Celebrity Birthdays May 8th:

Entertainment:

Stephen Amell is an actor known for the TV shows “Arrow” and “Heels”.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Gregory Pace/Shutterstock (10239170cc) Matthew Davis The CW Network Upfront Presentation, Arrivals, New York, USA – 16 May 2019

Matthew Davis an actor known for the TV shows “Vampire Diaries” and “Legacies”.

Corey Mylchreest is an actor known for the TV shows “Sandman” and “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgeton Story”.

Nikki Roumel is an actress known for the TV shows “Ginny & Georgia” and “Designated Survivor”.

Adam Huber is an actor known for the TV shows “Dynasty” and “Generations”.

Melissa Gilbert is an actress known for the TV shows “Little House on the Prairie” and “Sweet Justice”.

Deborah Harmon is an actress known for the TV shows “Just the Ten of Us” and “The Ted Knight Show”.

Philip Bailey is a singer-songwriter known for being the lead singer of the R&B group Earth, Wind & Fire. He also has won seven Grammys out of twenty one nominations

Enrique Iglesias is a singer-songwriter who started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the turn of the millennium, he made a successful crossover into the mainstream English-language market.

Gary Glitter is a singer-songwriter who achieved fame and success during the 1970s and 1980s with hits “Rock and Roll (Parts 1 and 2)”, “Do You Wanna Touch Me”, “I Love You Love Me Love”, “I’m the Leader of the Gang (I Am)”, and “Hello, Hello, I’m Back Again”.

Sports:

Football:

Ronnie Lott is a Hall of Fame ten time Pro-Bowl cornerback who won four Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers and made eight First-Team All-Pros.

Bill Cowher is a Hall of Fame coach who has won Coach of the Year once and won one Super Bowl Championship in 2005 with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Lovie Smith is a coach who has won Coach of the Year once and coached in one Super Bowl.

Basketball:

Kemba Walker is a point guard who has made four All-Star teams and won two Sportsmanship Awards.

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni stands on the court during the first half of an NBA game against the Washington Wizards, on Nov. 26, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

Mike D’Antoni is a coach who has won Coach of the Year twice and has won three Gold Medals plus one Bronze Medal.

Baseball:

Adrian Gonzalez is a former five time All-Star first basemen who won four Gold Glove Awards and won two Silver Slugger Awards.

Dennis Leonard is a former starting pitcher who led the league in wins once.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Steve Braun, Wily Peralta, John Maine, Art Lopez, Miguel Puente, Lloyd Allen, Orestes Destrade, Dave Rohde, Todd Greene, Jason Davis, Alfredo Simon, Adam Moore, Sean Gilmartin, Cody Ege, Lewis Brinson, Bryan Hudson & Brett Wisely!

In Memoriam:

Entertainment:

Don Rickles was a comedian-actor known for the movies “Casino” and “Toy Story” franchise.

Rickey Nelson was a singer-songwriter-musician-actor known for having 54 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and was in the movie “Rio Bravo”.

Sports:

Baseball:

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Mike Cuellar was a four time All-Star starting pitcher who won one Cy Young Award and won two World Series Championships.

Turkey Stearnes was a Hall of Fame outfielder who made five All-Star teams and led the Negro Leagues in homeruns seven times.

Dan Brouthers was a Hall of Fame first basemen who won four batting titles and led the league in homeruns twice.

Ross Barnes was an infielder who led the league in hits four times and runs scored four times.

Edd Roush was a Hall of Fame outfielder who won two batting titles and won one World Series Championship in 1919 with the Cincinnati Reds.