Staying Fit
March 2: Jon Bon Jovi, 60
The New Jersey-born front man and his eponymous band released their 15th studio album in 2020 (called, appropriately, 2020), which featured two songs written during the pandemic: “Do What You Can,” about helping out in times of need, and “American Reckoning,” a protest song about the killing of George Floyd. Bon Jovi is still married to Dorothea Hurley, whom he met in high school; they married in Vegas back in 1989 and have four kids. He’s now gearing up to hit the road with his band, kicking off a nationwide stadium tour in April.
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March 3: Jackie Joyner-Kersee, 60
Few American athletes can match the breadth of skills mastered by this six-time Olympic medalist, who picked up three golds, one silver and two bronzes in the long jump and heptathlon — that’s seven track-and-field events, if you’re not up on your Greek. Sports Illustrated ranked her the top female athlete of the 20th century, and since hanging up her running shoes, she’s worked as a motivational speaker and established her own foundation dedicated to motivating the youth of greater East St. Louis in athletics and academics.