Birthdays today
1936 - Edward R Madigan, (Rep-R-IL, 1973- )
1936 - Renato Bruson, Italian operatic baritone
1938 - Billy Gray, actor (Bud-Father Knows Best), born in Los Angeles, California
1938 - Paavo Johannes Heininen, composer
1938 - William B. Davis, Canadian actor
1938 - Tord Grip, Swedish football manager
1939 - Jacek Gmoch, Polish footballer and coach
1940 - Edmund White, American author
1941 - Meinhard Nehmer, German DR, 2 man bobsledder (Olympic-gold-1976)
1941 - Pasqual Maragall, Spanish politician
1943 - Richard Moll, Cal, actor (Night Court, House, Dungeonmaster, Survivor)
1943 - William Duckworth, composer
1945 - [Eileen] Joy[ce] Chant [Rutter], UK, sci-fi author (High Kings)
1946 - Eero Koivistoinen, Finnish musician
1947 - John Lees, England, rock guitarist/vocalist (Medicine Man)
1947 - Peter Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen (Olympic-gold-1968)
1947 - Jacek Majchrowski, Mayor of Kraków
1947 - Carles Rexach, former Spanish-Catalan footballer and coach
1948 - Kenia Jayantilal, cricketer (5 at Kingston 71 his only inns for India)
1948 - Gaj Singh, Maharaja of Jodhpur
1949 - Brandon Tartikoff, TV exec (NBC)
1949 - Rakesh Sharma, India, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-11)
1950 - Bob Forsch, American baseball player
1950 - John McNaughton, American film director
1952 - Cornelius Bumpus, keyboardist (Doobie Bros-Minute by Minute)
1952 - Sharon Gabet, Fort Wayne IN, actress (Edge of Night, Another World)
1954 - Vicki McCarty, playmate (Sep, 1979), born in Los Angeles, California
1955 - Fred White, rocker (Earth Wind & Fire-Shining Star, Easy Lover)
1955 - Jay McInerney, author (Bright Lights, Big City)
1955 - Titus M Mafolo, S Afr journalist/ANC-leader
1955 - Trevor Rabin, rocker (Yes)
1955 - Paul Kelly, Australian singer
1956 - Janet Hubert-Whitten, actress (Vivian Banks-Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
1956 - Jay McInerney, writer (Bright Lights, Big City)
1956 - Malcolm Foster, rock bassist (Pretenders-Mystery Achievement)
1957 - Christina Seufert, Sacraento California, diver (Olympic-bronze-1984)
1957 - Don Snow, rocker (Squeeze)
1957 - Mark Francis O'Meara, Goldsboro NC, PGA golfer (1984 Greater Milw)
1957 - Lorrie Moore, American writer
1958 - Ricardo Acuna, Chile, tennis star
1959 - James Lomenzo, American musician (Megadeth)
1960 - Kevin Anderson, American actor (Hoffa, Sleeping with the Enemy), born in Gurnee Illinois
1960 - Takis Lemonis, Greek footballer and coach
1961 - Graham "Suggs" McPherson, Sussex, rock vocalist (Madness-Our House)
Seinfeld Comedienne Julia Louis-DreyfusSeinfeld Comedienne Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1961)
1961 - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, comedienne (SNL, Seinfeld, Soul Man, Troll), born in NYC, New York
1961 - Kelly Hrudey, Edmonton, NHL goalie (LA Kings)
1961 - Kent Hull, NFL center (Buffalo Bills)
1961 - Suggs, English singer
1962 - Brett Maxie, NFL safety (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers)
1962 - Kevin Mitchell, US baseball outfielder (NY Met, SF Giants, Cin Reds)
1963 - Dirk Tazelaar, cricketer (Queensland & Surrey left-arm pace bowler)
1963 - Felita Carr, Fort Lauderdale Fl, dance skater (& Komarov-1995 Pac Champ)
1963 - Tim Patrick Kelly, Trenton NJ, guitarist (Slaughter-Stick it Live)
1963 - Kevin McClatchy, American businessman
1964 - Penelope Ann Miller, LA Ca, actress (Kindergarden Cop) [or Feb 13]
1964 - Ronan Rafferty, Northern Irish golfer
