 1.61 m · Actress, Model · 74 photosFast & Furious (saga)#10Diane Kruger, German actressDiane Kruger50 years old · 1.70 m · Actress, Model · 24 photosEn la sombra#11Reese Witherspoon, American actressReese Witherspoon50 years old · 1.56 m · Actress, Producer · 34 photosLegally Blonde#12Anna Faris, American actressAnna Faris49 years old · 1.63 m · Actress, Comedian · 26 photosCindy Campbell#13Sam Worthington, Australian actorSam Worthington50 years old · 1.75 m · ActorAvatar#14Amy Smart, American actressAmy Smart50 years old · 1.68 m · Actress, ModelThe Butterfly Effect#15Melissa Joan Hart, American actressMelissa Joan Hart50 years old · 1.57 m · Actress, Director · 43 photosSabrina, the Teenage Witch#16Rochelle Aytes, American actressRochelle Aytes50 years old · 1.68 m · Actress, ModelMistresses#17Evan Jones, American actorEvan Jones50 years old · 1.73 m · ActorCheddar Bob#18Sarah Chalke, Canadian actressSarah ChalkeAge 50 · 1.73 m · Actress · 20 photosScrubs#19Freddie Prinze Jr., American actorFreddie Prinze Jr.50 years old · 1.85 m · Actor, ScreenwriterI Know What You Did Last Summer#20Alexander Skarsgård, Swedish actorAlexander Skarsgård50 years old · 1.93 m · ActorTrue Blood#21Naomie Harris, British actressNaomie Harris50 years old · 1.70 m · Actress · 18 photosEve Moneypenny en la saga James Bond#22Audrey Tautou, French actressAudrey Tautou50 years old · 1.60 m · Actress · 21 photosAmélie#23Alicia Silverstone, American actressAlicia Silverstone50 years old · 1.65 m · Actress · 33 photosClueless#24Isla Fisher, Australian actressIsla Fisher50 years old · 1.60 m · Actress, Writer · 51 photosWedding Crashers#25Rashida Jones, American actressRashida Jones50 years old · 1.63 m · Actress, Writer · 45 photosAnn Perkins#26Eion Bailey, American actorEion Bailey50 years old · 1.83 m · ActorBand of Brothers#27Eric Winter, American actorEric Winter50 years old · 1.88 m · ActorThe Rookie#28Rhona Mitra, British actressRhona Mitra50 years old · 1.70 m · Actress, ModelLara Croft (live-action model)#29Aaron Stanford, American actorAaron Stanford49 years old · 1.72 m · ActorPyro#30Emmanuelle Vaugier, Canadian actressEmmanuelle Vaugier50 years old · 1.70 m · ActressMia in «Two and a Half Men»#31Si Man Yeung, Japanese actressSi Man Yeung50 years old · 1.63 m · ActressNew Jin Pin Mei#32Nicholas Gonzalez, American actorNicholas Gonzalez50 years old · 1.70 m · ActorThe Good Doctor#33Danny McBride, American actorDanny McBride49 years old · 1.78 m · Actor, ScreenwriterEastbound & Down#34Andrew Scott, Irish actorAndrew Scott49 years old · 1.73 m · ActorJim Moriarty#35Sally Hawkins, British actressSally Hawkins50 years old · 1.57 m · Actress · 14 photosThe Shape of Water#36Amy Acker, American actressAmy Acker49 years old · 1.73 m · ActressWinifred «Fred» Burkle / Illyria#37Ryan Kwanten, Australian actorRyan Kwanten49 years old · 1.77 m · Actor, ProducerTrue Blood#38Dominic Monaghan, British actorDominic Monaghan49 years old · 1.70 m · ActorMeriadoc «Merry» Brandigamo#39Chadwick Boseman, American actorChadwick Boseman† 43 years old · 1.82 m · ActorBlack Panther#40Rachel Blanchard, Canadian actressRachel Blanchard50 years old · 1.70 m · Actress · 18 photosClueless#41Lillo Brancato, American actorLillo Brancato50 years old · 1.70 m · ActorA Bronx Tale#42Ayako Kawasumi, Japanese actressAyako Kawasumi50 years old · 1.57 m · Actress, Voice ActressSaber#43Andy Milonakis, American actorAndy Milonakis50 years old · 1.68 m · Actor, ComedianThe Andy Milonakis Show#44Sibel Taşçıoğlu, Turkish actressSibel Taşçıoğlu50 years old · 1.70 m · ActressBir Zamanlar Çukurova#45Ian Bohen, American actorIan Bohen50 years old · ActorTeen Wolf#46Corey Stoll, American actorCorey Stoll50 years old · 1.87 m · ActorPeter Russo in House of Cards#47Wagner Moura, Brazilian actorWagner Moura50 years old · Actor, DirectingNarcos#48Marsha Thomason, British actressMarsha Thomason50 years old · 1.73 m · ActressLas Vegas#49Sam Page, American actorSam Page49 years old · ActorMad Men#50Logan Marshall-Green, American actorLogan Marshall-Green49 years old · 1.80 m · Actor, DirectingPrometheus#51Tony Jaa, Thai actorTony Jaa50 years old · 1.68 m · Actor, DancerOng-Bak: The Thai Warrior#52Kelly Macdonald, British