Celebrity Birthdays May 17th:

Entertainment:

Nikki Reed is an actress known for the movies “Twilight” franchise and “Thirteen”.

Ross Butler is an actor known for the movie “Shazam” franchise and the TV shows “13 Reasons Why”.

Tahj Mowry is an actor known for the TV shows “Kim Possible” and “Smart Guy”.

Ryan Ochoa is an actor known for the TV shows “Pair of Kings” and “The Guardians of Justice”.

Leven Rambin is an actress known for the TV shows “All of My Children” and “Gone”.

Sasha Alexander is an actress known for the TV shows “Rizzoli & Isles” and “NCIS”.

Craig Ferguson is an actor known for the TV shows “The Drew Carey Show” and “The Late Late Show”.

Harper Hill is an actor known for the TV shows “The Good Doctor” and “CSI: NY”.

Lena Waithe is an actress known for the TV shows “Master of None” and “Tab Time”.

Rochelle Aytes is an actress known for the “SWAT” and “Mistresses”.

Kandi Burruss is a singer-songwriter who first gained notice in 1992 as a member of the multi-platinum R&B female vocal group Xscape. in 2000, she won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for her work on the TLC hit song “No Scrubs”.

Jordan Knight is a singer-songwriter-musician who is the lead vocalist of the boy band New Kids on the Block  which rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s, using a falsetto style of singing influenced by The Stylistics. After New Kids on the Block split in 1994, he launched a solo career.

Enya is a singer who is he best-selling Irish solo artist, with an estimated 80 million albums sold worldwide,  and the second-best-selling music act from Ireland overall. Her music has been widely recognized for featuring multi-layers of her own vocals and instrumentation, lengthened reverb, and interwoven elements of Celtic music. 

Trent Reznor is a singer-songwriter-musician who is the lead vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and principal songwriter of the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails.

Football:

Matt Ryan is a former quarterback who won one MVP and made four Pro-Bowls.

Norm Turner is a former coach who won two Super Bowl Championships with the Dallas Cowboys.

DUBLIN, OHIO – JUNE 05: Jim Nantz in the CBS broadcast booth during the third round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 5, 2021 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA TOUR)

Jim Nantz is a broadcaster known for calling the Masters and the NFL on CBS plus the NCCA Men’s basketball tournament.

Boxing:

Sugar Ray Leonard is a former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, he competed professionally between 1977 and 1997, winning world titles in five weight classes; the lineal championship in three weight classes;  as well as the undisputed welterweight championship.

Basketball:

Tony Parker is a Hall of Fame point guard who made six All-Star teams and won four NBA Championships with the San Antonino Spurs.

Channing Frye is a former forward who made the All-Rookie First Team and won one NBA Championship in 2016 with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Baseball:

Carlos Pena is a former one time All-Star first basemen who won one Silver Slugger Award and won one Gold Glove Award.

Carlos May is a former outfielder who made two All-Star teams.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Ozzie Virgil, Porfi Altamirano, Greg Mathews, Tom Newell, Rob Nelson, Jack Voigt, Rick Huisman, Wiki Gonzalez, Scott Seabol, Jose Guillen, John Foster, Nick Masset, Jeremy Sowers, Todd Redmond, Jordan Jankowski, John Cornely, Ben Gamel, Brian O’Grady & Brayan Bello!

In Memoriam:

Entertainment:

Bob Saget was an actor known for the TV shows “Full House” and “How I Met Your Mother”.

Bill Paxton was an actor known for the movies “Twister” and “Apollo 13”.

Dennis Hopper was an actor known for the movies “Easy Rider” and “Blue Velvet”.

Sports:

Baseball:

Cool Papa Bell was a Hall of Fame center fielder who made eight All-Star teams and won two Negro League World Series Championships.

Billy Hoeft was a starting pitcher who made one All-Star team.

Pascual Perez was a starting pitcher who made one All-Star team.