Celebrities who had their birthday today August 9

August is indeed filled with celebrations of birthdays of many famous people around the world and today is no exception.

Ime Udoka

Ime Sunday Udoka (born August 9, 1977) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The ex-basketball player was born in Nigeria and comes from the state of Akwa Ibom. He represented the Nigeria national team during his playing career. Udoka was a player of the Nigerian national team. He also played for Nigeria in the 2005 and 2011 FIBA ​​Africa Championships, winning bronze medals in both tournaments.

Aruna Quadric

Quadri Akinade Aruna (born August 9, 1988), is a Nigerian table tennis player. He competed for Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals in the latter competition. He is the first player from Africa to be in the top 10. He reached the quarter-finals in the men’s singles at the 2014 World Cup.

Leon Bailey

Leon Patrick Bailey (born 9 August 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Jamaican national team. He previously played for the Belgian Genk and Bayern Leverkusen. He played 17 times for the Jamaican national team, scoring three times.

Tyson Gay

Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 and 200 meters. His personal best in the 100 m of 9.69 seconds is the American record and makes him the second fastest athlete ever together with Yohan Blake. Gay has won medals in major international competitions, including 3 golds in the 100m, 200m and 4×100m relay at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.

Eric Banana

Eric Banadinović, AM (born 9 August 1968), better known as Eric Bana is an Australian actor and comedian. He began his career in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before rising to fame in the comedy-drama The Castle (1997). He gained further recognition for the lead role in the biographical crime film Chopper (2000). His films include Hulk, Troy, Star Trek, Munich and King Arthur: Legend of the sword.

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