Entertainment:
Elizbeth Olsen is an actress known for the movies “Marvel’s Avengers” franchise and “Godzilla”.
Amanda Holden is an actress known for the TV shows “The Grimleys” and “Kiss Me Kate”.
Chloe East is an actress known for the TV shows “Kevin Saves the World” and “Generation”.
Matthew Knight is an actor known for the movie “The Grudge” franchise and ” the TV show “My Babysitter’s a Vampire”.
Christopher Eccleston is an actor known for the TV shows “Doctor Who” and “The Leftovers”.
Anthony Alabi is an actor known for the the TV shows “Family Reunion” and “Raven’s Home”.
LeVar Burton is an actor known for the TV shows “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “The Reading Rainbow”.
Mahershala Ali is an actor known for the movies “Green Book” and “Moonlight”.
Ice T is a rapper-actor known for the TV shows “Law & Order: SVU” and “Players” He has won two Grammy Awards for Rap and Metal.
Lupe Fiasco is a rapper who in 2006, released his debut album Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor on the label, which received three Grammy nominations. The lead single on his second album(The Cool) “Superstar” became his first top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. His highest charting single, “The Show Goes On”, peaked at number 9 and his third album, Lasers, debuedt at number one on the Billboard 200.
The Weeknd is a singer-songwriter-record producer known for his noted for his unconventional music production, artistic reinventions, and his signature use of the falsetto register. He has won four Grammy Awards, a Latin Grammy Award, twenty Billboard Music Awards, six American Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards and twenty-two Juno Awards. He has also received nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Sports:
Tennis:
John McEnroe is a former tennis player known for his shot-making and volleying skills and his confrontational on-court behavior, which frequently landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities. He is the only male player since the inception of the ATP rankings in 1973 to simultaneously hold the world No. 1 rankings in both singles and doubles. McEnroe finished his career with 77 singles titles on the ATP Tour and 78 doubles titles; this remains the highest men’s combined total of the Open Era. He is the only male player to win more than 70 titles in both singles and doubles. This tally includes seven major singles titles (four at the US Open and three at Wimbledon), nine Grand Slam men’s doubles titles (five at Wimbledon and four at the US Open), and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title (at the French Open). His singles match record of 82–3 in 1984 remains the best single-season win rate of the Open Era.
Football:
Jerome Bettis is a Hall of Fame six time Pro Bowl running back who won Offensive Rookie of the Year and won one Super Bowl Championship in 2005 with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Basketball:
Coby White is a guard on the Chicago Bulls who has made All-Rookie Second Team and has won one Gold Medal.
Brett Brown is a former head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers and current assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs who has won four NBA Championships and won one Australian Basketball Championship.
Mark Price is a former guard who made four All-Star teams and won two Three Point Contests.
Baseball:
Terry Crowley is a former outfielder who won three World Series Championships(three consecutive AL Pennants with the Baltimore Orioles) and served as a hitting instructor for the Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins plus as a bullpen coach.
Eric Brynes is a former outfielder who was ranked in the top-three for best defensive left fielders in John Dewan’s publication, Fielding Bible and was selected to the All-Time great Oakland A’s 50th Season team in 2018. He also has worked for many networks as an analyst like ESPN, Fox and MLB Network.
Bill Pecota is a former infielder who’s namesake of PECOTA, a sabermetric created by Nate Silver and owned by Baseball Prospectus.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Marco Gonzalez, Jerry Hairston Sr, Tommy Milone, Tim Cullen, Bobby Darwin, Bob Didier, Glenn Abbott, Barry Foote, Eric Bullock, Dwayne Henry, Rico Rossy, Frank DiMichele, Tim Costo, Mike Hubbard, Luis Figueroa, Angel Pena, Jerry Owens, Sergio Mitre, Manny Delcarmen, Ramon Troncoso, Clint Robinson, Jorge Rondon, John Gast, Eduardo Sanchez & Jeff Brigham!
In Memoriam:
Entertainment:
Lisa Loring was an actress known for the TV shows “The Addams Family” and “As the World Turns”.
Sonny Bono was a singer-songwriter who achieved commercial success with his wife Cher in the singing duo Sonny & Cher. He wrote, arranged and produced a number of hit records including the singles “I Got You Babe” and “The Beat Goes On”, although Cher received more attention as a performer. He played a major part in Cher’s early solo recording career, writing and producing singles including “Bang Bang” and “You Better Sit Down Kids”.