Entertainment:
Jemaine Clement is an actor known for the TV show “Flight of Concords” and the movie “What We Do in the Shadows”.
Sarah Shahi is an actress known for the TV shows “Person of Interest” and “Life”.
Evan Handler is an actor known for the TV shows “Californication” and “Sex in the City”.
William Sanderson is an actor known for the TV shows “Newhart” and “True Blood”.
Rod Stewart is a singer-songwriter known for his distinctive raspy singing voice and having sold more than 120 million records worldwide. He also was the lead singer of the Jeff Beck Group. He was also in the groups the Dimensions as a harmonica player and vocalist and Long John Baldry and the All Stars.
Pat Benatar is a singer-songwriter who has had two multi-platinum albums, five platinum albums, and 15 Billboard top 40 singles, while in Canada she had eight straight platinum albums, and she has sold over 35 million albums worldwide.
Donald Fagen is singer-songwriter-musician who was the co-founder of the band Steely Dan, formed in the early 1970s with musical partner Walter Becker. In addition to his work with Steely Dan, Fagen has released four solo albums, beginning with The Nightfly in 1982, which was nominated for seven Grammys.
Jimmy Vivino is the former the band leader for the Tonight Show Band, the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien band , Late Night with Conan O’Brien band and most importantly the band leader of Jimmy Vivino and the Basic Cable Band for Conan on TBS.
Shawn Colvin is a singer-songwriter who has been a solo recording artist for decades and she is best known for her 1997 Grammy Award-winning song “Sunny Came Home”.
Curt Kirkwood is a singer-songwriter-musician who is known as the guitarist, singer and primary songwriter for alternative rock group Meat Puppets, and for playing with Nirvana on MTV Unplugged in New York.
Brad Roberts is a singer-songwriter-musician who is the lead singer and guitarist for the Canadian folk-rock band Crash Test Dummies and the only constant member since its inception. He sings in the bass-baritone range. The band is best known internationally for their 1993 album God Shuffled His Feet and single “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” and best known in Canada for the 1991 single “Superman’s Song”.
Brent Smith is a singer-songwriter who is best known as the lead vocalist and one of the main songwriters of the rock band Shinedown.
Sports:
Boxing:
George Foreman is a two-time world Heavyweight Champion and an Olympic Gold Medalist. He is also known for the George Foreman Grill.
Football:
James Washington is a former safety who won two Super Bowl Championships with the Dallas Cowboys.
Jake Delhomme is a former quarterback who made one Pro-Bowl and threw the longest touchdown pass in a Super Bowl for 85 yards. Also won one World Bowl Championship in the World League of American Football.
Basketball:
Glen Robinson is a former small forward who made two All-Star teams and won one NBA Championship in 2005 with the San Antonio Spurs.
Hockey:
Frank Mahovlich is a Hall of Fame left winger who won six Stanley Cup Championships and made fifteen All-Star teams.
Baseball:
Adam Kennedy is a former second basemen who one World Series Championship in 2002 with the Los Angels Angels and won one ALCS MVP.
Richard Dotson is a former starting pitcher made one All-Star team.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Jim Linderman, Matt Roney, Ted Bowsfield, Jim Campbell, Vern Geishert, George Korince, Larry Hardy, Gary Martz, Dan Rohn, Pat Keedy, Kelvin Torve, Bob Brower, Mario Diaz, Kevin Baez, Takahito Nomura, Gary Rath, Jason Jimenez, Rick Bauer, Hunter Jones, Sammy Gervacio, Paulo Espino, Alberto Rosario, Ryan Dennick, Rafael Dollis, Jason Gurka, Ariel Miranda, Drew Steckenrider, Ryon Healy, Rico Garcia, Jose Castillo, Nick Sandlin & Oscar Gonzalez!
In Memoriam:
Entertainment:
Paul Henreid was an actor known for the movies “Casablanca” and “Hollow Triumph”.
Jim Croce was a singer songwriter who released five studio albums and numerous singles. On September 20, 1973, at the height of his popularity and the day before the lead single to his fifth album I Got a Name was released, Croce and five others died in a plane crash. His music continued to chart throughout the 1970s following his death.
Frank Sinatra Jr was a singer-conductor who followed in the footsteps of his father Frank Sinatra Sr starting his career in as a teenager and is the brother of Nancy Sinatra. He also appeared in the TV shows “Family Guy” and “The Sopranos”.
Sports:
Baseball:
Willie McCovey was a Hall of Fame first basemen-outfielder who made six All-Star teams and one MVP.
Jim O’Toole was a pitcher who made one All-Star team.
Del Pratt was a second basemen who led the AL in RBIs once and lead the AL in games played four times.
Harry Wright was a Hall of Fame outfielder-manager who won four NA Pennants and won two NL Pennants.