Entertainment:
Tara Reid is an actress known for the movies “American Pie” franchise and “Alone in the Dark”.
Parker Posey is an actress known for the movies “Dazed and Confused” and “Superman Returns”.
Benjamin Wadsworth is an actor known for the TV shows “Dad vs. Lad” and “Tell Me Lies”.
Gordon Ramsay is a celebrity chef-host who has been awarded 17 Michelin stars overall and currently holds eight. After rising to fame on the British television miniseries Boiling Point in 1999, Ramsay became one of the best-known and most influential chefs in the world. He is known for presenting the TV shows about competitive cookery and food, such as the British series Hell’s Kitchen (2004), Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares (2004–2009, 2014), and The F Word (2005–2010), with Kitchen Nightmares winning the 2005 British Academy Television Award for Best Feature, and the American versions of Hell’s Kitchen (2005–present), Kitchen Nightmares (2007–present), MasterChef (2010–present), and MasterChef Junior (2013–present), as well as Hotel Hell (2012–2016), Gordon Behind Bars (2012), Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back (2018–2020), and Next Level Chef (2022–present).
Jade Pettyjohn is an actress known for the TV shows “School of Rock” and “Big Sky”.
Alfre Woodard is an actress known for the movies “Annabelle” and “12 Years a Slave”.
Dania Ramirez is an actress known for the TV shows “Devious Maids” and “Once Upon a Time”.
Matthew Rhys is an actor known for the TV shows “Brothers & Sisters” and “The Americans”.
Courtney Thorne Smith is an actress known for the TV shows “According to Jim” and “Melrose Place”.
Gretchen Mol is an actress known for the TV shows “Boardwalk Empire” and “Life on Mars”.
Jessica Lowndes is an actress known for the TV shows “90210” and “Greek”.
Riker Lynch is a singer-musician who was one of the lead singers and the bassist in R5 with his brothers Ross and Rocky, sister Rydel, and family friend Ellington Ratliff. He now has a band of his own called Riker and The Beachcombers.
Tech N9ne is a rapper-singer who in 1999 with his business partner Travis O’Guin founded the record label Strange Music. He has sold over two million albums and his music has been featured in film, television, and interactive media. In 2009, he won the Left Field Woodie award at the mtvU Woodie Awards.
SZA is a singer-songwriter who first gained recognition through her self-released EPs See.SZA.Run (2012) and S (2013), which helped her become the first female artist to sign with Top Dawg Entertainment. Her third EP, Z (2014), was her first project to be released to digital retailers and reached the top-ten on the U.S. Independent Albums chart.
Bonnie Raitt is a singer-songwriter-musician who is a session player and collaborator with other artists, including Warren Zevon, Little Feat, Jackson Browne, the Pointer Sisters, John Prine, and Leon Russell. She has received 13 Grammy Awards, from 30 nominations, as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Sports:
Football:
Sam Bradford is a former quarterback who won Rookie of the Year and led the league in completion percentage once.
Baseball:
Giancarlo Stanton is the designated hitter for the New York Yankees who has made five All-Star teams and has won one MVP.
Edgardo Alfonzo is a former infielder who made one All-Star team and won one Silver Slugger Award,
Yasmani Grandal is a catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates who has made two All-Star teams.
Jeff Blauser is a former infielder who made two All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 1995 with the Atlanta Braves.
John Denny is a former starting pitcher who won one Cy Young Award and led the league in wins once.
Jose Offerman is a former infielder who made two All-Star teams.
Henry Rodriguez is a former outfielder who made one All-Star team.
Darwin Barney is a former infielder who won one Gold Glove Award and won one Gold Medal.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Gary Lucas, Paul Wilmet, John Fishel, Rey Palacios, Eric Anthony, Shane Halter, Carlos Casimiro, Victor Alvarez, Nick Punto, Victor Marte, Bryan Shaw, Nick Kingham, Ljay Newsome & Mike Burrows!
In Memoriam:
Entertainment:
Alain Delon was an actor known for the movies “Purple Noon” and “The Leopard”.
Norman Lloyd was an actor known for the TV shows “St Elsewhere” and “Seven Days”.
Ester Rolle was an actress known for the TV shows “Good Times” and “Maude”.
Michael Nyqvist was an actor known for the movies “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and “John Wick”.
Minnie Riperton was a singer-songwriter who is best known for her 1975 single “Lovin’ You”, her five-octave vocal range, and her use of the whistle register. She was one of the first celebrities to go public with a breast cancer diagnosis, but she did not disclose that she was terminally ill. In 1977, she became a spokesperson for the American Cancer Society. In 1978, she received the American Cancer Society’s Courage Award,.
Patti Page was a singer who is primarily known for pop and country music, she was the top-charting female vocalist and best-selling female artist of the 1950s, selling over 100 million records during a six-decade-long career.
Sports:
Football:
Bobby Bowden was a College Hall of Fame head coach who won two National Championships and won 12 ACC Championships.
Baseball:
Bucky Harris was a Hall of Fame manager-former second basemen who two World Series Championships where he was the youngest manager to win a championship and the first rookie manager to do so.
Jerry Remy was a second basemen who made one All-Star team and a color commentator for televised Red Sox games for 33 years until his death.
Ed Kranepool was a first basemen who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 1969 with the New York Mets.
Tony Cuccinello was an infielder who made three All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 1968 with the Detroit Tigers.
Wally Westlake was an outfielder who made one All-Star team.