THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY Colm CT Wilkinson, singer, is 72. Mark Wahlberg, singer turned actor, is 45. Kenny G, saxophonist, is 60. Laurie Anderson, singer, is 69. David Weir, British Paralympic athlete, is 37. Pete Wentz, bassist of Fall Out Boy, is 37. Ken Follett, author, is 67. Susan Lynch, Northern Irish actress, is 45. Moira Anderson, singer, is 77. MONDAY Willie John McBride, Ireland and Lions rugby player, is 76. Bjorn Borg, Swedish tennis superstar, is 60. Sandra Bernhard, comedy actress, is 61. Mike Gatting, former England cricket captain, is 59. David Connolly, former Ireland footballer, is 39. Paul Giamatti, actor from Cinderella Man and Sideways, is 49. TUESDAY Liam Neeson, actor, is 64. Bear Grylls, TV survivalist, is 42. Anna Kournikova, former tennis player, is 35. James Ivory, film director, is 88. Paddy McAloon, singer of Prefab Sprout, is 59. Michael Cera, actor who starred in the movie Superbad, is 28. Damien Hirst, English artist, is 50. Tom Jones, Welsh singer, is 76. WEDNESDAY Kanye West, rapper, is 39. Nancy Sinatra, singer and daughter of Frank, is 76. Barbara Bush, former US First Lady, is 91. Colin Baker, actor of Dr Who fame, is 73. Mick Hucknall, f lamehaired singer with Simply Red and Manchester United supporter, is 56. Bonnie Tyler, singer, is 65. Tim Berners-Lee, English scientist who invented the worldwide web, is 61. Shilpa Shetty, Bollywood actress, is 40. Jerry Stiller, actor and father of Ben Stiller, is 78. THURSDAY Mick O’Dwyer, Kerry football legend, is 80. Natalie Portman, actress, is 35. Michael J Fox, actor, is 55. Johnny Depp, actor, is 53. Charles Saatchi, ex-husband of Nigella Lawson, is 73. Patricia Cornwell, author, is 60. Matthew Bellamy, lead singer of Muse, is 39. Jackie Mason, comedian, is 85. Ed Simons, of electronic duo The Chemical Brothers, is 46. FRIDAY Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is 95. Elizabeth Hurley, actress, is 51. David Platt, ex-England footballer, is 50. Joao Gilberto, bossa nova demigod, is 85. Carlo Ancelotti, former Chelsea manager, is 57. Kim Deal, bassist of The Pixies, is 55. Sasha Obama, US president’s daughter, is 15. SATURDAY Jackie Stewart, threetime F1 World Champ, is 77. Gene Wilder, actor, is 83. Andy Lee, southpaw boxer from Limerick, is 32. Shia LaBeouf, actor, is 30. Hugh Laurie, actor, is 57. Joshua Jackson, actor who played ‘Pacey’ in TV series Dawson’s Creek, is 38.