Entertainment:
Sacha Baron Cohen is an actor known for the movies “Borat” and “Bruno”.
Kate Walsh is an actress known for the TV shows “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Private Practice”.
Caleb McLaughlin is an actor known for the TV shows “Stranger Things” and “Ultra City Smiths”.
Tisha Campbell Martin is an actress known for the TV shows “Martin” and “My Wife and Kids”.
Matt Walsh is an actor known for the TV shows “Veep” and “Upright Citizens Brigade”.
Demond Wilson is an actor known for the TV shows “Sandford & Son” and “The New Odd Couple”.
Christopher Judge is an actor known for the TV shows “Stargate: SG1” and “X-Men: Evolution”.
Billy Bush is an actor known for the movies “Get Him to Greek” and “Big Hero 6”.
Chris Carter is a director-producer known for the TV shows “X-Files” and “Millennium”.
Ashanti is a singer-songwriter was discovered as a teenager and signed to Irv Gotti’s Murder Inc. Records under Def Jam Recordings in 2002 That year, she was featured on Fat Joe’s “What’s Luv?” and Ja Rule’s “Always on Time”, two major hits of 2002. She became the first female artist to simultaneously hold the top two spots on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Foolish” and “What’s Luv?”.
Paul Simon is a singer-songwriter-musician known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He and his school friend Garfunkel, whom he met in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Simon & Garfunkel. Their blend of folk and rock, including hits such as “The Sound of Silence”, “Mrs. Robinson”, “America” and “The Boxer”, served as a soundtrack to the counterculture movement. Their final album, Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970), is among the bestselling of all time.
Sammy Hager is a singer-songwriter-musician rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose before launching a successful solo career, scoring a hit in 1984 with “I Can’t Drive 55”. He enjoyed further commercial success as the lead vocalist of Van Halen in 1985 through 1996, and from 2003 to 2005.
Robert Lamm is a singer-songwriter-musician who is a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He is best known for his songwriting, vocals, and keyboard melodies, most significantly on the band’s debut studio album, Chicago Transit Authority (1969). Lamm wrote many of the band’s biggest hits, including “Questions 67 & 68”, “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?”, “Beginnings”, “25 or 6 to 4”, “Saturday in the Park”, “Dialogue (Part I & II)” and “Harry Truman”.
Marie Osmond is a singer-actress who in her musical career, primarily focused on country music, included a large number of chart singles with four reaching number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Her 1973 cover of “Paper Roses,” released when she was 14, made her the youngest female act with a number-one country single. She also attempted to launch an acting career, experimenting with the variety show Marie.
Sports:
Figure Skating:
Nancy Kerrigan is a former figure skater who won bronze medals at the 1991 World Championships and the 1992 Winter Olympics, silver medals at the 1992 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, as well as the 1993 US National Figure Skating Championship.
Football:
Jerry Rice is a Hall of Fame wide receiver who made thirteen Pro-Bowls and won three Super Bowl Championships with the San Francisco 49ers where he won one Super Bowl MVP.
Jerry Jones is the Hall of Fame owner/general manager of the Dallas Cowboys who has won three Super Bowl Championships and won Executive of the Year Award.
Brian Dawkins is a Hall of Famer safety who made nine Pro-Bowls and made four First-Team All-Pros.
Basketball:
Paul Pierce is a Hall of Fame forward who made ten All-Star teams and won one NBA Championship in 2008 with the Boston Celtics where he won the NBA Finals MVP.
Doc Rivers is the the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks-former guard who made one All-Star team, won Coach of the Year once and won one NBA Championship in 2008 with the Boston Celtics.
Jermaine O’Neal is a former center who made six All-Star teams and won the Most Improved Award.
Baseball:
Trevor Hoffman is a Hall of Fame closer who made seven All-Star teams and won Reliever of the Year twice.
Damian Miller is a former catcher who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 2001 with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Scott Cooper is a former first basemen who made two All-Star teams.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Randy Moffitt, Dick Pole, Frank LaCorte, Andy Beene, Mike Capel, Bryan Hickerson, Chris Gwynn, Monty Fariss, Julio Valera, Tim Crabtree, Kennie Steenstra, Taylor Buchholz, Chris Seddon, Hayden Penn, Steven Lerud, Jose Godoy, Andrew Wantz, Ricky Vanasco & Carlos Vargas!
In Memoriam:
Entertainment:
Kelly Preston was an actress known for the movies “Jerry Maguire” and “Sky High”.
Lenny Bruce was an actor-writer known for the movies “Dance Hall Rocket” and “The Rocket Man”.
Nipsey Russell was an actor known for the movies “The Wiz” and the TV show “Car 54, Where Are You?”.
Sports:
Baseball:
Eddie Mathews was a Hall of Fame third basemen who made twelve All-Star teams and won two World Series Championships with the Braves.
Rube Waddell was a Hall of Fame pitcher who led the league in strikeouts six times and won one pitching Triple Crown.
Eddie Yost was a third basemen who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 1969 with the New York Mets.
Frankie Hayes was a catcher who made six All-Star teams.