August Birthdays

Since it's August, time to say Happy Birthday

Valtteri Bottas

-Birth name: Valtteri Viktor Bottas

-DOB: 8/28/1989

-Where: Nastola, Finland

-He's currently a reserve driver for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team

Bruce Dickinson

-Birth name: Paul Bruce Dickinson

-DOB: 8/7/1958

-Where: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

-He practices fencing in his spare time

Joe Elliott

-Birth name: Joseph Thomas Elliott

-DOB: 8/1/1959

-Where: Sheffield, England

-He is the lead singer of a band called The Cybernauts, a tribute band to David Bowie

Rob Halford

-Birth name: Robert John Arthur Halford

-DOB: 8/25/1951

-Where: Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom

-He knew ever since he was ten years old that he was gay

Glenn Hughes

-DOB: 8/21/1951

-Where: Cannock, United Kingdom

-He suffered from drug addiction for years, until an EMT threatened him with bodily harm and he got sober for good

James Jagger

-DOB: 8/28/1985

-Where: New York City, New York

-Actress Cyndy Hall is his aunt

Shawn Michaels

-Birth name: Michael Shawn Hickenbottom

-DOB: 7/22/1965

-Where: Chandler, Arizona

-He took his wrestling name from his real name, just switching around his first and middle name

Sean Connery

-Birth name: Thomas Sean Connery

-DOB: 8/25/1930

-Where: Edinburgh, Scotland

-DOD: 10/31/2020

-Where: Nassau, Bahamas

-Out of all six actors who have played the role of James Bond, he is the only one who actually served in the Royal Navy

John Deacon

-Birth name: John Richard Deacon

-DOB: 8/19/1951

-Where: Leicester, England

-Played bass for hard rock band Queen

Mark Webber

-Birth name: Mark Alan Webber

-DOB: 8/27/1976

-Where: Queanbeyan, Australia

-Joined the Porsche team and won the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship

Raoul Bova

-DOB: 8/14/1971

-Where: Rome, Italy

-Prior to becoming an actor, he took the entrance exam to become part of the Carabinieri, the Italian military police, but he was refused

July Birthdays

Since it's July, time to say Happy Birthday

Princess Diana

-DOB: 11/1/1961

-Where: Sandringham, United Kingdom

-DOD: 8/31/1997

-Where: Paris, France

-Was referred to as the people's princess

Daniel Ricciardo

-Birth name: Daniel Joseph Ricciardo

-DOB: 7/1/1989

-Where: Perth, Australia

-Nicknamed the Honey Badger due to his fearless and sometimes aggressive racing style on track

Mick Jagger

-Birth name: Michael Phillip Jagger

-DOB: 7/26/1943

-Where: Dartford, Kent, England

-He met future Rolling Stones member Keith Richards while waiting at a train station

Fernando Alonso

-Birth name: Fernando Alonso Diaz

-DOB: 7/29/1981

-Where: Oviedo, Spain

-He was once the world's youngest Formula 1 pole sitter, race winner, world champion and double world champion

Sebastian Vettel

-DOB: 7/3/1987

-Where: Heppenheim, Germany

-He was the youngest driver to win during the 2010 Formula 1 season

Kevin Nash

-Birth name: Kevin Scott Nash

-DOB: 7/9/1959

-Where: Detroit, Michigan

-Was known as a class clown in school

Bret Hart

-DOB: 7/2/1957

-Where: Calgary, Canada

-His father, Stu Hart, worked with Stampede Wrestling in Canada

Lauren Harris

-DOB: 7/6/1984

-Where: London, England

-Besides being a highly successful solo artist, she now has a band called Six Hour Sundown

Daniel Radcliffe

-Birth name: Daniel Jacob Radcliffe

-DOB: 7/23/1989

-Where: London, England

-He states that the first black and white film he ever saw was 1957's 12 Angry Men. It is one of his most favorite films

Terence "Geezer" Butler

-Birth name: Terence Michael Joseph Butler

-DOB: 7/17/1949

-Where: Birmingham, England

-He refrains from using foul language because of his strict Irish Catholic upbringing

Ronnie James Dio

-Birth name: Ronald James Padavona

-DOB: 7/10/1942

-Where: Portsmouth, New Hampshire

-DOD: 5/16/2010

-Where: Los Angeles, California

-His wife Wendy founded the Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund

Ringo Starr

-Birth name: Richard Starkey

-DOB: 7/7/1940

-Where: Liverpool, England

-Narrated the television program Thomas the Tank Engine

Roger Taylor

-Birth name: Roger Meddows Taylor

-DOB: 7/26/1949

-Where: King's Lynn, United Kingdom

-He pursued a solo career after Freddie Mercury died

Ian Anthony Dale

-DOB: 7/3/1978

-Where: St. Paul, Minnesota

-One of his best known roles is that of Adam Noshimuri, the son of a Japanese Yakuza member on Hawaii Five-O

