Entertainment:
Tom Felton is an actor known for the movies “Harry Potter” franchise and “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”.
Michael Rainey Jr is an actor known for the TV shows “Power” and “Power Book II: Ghost”.
Barrett Carnahan is an actor known for the TV shows “Cobra Kai” and “One Of Us Is Lying”.
Chris Tallman is an actor known for the TV shows “The Thundermans” and “Reno 911”.
Billie Piper is an actress known for the TV shows “Dr Who” and “Secret Diary of a Call Girl”.
Scott Baio is an actor known for the TV shows “Happy Days” and “Charles in Charge”.
Tatiana Maslany is an actress known for the TV shows “Orphan Black” and “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law”.
Bonnie Hunt is an actress known for the movies “Jumanji” and “Jerry Maguire”.
Ruth Jones is an actress known for the TV shows “Stella” and “Gavin & Stacy”.
Laura Vandervoort is an actress known for the TV shows “Smallville” and “Instant Star”.
Ukweli Roach is an actor known for the TV shows “Blindspot” and “Starlings”.
Joan Jett is a singer-songwriter-musician who is best known for her work as the frontwoman of her band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and for founding and performing with the Runaways, who recorded and released the hit song “Cherry Bomb”. With the Blackhearts, Jett is known for her rendition of the song “I Love Rock ‘n Roll” which was the number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks in 1982.
Andrea Bocelli is a singer who after performing evenings in piano bars and competing in local singing contests, Bocelli signed his first recording contract with Sugar Music. He rose to fame in 1994 after winning the newcomers’ section of the 44th Sanremo Music Festival performing “Il mare calmo della sera”.
Nick Cave is a singer known for his baritone voice and for fronting the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Cave’s music is characterized by emotional intensity, a wide variety of influences and lyrical obsessions with death, religion, love, and violence.
David Coverdale is a singer-songwriter who was the founder and lead singer of the hard rock band Whitesnake. He was also the lead singer of Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976.
Sports:
Football:
Harold Carmichael is a Hall of Fame wide receiver who made four Pro-Bowls and won NFL Man of the Year.
Baseball:
Vince Coleman is a former outfielder who made two All-Star teams and won Rookie of the Year.
Carlos Correa is a shortstop for the Minnesota Twins who has made three All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 2017 with the Houston Astros.
Jeremy Pena is a shortstop for the Houston Astros who won the ALCS MVP, the World Series MVP and won one World Series Championship in 2022.
Alexei Ramirez is a former shortstop who made one All-Star team and won two Silver Slugger Awards.
Larry Dierker is a former starting pitcher who made two All-Star teams and pitched a no-hitter.
Jeffrey Leonard is a former outfielder who made two All-Star teams and won the NLCS MVP.
Mike Matheny is a former catcher-manager who won four Gold Glove Awards.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Wally Backman, Bob Geren, Ken Aspromonte, Doug Camilli, Jim Fairey, Dell Alston, Dave Sax, Lee Graham, John Stefero, Ray Stephens, Mark Guthrie, John Briscoe, Doug Lindsey, PJ Forbes, Matt Howard, Jeff Barry, Cesar Devarez, Luis Garcia, Danny Klassen, Charlton Jimerson, Chris Schwinden, Arcenio Leon, Sam Coonrod, Chris Ellis, Mauricio Cabrera, Hunter Owen, Corey Ray, Luis Ortiz, James Karinchak, Justin Dunn, Calvin Faucher & Franklin German!
In Memoriam:
Entertainment:
Paul Muni was an actor known for the movies “Scarface” and “I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang”.
Sports:
Basketball:
Lute Olson was a Hall of Fame head coach who won four Pac-10 Tournament Championships and won one NCAA Division 1 Championship.
David Stern was the fourth commissioner of the NBA from the years 1984 to 2014 who is s credited with developing and broadening the NBA’s audience, especially internationally by setting up training camps, playing exhibition games, and recruiting more international players. In addition, with Stern’s guidance the NBA opened 12 offices in cities outside the United States, and broadcast to over 200 territories in over 40 languages. Stern also helped found the Women’s National Basketball Association and the NBA G League, the NBA’s development league.
Baseball:
Bob Lemon was a Hall of Fame starting pitcher who made seven All-Star teams and won two World Series Championships.
Tommy Lasorda was a Hall of Fame manager who won Manager of the Year twice and won two World Series Championships with the Los Angeles Dodgers.