John Walsh (television host)

John Edward Walsh, Jr. is an American television presenter, criminologist, victims' rights activist, and the host/creator of America's Most Wanted. He is known for his anti-crime activism, with which he became involved following the murder of his son, Adam, in 1981; in 2008, deceased serial killer Ottis Toole was officially named as Adam's killer. Walsh was part-owner of the now defunct National Museum of Crime and Punishment in Washington, D.C. He also anchored an investigative documentary series, The Hunt with John Walsh, which debuted on CNN in 2014.

26 December 1945

Born on the same birth day (26 December): Andrew Lock • Arsenio Lacson • Edward C. Prescott • Evelyn Bark • Frank Broyles • Joe Alexander • Joshua John Miller • Kenneth Darby • Leonardo Ghiraldini • Matt Zoller Seitz • Olga Lopes-Seale • Peep Jänes • Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld • Ray Sadecki • René Bazin • Rolf Botvid • Steve Prescott • Wang Lijun

Born in the same month (December 1945): Bette Midler • Concetta Tomei • Connie Willis • David Mallet (director) • December 30 • Diane Sawyer • Frances Lannon • Herman Cain • Jean Pronovost • John McEuen • Julie Heldman • Mike Pringle (politician) • Moshe Katsav • Mukhtar Altynbayev • Rick Berman • Sivakant Tiwari