![Malia Obama and Post Malone July 4 birthdays](https://cdn.statically.io/img/people.com/thmb/-0O9yShJDyqoezq1hf8dpV89hlQ=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/malia-post-malone-2000-e2cc28c82edd47428d3c975d94a6c27b.jpg)
When Katy Perry belted "Baby, you're a firework," she probably didn't realize she was creating the greatest anthem for those born on July 4.
We get it, sharing a birthday with a holiday surely has its downsides. Christmas babies aren't the only ones receiving gifts, and Halloween folks might get more tricks instead of treats. But those born on Independence Day get the added bonus of sparklers and fireworks lighting up the sky in their honor. So, in the grand scheme of holiday birthdays, it's safe to say they're winning.
From Malia Obama and Post Malone to The Situation and one U.S. president, here's a list of celebrities born on the Fourth of July.
Melissa Barrera
![Melissa Barrera visits the IMDb Portrait Studio at Acura House of Energy on Location at Sundance 2024 on January 19, 2024](https://people.com/thmb/_MdXOBaI8nMOFLxe15q06C2oeKU=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(684x349:686x351)/Melissa-Barrera-041724-tout-4bd9375f1d0543f1be2e4fee9fb9a162.jpg)
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The In The Heights (2021) and Scream 5 (2022) actress has been celebrating her birthday since July 4, 1990.
Luke Thompson
![Luke Thompson attends the "Bridgerton" Season 3 - Part Two special screening at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on June 12, 2024 in London, England.](https://people.com/thmb/EYvlysdVI8QGFgpPkDNgP3henlc=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1012x423:1014x425)/luke-thompson-4th-july-070124-7ac80fb473c146ebae5487fd51a0712e.jpg)
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Luke Thompson — who earned his Hollywood breakthrough on Bridgerton — was born on July 4, 1988.
Post Malone
![NUP_184735_1350.JPG](https://people.com/thmb/AWry6G73eao67LxsVDyW6AJOT6E=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(687x0:689x2)/post-malone-2000-a2248682b8344026a5c58fded00b83eb.jpg)
The singer (and dad!) came into this world on July 4, 1995.
Malia Obama
![Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau State Visit to the White House](https://people.com/thmb/sBgYQD6QwgVYXRbQOUgnk332How=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(899x0:901x2)/malia-obama-e495f68e96cf4a8fad1c809216b906b5.jpg)
Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama welcomed their firstborn daughter on July 4, 1998. It seems patriotism runs in the family!
Neil Simon
![Neil Simon during 2003/2004 TNT/TBS Superstation UPFront Event at Cipriani, 42nd Street in New York City](https://people.com/thmb/7VDwrHfTcwiIEUK9i7zi5ryVfTA=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(590x227:592x229)/neil-simon-4th-july-070124-57b95bb949b44153b4afcbf8d59084b3.jpg)
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Without Neil Simon's birth on July 4, 1927, iconic plays like Barefoot in the Park and The Odd Couple would have never hit the stage.
Gloria Stuart
![Gloria Stuart, classic Hollywood actress at her home in West LA on Jul, 6, 2010. Stuart just turned 100 on July 4th and will be feted Jul. 22 at the academy for her 100th birthday.](https://people.com/thmb/PQickuHc2kJ026uiIkybflIXusQ=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(655x252:657x254)/gloria-stewart-4th-july-070124-f6c87534c060496c9902a463675e07e3.jpg)
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On July 4, 1910, a star was born: Gloria Stuart began her Hollywood career in 1932 and later became the oldest Oscar-nominated actress for her supporting performance in Titanic (1997). Talk about longevity!
Andrew Zimmern
![Andrew Zimmern Predicts Anthony Bourdain Will Be Remembered 100 Years From Now: 'Time Won’t Forget Him'](https://people.com/thmb/djxJMG32VYzQouE_e3YaWvy1PSQ=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(639x0:641x2)/zimmern4-ad7878ae749f4d2d89cafd7771991b8c.jpg)
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Chef and TV personality Andrew Zimmern was born on the national holiday in 1961.
Eva Marie Saint
![90th Academy Awards - Red Carpet, Los Angeles, USA - 04 Mar 2018](https://people.com/thmb/pqdwId_b6BhZIBajvKBtWmnbQfs=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(614x0:616x2)/eva-2-2000-c32cf96f191149efa244873a0de7e684.jpg)
The iconic Oscar-winning actress was born on July 4, 1924!
Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino
!["Jersey Shore Family Vacation" Global Premiere - Arrivals](https://people.com/thmb/gM4QnT08ELqKmmVquZV6Z3m-Uhc=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(668x0:670x2)/mike-sorrentino-69ff3d827bbf4622a2b5d22c810b882c.jpg)
Since 1982, the Jersey Shore star has been flexing his birthday on Independence Day.
Geraldo Rivera
![Geraldo Rivera](https://people.com/thmb/UQMgQAN-MQGvLpEQnMM66h3PGHQ=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(665x0:667x2)/gettyimages-1056116802-2000-1df3668a2b8c4b24be3b45ff66bdd9ec.jpg)
Controversial former TV host Geraldo Rivera has been blowing out his birthday candles every July Fourth since 1943.
Tracy Letts
![Tracy Letts](https://people.com/thmb/l0HPtSMR0lNVioo4y811EmrnM3w=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(665x0:667x2)/gettyimages-1127459313-2000-2da318ca65284d5c9e0afd567331eaac.jpg)
The playwright and screenwriter of August: Osage County and Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty actor was born on July 4, 1965.
Becki Newton
![Becki Newton](https://people.com/thmb/v6e1zf3gL-bKudVC1Yb9ITCcwbs=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(665x0:667x2)/gettyimages-1052855900-2000-a081d78388924885bed60cb709d46bf5.jpg)
Known for her roles on Ugly Betty, How I Met Your Mother and The Lincoln Lawyer, Becki Newton was born to be in the spotlight — on July 4, 1978, to be exact.
Eppie Lederer & Pauline Phillips
![Abigail Van Buren and Sister Ann Landers](https://people.com/thmb/Ls-9BKdZl5d1E8vdlILbPhRwOl8=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(539x0:541x2)/gettyimages-457100291-acc3e41135544d4e9e491f792fdaccd9.jpg)
Twins Eppie Lederer and Pauline Phillips — a.k.a. advice columnists Ann Landers and Dear Abby — shared their birthday on July 4, 1918. (Lederer died in 2002, Phillips in 2013.)
Bill Withers
![Bill Withers](https://people.com/thmb/V8ll7ysqSWv_FzLNZ0M8sFOXSFg=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(665x0:667x2)/gettyimages-632355338-76fe1d4e215246628b53e0383dd387d5.jpg)
Singer of hits like "Lean on Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine," Bill Withers — who died in March 2020 — was born on July 4, 1938.
Calvin Coolidge
![Calvin Coolidge](https://people.com/thmb/0UJlQeBn0kl_mJ3prxVfYi5Le2k=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(665x0:667x2)/gettyimages-162741110-2000-a758afa9fd9442998a9f2a4a69d6eb7d.jpg)
The 30th President of the United States is the only one with a July 4 birthday, in the year 1872.
Tom Cruise
![The 10th Annual Lumiere Awards](https://people.com/thmb/ja1gx02km872skmXwEcD4v9hN1w=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)/tom-cruise-1-1-2000-43ddac1107e64011abc8ea3adf464aa0.jpg)
Okay so this one isn't really true — Tom Cruise was actually born on July 3. But he did star in the Oscar-winning film Born on the Fourth of July (1989), so it almost counts, right?