Entertainment:
Mia Goth is an actress known for the movies “X” and “Pearl”.
Nancy Cartwright is an actress known for the TV shows “The Simpsons” and “Kim Possible”.
Antony Starr is an actor known for the TV shows “The Boys” and “Outrageous Fortune”.
Adam Goldberg is an actor known for the movies “Saving Private Ryan” and “Dazed and Confused”.
Craig Robinson is an actor known for the movies “This is the End” and “Hot Tub Time Machine” franchise.
Mia Wasikowska is an actress known for the movies “Alice in Wonderland” and “Crimson Peak”.
Persia White is an actress known for the TV shows “The Girlfriends” and “Breaker High”.
Kevin Michael Richardson is an actor known for the TV shows “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy”.
Zeno Robinson is an actor known for the TV shows “Digimon Adventure” and “Pokémon”.
Samantha Bee is an actress known for the TV shows “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” and “Game On”.
Mehcad Brooks is an actor known for the TV shows “Supergirl” and “Law & Order”.
Krista Marie Yu is an actress known for the TV shows “Last Man Standing” and “Dr. Ken”.
Rachel Matthews is an actress known for the movies “Happy Death Day” franchise and “Do Revenge”.
Marion Ross is an actress known for the TV shows “Happy Days” and “Brooklyn Bridge”.
Michael Boatman is an actor known for the TV shows “Spin City” and “Arli$$”.
Leslie Grossman is an actress known for the TV shows “American Horror Story” and “Popular”.
Katy Perry is a singer-songwriter who is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 143 million units worldwide. She is known for her influence on pop music and her camp style, being dubbed the “Queen of Camp” by Vogue and Rolling Stone. Billboard ranked her fourth on its “Greatest of All Time Pop Songs Artists” list and twenty-fifth on their “Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century” list.
Ciara is a singer-songwriter who rose to prominence with her debut studio album, Goodies (2004). It included three multi-platinum singles, including the lead single “Goodies” (featuring Petey Pablo), which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart. Follow-up singles from the album included “1, 2 Step” (featuring Missy Elliott) and “Oh” (featuring Ludacris), both of which peaked at number two on the former chart.
Chad Smith is a musician who has been the drummer of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1988 and is also the drummer of the hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot, formed in 2008, and of the all-instrumental outfit Chad Smith’s Bombastic Meatbats, formed in 2007. He worked with the Chicks on Taking the Long Way, an album that won five Grammy Awards in 2007.
Jon Anderson is a singer-songwriter-musician who is best known as the former lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes, which he formed in 1968 with bassist Chris Squire. Renowned for his alto tenor range, he was a member of the band across three tenures until 2004, and was also the singer of the Yes-linked project Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman.
Sports:
J.A. Adande is a sportswriter-commentator-educator, who currently serves as the Director of Sports Journalism at Northwestern University. He worked at the Los Angeles Times, ESPN and was honored as the 2024 Curt Gowdy Print Media Award Recipient from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Hockey:
Mike Eruzione is a former left winger who is best known as the captain of the 1980 Winter Olympics United States national team that defeated the Soviet Union in the famous “Miracle on Ice” game, in which he scored the game-winning goal.
Basketball:
Dan Issel is a Hall of Fame forward who made seven All-Star teams and won one ABA Championship.
Dave Cowens is a Hall of Fame forward who made eight All-Star teams and won two NBA Championships with the Boston Celtics.
Baseball:
Pedro Martinez is a Hall of Fame starting pitcher who made eight All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 2004 with the Boston Red Sox.
Juan Soto is an outfielder for the New York Yankees who has made four All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 2019 with the Washington Nationals.
Roy Smalley is a former shortstop who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 1987 with the Minnesota Twins.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Danny Darwin, Skip Guinn, Rowland Office, Tito Landrum, Jeff Schattinger, Andy McGaffigan, Dave Von Ohlen, Tom Romano, Kelly Downs, Steve Decker, Mike Harkey, Joe Siddall, Keith Garagozzo, Larry Thomas, Curtis King, Terrell Lowery, Joe Nelson, JJ Davis, Tony Torcato, Jeremy Brown, Clint Nageotte, Wilkin Ramirez, Alberto Cabrera & Tyler Payne!
In Memoriam:
Sports:
Basketball:
Zelmo Beaty was a Hall of Fame forward who made five All-Star teams and won one ABA Championship.
Bob Knight was a Hall of Fame head coach who won 902 NCAA Division I men’s basketball games and won three NCAA Division 1 Championships.
Baseball:
Smoky Joe Wood was an outfielder/pitcher who led the league in wins once and won three World Series Championships.
Bobby Thomson was an outfielder who made three All-Star teams.
Al Cowens was an outfielder who won a Gold Glove Award.