actressKelly Macdonald50 years old · 1.59 m · Actress · 16 photosTrainspotting#53Desmond Harrington, American actorDesmond Harrington49 years old · 1.80 m · ActorDexter#54Yui Horie, Japanese actressYui Horie50 years old · 1.55 m · Actress, Voice ActressNaru Narusegawa#55Cha Tae-hyun, South Korean actorCha Tae-hyun50 years old · 1.75 m · Actor, SingerMy Sassy Girl#56Todd Grinnell, American actorTodd Grinnell50 years old · ActorOne Day at a Time#57Lauren Stamile, American actressLauren Stamile50 years old · 1.80 m · Actress · 6 photosNurse Rose#58Jeon Hye-jin, South Korean actressJeon Hye-jin50 years old · 1.71 m · Actress · 6 photosThe Throne#59Paz Vega, Spanish actressPaz Vega50 years old · 1.69 m · Actress, DirectingSex and Lucía#60Patrick Brammall, Australian actorPatrick Brammall50 years old · Actor, WriterColin from Accounts#61Keeley Hawes, British actressKeeley Hawes50 years old · 1.74 m · ActressBodyguard#62Ethan Suplee, American actorEthan Suplee50 years old · 1.85 m · ActorMy Name Is Earl#63Joe Manganiello, American actorJoe Manganiello49 years old · 1.94 m · ActorAlcide Herveaux#64Kevin Rankin, American actorKevin Rankin50 years old · 2.10 m · ActorKenny#65Emily Deschanel, American actressEmily Deschanel50 years old · 1.73 m · ActressDr. Temperance «Bones» Brennan#66Song Seung-heon, South Korean actorSong Seung-heon50 years old · 1.80 m · Actor, ModelAutumn in My Heart#67Kevin Alejandro, American actorKevin Alejandro50 years old · 1.82 m · Actor, DirectingLucifer#68Jonathan Nolan, British directorJonathan Nolan50 years old · 1.88 m · Directing, WritingWestworld#69Virginie Ledoyen, French actressVirginie Ledoyen49 years old · 1.66 m · ActressLa playa#70Mike Colter, American actorMike Colter50 years old · 1.91 m · ActorLuke Cage#71Anna Madeley, British actressAnna Madeley50 years old · ActressAll Creatures Great and Small#72Dagmara Domińczyk, Polish actressDagmara Domińczyk50 years old · 1.68 m · ActressSuccession#73Alison Sweeney, American actressAlison Sweeney50 years old · 1.65 m · Actress, TV HostSami Brady#74Bashir Salahuddin, American actorBashir Salahuddin50 years old · Actor, ScreenwriterSouth Side#75Thomas Sadoski, American actorThomas Sadoski50 years old · 1.80 m · ActorThe Newsroom#76Shu Qi, Taiwanese actressShu Qi50 years old · 1.68 m · Actress, DirectingThe Assassin#77Tawny Cypress, American actressTawny Cypress50 years old · 1.68 m · ActressYellowjackets#78Lukas Haas, American actorLukas Haas50 years old · 1.79 m · Actor, MusicianWitness#79Dan Fogler, American actorDan Fogler49 years old · 1.65 m · Actor, WriterThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee#80Damon Runyan, Canadian actorDamon Runyan50 years old · 1.88 m · ActorGangland Undercover#81Domenick Lombardozzi, American actorDomenick Lombardozzi50 years old · 1.78 m · ActorThe Wire#82Jonathan Brandis, American actorJonathan Brandis† 27 years old · 1.77 m · ActorSeaQuest DSV#83Soleil Moon Frye, American actressSoleil Moon Frye50 years old · 1.55 m · Actress, DirectingPunky Brewster#84Anna Friel, British actressAnna Friel50 years old · ActressBeth Jordache#85Alex O'Loughlin, Australian actorAlex O'Loughlin50 years old · 1.85 m · ActorHawaii Five-0#86Lee Ingleby, British actorLee Ingleby50 years old · 1.77 m · ActorInspector George Gently#87Kim Joo-ryoung, South Korean actressKim Joo-ryoung50 years old · 1.76 m · ActressHan Mi-nyeo / Player 212#88Maïwenn, French actressMaïwenn50 years old · 1.73 m · Actress, DirectingPolisse#89August Diehl, German actorAugust Diehl50 years old · 1.80 m · ActorInglourious Basterds#90Adrian Grenier, American actorAdrian Grenier50 years old · 1.79 m · ActorVincent Chase#91Brett Gelman, American actorBrett Gelman50 years old · 1.85 m · Actor, ComedianStranger Things#92Hitomi Nabatame, Japanese actressHitomi Nabatame50 years old · Actress, Voice ActressMana Aida / Cure Heart#93Lars Eidinger, German actorLars Eidinger50 years old · 1.90 m · Actor, MusicianHamlet#94Violante Placido, Italian actressViolante Placido50 years old · 1.66 m · Actress, SingerEl americano#95Camille Rutherford, French actressCamille Rutherford50 years old · ActressAnatomy of a Fall#96Jaleel White, American actorJaleel White49 years old · 1.80 m · ActorSteve Urkel

