Entertainment:
John Travolta is an actor known for the movies “Grease” and “Saturday Night Fever”.
Matt Dillon is an actor known for the movies “Crash” and “There’s Something About Mary”.
Molly Ringwald is an actress know for the movies “Sixteen Candles” and “The Breakfast Club”.
Vanna White is the co-host of the game show Wheel of Fortune which she has been on since 1982 and began her career as a model while studying fashion, competing in Miss Georgia USA in 1978.
Jillian Michaels is a fitness expert, certified nutritionist, businesswoman, media personality, and author known for her appearances on NBC series such as The Biggest Loser.
Logan Miller is an actor known for the movies “Escape Room” and “A Dog’s Purpose”.
Malese Jow is an actress known for the TV shows “Unfabulous” and “The Vampire Diaries”.
Avi Lake is an actress known for the TV shows “A Series of Unfortune Events” and “Chicago Fire”.
Yoko Ono is a artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist who married John Lennon and they recorded as a duo in the Plastic Ono Band. To date, she has had twelve number one singles on the US Dance charts, and in 2016 was named the 11th most successful dance club artist of all time by Billboard magazine.
Dr. Dre is a rapper-record producer who founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and co-founded and was the president of Death Row Records. He began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin’ Cru in 1985, and later found fame with the gangsta rap group N.W.A. The group popularized explicit lyrics in hip hop to detail the violence of street life.
Dennis DeYoung is a singer-songwriter-keyboardist who was a founding member of the rock band Styx and served as its primary lead vocalist and keyboardist from 1972 until 1999. DeYoung was the band’s most prolific and successful writer, having been credited as the writer of more Styx songs than any other band member. DeYoung penned seven of the band’s eight Billboard top 10 singles as well as a solo top 10 single.
Sports:
Football:
Dwight Freeney is a Hall of Fame seven time Pro-Bowl linebacker-defensive end who made three First-Team All-Pros and won one Super Bowl Championship in 2006 with the Indianapolis Colts.
Le’Veon Bell is a former running back who made three Pro-Bowls and made one First-Team All-Pro.
Basketball:
Andrei Kirilenko is a former one time All-Star small forward who the league in blocks once and won two Bronze Medals and one Gold Medal.
Baseball:
Manny Mota is a former outfielder who made one All-Star team and won two World Series Championships with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Dal Maxvill is a former shortstop who one Gold Glove Award and won four World Series Championships.
John Mayberry is a former first basemen who made two All-Star teams an led the league in walks twice.
Shawn Estes is a former starting pitcher who made one All-Star team and became the first pitcher in Giants’ franchise history to hit a grand slam since 1949.
John Valentine is a former infielder who one Silver Slugger Award, hit for the cycle and turned the 10th officially recognized unassisted triple play in MLB history.
Ila Borders is a former college and independent pitcher who as a female pitcher in men’s leagues. She achieved numerous baseball milestones at the college and professional levels, including being the first female pitcher to start and win a men’s professional baseball game.
Alex Rios is a former outfielder who made two All-Star teams, won one Silver Medal and won one World Series Championship in 2015 with the Kansas City Royals.
Rafael Ramirez is a former shortstop who made one All-Star team.
Tyler Green is a former starting pitcher who made one All-Star team and won one Gold Medal.
Jerry Morales is a former outfielder who made one All-Star team.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Didi Gregorius, Kevin Tapani, Ryan Mountcastle, Jamey Carroll, Syd O’Brien, Marc Hill, Bob Fallon, Rocky Childress, LaVel Freeman, Kyle Abbott, Chad Moeller, Alex Serrano, Brian Bogusevic, Joe Colon, Jake Irvin, Nick Maton, Isaac Paredes, Ryan Vilade & Jordan Westburg!
In Memoriam:
Sports:
Football:
Pat Bowlen was the Hall of Fame owner of the Denver Broncos where he oversaw three championship teams.
Baseball:
Joe Gordon was a nine time All-Star Hall of Fame second basemen who one MVP and won five World Series Championships.
Bruce Kison was a former starting pitcher who won two World Series Championships.
Luis Arroyo was a former reliever who made two All-Star teams, led the league in saves and won two World Series Championships with the New York Yankees.