Celebrity Birthdays May 23rd:

Entertainment:

Drew Carey is an actor known for the TV shows “The Drew Carey Show” and “Whose Line is it Anyway?'”.

Melissa McBride is an actress known for the TV show “The Walking Dead” and the movie “The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys”.

Joan Collins is an actress known for the TV shows “Dynasty” and “Glow & Darkness”.

Ramona Young is an actress known for the TV shows “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” and “Never Have I Ever”.

This image released by JEOPARDY! shows Ken Jennings, a 74-time champion the the set of the popular quiz show. Jennings will be the first interim guest for the late Alex Trebek, and the show will try other guest hosts before naming a permanent replacement. (JEOPARDY! via AP)

Ken Jennings is a game show host-author- former game show contestant who is the highest-earning American game show contestant, having won money on five different game shows, including $4,522,700 on the U.S. game show Jeopardy!.

Richard Ayoade is an actor known for the TV shows “Apple & Onion” and “Strange Hill High”.

Tim Robinson is an actor known for the TV shows “SNL” and “Detroiters”.

Ryan Coolger is a director known for the movies “Fruitvale Station” and “Black Panther.

Jewel is a singer-songwriter who has been nominated for four Grammy Awards and has sold over 30 million albums worldwide as of 2024.

Sports:

Football:’

Aaron Donald is a former ten time Pro-Bowl linebacker who has won three Defensive Players of the Year Awards and won one Super Bowl Championships in 2021 with the Los Angels Rams.

Baseball:

Buck Showalter is a manager who has won four Manager of the Year Awards.

Jordan Zimmermann is a former starting pitcher who made two All-Star teams and pitched a no-hitter.

Cesar Hernandez is an infielder who won a Gold Glove Award.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Logan Allen, Kevin Romine, Reggie Cleveland, Pepe Mangual, Butch Metzger, Nelson Norman, Gino Minutelli, Ramon Caraballo, Ricky Gutierrez, Marshall Boze, Ramon Ortiz, Jake Robbins, Mike Gonzalez, Chris Sampson, Scott Dunn, Kirk Saarloos, Cesar Crespo, John Webb, Mike Dunn, Matt McBride, Vic Black, Kyle Barraclough, Tyler Beede, Chandler Seagle, Davis Wendzel, Luis Frias, Jonathan Aranda & Jonathan Clase!

In Memoriam:

Entertainment:

Sid Melton was an actor known for the TV shows “The Danny Thomas Show” and “Green Acres”.

Sports:

Baseball:

Zack Wheat was a Hall of Fame outfielder who won one batting title and led the league in putouts by a leftfielder seven times.

Augie Galan was an outfielder who made three All-Star teams and led the league in stolen bases twice.

Deacon Phillippe was a starting pitcher who pitched a no-hitter and won one World Series Championship in 1909 with the Pittsburgh Pirates.