New Delhi, May 25 -- If you were born on May 25, you share your birthday with a long list of well-known actors, musicians, athletes and public figures from around the world. The date is associated with several globally recognised personalities spanning Hollywood, music, fashion, sports and even politics.

This year, names ranging from Cillian Murphy and Sir Ian McKellen to Octavia Spencer are celebrating birthdays on May 25.

Here is a look at some famous faces born on this date:

Sir Ian McKellen, a renowned British stage and screen actor, is best known as Gandalf in the epic fantasy film trilogy The Lord of the Rings and as Magneto in the X-Men films. He also voiced the armoured bear Iorek Byrnison in the fantasy adventure The Golden Co...