Entertainment:
Ralph Fiennes is an actor known for the movies “Harry Potter” franchise and “Schindler’s List”.
Joe Dinicol is an actor known for the TV shows “Train 48” and “Arrow”.
Hector Elizondo is an actor known for the movies “The Princess Diaries” franchise and “Pretty Woman”.
Joshua Bassett is an actor known for the TV shows “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” and “Stuck in the Middle”.
Genevieve Hannelius is an actress known for the TV show “Dog with a Blog” and “Surviving Suburbia”.
Chris Carmack is an actor known for the TV shows “Nashville” and “Grey’s Anatomy”.
Meghan Trainor is a singer-songwriter who rose to prominence after signing with Epic Records in 2014 and releasing her debut single “All About That Bass”, which reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and sold 11 million copies worldwide. Trainor has released six studio albums with the label and has received various accolades, including a Grammy Award, four ASCAP Pop Music Awards, and two Billboard Music Awards.
Jordin Sparks is a singer-actress who rose to fame in 2007 after winning the sixth season of American Idol at age 17, becoming the youngest winner in the series’ history. Her 2007 self-titled debut studio album was met with critical and commercial success; it peaked at number ten on the Billboard 200, received platinum by the RIAA and sold over two million copies worldwide.
Rick Nielsen is a musician-songwriter who is best known as the lead guitarist, primary songwriter, and leader of the rock band Cheap Trick. He is well-known for his numerous custom-made guitars from Hamer Guitars, including his famous five-neck guitar.
Sports:
Football:
Ray Guy is a Hall of Fame punter who made seven Pro-Bowls and won three Super Bowl Championships with the Oakland Raiders.
Baseball:
Steve Carlton is a Hall of Fame first basemen who made ten All-Star teams and won two World Series Championships.
Steve Garvey is a former first basemen who made ten All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 1981 with the Los Angels Dodgers.
Lonnie Smith is a former outfielder who made one All-Star team and won three World Series Championships.
Zack Britton is a former closer who made two All-Star teams and won Reliever of the Year once.
Ken Landreaux is a former outfielder who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 1981 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Jacob Stallings is a catcher for the Colorado Rockies who has won one Gold Glove Award.
Glenn Wilson is a former outfielder who made one All-Star team.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Charlie James, Tom Makowski, Sheldon Burnside, Gary Cooper, Dave Schmidt, George Wright, Orlando Isales, Andy Allanson, Mike Jackson, Dave Nied, Jon Ratliff, Trevor Enders, Wes Obermueller, Jason Lane, Chris Jakubauskas, Reid Gorecki, Greg Smith, Blake Davis, Daniel Stange, Chad Jenkins, Patrick Kivlehan, Noe Ramirez, Rey Navarro, Tyler Gilbert, Gavin Cecchini, Richie Martin, Nate Eaton, Jaden Hill & Jack Kochanowicz!
In Memoriam:
Entertainment:
Maurice Gibb was a singer-songwriter who achieved worldwide fame as a member of the pop group Bee Gees. Although his elder brother Barry Gibb and twin brother Robin Gibb were the group’s main lead singers, most of their albums included at least one or two songs featuring Maurice’s lead vocals, including “Lay It on Me”, “Country Woman” and “On Time”.
Robin Gibb was a singer-songwriter-musician who gained worldwide fame as a member of the Bee Gees with elder brother Barry and twin brother Maurice. He also played a variety of keyboards, notably piano, organ and Mellotron on the Bee Gees album Odessa (1969); he also played acoustic guitar and organ on his debut solo album Robin’s Reign (1970).
Sports:
Baseball:
Connie Mack was a Hall of Fame owner-manager-general manager who won five World Series Championships with the Philadelphia Athletics and has the most wins and loses for a manager.
Matty Alou was an outfielder who made two All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 1972 with the Oakland Athletics.