Celebrity Birthdays January 5th:

Entertainment:

Bradley Cooper is an actor known for the movies “The Hangover” franchise and “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise.

Deepika Padukone is an actress known for Hindi films where she is one of the highest paid in India.

January Jones. is actress known for TV shows like “Mad Men” and “Last Man on Earth”.

Carrie Ann Inaba is a former dancer/choreographer who has hosted CBS Daytime talk show “The Talk” and has been a judge on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars”.

Clancy Brown is an actor known for numerous roles but mostly known for lending his voice to Mr. Krabs on “Spongebob SquarePants” and Lex Luthor in various DC cartoons to name some.

Diane Keaton is an actress known for the movies “The Godfather” and “Annie Hall”.

Robert Duvall is an actor known for the movies “The Godfather” and “To Kill a Mockingbird”.

Elementary, Vinnie Jones, 09/27/2012, ©CBS

Vinnie Jones is a former soccer player for Chelsea and is known for appearing in numerous shows like “Arrow” and “Galavant”.

Jason Mitchell is an actor known for the movies “Straight Outta Compton” and “Superfly”.

Charlie Rose is a talk show host known for the shows “CBS Mornings” and his own show “Charlie Rose on PBS”.

Joe Flanigan is an actor known for TV shows like “Stargate Atlantis” and “Sisters”.

Paul McGillion is an actor known for TV shows like “Stargate Atlantis” and “Family Law”.

Marilyn Manson is a rock musician who is the lead singer of the band that shares his name based of the names of Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson.

Deadmau5 is is DJ and EDM producer who is famous for wearing a huge mouse prop over his head when performing.

Sports:

Football:

Jim Otto is a Hall of Fame center who played for the Oakland Raiders where he won one AFL Championship and was nine time First-Team All-AFL plus made nine AFL All-Star teams.

Baseball:

Charlie Hough is a former staring pitcher known for throwing a knuckle-ball for twenty five seasons for four teams where he made one All-Star team.

Danny Jackson is a former starting pitcher who won two World Series Championships and made two All-Star teams.

Jeff Fassero is a former starting pitcher sixteen seasons for nine teams and went into coaching after his playing career.

Jim Gantner is a former second basemen for the Milwaukee Brewers where he won one AL Pennant and pinch ran for Hank Aaron in Aaron’s final game.

Eduardo Escobar is infielder most recently for the Los Angles Angels and is one time All-Star plus he hit for the cycle one time.

CJ Cron is a first basemen most recently for the Los Angles Angels and is a one time All-Star.

Jose Iglesias is a shortstop for the New York Mets who has been an All-Star once and has been considered one of the best defensive shortstops in the game.

Oct 28, 2014; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Royals right fielder Norichika Aoki hits a RBI single against the San Francisco Giants in the second inning during game six of the 2014 World Series at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Nori Aoki is a outfielder playing in the NPB league in Japan where he has won two Gold Medals in the World Baseball Classic and won one Japanese World Series plus is nine time All-Star.

Bob Dernier is a former Gold Glove centerfielder for the Cubs and won a NL Pennant with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Ron Kittle is a former third basemen who won Rookie of the Year with the Chicago White Sox and made the All-Star team that same season.

John Russell is a former catcher-outfielder who played ten seasons and went onto managing the Pittsburgh Pirates after his playing career.

Juan Nieves is a former starting pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers who pitched a no-hitter and went into coaching after his playing career where he won a World Series Championship with the Boston Red Sox.

Mark Redman is a former starting pitcher who made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship with the Miami Marlins.

JP Arencibia is former catcher who six seasons for three teams and went into coaching after his playing days plus worked as a broadcaster.

Vaughn Grissom is an infielder for the Boston Red Sox and is the youngest player in both leagues history to homer and steal a base in his major league debut.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Bob Oldis, Chris Nabholz, Charlie Vinson, Sandy Vance, Bill Laxton, Bob Reece, John Littlefield, Milt Thompson, Henry Cotto, John Davis, Steve Shifflett, Jason Bates, Ramon Tatis, Fred Rath Jr, Damon Minor, Kevin Witt, Eric Junge, Ruben Quevedo, Andy Cavazos, Danny Ortiz, AJ Cole & John Nogowski!

In Memoriam:

Entertainment:

George Reeves was an actor known for portraying Superman in “The Adventures of Superman”.

Football:

Chuck Noll was a Hall of Fame head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers where he led them to four Super Bowl Championships and as a player he won two NFL Championships.

Baseball:

Bill Dahlen was a shortstop for the New York Giants where he won World Series Championship and finished his career with 548 stolen bases, which ranks 28th all-time.

Bob Caruthers was a pitcher and an outfielder for ten seasons where he was on five league champions and led the league in wins twice and ERA once.

Art Fletcher was a shortstop who made four NL Pennants with the New York Giants but then after his playing career joined the New York Yankees coaching staff where he would win nine World Series Championships.

Riggs Stephenson was a outfielder mostly for the Chicago Cubs who hit .336 for his career, which is the third-highest batting average ever for a player eligible for, but not enshrined in, the Hall of Fame. 

Earl Battey was a five time All-Star catcher for the Minnesota Twins and he won three Gold Glove Awards.