Celebrity Birthdays January 8th:

Entertainment:

Ryan Destiny is an actress and singer known for the TV shows “Star” and “Grownish”.

Noah Cyrus is an actress and singer known for the TV shows “Hannah Montana” and “Doc”.

Cynthia Erivo is an actress and singer known for movies “Widows” and “Harriet”.

Genevieve Padalecki is an actress known for the TV shows “Flashforward” and “Supernatural”.

Freddie Stroma is an actor known for the movies “Pitch Perfect” and “Harry Potter” franchise.

Michelle Forbes is an actress known for the TV shows “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “Homicide: Life on the Street”.

Rachel Nichols is an actress known for the TV shows “Continuum” and “Criminal Minds”.

R Kelly is a R&B/Hip Hop singer who has the nickname “King of R&B” where he released eighteen albums.

Sports:

Baseball:

Jason Giambi is a former five time All-Star first basemen who won one AL MVP and won two Silver Slugger Awards.

Carl Pavano is a former starting pitcher who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 2003 with the Miami Marlins.

Jeff Francis is a former starting pitcher who was a key member of the 2007 NL Pennant winning Colorado Rockies and is in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

Mike Cameron is a three time Gold Glove winning former centerfielder who made one All-Star team and hit four homeruns in one game.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Brian Johnson, Brian Boehringer, John DeMerit, Jesus Hernaiz, Craig Gerber, Julio Solano, Randy Ready, Shane Turner, Matt Maysey, Randy Nosek, Paul Carey, Dave Matranga, Derek Thompson, Daniel Davidson, Kevin Whelan, Matt LaPorta, James Russell, Jon Edwards, Carlos Contreras, Breyvic Valera, Jeff Hoffman, Chris Paddack, Jhoan Duran & Ken Waldichuk!

In Memoriam:

Entertainment:

Ron Cephas Jones was an actor known for TV shows “This Is Us” and “Luke Cage”.

Stephen Hawking was a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge.

David Bowie was a singer, writer, musician and actor. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s.

Elvis Presley was known as the King of Rock music and was one of the significant cultural figures of the 20th century.

Football:

Dwight Clark was a two time Pro Bowl wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers and won two Super Bowl Championships.

Baseball:

Bruce Sutter was a Hall of Fame closer who won one Cy Young Award, made six All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship.

Walker Cooper was a eight time All-Star catcher who also won two World Series Championships.