Celebrity Birthdays October 7th:

Entertainment:

Shawn Ashmore is an actor known for the movie “X-Men” franchise and the TV show “The Rookie”.

Aaron Ashmore is an actor known for the TV shows “Smallville” and “Killjoys”.

Allison Munn is an actress known for the TV shows “What I Like About You” and “Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn”.

Amber Stevens West is an actress known for the TV shows “Greek” and “The Carmichael Show”.

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Holland Roden is an actress known for the TV show “Teen Wolf” and the movie “Follow Me”.

Kira Kosarin is an actress known for the TV show “The Thundermans’ and the movie “One Crazy Cruise”.

Lulu Wilson is an actress known for the TV shows “The Millers” and “The Haunting of Hill House”.

Dylan Baker is an actor known for the movies “Happiness” and “Selma”.

Paula Newsome is an actress known for the TV show “CSI: Vegas” and the movie “Guess Who”.

Nicole Ari Parker is an actress known for the TV shows “Soul Food” and “Empire”.

Omar Miller is an actor known for the TV shows “CSI: Miami” and “Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”.

Jake McLaughlin is an actor known for the TV shows “Quantico” and “Will Trent”.

Simon Cowell is a TV host known for the shows “American Idol” and “America’s Got Talent”.

Joy Behar is an actress-talk show host who co-hosts the ABC talk show The View, on which she has appeared since the beginning of the series and hosted The Joy Behar Show on HLN from 2009 to 2011 and Joy Behar: Say Anything! on Current TV, from 2012.

Granny is a fictional character created by Friz Freleng, best known from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated short films of the 1950s and 1960s. She is the owner of Tweety Bird and, more often than not, Sylvester and Hector. Her voice was first provided by Bea Benaderet from 1950 through 1955, then by June Foray for almost 60 years then Candi Milo took over in 2017 following Foray’s death.

Toni Braxton is a singer-songwriter-actress who has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female artists in history. Braxton has won seven Grammy Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, seven American Music Awards, and numerous other accolades

Thom Yorke is a singer-songwriter-musician who is the main vocalist and songwriter of the rock band Radiohead who plays guitar, bass, keyboards and other instruments, and is noted for his falsetto. They gained notice with their debut single, “Creep”, and went on to achieve acclaim and sales of more than 30 million albums.

John Mellencamp is a singer-songwriter-musician who is known for his brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrumentation. He has yielded a string of Top 10 singles, including “Hurts So Good,” “Jack & Diane,” “Crumblin’ Down,” “Pink Houses,” “Lonely Ol’ Night,” “Small Town,” “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.,” “Paper in Fire”, and “Cherry Bomb.” He has scored fourteen Top 20 hits in the United States and he holds the record for the most songs by a solo artist to hit number one on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, with seven. 

Yo-Yo Ma is a cellist who has performed as a soloist with orchestras around the world and he has recorded more than 92 albums and received 19 Grammy Awards. In addition to recordings of the standard classical repertoire, Ma has recorded a wide variety of folk music, such as American bluegrass music, traditional Chinese melodies, the tangos of Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla, and Brazilian music. 

Michael W Smith is a singer-songwriter-musician who is a three-time Grammy Award winner, an American Music Award recipient,  and has earned 45 Dove Awards. He also has recorded 31 No. 1 Hit songs, fourteen gold albums, and five platinum albums.

Sports:

Football:

Priest Holmes is a former running back who made three Pro-Bowls and won one Super Bowl Championship in 2000 with the Baltimore Ravens.

Charles Woodson is a Hall of Fame cornerback who made nine Pro-Bowls and won one Super Bowl Championship in 2010 with the Green Bay Packers.

Baseball:

Mookie Betts is an outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers who has made eight All-Star teams and has won two World Series Championships.

Evan Longoria is a former third basemen who made three All-Star teams and won Rookie of the Year.

Alex Cobb is a starting pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians who has made one All-Star team.

Bud Daley is a former starting pitcher who made four All-Star teams and won two World Series Championships with the New York Yankees.

John O’Donoghue is a former pitcher who made one All-Star team.

Mike Foltynewicz is a former starting pitcher who made one All-Star team.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Jose Cardenal, Jesus Sanchez, Kris Medlen, Phil Ortega, Morrie Steevens, Dick Bates, John Caneira, Rudy Law, Ty Van Burkleo, Rich DeLucia, Jim Bruske, Enrique Burgos, Milt Cuyler, Butch Henry, Tim Unroe, Justin Brunette, Ryan Rohlinger, Brandon Cunniff, Adrian Sampson, Kohl Stewart, Kirby Snead, Yusniel Diaz, Coco Montes, Nick Mears & Kyle Muller!

In Memoriam:

Sports:

Basketball:

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Jack Hartman was a head coach who won Coach of the Year three times and won one NJCAA National Title.

Cotton Fitzsimmons was a Hall of Fame head coach who Coach of the Year twice and won NJCAA Championships.

Hockey:

Frank Boucher was a Hall of Fame center who won seven Lady Byng Memorial Trophies, made four All-Star teas and won three Stanley Cup Championships.

Baseball:

Chuck Klein was a Hall of Fame outfielder who made two All-Star teams and won one MVP.

Grady Hatton was an infielder who made one All-Star team.