Entertainment:
Rob Lowe is an actor known for the TV shows “West Wing” and “911: Lone Star”.
John Boyega is an actor known for the movies “Star Wars” franchise and “Pacific Rim: Uprising”.
Kurt Russell is an actor known for the movies “Escape from New York” and “The Hateful Eight”.
Bryan Dechart is an actor known for the TV shows “Jane By Design” and “Vampire: The Masquerade: LA By Night”.
Patrick Duffy is an actor known for the TV shows “Dallas” and “Step by Step”.
Julia Winter is an actress known for the movie “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”.
Gary Sinise is an actor know for the movies “Forrest Gump” and “Of Mice and Men”.
Jade Alleyne is an actress known for the TV shows “The Lodge” and “4 O’Clock Club”.
Natalie Zea is an actress known for the TV shows “Justified” and “The Detour”.
Billy Corgan is a singer-songwriter-musician who is best known as the co-founder, lead singer, guitarist, and only constant member of alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins.
Tamar Braxton is a singer-reality TV personality who was a founding member of The Braxtons, an R&B singing group formed with her sisters. She has won a BET Award and three Soul Train Music Awards throughout her career plus has a five-octave soprano vocal range.
John Sebastian is a singer-songwriter-musician known as the lead singer of the Rock band The Lovin’ Spoonful.
Grimes is a singer-songwriter-musician who has been known for her music being from “lo-fi R&B” to futuristic dance-pop, and has incorporated influences from electronic music, hip hop, and rock. Her lyrics often touch on science fiction themes.
Sports:
Soccer:
Mia Hamm is a former forward who won two Olympic Gold Medals and won two FIFA Women’s World Cup Championships.
Swimming:
Katie Ledecky is seven time Olympic Gold Medal swimmer who won21 world championship gold medals, the most in history for a female swimmer. She has won a world record 16 individual gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships.
Basketball:
Kyle Korver is a former guard who made one All-Star team and is now the assistant GM for the Atlanta Hawks.
Danny Ainge is a former guard who made one All-Star Team and won two NBA Championships with the Boston Celtics. He also won another NBA Championships as an executive with the Celtics.
Football:
Deforest Buckner is a defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts who has made three Pro Bowls and made one First-Team All-Pro.
Cordarrelle Paterson is a four time Pro-Bowl running back who has made four First-Team All-Pros and won one Super Bowl Championship in 2018 with the New England Patriots.
Baseball:
Cito Gaston is a former outfielder-manager who made one All-Star team and won two World Series Championships with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Bill Mueller is a former third basemen who has won one Silver Slugger Award, a batting tittle and won one World Series Championship in 2004 with the Boston Red Sox.
Jean Segura is a shortstop who has made two All-Star teams.
Chris Davis is a former first basemen who made one All-Star team and won one Silver Slugger Award.
Rhys Hoskins is a first basemen for the Milwaukee Brewers who has led the league in walks once.
Andrew Kittredge is a reliever for the St Louis Cardinals who has made one All-Star team.
Juan Lagares is a center fielder who one Gold Glove Award and won one Fielding Bible Award.
John Smiley was a starting pitcher who made two All-Star teams and led the league in wins once.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Jerry Tabb, Rick Lisi, Tim Lollar, Pat Gomez, Dan Masteller, Scott Brow, Vance Wilson, Raul Chavez, Scott Downs, Robb Quinlan, AJ Murray, Cesar Valdez & Stuart Fairchild!
In Memoriam:
Entertainment:
Nat King Cole was a singer-pianist-actor known as a jazz and pop vocalist started in the late 1930s and spanned almost three decades where he found success and recorded over 100 songs that became hits on the pop charts.
Sports:
Baseball:
Hank Sauer was a two time All-Star left fielder who won one NL MVP and led the league in both homeruns and RBIs once.
Pete Reiser was a three time All-Star outfielder who won a batting tittle and won one World Series Championship in 1963 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Fred Pfeffer was a second basemen who was one of the last barehanded fielders in baseball, and he was the first player to foil a double steal by cutting off a catcher’s throw to second base and returning it to home plate. Known as an organizer among players, Pfeffer was active in establishing the Players’ League in 1890 and was involved in an attempt to reestablish the American Association in 1894.
Charlie Root was a pitcher who led the league in wins once and won one World Series Championship in 1957 with the Milwaukee Brewers.