Famous birthdays for July 3: Sandra Lee, Audra McDonald
July 3 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer.
They include:
-- Writer/social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman in 1860
-- Writer Franz Kafka in 1883
-- Writer Tom Stoppard in 1937
-- Musician Fontella Bass in 1940
-- Celebrity attorney Gloria Allred in 1941 (age 85)
-- Actor Kurtwood Smith in 1943 (age 83)
-- Writer Dave Barry in 1947 (age 79)
-- Actor Betty Buckley in 1947 (age 79)
-- Musician Laura Branigan in 1952
-- Actor Bruce Altman in 1955 (age 71)
-- TV personality Montel Williams in 1956 (age 70)
-- Musician Vince Clarke (Erasure) in 1960 (age 66)
-- Actor Tom Cruise in 1962 (age 64)
-- Actor Thomas Gibson in 1962 (age 64)
-- Actor Yeardley Smith in 1964 (age 62)
-- Actor Connie Nielsen in 1965 (age 61)
-- Actor Tommy Flanagan in 1965 (age 61)
-- Celebrity chef Sandra Lee in 1966 (age 60)
-- Musician Kevin Hearn (Barenaked Ladies) in 1969 (age 57)
-- Actor Shawnee Smith in 1969 (age 57)
-- Actor/musician Audra McDonald in 1970 (age 56)
-- Actor Benedict Wong in 1971 (age 55)
-- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in 1971 (age 55)
-- Actor Patrick Wilson in 1973 (age 53)
-- Actor Andrea Barber in 1976 (age 50)
-- Actor Olivia Munn in 1980 (age 46)
-- Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel in 1987 (age 39)
-- Musician Elle King in 1989 (age 36)
-- Musician PARTYNEXTDOOR in 1993 (age 33)
-- Actor Mia McKenna-Bruce in 1997 (age 29)
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This story was originally published July 3, 2026 at 3:00 AM.