Celebrity Birthdays October 24th:

Entertainment:

F Murray Abraham is an actor known for the movies “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Amadeus”.

Kevin Kline is an actor known for the movies “Wild Wild West” and “Dave”.

BD Wong is an actor known for the movies “Jurassic Park” franchise and “Mulan” franchise.

David Castaneda is an actor known for the TV show “The Umbrella Academy” and the movie “Sicario: Day of the Soldado”.

Shenae Grimes-Beech is an actress known for the TV shows “90210” and “Degrassi: The Next Generation”.

Eliza Taylor is an actress known for the TV shows “The 100” and “Neighbours”.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by MediaPunch/Shutterstock (10564117a) Adrienne Houghton 51st NAACP Image Awards Non-Televised Dinner, Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA – 21 Feb 2020

Adrienne Bailon is a singer-actress known for the movies “Cheetah Girls” franchise and “Coach Carter”.

Drake is a singer-rapper-songwriter-actor who is among the world’s best-selling music artists, with over 170 million units sold and is ranked as the highest-certified digital singles artist in the United States by the RIAA. He has won five Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, 39 Billboard Music Awards, two Brit Awards, and three Juno Awards. He has achieved 13 number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100, a joint-record for the most number-one singles by a male solo artist. Drake holds further Hot 100 records, including the most top 10 singles (78), and the most charted songs (338). From 2018 to 2023, Drake held the record for the most simultaneously charted songs in one week (27), the most Hot 100 debuts in one week (22); and held the most continuous time on the Hot 100 (431 weeks). He additionally has the most number-one singles on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot Rap Songs, and Rhythmic Airplay charts.

Bill Wyman is a musician who was the bass guitarist with the rock band the Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1993. Hewas part of the band’s first stable lineup and performed on their first 19 albums. Since 1997, he has performed as the vocalist and bass guitarist for Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings.

Monica is a singer-songwriter-rapper-actress who began performing as a child and joined a traveling gospel choir by the age of ten. She gained prominence following the release of her debut studio album, Miss Thang (1995) and her follow-up albums were met with continued success; her second, The Boy Is Mine (1998) remains her best-selling album and spawned three Billboard Hot 100-number one singles: “The Boy Is Mine” (with Brandy), “The First Night” and “Angel of Mine”.

Sports:

Soccer:

Wayne Rooney is a former forward who he won 16 trophies and became one of only two English players, to win the Premier League, FA Cup, UEFA Champions League, League Cup, UEFA Europa League, and FIFA Club World Cup. He also is the head coach of EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle. 

Football:

Amon-Ra St Brown is a wide receiver for the Detroit Lions who has made two Pro-Bowls and has made one First-Team All-Pro.

Miami Dolphins cornerback Jalen Ramsey (5) celebrates after intercepting a pass thrown by Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Jalen Ramey is a cornerback for the Miami Dolphins who has made seven Pro-Bowls and has won one Super Bowl Championship in 2021 with the Los Angeles Rams.

Corey Dillon is a former running back who made four Pro-Bowls and won one Super Bowl Championship in 2004 with the New England Patriots.

Basketball:

Jaylen Brown is a forward for the Boston Celtics who has made three All-Star teams and has won one NBA Championship in 2024 where he won Finals MVP.

Baseball:

Rafael Furcal is a former shortstop who made three All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 2011 with the St Louis Cardinals.

Rafael Devers is the starting third basemen for the Boston Red Sox who has made three All-Star teams and has won one World Series Championship in 2018.

Eric Hosmer is a former first basemen who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 2015 with the Kanas City Royals.

Ron Gardenhire is a former infielder-manager who won Manager of the Year once and won one World Series Championship in 1991 with the Minnesota Twins.

Arthur Rhodes is a former pitcher who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 2011 with the St Louis Cardinals.

Rawly Eastwick is a former reliever who led the league in saves twice and won two World Series Championships with the Cincinnati Reds.

Omar Moreno is a former outfielder who led the league in stolen bases twice and won one World Series Championship in 1979 with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Reggie Walton, Angel Torres, Gary Serum, Ed Jurak, Bill Hayes, Dave Johnson, Mike Brewer, Junior Ortiz, Rafael Belliard, Danny Clay, Steve Ziem, Gene Larkin, Mark Grant, FP Santangelo, Ken Ryan, Mike Matthews, Wilton Guerrero, Chris Bootcheck, Omar Quintanilla, Beltran Perez, Macay McBride, Chris Colabello, Lucas May, Tanner Banks, Trey Amburgey, Peter Strzelecki, Taylor Widener, Nick Gordon, Chase Shugart & Colin Selby!

In Memoriam:

Entertainment:

David Nelson was an actor known for the TV show “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” and the movie “Up in Smoke”.

Sports:

Football:

In this iconic photo from Sept. 20, 1964, New York Giants’ Y.A. Tittle squats on the field after being hit hard while passing during a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Y.A. Tittle was a Hall of Fame quarterback who made seven Pro-Bowls and won one MVP.

Baseball:

Jack Russell was a pitcher who made one All-Star team.

Ossie Bluege was a third basemen who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 1924 with the Washington Senators.