Celebrity birthdays August 4th:

Entertainment:

Cole Sprouse is an actor known for the TV shows “The Suite Life of Zach & Cody” and “Riverdale”.

Dylan Sprouse is an actor known for the TV shows “The Suite Life of Zach & Cody” and “Grace Under Fire”.

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Bruna Marquezine is an actress known for the TV shows “Women in Love” and “God Save the King”.

Greta Gerwig is an actress known for the TV show “China, IL” and the movie “Mistress America”.

Nathaniel Buzolic is an actor known for the TV shows “Out of the Blue” and “The Originals”.

Olivia Deeble is an actress known for the TV shows “Home & Away” and “Little Lunch”.

Meghan Rienks is an actress known for the TV shows “Makeup Mishaps” and “Freakish”.

Daniel Dae Kim is an actor known for the TV shows “Lost” and “Hawaii Five-0”

Billy Bob Thornton is an actor known for the movies “Sling Blade” and “A Simple Plan”.

Lee Mack is an actor known for the TV shows “Not Going Out” and “The Sketch Show”.

Abigail Spencer is an actress known for the TV shows “Timeless” and “Rectify”.

Meghan Markle is an actress known for the TV show “Suits” and the movie “Remember Me”.

Lauren Tom is an actress known for the TV shows “Futurama” and “King of the Hill”.

Barack Obama is a politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. As a member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African-American president in U.S. history. Obama previously served as a U.S. senator representing Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.

Sports:

Racing:

Jeff Gordon is a former race car driver who four-time Cup Series champion and he also won the Daytona 500 three times, Gordon has completed three career Grand Slams and has won a total of sixteen Crown Jewel races both of which are all-time records.

Kurt Busch is a former race car driver who won the  2004 NASCAR Cup Series champion and the 2017 Daytona 500.

Baseball:

Roger Clemens is a former starting pitcher made eleven All-Star teams and won two World Series Championships with the New York Yankees.

BJ Surhoff is a former a catcher-outfielder who made one All-Star team and won two Silver Medals.

Michael Soroka is a pitcher for the White Sox who has made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship with the Atlanta Braves.

John Farrell is a former pitcher-manager who won two World Series Championships with the Boston Red Sox.

Cleon Jones is a former outfielder who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 1969 with the New York Mets.

Johnny Grubb is a former outfielder who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers.

Eric Milton is a former starting pitcher who made one All-Star team and pitched a no-hitter.

Orlando Arcia is a shortstop for the Atlanta Braves who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 2023.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Frank Kostro, Bob Meyer, Dennis Higgins, Angel Bravo, Rich Nye, Terry Humphrey, Joe McIntosh, Ben Hayes, Mark Wasinger, Ruben Rodriguez, Domingo Martinez, Matt Merullo, Jeff Johnson, Steve Bieser, Chris Hook, Troy O’Leary, Dax Jones, Steve Bourgeois, Eric Weaver, Bob Howry, Kazuo Fukumori, Scott Linebrink, Paxton Crawford, Jon Knott, Josh Roenicke, Alex Castellanos, Mike Freeman, David Martinez, Hiram Burgos, Brian Ellington, Jason Adam, Domingo Tapia, Domingo German, Kevin Newman, Brett Kennedy, Brady Singer, Brock Burke & Jahmai Jones!

In Memoriam:

Entertainment:

Louis Armstrong was a trumpeter-vocalist who was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several eras in the history of jazz. Armstrong received numerous accolades including the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance for Hello, Dolly! in 1965, as well as a posthumous win for the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972.

Richard Belzer was an actor known for the TV shows “Law & Order: SVU” and “Homicide: Life on the Street”.

Sports:

Hockey:

Maurice Richard was a Hall of Fame right winger who one Hart Memorial Trophy, made eight All-Star teams and won eight Stanley Cup Championships with the Montreal Canadians.

Baseball:

Jake Beckley was a Hall of Fame first basemen who has 244 triples which is fourth all time and his 23,767 putouts is a major league record.

Dolf Luque was a starting pitcher who led the league in ERA twice and won two World Series Championships.

Bob Keegan was a starting pitcher who made one All-Star team and pitched a no-hitter.

Jim Coates was a pitcher who made two All-Star teams and won two World Series Championships with the New York Yankees.

Dallas Green was a manager who won one World Series Championship in 1980 with the Philadelphia Phillies.