Today's Birthdays
1916 - Jackie Gleason, Brooklyn New York, American comedian (Ralph Kramden-Honeymooners)
1924 - Gloria Vanderbilt, don't my jeans look great (poor little rich girl)
1925 - Robert Altman, Kansas City MO, director (Nashville, M*A*S*H)
1927 - Sidney Poitier, 1st African American actor to win an Oscar for Best Actor ('Lillies in the Field' - 1963), born in Miami, Florida
1929 - Amanda Blake [Beverly Louise Neill], American actress (Kitty Russell-Gunsmoke), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1989)
1930 - Patricia Smith, New Haven Ct, actress (Bob Newhart Show)
1936 - Larry Hovis, Wapito Wash, comedian (Gomer Pyle, Hogan's Heroes)
1936 - Marj Dusay, [Mahoney], Russell Ks, actress (Kate-Bret Maverick)
1941 - Buffy Sainte-Marie, Maine, folksinger (Now That the Buffalo Are Gone)
1942 - Mitch McConnell, (Sen-R-KY, 1985- )
1942 - Peter Strauss, Croton-on-Hudson NY, actor (Rich Man Poor Man)
1942 - Phil Esposito, Sault Ste. Marie Ontario, NHL center/GM (Bruins, Rangers)
1945 - Andrew Bergman, director/screenwriter (Soapdish, Honeymoon in Vegas)
1945 - Brion James, American actor (d. 1999)
1946 - Brenda Blethyn, actress (Secrets & Lies)
1946 - J[erome] Geils, rock guitarist (J Geils Band-Centerfold), born in NYC, New York
1946 - Sandy Duncan, Henderson Tx, actress (Hogan Family)
1947 - Peter Strauss, American actor
1949 - Ivana Trump, Gottwaldov Cz, ex-wife of Donald Trump (1st Wives Club)
1950 - John Voldstad, Oslo Norway, actor (Darryl-Newhart)
1950 - Walter Becker, rock bassist (Steely Dan-Peg), born in NYC, New York
1951 - Randy California, [Wolfe], Cal, guitarist (Spirit-I Got a Line on You)
1954 - Jon Brant, rock bassist (Cheap Trick)
1954 - Patty Hearst Shaw, SF, famous kidnap hostage (Tanya)
1955 - Kelsey Grammer, Virgin Islands, actor (Fraiser Crane-Cheers/Fraiser)
1960 - Joel Hodgson, American comedian (Mystery Science Theater 3000)
1961 - Steve Lundquist, US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1984)
1963 - Charles Barkley, Leads Alabama, NBA forward (Phoenix, Rockets, Oly-gold-96)
1963 - William Baldwin, NY, actor (Backdraft, Sliver, Flatliners)
1967 - Andrew Shue, actor (Melrose Place)
1967 - Broderick Thomas, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minn, Cowboys)
1967 - Chris Singleton, NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins)
1967 - Kurt Cobain, Aberdeen Washington, rock vocalist (Nirvana)
1967 - Kurt Knudsen, US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
1967 - Lili Taylor, actress (Ransom, Short Cuts)
1967 - Tom Waddle, NFL player (Chicago Bears/Cincinnati Bengals)
1977 - Stephon Marbury, NBA guard (Minn Timberwolves)
1978 - Lauren Ambrose, American actress
1978 - Jay Hernandez, American actor
1982 - Jason Hirsh, American baseball player
1983 - Jose Morales, Puerto Rican baseball player
1983 - Justin Verlander, American baseball player
1985 - Ryan Sweeney, American baseball player
1988 - Rihanna, Barbadian singer