Entertainment:
Issa Rae is an actress known for the TV shows “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl” and “Insecure”.
Howard Stern is a radio talk show host known for his show the Howard Stern Show which gained popularity when it was nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from 1986 to 2005. He has broadcast on Sirius XM since 2006.
Rachel Harris is an actress known for the TV shows “Lucifer” and “Suits”.
Nathan Gamble is an actor known for the TV show “The Goldbergs” and the movie “Dolphin Tale 2”.
Sam Richardson is an actor known for the TV shows “Veep” and “Detroiters”.
Oliver Platt is an actor known for the movies “The Three Musketeers: and “Bicentennial Man”.
Cynthia Addai-Robinson is an actress known for the TV shows “Shooter” and “Arrow”.
Zabryna Guevara is an actress known for the movies TV shows “Gotham” and “New Amsterdam”.
Isabella Day is an actress known for the TV shows “Superstore” and “Christela”.
Connor Gosatti is an actress known for the TV show “Resident Evil” and the movie “3rd Night”.
John Lasseter is a director-writer-producer known for the movies “Toy Story” franchise and Cars” franchise.
Zayn Malik is a singer who auditioned as a solo contestant for the British music competition television series The X Factor in 2010. After being eliminated, he was brought back to the competition to form the five-piece boy band One Direction, which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. He left the group in March 2015 and signed a solo recording contract with RCA Records.
Rob Zombie is a singer-filmmaker-actor who has music and lyrics that are notable for their horror and sci-fi themes, and his live shows have been praised for their elaborate shock rock theatricality. He has sold an estimated 15 million albums worldwide. He rose to fame as a founding member and the front man of heavy metal band White Zombie, with whom he released four albums.
Mel C is a singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the mid 1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Sporty Spice. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the Spice Girls are the best-selling female group of all time. The group went on an indefinite hiatus in 2000, before reuniting for a greatest hits album (2007) and two concert tours: the Return of the Spice Girls (2007–2008) and Spice World (2019). She is known for her unique and distinctive tone
Jason Freese is a musician-multi-instrumentalist know as a professional studio musician who has performed on over 50 albums, mainly on saxophones and keyboards, including for artists Green Day, Dr. Dre, Pitbull, Avenged Sevenfold, Goo Goo Dolls, and Jewel.
Raekwon is a rapper who rose to prominence as a founding member of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, which achieved mainstream success following the release of their debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), in 1993. Raekwon would subsequently pursue a solo career, releasing his first solo album, entitled Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…, in 1995. The album received critical acclaim, and is regarded by many critics as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time, as well as a staple of 1990s rap.
Zack de la Rocha is a singer-rapper-songwriter who is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Rage Against the Machine. Through both Rage Against the Machine and his activism, de la Rocha promotes left-wing politics in opposition to corporate America, the military-industrial complex, and government oppression.
Sports:
Football:
Drew Pearson is a Hall of Fame wide receiver who made three Pro Bowls and won one Super Bowl Championship with the Dallas Cowboys in 1977.
Cade McNown is a former quarterback who won a Cotton Bowl MVP and a Senior Bowl MVP.
Basketball:
Dominique Wilkins is a Hall of Fame forward who made nine All-Star teams and won two time Slam Dunk Contests.
Baseball:
Bill Madlock is a former third basemen who made three All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 1979 with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Dontrelle Willis is a former starting pitcher who made two All-Star reams and won one World Series Championship with the Miami Marlins in 2003.
Randy Jones is a former starting pitcher who made two All-Star teams and won one Cy Young Award.
Alex Wood is a starting pitcher who has made one All-Star team and has won one World Series Championship in 2020 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Mike Marshall is a former outfielder who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 1988 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Justine Siegal was the first female to coach for a MLB organization, the first to throw batting practice to an MLB team, the first woman to coach a professional men’s team and is also the founder of Baseball For All, a nonprofit dedicated to giving girls of all ages the chance to “play, coach and lead” in baseball.
Bobby Crosby is a former shortstop who Rookie of the Year.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Ivan Nova, Andy Fox, Chris Ray, Scott Olsen, Phil Murdock, Paul Gilliford, Bob Reed, Gene Martin, Paul Reuschel, Terry Whitfield, Chuck Porter, Juan Bonilla, Tim Hulett, Mike Trujillo, Casey Candaele, Mike Simms, Nigel Wilson, Rich Loiselle, Jorge Velandia, Reggie Taylor, Luis Ayala, Chris Hatcher, Justin Marks, Hyun Soo Kim, Aramis Garcia & Anthony Medina!
In Memoriam:
Entertainment:
Kristie Alley was an actress known for the TV shows “Cheers” and “Veronica’s Closest”.
Naya Rivera was an actress-singer known for the TV shows “Glee” and “The Royal Family”.
Luise Rainer was an actress known for the movies “The Great Ziegfeld” and “The Good Earth”.
Rush Limbaugh was a political commentator who was the host of The Rush Limbaugh Show, which first aired in 1984 and was nationally syndicated on AM and FM radio stations from 1988 until his death in 2021.
Sports:
Boxing:
Joe Frazier was at heavyweight boxer who was known for his strength, durability, formidable left hand, and relentless pressure fighting style and was the first boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali. Also was a one time heavyweight title holder and the undisputed heavyweight title as well plus one Gold Medal.
Football:
Mac Speedie was a Hall of Fame end who made two Pro-Bowls and won one NFL Championship in 1950 with with the Cleveland Browns.
Hockey:
Tim Horton was a Hall of Fame defensemen who won four Stanley Cups and was a six time All-Star as well. He is also known for being the co-founder of the Tim Hortons restaurant chain.
Baseball:
Henry Larkin was a former outfielder-first basemen who hit for the cycle and a in single game he recorded four doubles, still a major league record that has been tied many times, but never broken.
Ed Swartwood was an outfielder-first basemen who led the American Association with a .357 batting average for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys in 1883 a was an NL umpire after his playing days.