Birthday wishes go out to Niki Taylor, Paul Blackthorne and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on March 5th and learn an interesting fact about each of them.
Top celebrity birthdays on March 5, 2025

Penn Jillette arrives at a fan event for “Borderlands” on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, at TCL Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Magician Penn Jillette turns 70
Fun fact: Has two children, Moxie and Zolten

Paul Blackthorne, from left, Harriet Dyer and Justin Cornwell, from the cast of “The InBetween,” attend the NBC 2019/2020 Upfront at The Four Seasons New York on Monday, May 13, 2019. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Actor Paul Blackthorne turns 56
Fun fact: Most recently appeared in an episode of “Magnum, P.I.” in 2023

Eva Mendes arrives at the “Holy Motors” special screening as part of AFI Fest on Saturday, November 3, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
Actress Eva Mendes turns 51
Fun fact: Appeared in the music video for the Aerosmith song “Hole in My Soul”

Jerry Ferrara, Adrian Grenier and Kevin pose for photographers upon arrival at the European premiere of the film Entourage in London, Tuesday, 9 June, 2015. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
Joel Ryan/Invision/AP
Actor and director Kevin Connolly turns 51
Fun fact: Some of the films he’s appeared in include “The Notebook” and “Secretariat”

Niki Taylor, left, and Vera Wang attend the DKMS 30th Anniversary Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Model Niki Taylor turns 50
Fun fact: Originally from Fort Lauderdale
More celebrities with birthdays today
Actor Paul Sand (“St. Elsewhere”) is 93. Football player-turned-actor Fred Williamson is 87. Actor Samantha Eggar (“The Molly Maguires,” ″Dr. Dolittle”) is 86. Actor Michael Warren (“Soul Food,” ″Hill Street Blues”) is 79. Actor Eddie Hodges is 78. Singer Eddy Grant is 77. Keyboardist Alan Clark of Dire Straits is 73. Actor-comedian Marsha Warfield (“Night Court”) is 71. Actor Adriana Barraza is 69. Actor Talia Balsam (“Divorce,” ″Mad Men”) is 66. Musicians Charlie and Craig Reid of The Proclaimers are 63. Guitarist John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) is 55. Singer Rome is 55. Actor Jolene Blalock (“Star Trek: Enterprise”) is 50. Actor Kimberly McCullough (“General Hospital”) is 47. Actor Karolina Wydra (“Wicked City,” “House”) is 44. Musician Amanda Shires (The Highwomen, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit) is 43. Actor Sterling Knight (“Sonny With a Chance”) is 36. Actor Jake Lloyd (“Star Wars” films) is 36. Actor Micah Fowler (“Speechless”) is 27.
Other popular or historical birthdays on March 5th
Rex Harrison, actor
Momofuku Ando, inventor of instant ramen noodles
Dean Stockwell, actor
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