Entertainment:
Anthony Hopkins is an actor known for the “Nixon” and “The Silence of the Lambs”.
Ben Kingsley is an actor known for the movies “Gandhi” and “Sexy Beast”.
Val Kilmer is an actor known for the movies “The Doors” and “Batman Forever”.
Gerry Dee is an actor known for the TV shows “Mr. D” and “Animal Control”.
Bebe Neuwirth is an actress known for the TV shows “Cheers” and “Madam Secretary”.
Gong Li is an actress known for the movies “Mulan” and “Curse of the Golden Flower”.
James Remar is an actor known for the TV shows “Dexter” and “Black Lightning”.
Tim Matheson is an actor known for the TV shows “Heart of Dixie” and “Virgin River”.
Erich Bergen is an actor known for the TV show “Madam Secretary” and the movie “Jersey Boys”.
Psy is a singer-songwriter-rapper who is best known domestically for his humorous music videos and performances and internationally for his hit single “Gangnam Style”, he has received numerous accolades, including an American Music Award, ten MAMA Awards, and a World Music Award.
Burton Cummings is a singer-songwriter-musician who is best known for leading The Guess Who during that band’s most successful period from 1965 to 1975, and for a lengthy solo career. He has been inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and has been cited as one of the most influential performers in Canadian rock music.
Andy Summers is a musician best known as a member of the rock band the Police as their lead guitarist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a band member in 2003. Summers has recorded solo albums, collaborated with other musicians, composed film scores, written fiction, and exhibited his photography in galleries.
Joey McIntyre is a singer-songwriter who is best known as the youngest member of the boy band New Kids on the Block. He has sold over one million records worldwide as a solo artist and worked in film, television, and stage, including performing on Broadway.
Sports:
Gymnastics:
Gabby Douglas is an gymnast who is the 2012 Olympic all-around champion and the 2015 World all-around silver medalist. She was a member of the gold-winning teams at both the 2012 and the 2016 Summer Olympics, dubbed the “Fierce Five” and the “Final Five” by the media, respectively. She was a member of the gold-winning American teams at the 2011 and the 2015 World Championships. She was also the 2012 U.S. champion on uneven bars. Additionally, she was the 2016 American Cup all-around champion.
Basketball:
Brent Barry is a former forward who won a Slam Dunk Contest and won two NBA Championships with the San Antonio Spurs.
Baseball:
Rick Aguilera is a former starting pitcher who made three All-Star teams and won two World Series Championships.
Esteban Loaiza is a former starting pitcher who made two All-Star teams and led the league in strikeouts once.
Alex Colome is a closer who has made one All-Star team and led the league in saves once.
Kelvin Herrera is a former reliever who made two All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 2015 with the Kansas City Royals.
Jim Tracy is a former manager-manager who won one Manager of the Year once.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Manny Muniz, Joe Simpson, Jose Baez, Donell Nixon, Steve Engel, Sil Campusano, Brian Moehler, Sam McConnell, Chris Reitsma, Jesse Carlson, Ronald Belisario, Julio De Paula, Evan Reed, Nate Freiman, Ryan Yarbrough, Kevin Kaczmarksi, Adam McCreery, Miguel Sanchez, Dawel Lugo, Jorge Ona, Jose Hernandez & Liover Peguero!
In Memoriam:
Entertainment:
Jason Robards was an actor known for the movies “All the President’s Men” and “Magnolia”.
John Denver was a singer-songwriter-musician who was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s and one of the best selling artists in that decade. He recorded and released approximately 300 songs, about 200 of which he wrote himself. He had 33 albums and singles that were certified Gold and Platinum in the U.S by the RIAA, with estimated sales of more than 33 million units.
Donna Summer was a singer-songwriter who was the lead singer of a psychedelic rock band named Crow. She met music producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, and they went on to record influential disco hits together such as “Love to Love You Baby” and “I Feel Love”, marking Summer’s breakthrough into international music markets. Summer returned to the United States in 1976, and more hits such as “Last Dance”, “MacArthur Park”, “Heaven Knows”, “Hot Stuff”, “Bad Girls”, “Dim All the Lights”, “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)” with Barbra Streisand, and “On the Radio” followed.
Sports:
Football:
Hugh McElhenny was a Hall of Fame running back who made six Pro-Bowls and made five First-Team All-Pros.
Baseball:
King Kelly was a Hall of Fame outfielder-catcher who won two batting titles and won six NL Championships.
Tommy Byrne was a starting pitcher who made one All-Star team and won two World Series Championships with the New York Yankees.
Ted Gray was a pitcher who made one All-Star team.