Entertainment:
Henry Winkler is an actor known for the TV shows “Happy Days” and “Arrested Development”.
Nia Long is an actress known for the movies “The Best Man” franchise and “Big Momma’s House”.
Janel Parrish is an actress known for the TV show “Pretty Little Liars” and the movie “Trespassers”.
Matthew Morrison is an actor known for the TV show “Glee” and the movie “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”.
Harry Hamlin is an actor known for the TV show “L.A. Law” and the movie “Clash of the Titans”.
Kevin Pollak is an actor known for the movies “End of Days” and “The Usual Suspects”.
Michael Beach is an actor known for the TV shows “Third Watch” and “Mayor of Kingstown”.
Kennedy McMann is an actress known of the TV shows “Nancy Drew” and “Tell Me Lies”.
Tasso Feldman is an actor known for the TV shows “The Resident” and “Black Box”.
Otis Williams is a second tenor-baritone singer-songwriter who is the founder and last surviving original member of the Motown vocal group The Temptations, a group in which he continues to perform; he also owns the rights to the Temptations name.
Gavin Rossadle is a singer-songwriter-musician who is best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Bush. He helped form Bush in 1992; on the band’s separation in 2002, he became the lead singer and guitarist for Institute and later began a solo career. He resumed his role in Bush when the band reunited in 2010. In 2013, he received the British Academy’s Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement.
Sports:
Olympics:
Nastia Liukin is a former gymnast who is the 2008 Olympic all-around champion, a five-time Olympic medalist, the 2005 and 2007 World champion on the balance beam, and the 2005 World champion on the uneven bars. She is also a four-time all-around U.S. national champion, winning twice as a junior and twice as a senior.
Basketball:
Quin Snyder is the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks who has coached one All-Star team and has won D-League Coach of the Year once.
Devin Booker is a guard for the Phoenix Suns who has made four All-Sta teams and has won two Gold Medals.
Baseball:
Jim Perry is a former starting pitcher who made three All-Star teams and won one Cy Young Award.
Joe Panik is a former second basemen who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 2014 with the San Francisco Giants.
Mickey Rivers is a former centerfielder who made one All-Star team and won two World Series Championships with the New York Yankees.
Gerald Perry is a former first basemen who made one All-Star team.
Marco Scutaro is a former infielder who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 2012 with the San Francisco Giants.
Jason Bartlett is a former shortstop who made one All-Star team.
Scott Garrelts is a former starting pitcher who made one All-Star team and led the league in ERA once.
Danny Tartabull is a former outfielder who made one All-Star team.
Mark Portugal is a former starting pitcher who won one Silver Slugger Award.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Roe Skidmore, Tom Poquette, Tom Brennan, Houston Jimenez, Dave Leeper, Lee Tunnell, Dave Valle, Jose Escobar, Joe Johnson, Mark Ettles, Greg McCarthy, Erik Plantenberg, Andy Dominique, Dave Coggin, Luis Matos, Mike Jacobs, Laynce Nix, Ian Snell, Anderson Hernandez, Manny Parra, Jonathan Albaladejo, Shane Robinson, Desmond Jennings, Ryan Kelly, Patrick Schuster, Osmer Morales, Yuki Matsui & Wenceel Perez!
In Memoriam:
Sports:
Soccer:
Diego Maradona was a midfielder who was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award, alongside Pelé. For his international career with Argentina, he earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals. Maradona played in four FIFA World Cups, including the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, where he captained Argentina and led them to victory over West Germany in the final, and won the Golden Ball as the tournament’s best player.
Baseball:
Bill Terry was a Hall of Fame first basemen who made three All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 1933 with the the New York Giants.
Leon Day was a Hall of Fame pitcher who made nine Negro League All-Star teams and won one Negro League World Series.
Joe Adcock was an outfielder who made two All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 1957 with the Milwaukee Braves.
Ed Delahanty was a Hall of Fame outfielder who led the league in RBIs three times and led the league in homeruns twice.
Jim Ray Hart was a third basemen who made one All-Star team.
Buck Freeman was an outfielder who led the league in homeruns twice and won one World Series Championship in 1903 with the Boston Americans.