Entertainment:
Jessie Usher is an actor known for the TV shows “The Boys” and “Survivor’s Remorse”.
Max Torina is an actor known for the TV shows “Raven’s Home” and “Upside Down Magic”.
Peter Scanavino is an actor known for the TV show “Law & Order: SVU” and “Law & Order: Organized Crime”.
Ken Foree is an actor known for the movies “Halloween” and “From Beyond”.
Caitlin EJ Meyer is an actress known for the movies “Little Secrets” and “Minor Details”.
Ja Rule is a rapper who is known as a leading figure in 2000s hip hop for his blending of gangsta rap with commercially-oriented pop sensibilities.
Sports:
Basketball:
Tyrese Haliburton is the starting point guard for the Indiana Pacers who has made two All-Star teams and made the All-Rookie First Team plus he has won one Gold Medal Award.
Football:
Eric Kendricks is a linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers who has made one Pro-Bowl and made one First Team All-Pro.
Hockey:
Cam Ward is a former goalie who has won Conn Smythe Trophy and won one Stanley Cup Championship in 2006 with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Bligh Madris, Gerardo Concepcion, Stefan Crichton, Bill Long, Terrance Long & Jerry Fry!
In Memoriam:
Entertainment:
Joss Ackland was an actor known for the movies “Lethal Weapon 2” and “The Hunt for Red October”.
Dennis Farina was an actor known for the movies “Get Shorty” and “Midnight Run”.
Tempest Storm was an actress known for the movies “Paris After Midnight” and “Paris Topless”.
Hockey:
Henri Richard was a Hall of Fame center who made four All-Star teams and won eleven Stanley Cup Championships with the Montreal Canadiens.
Baseball:
Al Rosen was a four time All-Star third basemen who won one World Series Championship in 1948 with the Cleveland Indians and won one AL MVP.
Dickey Pearce was a shortstop who was one of the first baseball players to earn money for playing the game professionally and is given credit for pioneering the shortstop position. He also introduced his “tricky hit” to baseball, known today as the bunt. For much of his career, the rules permitted the ball to roll foul and still be a hit.
Sadie Houck was a shortstop who led the league in games played once and fielding percentage once. He was added to the National League’s “blacklist” in September 1881, allegedly for being “addicted to drink”, and barred from playing for or against any National League team. He was reinstated in 1883.
Pepper Martin was a four time All-Star outfielder-third basemen who won two World Series Championships with the St Louis Cardinals and led the league in stolen three times.