Tom Cruise may have starred in the Oscar-winning 1989 film Born on the Fourth of July, but he missed it being his actual birthday (July 3, 1962) by a day. You’ll likely recognize many of these familiar names and faces on our list of stars who celebrate their big day on Independence Day—and who wouldn’t love a firework display each year during their birthday?!
16 Famous People Born on July 4
Neil Simon (1927), playwright
Bill Withers (1938), singer-songwriter
Malia Obama (1998), daughter of former U.S. President Barack Obama
Seems fitting for the daughter of a former president to be born on the most patriotic of U.S. holidays, the 4th of July!
Eva Marie Saint (1924), actress
Post Malone (1995), singer-songwriter
Andrew Zimmern (1961), chef and TV personality
Geraldo Rivera (1943), TV personality
Gina Lollobrigida (1927), actress
Stephen Foster (1826), composer
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804), author
Becki Newton (1978), actress
Calvin Coolidge (1872), former U.S. president
Fun fact: Collidge is the only U.S. president born on the Fourth of July.
Elie Saab (1964), fashion designer
John Waite (1952), singer-songwriter
Gertrude Lawrence (1898), actress-singer
Alex Hibbert (2004), actor
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