# Which famous people's birthdays do you celebrate? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 19, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730 "2013-01-19T18:22:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730/1 "2013-01-19T18:22:51Z")
[This thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=679516) about Dolly Parton’s birthday made me wonder which famous people’s birthdays you celebrate. Ever since I was in middle school, I always liked watching Dan Rather on the CBS News. I found a list of birthdays in the _World Almanac_, and found out that he was born on Halloween! October 31 is now almost like a double holiday for me. More recently, as I’ve become a fan of singer Ke$ha, I learned that her birthday is March 1. Last year was the first year I was aware of her birthday. This year, I’ll probably celebrate by having some beer on the train with my co-workers after work. (We often do this even when it’s not Kesha’s birthday.) We may even leave work a little early to drink at a bar before we buy our train beers. (We also do this every once in a while, even when it’s not Kesha’s birthday.) ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730/2 "2013-01-19T18:59:54Z")
Celebrating famous person’s birthday? Short answer: None. I don’t even particularly like celebrating my own! However, whenever I am reminded on December 8th that John Lennon _died_ that day, I do get a bit depressed and it still sort of hits me in a very sad way all over again. ---
**Author:** ![James\_Otto\_Sweet\_Heart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac8455/32.png) [@James\_Otto\_Sweet\_Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James_Otto_Sweet_Heart)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730/3 "2013-01-19T19:02:28Z")
When the birthdays of my most favorite singers are here, I try to play as much of their music as I can. 🙂 🙂 🙂 God bless you and them always!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Holly ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730/4 "2013-01-19T19:06:07Z")
Hitler, but not because it’s his birthday, but because it’s 4/20 Other than that, none. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730/5 "2013-01-19T19:06:23Z")
beethoven. ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730/6 "2013-01-19T23:19:36Z")
Why would I? ---
**Author:** ![getitrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@getitrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/getitrite)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730/7 "2013-01-19T23:34:57Z")
On my birthday I also say a prayer for those born on the same day, Cher, and Joe Cocker are a few of those on this list. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730/8 "2013-01-19T23:51:46Z")
Just the ones that are Federal holidays. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730/9 "2013-01-20T00:16:01Z")
Mine ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730/10 "2013-01-20T00:28:43Z")
Mozart - January 27th. Buy your presents early. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730/11 "2013-01-20T01:29:09Z")
I imagine famous people celebrate their own birthdays, and probably in a more spectacular fashion than I could ever do; they most likely have about 100x more friends than I do. I can’t see why I need to contribute remotely. I barely pay attention to my own birthday, and even my family’s birthdays, let alone someone’s I have never met. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730/12 "2013-01-20T02:32:57Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I imagine famous people celebrate their own birthdays, and probably in a more spectacular fashion than I could ever do; they most likely have about 100x more friends than I do. I can’t see why I need to contribute remotely. > > I barely pay attention to my own birthday, and even my family’s birthdays, let alone someone’s I have never met. Well, yeah. Though celebrity b’days might be a good excuse for a party. Cary Grant: watch his best movies. Guy Fieri: go eat at the diner. and so on…For Trent Reznor’s birthday one year we made a cake, frosted it in navy blue, and cut out “NIN” in stiff white frosting to decorate. I have a picture somewhere, of the cake, a navy blue candle, and magazine photo of Trent. That was fun! a fun thing to do when you have a kid (though mine rolled her eyes when she saw it. We ate it to the sweet sounds of 'Head Like A Hole"!) ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730/13 "2013-01-20T02:47:19Z")
I always make a toast to Prof JRR Tolkien on his birthday. My own birthday falls on Martin Luther King Jr’s actual birthday & I do think of him a lot on that day. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730/14 "2013-01-20T04:12:22Z")
I usually listen to Quadrophenia on May 19th. ---
**Author:** ![Barrett\_Bonden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@Barrett\_Bonden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrett_Bonden)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730/15 "2013-01-20T23:25:36Z")
I generally celebrate Robbie Burns’ birthday with some scotch. No haggis though. ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730/16 "2013-01-20T23:40:39Z")
Can’t figure out why I would. ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730/17 "2013-01-21T00:22:18Z")
I’ll frequently do something in honour of Tolkien’s birthday- we joke that my cousin got married on September 22nd as it was the only way me and my Dad would remember the date… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730/18 "2013-01-21T00:27:57Z")
> [@](#): > > Which famous people’s birthdays do you celebrate? No one’s. why would I do such a thing? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730/19 "2013-01-21T00:50:48Z")
That Christ fellow. ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730/20 "2013-01-21T01:19:56Z")
We get a national holiday on QEII’s birthday [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-famous-peoples-birthdays-do-you-celebrate/647730.md?page=2)