Entertainment:
Ryan Reynolds is an actor known for the movies “Deadpool” and “Green Lantern.
Emilia Clarke is an actress known for the TV show “Hunger Games” and the movie “Me Before You”.
Margaret Qualley is an actress known for the movies “Once Upton a Time… in Hollywood” and “Novitiate”.
Amandla Stenberg is an actress known for the movies “The Hunger Games” and “Bodies, Bodies Bodies”.
Alessio Scalzotto is an actor known for the movies “Rim of the World” and “A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting”.
Zach Callison is an actor known for the TV shows “Steven Universe” and “Sofia the First”.
Jon Huertas is an actor known for the TV shows “Castle” and “This is Us”.
Masiela Lusha is an actress known for the TV show “George Lopez” and the movie “Fatal Instinct”.
Inbar Lavi is an actress known for the TV shows “Imposters” and “Lucifer”.
Ang Lee is a director known for the movies “Life of Pi” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”.
Sam Raimi is a director known for the movies “Spiderman” franchise and “The Evil Dead”.
Weird Al Yankovic is a singer-songwriter-musician who is is best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians. He also performs original songs that are style pastiches of the work of other acts, as well as polka medleys of several popular songs, most of which feature his trademark accordion.
Robert Trujillo is a musician who has been the bassist for heavy metal band Metallica since 2003. He first rose to prominence as the bassist of crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies from 1989 to 1995, while also collaborating with Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir for funk metal supergroup Infectious Grooves.
Matthew Shultz is a singer-songwriter-musician who is the lead singer and primary songwriter for the rock band Cage the Elephant. Who won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album for Tell Me I’m Pretty, winning again in 2019 for Social Cues.
Miguel is a singer-songwriter who incorporates R&B, funk, hip hop, pop, rock and electronic styles into his music, and has been compared to vocalists Babyface and Prince. His single, “Sure Thing” reached further success in 2023, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and ultimately becoming his most commercially successful song to date.
Sports:
Football:
Nick Bosa is a defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers who has made four Pro-Bowls and won Defensive Player of the Year.
Doug Flutie is a former quarterback who made one Pro-Bowl and won Comeback Player of the Year.
Baseball:
Al Leiter is a former pitcher who made two All-Star teams and won three World Series Championships.
John Lackey is a former starting pitcher who made one All-Star team and won three World Series Championships.
Kyle Gibson is a starting pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals who has made one All-Star and has won one Gold Medal.
Kazuo Matsui is a former infielder who seven Best Nine Awards and won four Mitusi Golden Glove Awards.
John Castino is a former infielder who won Rookie of the Year.
Jim Presley is a former third basemen who made one All-Star team.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Pedro Ballester, Jim Rittwage, Greg Thayer, John Poff, Bo McLaughlin, Luis Silverio, George Hinshaw, Giomar Guevara, Todd Belitz, Todd Sears, David Riske, Ramon Castro, Bud Smith, Pedro Liriano, Ben Francisco, Sam Demel, Felix Doubront, Cristofer Ogando, Zach Thompson & Dylan Carlson!
In Memoriam:
Entertainment:
Johnny Carson was a talk show host for the show “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” and “Carson’s Cellar”.
Sports:
Soccer:
Pele was a forward who had 1,279 goals in 1,363 games, which includes friendlies, is recognized as a Guinness World Record. In 1999, he was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee and was included in the Time list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century. In 2000, Pelé was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics and was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century, alongside Diego Maradona.
Golf:
Chi-Chi Rodriguez was a professional golfer who eight PGA Tour events and he was the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Football:
Frank Kinard was a Hall of Fame tackle who made five All-Star teams and made six First-Team All-Pros.
Hockey:
Fred Shero was a Hall of Fame head coach-defensive men-general manager who two Stanley Cup Championships and was the first coach to hire a full-time assistant coach, employ systems, have his players use in season strength training, study film, and he was one of the first coaches to utilize a morning skate.
Baseball:
Vern Stephens was a shortstop who made eight All-Star teams and led the league in RBIs three times.
Jim Bunning was a Hall of Fame starting pitcher who made nine All-Star teams and led the league in strikeouts three times.
Ewell Blackwell was a pitcher who made six All-Star games and won one World Series Championship in 1952 with the Cincinnati Reds.