Celebrity Birthdays July 5th:

Entertainment:

Edie Falco is an actress known for the TV shows “The Sopranos” and “Nurse Jackie”.

Jason Dolley is an actor known for the TV shows “Good Luck Charlie” and “Cory in the House.

John Marshall Jones is an actor known for the TV shows “Smart Guy” and “The Troop”.

Don Stark is an actor known for the TV show “That 70’s Show” and the movie “Star Trek: First Contact”.

Louis Herthum is an actor known for the TV shows “Murder, She Wrote” and “Home Before Dark”.

August Kamp is an actor known for the TV shows “Best Friends Whenever” and “All Night”.

Kevin Miles is an actor known for the TV show “Pretty Smart” and the State Farm Commercials”.

Kathryn Erbe is an actress known for the TV shows “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” and “Chicken Soup”.

Huey Lewis is a singer-songwriter-musician who is the lead singer-harmonica player in the rock band Huey Lewis and the News and he did the soundtrack of the 1985 feature film Back to the Future

RZA is a rapper-actor who is the leader of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, having produced most albums for the group and its respective members. He is a cousin of two other original Wu-Tang Clan members: GZA and Ol’ Dirty Bastard. 

Sports:

Soccer:

Meagan Rapinoe is a former winger who won gold with the national team at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup and played at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup, where the U.S. finished second.

Football:

James Lofton is a Hall of Fame wider receiver who made eight Pro-Bowls and one First-Team All-Pro.

Hockey:

Doug Wilson is a Hall of Fame defensemen who won one James Norris Trophy and made eight All-Star teams.

Baseball:

Shoehi Ohtani is a designated hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers who has made four All-Star teams and has won two MVPs.

Gary Matthews is a former outfielder who made one All-Star team and won Rookie of the Year.

Goose Gossage is a Hall of Fame closer who made nine All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 1978 with the New York Yankees.

Jesse Crain is a former reliever who made one All-Star team.

Rachel Balkovec is the the first female manager in the history of affiliated professional baseball and he first woman to coach in the Futures Game in 2021.

Marco Estrada is a former pitcher who made one All-Star team.

Jorge Polanco is a second basemen for the Seattle Mariners who has made one All-Star team and has hit for the cycle once.

Austin Hays is an outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles who has made one All-Star team and has hit for the cycle.

Felipe Vazquez is a former closer who made two All-Star teams!

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Dave Lemonds, Don DeMola, Rick Lancellotti, Dave Eiland, Tim Worrell, Doug Bochtler, Bo Porter, Alberto Castillo, Jay Spurgeon, Andre Rienzo, Tony Cigrani, Nick Anderson & Junior Caminero!

In Memoriam:

Sports:

Baseball:

Curt Blefary was an outfielder who won Rookie of the Year and won one World Series Championship in 1966 with the Baltimore Orioles.