Celebrity Birthdays February 9th:

Entertainment:

Michael B Jordan is an actor known for the movies “Creed” franchise and “Black Panther”.

Tom Hiddleston is an actor known for the movies “Thor” franchise and “Kong: Skull Island”.

Avan Jogia is an actor known for the TV shows “Victorious” and “Twisted”.

Kelli Berglund is an actress known for the TV shows “Lab Rats” and “Heels”.

Joe Pesci is an actor known for the movies “Goodfellas” and “Lethal Weapon” franchise.

Isabella Gomez is an actress known for the the TV shows “One Day at a Time” and “Head of the Class”.

Charlie Day is an actor known for the TV show “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and the movie “Horrible Bosses”.

Mia Farrow is an actress known for the movies “Rosemary’s Baby” and “The Great Gatsby”.

Rose Leslie is an actress known for the the TV shows “Game of Thrones” and “The Good Fight”.

Jason George is an actor known for the TV shows “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Sunset Beach”.

Carole King is a singer-songwriter who is one of the most successful female songwriters of the latter half of the 20th century in the US, she wrote or co-wrote 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100. She also wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK,  making her the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1962 and 2005. She has has made 25 solo albums, the most successful being Tapestry, which held the record for most weeks at No. 1 by a female artist for more than 20 years. Her record sales were estimated at more than 75 million copies worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She has been inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a performer and songwriter. She is the recipient of the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the first woman to be so honored.

Sports:

Football:

Saquon Barkley is the starting running back for the New York Giants who has made two Pro-Bowls and won Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Jaire Alexander is a corner back for the Green Bay Packers who has made two Pro Bowls and has made two Second-Team All-Pros.

CHICAGO, IL – DECEMBER 15: Brad Maynard #4 of the Chicago Bears punts the ball away during a game against the New York Jets on December 15, 2002 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images)

Brad Maynard is a former punter who made one Second Team All-Pro and has the rookie record for most punts, most punt yards and the has the most punts in a Super Bowl.

Basketball:

Jalen Green is the starting shooting guard for the Houston Rockets who has made the NBA All-Rookie First Team and has won three Gold Medals.

Baseball:

Vladimir Guerrero is a nine time All-Star Hall of Fame right fielder who won eight Silver Slugger Awards and one AL MVP.

Mookie Wilson is a former centerfielder who won one World Series Championship in 1986 with the New York Mets and is famous for hitting the ground ball through the legs of Bill Buckner.

John Kruk is a former first basemen who made three All-Star teams and won one NL Pennant.

Dioner Navarro is a former catcher who made one All-Star team.

Akinori Iwamura is a former second basemen who made three All-Star teams and won six Gold Glove Awards in the Japanese Baseball League. He also won two Gold Medals and one one Bronze Medal.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Ted Wills, Randy Schwartz, Jim Campanis, Jim Nash, John Andrews, John Urrea, Pat Underwood, Pete O’Brien, Ed Whited, Doug Linton, Todd Pratt, Robert Eenhoorn, Brad Holman, Ramon Garcia, John Burke, Napoleon Calzado, Mike Tonis, Josh Judy, Jake Smolinski, Daniel Muno, Henry Rodriguez, Randall Delgado, O’Koyea Dickson, Bruce Zimmermann, Brewer Hicklen, Vidal Brujan & Logan O’Hoppe!

In Memoriam:

Sports:

Baseball:

Bill Veeck was a Hall of Fame owner of the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians and St Louis Browns but will be remembered for many things like signing outfielder Larry Doby to integrate the AL in 1947. Veeck was the last owner to purchase a baseball franchise without an independent fortune, and is responsible for many innovations and contributions to baseball. He wrote three books and won one World Series Championship in 1948.

Clete Boyer was a third basemen who won one Gold Glove Award and won two World Series Championships with the New York Yankees.

Heinie Zimmerman was a third basemen who won two World Series Championships with the Chicago Cubs and led the league in RBIs twice, led the league in homeruns once and won one batting title.

Vic Wertz was an outfielder who made four All-Star teams and hit for the cycle.