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Celebrities born in 1978

151 celebrities turning 48 years old in 2026

Updated on October 16, 2026

Here are the 151 celebrities born in 1978 who are turning 48 in 2026. They belong to Generation X and, according to the Chinese zodiac, 1978 was mostly the Year of the Horse. The most popular right now are Zoe Saldaña, Tyrese Gibson and Rachel McAdams. On average, the women are 1.69 m tall and the men are 1.80 m.

151on the list
70 / 81women / men
1.95 mthe tallestPablo Schreiber
90photos of the most-photographedZoe Saldaña
Geminimost common sign21 people

The Full List, by Popularity

#1Zoe Saldaña, American actressZoe Saldaña48 years old · 1.73 m · Actress · 90 photosNeytiri#2Tyrese Gibson, American actorTyrese Gibson47 years old · 1.81 m · Actor, SingerFast & Furious (saga)#3Rachel McAdams, Canadian actressRachel McAdams47 years old · 1.63 m · Actress · 21 photosMean Girls#4Lauren German, American actressLauren German47 years old · 1.70 m · ActressLucifer#5Josh Hartnett, American actorJosh Hartnett48 years old · 1.91 m · ActorPearl Harbor#6Paul Anderson, British actorPaul Anderson48 years old · 1.76 m · ActorArthur Shelby Jr.#7Dean S. Jagger, British actorDean S. Jagger47 years old · 1.80 m · ActorWarrior#8Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, American actressJodi Lyn O'Keefe48 years old · 1.75 m · Actress, Model · 16 photosNash Bridges#9Ian Somerhalder, American actorIan Somerhalder47 years old · 1.75 m · Actor, ModelThe Vampire Diaries#10Sandra Hüller, German actressSandra Hüller48 years old · 1.73 m · Actress · 24 photosAnatomy of a Fall#11Ginnifer Goodwin, American actressGinnifer Goodwin48 years old · 1.68 m · Actress · 21 photosOnce Upon a Time#12Justin Long, American actorJustin Long48 years old · 1.75 m · Actor, ComedianJeepers Creepers#13Ashton Kutcher, American actorAshton Kutcher48 years old · 1.89 m · Actor, BusinessmanThat '70s Show#14Justin Bartha, American actorJustin Bartha48 years old · 1.73 m · ActorThe Hangover#15Gwendoline Christie, British actressGwendoline Christie47 years old · 1.91 m · Actress · 33 photosBrienne of Tarth#16Topher Grace, American actorTopher Grace48 years old · 1.79 m · ActorThat '70s Show#17Jason Biggs, American actorJason Biggs48 years old · 1.75 m · ActorAmerican Pie#18Wes Bentley, American actorWes Bentley48 years old · 1.80 m · ActorAmerican Beauty#19Amanda Schull, American actressAmanda Schull48 years old · 1.65 m · ActressCenter Stage#20Katherine Heigl, American actressKatherine Heigl47 years old · 1.75 m · ActressIzzie Stevens in Grey's Anatomy#21Matthew Goode, British actorMatthew Goode48 years old · 1.88 m · ActorThe Crown#22Bill Hader, American actorBill Hader48 years old · 1.85 m · Actor, DirectorBarry#23Estella Warren, Canadian actressEstella Warren47 years old · 1.75 m · Actress, Model · 40 photosPlanet of the Apes#24Brooke Burns, American actressBrooke Burns48 years old · 1.73 m · Actress, Model · 25 photosBaywatch#25Michaela Conlin, American actressMichaela Conlin48 years old · 1.73 m · ActressAngela Montenegro#26Michelle Rodriguez, American actressMichelle Rodriguez48 years old · 1.65 m · Actress · 22 photosFast & Furious (franchise)#27Lauren Ambrose, American actressLauren Ambrose48 years old · 1.68 m · Actress, Singer · 17 photos#28Jim Sturgess, British actorJim Sturgess48 years old · 1.83 m · Actor, SingerAcross the Universe#29Omar Sy, French actorOmar Sy48 years old · 1.90 m · Actor, ComedianThe Intouchables#30Daniel Brühl, Spanish actorDaniel Brühl48 years old · 1.76 m · ActorGood Bye, Lenin!