Celebrity Birthdays January 7th:

Entertainment:

Nicolas Cage is an actor known for the movies “National Treasure” and “Face Off”.

Jeremy Renner is an actor known for the movie “Marvel’s Avengers” franchise and the TV show “The Mayor of Kingstown”.

Lauren Cohan is an actress known for the TV shows “The Walking Dead” and “Supernatural”.

Sofia Wylie is an actress known for TV shows “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” and “Andi Mack”.

Claudia Traisac is an actress known for the TV shows “18” and “Apaches”.

Marcus Scribner is an actor known for the TV shows “Blackish” and “Dragons: The Nine Realms”.

Kerri Medders is an an actress known for the TV shows “Seal Team” and “Alexa & Katie”.

David Caruso is an actor known for the TV shows “NYPD Blues” and “CSI: Miami”.

Katie Couric is a journalist and talk show host being on CNN, NBC news and ABC news.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 18: Actress Hallie Todd attends the Next Generation Indie Film Awards at Loews Hollywood Hotel on June 18, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)

Hallie Todd is an actress known for the TV shows “Lizzie McGuire” and “Murder She Wrote”.

Rand Paul is a politician for Kentucky as a senator for the Republican Party.

Ruth Negga is an actress known for the TV shows “Preacher” and “Marvel’s Agents of Shield”.

Brett Dalton is an actor known for the TV shows “Marvel’s Agents of Shield” and “Chicago Fire”.

Kenny Loggins is a rock musician known for his solo career but also for being one half of “Loggins & Messina”.

Aloe Blacc is an singer/rapper and is in the duo Emanon.

Sports:

Football:

Lamar Jackson is a quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens where he has won one MVP and also won the Heisman Trophy.

Ron Rivera is a former Super Bowl champion linebacker for the Chicago Bears and has been a head coach for the Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders.

Basketball:

Marquis Daniels is former guard who made the All NBA-Rookie Second team and one Second-team All SEC once.

Racing:

Lewis Hamilton is a Formula 1 race car driver for Mercedes who has seven championships and has the most wins.

Baseball:

Jim Lefebvre is a former one time All-Star and won one World Series Championship before retiring to be a manager for three teams.

Alfonso Soriano is a former outfielder-second basemen who was a seven time All-Star and four time Silver Slugger Awards. He also is the only player with 40 homeruns, 40 stolen bases and 20 outfield assists in one season.

Eric Gagne is a three time All-Star former closer who won one Cy Young Award and one World Series Championship.

Francisco Rodriguez is a six time All-Star former closer who won one World Series Championship and holds the record for the most saves in a season with 62.

Jon Lester is a former starting pitcher who has won three World Series Championship with the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox. He also made five All-Star teams and won the NLCS MVP plus pitched a no-hitter.

Ozzie Albies is a three time All-Star second basemen for the Atlanta Braves where he has one World Series Championship and has won two Silver Slugger Awards.

Edwin Encarnacion is a former DH who made three All-Star teams and the led the AL in RBIs one year.

Tucker Barnart is a two time Gold Glove catcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Israel starting pitcher Dean Kremer (17) aims a pitch during the first inning of a World Baseball Classic game against Nicaragua, Sunday, March 12, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Dean Kremer is a starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles and for Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic. He also has won one Gold Medal in the Maccabiah Games.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Ross Grimsley, Jeff Montgomery, Craig Shipley, Chris Hatcher, Kevin Mench, Ray Semproch, Jim Hannan, Dick Calmus, Doug Capilla, Bob Gorinski, Dave Meads, Allan Anderson, Rob Maurer, Frank Menechino, Jorge Toca, Rob Radlosky, Brayan Pena, Carlos Corporan, Jose Garcia, Kyle Hudson, Brandon Bantz, Jhoulys Chacin, Phillippe Aumont, Thyago Vieira, Blake Sabol & Dermis Garcia!

In Memoriam:

Baseball:

Johnny Mize is a Hall of Fame first basemen who made ten All-Star Teams and won five World Series Championships.

Tony Conigliaro was a one time All-Star outfielder for the Boston Red Sox and he is famous for being in the face by a pitch that caused a severe eye injury and derailed his career. Though he would make a comeback from the injury, his career was not the same afterwards.

Alvin Dark is a former two time World Series Champion shortstop and made three All-Star teams.