On This Day April 25
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1818 – Former slave-turned-civil rights activist Frederick Douglass (d. 1895)
1894 – Legendary comedian Jack Benny, born Benjamin Kubelsky (d. 1974)
1921 – Retired Emmy-winning TV anchor-host Hugh Downs (“Today” show, “20/20”)
1942 – Businessman and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
1960 – Golden Globe-winning actress Meg Tilly (“The Big Chill,” “Agnes of God”)
1972 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas
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1879 – American cowboy-vaudeville performer-actor Will Rogers (d. 1935)
1925 – Emmy-winning actress Doris Roberts (“Everybody Loves Raymond”) (d. 2016)
1946 – Former First Lady Laura Bush
1960 – Emmy and Grammy-winning comedian Kathy Griffin
1961 – Actor Ralph Macchio (“Eight is Enough,” “The Karate Kid,” “My Cousin Vinny”)
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1927 – Retired Los Angeles Dodgers manager and National Baseball Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda
1954 – Actress-model-singer Shari Belafonte (“Hotel,” “Beyond Reality,” “Babylon 5: Thirdspace”)
1956 – Singer Debby Boone, best known for her Grammy-winning 70s smash “You Light Up My Life”
1958 – Rock guitarist-singer and 2015 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductee Joan Jett
1958 – Golden Globe-winning Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli
1960 – Actor Scott Baio (“Happy Days,” “Joanie Loves Chachi,” “Charles in Charge”)
1979 – The Knack hold first place on the singles chart with “My Sharona.”
1984 – “Missing You,” by John Waite, is on top of the singles chart.
1990 – Wilson Phillips has the No. 1 single with “Release Me.”
2001 – “I’m Real,” by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule, begins its third week as a No. 1 single.
2007 – Soulja Boy begins his second and final week on top of the singles chart with “Crank That.”
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