#31Katherine Parkinson, British actressKatherine Parkinson48 years old · 1.68 m · ActressThe IT Crowd#32January Jones, American actressJanuary Jones48 years old · 1.68 m · ActressMad Men#33Katie Aselton, American actressKatie Aselton48 years old · 1.70 m · Actress, Directing · 28 photosThe League#34A.J. Cook, Canadian actressA.J. CookAge 48 · 1.70 m · ActressCriminal Minds#35Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian actressCaroline DhavernasAge 48 · 1.61 m · Actress · 20 photosHannibal#36Andy Samberg, American actorAndy Samberg48 years old · 1.76 m · Actor, ComedianBrooklyn Nine-Nine#37Martín Rodríguez, Argentine actorMartín Rodríguez48 years old · 1.71 m · ActorGriselda#38Erica Durance, Canadian actressErica Durance48 years old · 1.68 m · ActressLois Lane#39Alexandra Maria Lara, Romanian actressAlexandra Maria Lara47 years old · 1.74 m · ActressDer Untergang#40Devon Sawa, Canadian actorDevon Sawa48 years old · 1.83 m · ActorCasper#41Joshua Jackson, Canadian actorJoshua Jackson48 years old · 1.88 m · ActorDawson's Creek#42Hattie Morahan, British actressHattie Morahan48 years old · Actress · 10 photosA Doll's House#43Clayne Crawford, American actorClayne Crawford48 years old · 1.83 m · ActorLethal Weapon#44Kelly Overton, American actressKelly Overton48 years old · 1.70 m · Actress, Directing · 14 photosVan Helsing#45Malin Åkerman, Swedish actressMalin Åkerman48 years old · 1.73 m · Actress, SingerWatchmen#46Laetitia Casta, French actressLaetitia Casta48 years old · 1.69 m · Actress, Directing · 35 photosSupermodelo de los años 90#47Aimee Garcia, American actressAimee Garcia47 years old · 1.57 m · Actress, WriterLucifer#48Jun Fukuyama, Japanese voice actorJun Fukuyama47 years old · 1.70 m · Actor, Voice ActorLelouch vi Britannia#49Zoë Bell, New Zealand actressZoë Bell47 years old · 1.73 m · ActressStunt double for Uma Thurman#50Ian Anthony Dale, American actorIan Anthony Dale48 years old · 1.83 m · ActorHawaii Five-0#51Shannyn Sossamon, American actressShannyn Sossamon48 years old · 1.73 m · ActressA Knight's Tale#52Pablo Schreiber, Canadian actorPablo Schreiber48 years old · 1.95 m · ActorHalo#53Anthony Mackie, American actorAnthony Mackie48 years old · 1.79 m · ActorSam Wilson / Falcon / Captain America#54Camille Guaty, American actressCamille Guaty48 years old · 1.63 m · ActressPrison Break#55Jesse Metcalfe, American actorJesse Metcalfe47 years old · 1.85 m · ActorDesperate Housewives#56Özgü Namal, Turkish actressÖzgü Namal47 years old · 1.64 m · ActressKurtlar Vadisi#57Nick Kroll, American actorNick Kroll48 years old · 1.75 m · Actor, WriterBig Mouth#58Dominic Cooper, British actorDominic Cooper48 years old · 1.78 m · ActorMamma Mia!#59Nadine Velazquez, American actressNadine Velazquez47 years old · 1.65 m · Actress, ModelMy Name Is Earl#60Rory Kinnear, British actorRory Kinnear48 years old · 1.83 m · ActorBill Tanner in the James Bond franchise#61Shane West, American actorShane West48 years old · 1.80 m · Actor, MusicianA Walk to Remember#62Alberto Ammann, Argentine actorAlberto Ammann47 years old · 1.83 m · ActorCelda 211#63Retta, American actressRetta48 years old · Actress, ComedianDonna Meagle#64Kenan Thompson, American actorKenan Thompson48 years old · 1.74 m · Actor, ComedianSaturday Night Live#65Nick Zano, American actorNick Zano48 years old · 1.83 m · Actor, ProducerWhat I Like About You#66Marlyne Barrett, American actressMarlyne Barrett48 years old · ActressChicago Med#67Linda Park, American actressLinda Park48 years old · 1.65 m · ActressStar Trek: Enterprise#68Kierston Wareing, British actressKierston Wareing48 years old · 1.65 m · ActressFish Tank#69William Feng, Chinese actorWilliam Feng48 years old · 1.78 m · ActorPalace#70Ben McKenzie, American actorBen McKenzie48 years old · 1.75 m · ActorThe O.C.