Celebrity Birthdays October 21st:

Entertainment:

Glen Powell is an actor known for the movies “Twisters” and “Top Gun: Maverick”.

Judge Judy Sheindlin is an attorney-court-show arbitrator-media personality- television producer-former prosecutor-family court judge.  Who has starred in her eponymous top Nielsen-rated court show, Judge Judy and became the longest-serving television arbitrator in courtroom-themed programming history, a distinction that earned her a place in the Guinness World Records in 2015. She received a Lifetime Achievement Emmy in 2019 for her work.

Cody Johns at the World Premiere of I AM NUMBER FOUR, February 9, 2011 at the Village Theatre, Westwood, California Photo Credit Sue Schneider_MGP Agency

Cody Johns is an actor known for the movies “I Am Number Four” and “FML”.

Andrew Scott is an actor known for the movies “Spectre” and “All of Us Strangers”.

Ken Watanabe is an actor known for the movies “The Last Samurai” and “Godzilla” franchise.

Natasha Bassett is an actress known for the movies “Hail, Caesar!” and “Spinning Man”.

Everett McGill is an actor known for the movies “Heartbreak Ridge” and “Quest for Fire”.

Doja Cat is a rapper-singer-songwriter who began making and releasing music on SoundCloud as a teenager. Her song “So High” caught the attention of Kemosabe and RCA Records, with whom she signed a recording contract prior to the release of her debut extended play, Purrr! in 2014.

Kane Brown is a singer-songwriter who first garnered a mass following on social media, he released his debut EP Closer in June 2015, and followed it up with the single, “Used to Love You Sober” in October of that year. He released his eponymous debut studio album later that year in December. The album spawned the single “What Ifs” (featuring Lauren Alaina), and in October 2017, Brown became the first artist to have simultaneous number ones on all five main Billboard country charts.

Manfred Mann is a singer-songwriter-musician who is  best known as a founding member of the bands Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann Chapter Three and Manfred Mann’s Earth Band. Three of their most successful singles, “Do Wah Diddy Diddy”, “Pretty Flamingo”, and “Mighty Quinn”, topped the UK charts. He also had chart topping hit in 1976 with a cover of the 1973 Bruce Springsteen song “Blinded by the Light;” the cover went to number one in Canada and the U.S.

Lee Loughnane is a musician-singer-songwriter-trumpeter-flugelhorn player who is a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He is best known for being one-third of Chicago’s brass/woodwind section alongside James Pankow and Walter Parazaider.

Sports:

Basketball:

Ricky Rubio is a former point guard who won three Gold Medal awards and made the All-Rookie First-Team.

Football:

Willis McGahee is a former running back who made two Pro-Bowls.

Baseball:

George Bell is a former outfielder who made three All-Star teams and won three Silver Slugger Awards.

Zack Greinke is a starting pitcher who has made six All-Star teams and has won six Gold Glove Awards,

Bill Russell is a former shortstop who made three All-Star teams and won two World Series Championships with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Johnny Goryl, Skip James, Ron Pruitt, Juan Eichelberger, Jerry Garvin, Franklin Stubbs, John Flaherty, Chuck Smith, Marc Wilkins, Bryan Corey, Toby Hall, Tim Spooneybarger, Steve Holm, Gabe Gross, Khalil Greene, Jon Coutlangus, Troy Cate, Jim Henderson, Casey Fien, Danny Herrera, Jose Lobaton, CC Lee, Justin De Fratus, Danny Barnes, Ben Bowden, Jose Ruiz, Matt Krook & Kolton Ingram!

In Memoriam:

Entertainment:

Carrie Fisher was an actress known for the movies “Star Wars” franchise and “Under the Rainbow”.

Joyce Randolph was an actress known for the TV shows “The Honeymooners” and “The Jackie Gleason Show”.

Sports:

Baseball:

Whitey Ford was a Hall of Fame starting pitcher who made ten All-Star teams and won six World Series Championships with the New York Yankees.

Bill Lee was a starting pitcher who made two All-Star teams and led the league in wins once.