1966 - Joseph Harper, Ventura California, American canoeist (alt-Olympics-96)
1966 - Marcus Turner, NFL cornerback/safety (NY Jets)
Actor Patrick DempseyActor Patrick Dempsey (1966)
1966 - Patrick Dempsey, Lewiston Me, actor (Mike-Fast Times)
1966 - Tabitha Stevens, fictional character (Bewitched)
1967 - Annie Jones, Australian actress
1967 - George Paterson, Scottish singer/songwriter DMP
1968 - Kelly Boucher, Canadian basketball forward (Olympics-96), born in Calgary, Alberta
1968 - Mike Whitlow, English footballer
1968 - Chara, Japanese singer and actress
1969 - Andre Cason, US runner (world record 50 indoor)
1969 - Dan Footman, NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts)
1969 - John Flannery, guard/corner (Dallas Cowboys)
1969 - Katarzyna Nowak, Lodz Poland, tennis star (1994 Futures France)
1969 - Kevin Foster, US baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs)
1969 - Orlando Miller, Changionola Panama, infielder (Houston Astros)
1969 - Robert Wilson, NFL running back (Miami Dolphins)
1969 - Stephen Hendry, Edinburgh, Scottish professional snooker player
1970 - Anne-Marie Goddard, Utrechtum Netherlands, playmate (Jan, 94)
1970 - Frank Kooiman, soccer player (Sparta)
1970 - Keith Coogan, Palm Springs, California, American actor (Jeffrey-Waltons, Gun Shy)
1970 - Nachi Abe, WLAF tight end (Scotland Claymores)
1970 - Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (d. 2004)
1970 - Shonda Rhimes, American screenwriter/creator Grey's Anatomy
1971 - Elmer Dessens, Hermosillo Mexico, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1971 - John Mallory Asher, American film actor/director
1972 - Byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1972 - Nicole Eggert, Glendale California, actress (Charles in Charge, Baywatch)
1972 - Richard Woodley, NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)
1972 - Atoosa Rubenstein, Iranian-born American magazine editor
1972 - Vitaly Scherbo, Belarusian gymnast
1973 - Nikolai Khabibulin, Sverdlovsk Russia, NHL goalie (Winnipeg Jets)
1973 - Gloria Yip, Hong Kong actor
1974 - Matt Lepsis, NFL tackle (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
1974 - Sergei Brylin, Moscow Russia, NHL center (NJ Devils)
1975 - Angela Holbeck, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1976 - Gary Brent, cricketer (Zimbabwe ODI pace bowler 1996)
1976 - Vaclav Batlik, Costa Mesa California, American canoeist (alt-Olympics-96)
1976 - Michael Peńa, American actor
Actor Orlando BloomActor Orlando Bloom (1977)
1977 - Orlando Bloom, Kent England, English actor (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lord of the Rings)
1977 - James Posey, American basketball player
1979 - Jill Wagner, American Actor
1980 - Krzysztof Czerwinski, Polish conductor and organist
1980 - Nils-Eric Johansson, Swedish footballer
1980 - Akira Kaji, Japanese footballer
1980 - Michael Rupp, American ice hockey player
1981 - Reggie Brown, American football player
1981 - Shad Gaspard, American professional wrestler, bodyguard, and actor
1981 - Jason James, Welsh musician (Bullet for My Valentine)
1981 - Darrell Rasner, American baseball player
1982 - Guillermo Coria, Argentine tennis player
1983 - Julian Morris, English actor
1983 - William Hung, American Idol contestant
1983 - Ronny Turiaf, French basketball player
1986 - Joannie Rochette, Canadian figure skater
1989 - Bryan Arguez, American soccer player
1989 - Triinu Kivilaan, Estonian singer