June Birthdays

Since it's June, time to say Happy Birthday

Noriyuki "Pat" Morita

-Birth name: Noriyuki Morita

-DOB: 6/28/1932

-Where: Isleton, California

-DOD: 11/24/2005

-Where: Las Vegas, Nevada

-His first film appearance was the 1967 film Thoroughly Modern Millie

Nicholas Latifi

-Birth name: Nicholas Daniel Latifi

-DOB: 6/29/1995

-Where: Montreal, Canada

-His father is Michael Latifi, an Iranian-Canadian businessman

Ronnie Wood

-Birth name: Ronald David Wood

-DOB: 6/1/1947

-Where: Hillingdon, United Kingdom

-He suffered with addiction to drugs and alcohol before finally getting clean and sober at age 63 in 2010

Charlie Watts

-Birth name: Charles Robert Watts

-DOB: 6/2/1941

-Where: London, England

-DOD: 8/24/221

-Where: London, England

-Fellow Rolling Stones member Ronnie Wood describes Charlie as his Gemini twin

Nicko McBrain

-Birth name: Michael Henry McBrain

-DOB: 6/5/1952

-Where: London, England

-Nicko retired from the band Iron Maiden because he felt he could no longer give it his all in performing

Ian Paice

-Birth name: Ian Anderson Paice

-DOB: 6/29//1948

-Where: Nottingham, United Kingdom

-He is the sole member of Deep Purple who remained through all of the changes in lineup

Johnny Depp

-Birth name: John Christopher Depp II

-DOB: 6/9/1963

-Where: Owensboro, Kentucky

-He's known for the often oddball characters he plays in film

Noah Wyle

-Birth name: Noah Strausser Speer Wyle

-DOB: 6/4/1971

-Where: Los Angeles, California

-His mother was an orthopedic head nurse while his father was an entrepreneur and electrical engineer

Marilyn Monroe

-Birth name: Norma Jean Mortenson

-DOB: 6/1/1926

-Where: Los Angeles, California

-DOD: 8/4/1962

-Where: Los Angeles, California

-In real life, she fought with anxiety and low self-esteem

May Birthdays

Since it's May, time to say Happy Birthday

Blaze Bayley

-Birth name: Bayley Alexander Cooke

-DOB: 5/29/1963

-Where: Birmingham, England

-He has the birth and death dates of his wife Debbie Hartland tattooed on his arm

Yuki Tsunoda

-DOB: 5/11/2000

-Where: Sagimihara, Kanagawa, Japan

-He began competitive go kart racing at age 9

Tim McGraw

-Birth name: Samuel Timothy McGraw

-DOB: 5/1/1967

-Where: Delhi, Louisiana

-He once suffered from alcoholism

Zhou Guanyu

-DOB: 5/30/1999

-Where: Shanghai, China

-He is considered to be the only Chinese driver in Formula 1

Chow Yun-Fat

-DOB: 5/18/1955

-Where: Lamma Island, Hong Kong,China

-He attempted suicide when his relationship with TV star Idy Chan ended in 1983

Mike Myers

-Birth name: Michael John Myers

-DOB: 5/25/1963

-Where: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

-His Saturday Night Live skit, Coffee Talk with Linda Richman, he based that character on his ex-mother in law Linda Richman

Cher

-DOB: 5/20/1946

-Where: El Centro, California

-She wanted to play the role of Morticia Addams in the 1991 film The Addams Family. But the role went to Anjelica Huston instead

Pierce Brosnan

-Birth name: Pierce Brendan Brosnan

-DOB: 5/16/1953

-Where: Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland

-He was the target of bullies when he was 11 because at that age, he was already 6' tall

April Birthdays

Since it's April, time to say Happy Birthday

Jet Li

-Birth name: Li Lian-jie

-DOB: 4/26/1963

-Where: Beijing, China

-While filming the fight scenes with Anthony Anderson in the 2000 film Romeo Must Die, he sustained bruising on his ribs

Ritchie Blackmore

-Birth name: Richard Hugh Blackmore

-DOB: 4/14/1945

-Where: Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England

-He is often known to be moody, erratic and headstrong

Jeremy Clarkson

-Birth name: Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson

-DOB: 4/11/1960

-Where: Doncaster, United Kingdom

-He's known for his frequent outspoken nature

Eddie Murphy

-Birth name: Edward Regan Murphy

-DOB: 4/3/1961

-Where: Brooklyn, New York

-He paid for the funeral for comedian Redd Foxx, who inspired him to pursue stand up comedy

Roddy Piper

-Birth name: Roderick George Toombs

-DOB: 4/17/1954

-Where: Saskatoon, Canada

-DOD: 7/31/2015

-Where: Los Angeles, California

-He passed away in his sleep from a heart attack. His wife, Kitty, says that she was thankful he was at home with her when he passed away

Sebastian Bach

-Birth name: Sebastian Philip Bierk

-DOB: 4/3/1968

-Where: Freeport, The Bahamas

-He left Skid Row after a disagreement with his bandmates over whether they should open for Kiss on their 1996 reunion tour

Federico Castellucio

-DOB: 4/29/1964

-Where: Naples, Italy

-He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting and media arts

Al Pacino

-Birth name: Alfredo James Pacino

-DOB: 4/25/1940

-Where: Manhattan, New York

-His first film was an independent film called The Panic in Needle Park