Birthday wishes go out to Kelly Ripa, Elizabeth McLaughlin and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP) CJ Rivera/Invision/APTV host Kelly Ripa turns 55Fun fact: Once appeared on “The Apprentice” as a guest judge. Other popular or historical birthdays on October 2ndMahatma Gandhi, pacifistGrocho Marx, comedianBud Abbot, comedianSteve Sabol filmmakerwith The Associated PressCelebrity fun factsRecent lists: Drew Barrymore fun facts | Kaley Cuoco fun facts | Margot Robbie fun facts | Kevin Costner fun facts | Tom Cruise fun facts | Gal Gadot fun facts | Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson fun facts | Reese Witherspoon fun factsPopular lists: Robert Downey Jr. fun facts | Emma Watson fun facts | Jason Momoa fun facts | Miley Cyrus fun factsCheck out our full list of more than 40 celebrity fun facts. Movie and TV fun facts & moreRecent lists: 19 actors recast in the MCU | ‘How I Met Your Mother’ guest stars | ‘Groundhog Day’ fun facts | ‘Yellowstone’ triviaPopular lists: Canadian celebrities | ‘Friends’ guest stars | Celebs on ‘The Office’Check out our rundown of more than 30 posts featuring trivia and fun facts about movies and TV shows. Want to see more celebrity birthdays as well as additional fun facts posts?