Entertainment:
Emma Roberts is an actress known for the TV shows “UnFabulous” and “American Horror Story”.
Chloe Grace Moretz is an actress known for the movies “Kickass” franchise and “Neighbors 2”.
Stephanie Beatrtiz is an actress known for the TV show “Brooklyn 99” and the movie “Encanto”.
Yara Shahidi is an actress known for the TV shows “Black-ish” and “Grown-ish”.
Archie Madekwe is an actor known for the movies “Grand Turismo” and “Midsommar”.
Elizbeth Banks is an actress known for the movies “The Hunger Games” franchise and “Pitch Perfect” franchise.
Barry Sloane is an actor known for the TV shows “Hollyoaks” and “Revenge”.
Donny Pangilinan is an actor known for the TV shows “He’s Into Her” and “Can’t Buy Me Love”.
Laura Dern is an actress known for the movies “Jurassic Park” franchise and “Marriage Story”.
Makenzie Vega is an actress known for the TV show “The Good Wife” and “The Geena Davis Show”.
Robert Wagner is an actor known for the TV shows “Heart to Heart” and “It Takes a Thief”.
George Stephanopoulos is a television host, political commentator, and former Democratic advisor. He currently co-anchors Good Morning America and This Week. He used to be the communications director for the 1992 presidential campaign of Bill Clinton and subsequently became White House communications director.
Bob Iger is the CEO of the Walt Disney Company and used to be the president at ABC.
Glenn Beck is a conservative political commentator, radio host, entrepreneur, and television producer. He has hosted the Glen Beck Radio Program and Glenn Beck on TV.
Roberta Flack is a singer who topped the Billboard charts with the No. 1 singles “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”, “Killing Me Softly with His Song”, “Feel Like Makin’ Love”, “Where Is the Love” and “The Closer I Get to You”, the latter two duets with Donny Hathaway. She also was s the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in two consecutive years.
Sports:
Golf:
Greg Norman is a former golfer who spent 331 weeks as world number one in the 1980s and 1990s. He won 88 professional tournaments, including 20 PGA Tour tournaments and two majors: The Open Championship in 1986 and 1993. Norman also earned thirty top-10 finishes and was the runner-up eight times in majors throughout his career.
Swimming:
Mark Spitz is a former competitive swimmer and nine-time Olympic champion. He was the most successful competitor at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning seven gold medals, each in world-record time. He in total has won nine Olympic golds, a silver, and a bronze, in addition to five Pan American golds, 31 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) titles, and eight National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) titles. During those years he set 35 world records, two of which were in trials and unofficial.
Football:
Darryl Johnston is a former running back who won three Super Bowl Championships and made two Pro Bowls. He also is currently the executive vice president of football operations for the UFL.
Basketball:
Tina Thompson is a four time WNBA Championship Hall of Fame forward who has made nine All-Star teams, has won four Gold Medals, one Silver Medal and one Bronze Medal.
Baseball:
Lenny Dykstra is a former three time All-Star center fielder who one Silver Slugger Award and won one World Series Championship in 1986 with the New York Mets.
Lance Berkman is a six time All-Star outfielder-first basemen who led the league in RBIs once, won Comeback Player of the Year and won one World Series Championship in 2011 with the St Louis Cardinals.
Hiroki Kuroda is a former five time All-Star starting pitcher who has won one Gold Glove Award, one Best Nine Award and won one Bronze Medal.
Alex Gordon is a former three time All-Star left fielder who has won eight gold gloves, one Gold Medal and one World Series Championship in 2015 with the Kansas City Royals.
Max Kepler is the starting right fielder for the Minnesota Twins who has the record for the most homeruns by a German born player and e became the first European-born Major League player to hit three home runs in a game. Also his 36 home runs in 2019 is the single season Major League record for home runs by a European-born player.
Liam Hendriks is a three time All-Star closer who has led the league in saves, won two Reliever of the Year Awards and one Comeback Player of the Year Award.
Brandon Woodruff is a two time All-Star starting pitcher who hit a homerun in the NLDS off Clayton Kershaw becoming the 22nd pitcher and the 3rd relief pitcher in postseason history to accomplish the feat.
Travis d’Arnaud is a catcher who won one World Series Championship in 2021 with the Altana Braves, won one Silver Slugger Award and made one All-Star team.
Jim Barr is a former starting pitcher who set an MLB record when he retired 41 consecutive batters over the course of two starts and his streak began in the third inning of a complete-game win and extended through the seventh inning of another complete-game win. He did help the Anaheim Angels win a AL West division title but did not pitch for in the playoffs after breaking his hand punching a toilet at a party celebrating their division championship.
Omar Narvaez is the starting catcher for the New York Mets where he has made one All-Star team.
Jorge Lopez is a relief pitcher for the New York Mets who has made one All-Star team and won one Silver Medal.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Lenny Webster, Cesar Izturis, Russ Heman, Bob Spence, Larry McWilliams, Mike Champion, Jeff Cornell, Al Jones, Jack Fimple, Dane Johnson, Ryan Bowen, Eddie Zosky, Jayhawk Owens, Bobby Jones, Alberto Castillo, Kevin Sefcik, Cedrick Bowers, Ruben Mateo, Jamie Vermiyea, Luis Cruz, Duke Welker, Dalier Hinojosa, Jake Brigham, Jeanmar Gomez, Dayan Diaz, Allen Webster, Tim Hill & Cal Quantrill!
In Memoriam:
Sports:
Baseball:
Allie Reynolds was a six time All-Star starting pitcher who won six World Series Championships, pitched two no-hitters, led the league in ERA once and strikeouts twice.
Randy Jackson was a two time All-Star third basemen and led the league in double plays once.
Herb Pennock was a Hall of Fame pitcher who who six World Series Championships and led the league in WHIP twice.
Edith Houghton was a shortstop in the Women’s Baseball league whose professional career began when she was ten years old and the women’s baseball team was so successful stateside that it even traveled to and played a short tour in Japan, where the Bobbies drew large crowds. She became the first female scout in Major League Baseball when she joined the talent-spotting staff of the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League in 1946.
Billy O’Dell was a two time All-Star starting pitcher who hit an inside the park home run and won one NL Pennant.