March 28 might just be one of the most star-studded days on the calendar. Today, Lady Gagahits a milestone and Reba McEntire celebrates 71 years of being an absolute legend, while beloved actors Vince Vaughn, Julia Stiles and Dianne Wiest are all blowing out candles too. Here's a look at all the celebrities born on March 28!
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Top Celebrity Birthdays on March 28, 2026
1. Lady Gaga Turns 40
Lady Gaga performs with Bad Bunny during the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show.Photo by Kathryn Riley on Getty Images
The 16-time Grammy Award-winning singer was "Born This Way" and born this day! Stefani Germanotta learned to play piano at age 4, was performing at open mic nights in New York City clubs by 14 and was even granted early admission to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts at just 17. The woman we now know as Lady Gaga hits a major milestone today: She turns 40 years old!
Fun fact: Her stage name was inspired by Queen's classic song "Radio Ga Ga."
2. Reba McEntire Turns 71
Reba McEntire stars as Bobbie in NBC's Happy's Place.Casey Durkin/NBC via Getty Images
With a career spanning four decades that includes dozens of No. 1 hits, her beloved sitcomReba, her current role as a coach on The Voice and the NBC comedy Happy's Place, Reba McEntire turns 71 today and shows no signs of slowing down any time soon!
Fun fact: Reba scored her first big break singing the national anthem at the 1974 National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City, where country artist Red Steagall heard her and helped her land a recording contract.
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3. Dianne Wiest Turns 78
The incomparable Dianne Wiest has won two Academy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe.Photo by Walter McBride on Getty Images
Born on March 28, 1948, Dianne Wiest is one of the most quietly brilliant actresses in Hollywood history. She's a two-time Oscar winner for Hannah and Her Sisters and Bullets Over Broadway and she stole every single scene she was in as the lovable Avon lady Peg Boggs in Tim Burton'sEdward Scissorhands.
Fun fact: Before she became an award-winning actress, Wiest originally wanted to be a ballerina and didn't seriously pursue acting until she was in college.
4. Vince Vaughn Turns 56
The Old School star attends a movie premiere in March 2026.Photo by Michael Buckner on Getty Images
The comedy legend has starred in some of the most beloved movies of our time—including Swingers, Wedding Crashers and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. "My father came from nothing, so he believed that people could do anything if they worked hard enough," he told Interview. "I think he liked that I chose to be an actor."
Fun fact: His breakout role in Swingers (1996) happened because his buddy Jon Favreau wrote the script based on their real lives as struggling actors in Hollywood.
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5. Julia Stiles Turns 45
Julia Stiles attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special in 2025.Photo by John Nacion on Getty Images
Julia Stiles' breakout role in 10 Things I Hate About You catapulted her into teen superstardom and Save the Last Dance cemented the NYC native as a major box office draw. She went on to star in the Bourne franchise alongside Matt Damon and the TV series Riviera.
Fun fact: She was seriously considered for the child vampire role of Claudia in Interview with the Vampire but lost out to Kirsten Dunst.
Rick Barry, Basketball Hall of Famer, 82 Alexandra Billings, actress (Transparent), 64 Cheryl "Salt" James (Salt-N-Pepa), rapper, 60 Rodney Atkins, country singer, 57 Nick Frost, actor (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz), 54Kate Gosselin, TV personality, 51 Shanna Moakler, model and TV personality, 51 Dave Keuning (The Killers), guitarist, 50 Matt Nathanson, singer-songwriter, 53 Jonathan Van Ness, Queer Eye grooming expert, 39 Flula Borg, actor and comedian, 44 Laura Harrier, actress (Spider-Man: Homecoming, BlacKkKlansman), 36 Clayton Knight (Odesza), musician, 38 Jackson Wang, rapper and singer, 32 Derek Carr, NFL quarterback, 35 Anna Shcherbakova, Olympic gold medalist figure skater, 22 Cailey Fleming, actress (The Walking Dead), 19 Mr. Cheeks (Lost Boyz), rapper, 55Other Popular or Historical Birthdays on March 28
Raphael (1483), Italian Renaissance painter and architect St. Teresa of Ávila (1515), Spanish mystic, author and Doctor of the Church Thomas Clarkson (1760), English abolitionist who helped end the British slave tradeHenry Schoolcraft (1793), American geographer and ethnologist who studied Native American cultures Maxim Gorky (1868), Russian author and playwright, five-time Nobel Prize nomineeMarlin Perkins (1905), zoologist and host of Mutual of Omaha's Wild KingdomJimmie Dodd (1910), host and songwriter of The Mickey Mouse ClubDirk Bogarde (1921), acclaimed English actor and writer Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928), Polish-American diplomat, National Security Advisor to President Carter Jerome Isaac Friedman (1930), American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate Mario Vargas Llosa (1936), Peruvian-Spanish novelist, Nobel Prize in Literature winner (2010) Conchata Ferrell (1943), actress beloved as Berta on Two and a Half MenKen Howard (1944), actor (The White Shadow) and former SAG-AFTRA president Flora Robson (1902), English actress known for historical film roles
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