Entertainment:
Jason Issacs is an actor known for the movies “Harry Potter” franchise and “Peter Pan”.
Robert Englund is an actor known for the movies “A Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise and “Red”.
Paul Giamatti is an actor known for the movies “Sideways” and “Cinderella Man”.
Colin Quinn is a comedian-actor known for the TV shows “SNL” and “Girls”.
Danny Strong is an actor known for the TV shows “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Gilmore Girls”.
Daniel Logan is an actor known for the movies “Star Wars” franchise and “The Griddle House”.
Sports:
Olympics:
Tommie Smith was a former track and field athlete and former wide receiver who won the 200-meter sprint finals and gold medal in 19.83 seconds – the first time the 20-second barrier was broken officially.
Tennis:
Bjorn Borg was a former world No. 1 tennis player who between 1974 and 1981, he became the first man in the Open Era to win 11 Grand Slam singles titles with six at the French Open and five consecutively at Wimbledon.
Football:
DeAndre Hopkins is a wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans who has made five Pro-Bowls and three First-Team All-Pros.
Hockey:
Cam Neely is a Hall of Fame right winger who made four All-Star teams and won one Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.
Baseball:
Anthony Rendon is a third basemen for the Los Angels Angels who has made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 2019 with the Washington Nationals.
Mark Ellis is a former second basemen who has a 33.5 WAR over a 12-year big league career is the most in history by a player born in South Dakota and has a .991 career fielding percentage.
Jeremy Affeldt is a former reliever who won three World Series Championships with the San Francisco Giants.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Joey Lucchesi, Brooks Kieschnick, Merv Rettenmund, Gaylen Pitts, Bob Randall, Jim Deidel, Chris Nyman, Angel Moreno, Steve Fireovid, Max Venable, Doug Frobel, Edgar Caceres, Tony Graffanino, Jeff Williams, David Lamb, Jaime Bubela, Jesus Feliciano, Matt Belisle, Eddie Bonnie, Irving Falu, Emiliano Fruto, Trystan Magnuson, Collin Balester, Junichi Tazawa, Ethan Martin, Tyler Collins, Nolan Fontana, Brandyn Sittinger, Will Vest, Hector Perez & Dylan Dodd!
In Memoriam:
Entertainment:
Levi Stubbs was a baritone singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the R&B group the Four Tops, who released a variety of Motown hit records during the 1960s and 1970s. He has been noted for his powerful, emotional, dramatic style of singing. In 1990, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Four Tops.
Sports:
Football:
Bobby Mitchell was a Hall of Fame running back who made four Pro-Bowls and won three Super Bowl Championships as an executive with the Washington Redskins.
Baseball:
Bill Dickey was a Hall of Fame catcher who made eleven All-Star teams and won seven World Series Championships with the New York Yankees.
Buddy Harrelson was a shortstop who made two All-Star teams and won two World Series Championships with the New York Mets.