#71Lyndsey Marshal, British actressLyndsey Marshal48 years old · 1.54 m · ActressThe Hours#72Megumi Toyoguchi, Japanese actressMegumi Toyoguchi48 years old · 1.68 m · Actress, Voice ActressDawn / Hikari#73Charlie Weber, American actorCharlie Weber48 years old · 1.76 m · ActorHow to Get Away with Murder#74Ha Ji-won, South Korean actressHa Ji-won48 years old · 1.68 m · ActressSecret Garden#75Zeng Li, Chinese actressZeng Li48 years old · 1.70 m · ActressLove Like the Galaxy#76Jan Holoubek, Polish directorJan Holoubek48 years old · 1.87 m · DirectingRojst#77Christian Coulson, British actorChristian Coulson48 years old · 1.75 m · ActorTom Riddle#78Anastasia Griffith, British actressAnastasia Griffith48 years old · 1.73 m · Actress · 9 photosDamages#79Ethan Embry, American actorEthan Embry48 years old · ActorGrace and Frankie#80Amir Arison, American actorAmir Arison48 years old · 1.83 m · ActorThe Blacklist#81Andrew Rannells, American actorAndrew Rannells48 years old · 1.88 m · Actor, SingerThe Book of Mormon#82Riley Smith, American actorRiley Smith48 years old · 1.80 m · ActorNancy Drew#83Geoffrey Arend, American actorGeoffrey Arend48 years old · 1.90 m · ActorMadam Secretary#84Kristofer Hivju, Norwegian actorKristofer Hivju47 years old · 1.83 m · ActorTormund Giantsbane#85Nicole Scherzinger, American actressNicole Scherzinger48 years old · 1.65 m · Actress, SingerThe Pussycat Dolls#86Ebonie Smith, American actressEbonie Smith48 years old · ActressJessica Jefferson#87David Krumholtz, American actorDavid Krumholtz48 years old · 1.68 m · ActorBernard#88Rich Sommer, American actorRich Sommer48 years old · ActorMad Men#89Kayvan Novak, British actorKayvan Novak47 years old · 1.85 m · Actor, ComedianNandor the Relentless#90Gael García Bernal, Mexican actorGael García Bernal47 years old · 1.68 m · Actor, DirectingAmores Perros#91Jay Hernandez, American actorJay Hernandez48 years old · 1.73 m · ActorMagnum P.I.#92Anamaria Marinca, Romanian actressAnamaria Marinca48 years old · 1.65 m · Actress4 luni, 3 săptămâni și 2 zile#93Santiago Cabrera, Chilean actorSantiago Cabrera48 years old · ActorIsaac Méndez#94Marko Zaror, Chilean actorMarko Zaror48 years old · 1.87 m · Actor, AthleteJohn Wick: Chapter 4#95Jasmin Gerat, German actressJasmin Gerat47 years old · 1.75 m · Actress, TV PresenterKokowääh#96Nicholle Tom, American actressNicholle Tom48 years old · 1.71 m · ActressThe Nanny

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Born in 1978: Quick Facts

Age in 2026: 48 years old · Generation: Generation X · Chinese zodiac: Horse

The most common zodiac sign among celebrities born in 1978 is Gemini (21), followed by Taurus (16).

Fun Facts

Tallest and shortest: Pablo Schreiber (1.95 m) and Lyndsey Marshal (1.54 m).
Next birthday: Alberto Ammann, on October 20 (turns 48).
Top countries: United States (78), United Kingdom (18), Canada (13), Japan (6).
Most common professions: Actor/Actress (145), Singer (16), Comedian (12), Model (11).

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old will those born in 1978 be in 2026?

They turn 48 years old. If their birthday has not yet come this year, they are still 47.

Which Chinese zodiac sign corresponds to 1978?

The Horse. The Chinese 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 1978?

Among the best known are Zoe Saldaña, Tyrese Gibson, Rachel McAdams, Lauren German and Josh Hartnett.

Who is the tallest?

Pablo Schreiber, who stands 1.95 m tall. At the other end is Lyndsey Marshal, at 1.54 m.

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