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Born in 1976: Quick Facts

Age in 2026: 50 years old · Generation: Generation X · Chinese zodiac: Dragon

The most common zodiac sign among the celebrities born in 1976 is Aries (27), followed by Cancer (15).

Fun Facts

Tallest and shortest: Kevin Rankin (2.10 m) and Koyuki (1.53 m).
Next birthday: Chang Chen, today! (turns 50).
Top countries: United States (63), United Kingdom (14), Canada (12), Japan (8).
Most common professions: Actor/Actress (133), Directing (16), Model (11), Singer (10).
In memoriam: 2 of 135 have already passed away; their card shows the age they were (†).

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old will those born in 1976 be in 2026?

They turn 50 years old. If their birthday has not yet come this year, they are still 49.

Which Chinese zodiac sign corresponds to 1976?

The Dragon. The Chinese New Year begins between late January and mid-February, so anyone born in early January belongs to the sign of the previous year.

Which celebrities were born in 1976?

Among the best known are Benedict Cumberbatch, Ali Larter, Ryan Reynolds, Cillian Murphy and Piper Perabo.

Who is the tallest?

Kevin Rankin, who stands 2.10 m tall. At the other end is Koyuki, at 1.53 m.

Nearby Years

Celebrities born in 1970162Celebrities born in 1971159Celebrities born in 1972139Celebrities born in 1973125Celebrities born in 1974132Celebrities born in 1975131Celebrities born in 1977133Celebrities born in 1978151Celebrities born in 1979135Celebrities born in 1980164Celebrities born in 1981166Celebrities born in 1982159

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