Celebrity birthdays: Jan. 28

Celebrities

Celebrity birthdays: Jan. 28 - Feb. 3

Jan. 28: Nickelodeon TV's 'All That' star Chelsea Brummet, 25; 'Lord of the Rings' actor Elijah Wood (pictured), 31; Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter, 32; Canadian composer and singer Sarah McLachlan, 44.

Jan. 29: 'American Idol' runner-up, singer/songwriter Adam Lambert (pictured), 30; electric blues guitarist Jonny Lang, 31; talk show host, actress, entrepreneur Oprah Winfrey, 58; TV's 'Magnum PI' Tom Selleck, 67.

Jan. 30: 'Holes' film actor Khleo Thomas, 23; 'That '70s Show' TV actor Wilmer Valderrama (pictured), 32; 'American Psycho' actor Christian Bale, 38; British singer Phil Collins, 61.

Jan. 31: *NSYNC, singer, actor Justin Timberlake (pictured), 31; ABC's "Scandal" actress Kerry Washington, 35; 'Tarzan' (Jane, 1999) actress Minnie Driver, 42; Homerun hitter (Chicago Cubs) Ernie Banks, 81.

Feb. 1: 'The Hills' and 'Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County' actress Lauren Conrad, 26; 'Six Feet Under' and 'Dexter' TV star Michael C. Hall (pictured), 41; Elvis daughter Lisa Presley, 44; lead singer of One Direction Harry Stiles, 18.

Feb. 2: Colombian-born pop singer Shakira (pictured), 35; "The One Show" and "Daybreak" TV host Christie Brinkley, 33; 'Only Fools and Horses' TV actor David Jason, 72; American Rapper known for a Southern style Gucci Maine, 32.

Feb. 3: 'NewsRadio' and 'ER' actress Maura Tierney (pictured), 47; 'Falcon Crest' Morgan Fairchild actress, 62; Kinks guitarist, co-founder Dave Davies, 65; comedian Shelley Berman, 87.

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Jan. 28: Nickelodeon TV's 'All That' star Chelsea Brummet, 25; 'Lord of the Rings' actor Elijah Wood (pictured), 31; Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter, 32; Canadian composer and singer Sarah McLachlan, 44.

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People march in Bishop Park in Athens on Saturday, March 28, 2026. Protesters gathered in 10 different locations around Georgia’s Congressional District 10, leading up to a “Democracy Fair” at Bishop Park as part of a nationwide day of “No Kings” demonstrations. Organizers estimate that a few thousand people participated, many of them first-time protesters. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

PHOTOS: “No Kings” rally at Bishop Park in Athens, Ga.

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