Celebrity Birthdays January 29th:

Entertainment:

Oprah Winfrey is an actress-talk show host known for her own show “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and the movie The Color of Purple”.

Madison Bailey is an actress known for the TV shows “Outer Banks” and “Black Lightning”.

Tom Selleck is an actor known for the TV shows “Magnum PI” and “Blue Bloods”.

Justin Hartley is an actor known for the TV shows “Smallville” and “This is Us”.

Heather Graham is an actress known for the movies “Austin Powers: The Spy who Shagged Me” and “Killing Me Softly”.

Lewis Pullman is an actor known for the movies “Bad Times at the El Royale” and “Top Gun: Maverick”.

Sara Gilbert is an actress known for the TV shows “Rosanne” and “The Big Bang Theory”.

Adam Lambert is a Pop singe who has sold over 3 million albums and 5 million singles worldwide. He is known for his dynamic vocal performances that combine his theatrical training with modern and classic genres

Charlie Wilson is a R&B singer who was the lead singer of the band The Gap Band. He has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards and 11 NAACP Image Awards (including two wins), received a 2009 Soul Train Icon Award, and was a recipient of a BMI Icon Award in 2005.

Sports:

Diving:

Greg Louganis is a former Olympian diver who won seventeen Gold Medals and one Silver Medal.

Football:

Andre Reed is a former Hall of Fame who made seven Pro Bowls and made Second Team All Pro twice.

Aeneas Williams is a former Hall of Fame defensive back who made eight Pro Bowls and made First Team All Pro three times.

Basketball:

Stacey King is a former power forward who won three NBA Championships with the Chicago Bulls and made the All-Rookie Second Team.

Marc Gasol is a former three time All-Star center who one NBA Championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019 and won Defensive Player of the Year once. He also has won four Gold Medals, three Silver Medals and two Bronze Medals.

Hockey:

Dominik Hasek is a former six time All-Star Hall of Fame goalie who won two Stanley Cup Championships and won six Vezina Trophies. He also won two Hart Memorial Trophies, three Williams M Jennings Trophies and two Ted Lindsey Awards.

Baseball:

Steve Sax is a former five time All-Star second basemen who won Rookie of the Year and one Silver Slugger Award. He also won two World Series Championships with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Jason Schmidt is a former starting pitcher who made three All-Star teams and led the league in ERA once.

Jose Abreu is a three time All-Star first basemen for the Houston Astros who has won one MVP and has won three Silver Slugger Awards. He also hit for the cycle and won Rookie of the Year plus a Gold Medal and Silver Medal.

Alex Avila is a former catcher who made one All-Star team and won one Silver Slugger Award.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Jim Tyrone, John Fuller, Sergio Ferrer, Mike Aldrete, Brian Meyer, John Habyan, Kevin Roberson, Julio Mosquera, Morgan Burkhart, Brian Edmondson, Miguel Ojeda, Lance Niekro, Jair Jurrjens, Mike Bolsinger, Hank Conger, Brandon Dixon & Connor Brogdon!

In Memoriam:

Sports:

Hockey:

Joe Primeau was a Hall of Fame center who made one All-Star team and won one Stanley Cup Championship.

Baseball:

Bill Rigney is a former infielder who made one All-Star team and then went into managing for four teams. He also did some scouting and some broadcasting. There is also an award given each year to a San Francisco Giant and Oakland Athletic who is most accommodating to the media named after him.

Bobby Bolin is a former starting pitcher who was one of only two pitchers in 1968 to finish the season with an ERA below 2.00 the other Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson.