Entertainment:
Lizzy Caplan is an actress known for the movies “Mean Girls” and “Cloverfield”.
Katherine Ryan is an actress known for the TV shows “Counterfeit Cat” and “Beyond Bionic”.
David Alan Grier is an actor known for the TV shows “In Living Color” and “Life with Bonnie”.
Vincent D’Onofrio is an actor known for the movies “The Cell” and “Men in Black”.
Rick Gonzalez is an actor known for the TV show “Arrow” and the movie “Coach Carter”.
Fantasia Barrino is a singer-actress who rose to prominence in 2004 for her performance of the Porgy and Bess standard “Summertime” during the third season of American Idol, and eventually became that season’s winner. Following her victory, Barrino became the second woman to have her first single debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Matisyahu is a singer-songwriter-rapper-musician who is known for blending spiritual themes with reggae, rock and hip hop beatboxing sounds, Matisyahu’s 2005 single “King Without a Crown” was a Top 40 hit in the United States.
Sports:
Swimming:
Michael Phelps is a competitive swimmer who is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals. He also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (23), Olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and Olympic medals in individual events (16).
Boxing:
Mike Tyson is a former heavyweight boxer who reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990. Tyson won his first 19 professional fights by knockout, 12 of them in the first round. Claiming his first belt at 20 years, 4 months, and 22 days old, Tyson holds the record as the youngest boxer ever to win a heavyweight title. He was the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, as well as the only heavyweight to unify them in succession.
Football:
AJ Brown is a wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles who has made three Pro-Bowls and has made two Second-Team All-Pros.
Basketball:
Joe Mazzulla is the head coach of the Boston Celtics who has won one NBA Championship in 2024 and has coached one All-Star game.
Mitch Richmond is a Hall of Fame guard who made six All-Star teams and won one NBA Championship in 2002 with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Baseball:
Trea Turner is a shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies who has made two All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 2019 with the Washington Nationals.
Mark Grudzielanek is a former second basemen who made one All-Star team and won one Gold Glove Award.
Garrett Anderson is a former left fielder who made three All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 2002 with the Los Angeles Angels.
Chan Ho Park is a former pitcher who made one All-Star team and won both a Silver Medal and Gold Medal.
Bud Black is a former pitcher-current manager of the Colorado Rockies who has won one two World Series Championships and won one Manager of the Year once.
Blake Treinen is a reliever for the Los Angeles Dodgers who has made one All-Star team and won one World Series Championship in 2020.
Jesus Aguilar is a first basemen who has made one All-Star team.
Other Baseball Birthdays:
Ron Swoboda, Pat Venditte, Otis Thornton, Jerry Kenney, Al Newman, Doug Dascenzo, Dan Peltier, Jim Stoops, Mike Judd, Todd Linden, Mitch Maier, Delwyn Young, Drew Sutton, Mike Carp, Cole Figueroa, Ryan Cook, Jeff Kobernus, Cody Asche, Josh Rojas, Rogelio Armenteros & Irving Lopez!
In Memoriam:
Entertainment:
Susan Hayward was an actress known for the movies “My Foolish Heart” and “I’ll Cry Tomorrow”.
Sports:
Baseball:
Tony Fernandez was a shortstop who made five All-Star teams and won one World Series Championship in 1993 with the Toronto Blue Jays.