Celebrity Birthdays January 15th:

Entertainment:

FILE PHOTO: Dove Cameron attends the CFDA Fashion Awards in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 6, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Dove Cameron is an actress-singer known for the movie “The Descendants” and the TV show “Liv & Maddie”.

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – MARCH 17: American commentator Ben Shapiro is seen on set during a taping of “Candace” on March 17, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. The show will air on Friday, March 19, 2021. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Ben Shapiro is a the host of The Ben Shapiro Show, a daily political podcast and live radio and he writes columns for Creators Syndicate, Newsweek, and Ami Magazine, and serves as editor emeritus for The Daily Wire.

Regina King is an actress known for the movies “Ray” and “If Beale Street Could Talk”.

Valentina Zenere is an actress known for TV shows “Aliados” and “Cable Girls”.

Chad Lowe is an actor known for the TV shows “Life Goes On” and “Pretty Little Liars”.

Charo is an actress and singer known for the TV shows “Love Boat” and “Fantasy Island”.

James Nesbitt is an actor known for the TV show “Lucky Man” and the movie “Hobbit” franchise.

Dorian Missick is an actor known for the TV shows “For Life” and “Southland”.

Pitbull is a rapper-singer recording reggaeton, Latin hip hop, and crunk music under a multitude of labels and sold over 25 million studio albums and over 100 million singles worldwide.

Skrillex is a DJ and music producer plus he was in the band From First to Last as their lead singer.

Sports:

Football:

Drew Brees is a former Super Bowl winning quarterback for the New Orleans Saints who won the Super Bowl MVP and made thirteen Pro Bowls.

Deebo Samuel is a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers who has made one Pro Bowl and one First Team All-Pro.

Randy White is a former nine time Pro Bowl Hall of Fame linebacker-defensive tackle who won one Super Bowl Championship where he won the Super Bowl MVP and was seven time First Team All Pro.

Baseball:

Bobby Grich is a former six time All-Star second basemen who won four Gold Glove Awards and one Silver Slugger Award.

Delino DeShields is a former second basemen who led the league in triples once and was the runner up for Rookie of the Year.

Matt Holliday is a former seven time All-Star outfielder who won one World Series Championship in 2011 with the St Louis Cardinals and won the NLCS MVP with the Colorado Rockies.

Armando Galarraga is a former starting pitcher who pitched the 28-out perfect game that was the near-perfect game that the umpires messed up.

Mitch Garver is catcher for the Seattle Mariners where he has won one Silver Slugger Award and won one World Series Championship in 2023 with the Texas Rangers.

Don Cooper is a former starting pitcher who went on to be the pitching coach for the Chicago White Sox team that won World Series Championship in 2005.

Jerry Narron was a former catcher who went into coaching and managing after his playing career ended where he managed the Reds and Rangers.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Ray King, Matt Duffy, Triston Casas, George Cappuzzello, Rance Mulliniks, Curt Brown, Joe Lansford, William Brennan, Jeff Banister, Bill Wertz, Wayne Gomes, Edwin Diaz, Ben Howard, JD Closser, Melvin Dorta, Brennan Bernardino, Chi Chi Gonzalez, Tim Mayza, Skye Bolt, Riley Smith, Janson Junk, Daz Cameron & Drew Millas!

In Memoriam:

Entertainment:

Martin Luther King Jr was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.

Ronnie Van Zant was the lead singer and a founding member of the Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Baseball:

Ray Chapman was a former shortstop for the Cleveland Indians who was hit in the head by a pitch thrown by pitcher Carl Mays and died 12 hours later. He is the only player to die directly from an injury received during a major league game. His death led baseball to establish a rule requiring umpires to replace the ball whenever it becomes dirty.

Mike Marshall was a former two time All-Star reliever who was the first reliver to win the Cy Young Award and has the MLB record for most games pitched in one single season with 106.

Steve Gromek was a former one time All-Star starting pitcher who won one World Series Championship in 1948 with the Cleveland Indians.