THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY
Art Garfunkel, singer, is 76. Tatum O’Neal, youngest ever Oscar-winner (aged 10), is 54. Bryan Adams, singer, is 58. Ryan Adams, singer-songwriter, is 43. Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead guitarist, is 46. Tilda Swinton, actress, is 57. Lester Piggott, former jockey, is 82. Peter Noone, singer with Herman’s Hermits, is 70. Grainne Seoige, Irish broadcaster, is 43.
MONDAY, NOV 6
John Giles, former footballer, manager and pundit, is 77. Sally Field, actress, is 71. Ethan Hawke, actor, is 47. Thandie Newton, actress, is 45. Rebecca Romijn, X-Men actress, is 45. Gareth Williams, former Wales and Lions rugby player, is 63. Padraic Delaney, Irish actor, is 40.
TUESDAY, NOV 7
Neil Hannon, Divine Comedy singer, is 47. Lorde (aka Ella Yelich-O’Connor), singer, is 21. Joni Mitchell, singer/ songwriter, is 74. Liam O Maonlai, founding member of the Hothouse Flowers, is 53. Morgan Spurlock, actor/director, is 47. Mairtin Tom Sheainin, presenter on TG4, is 62. Sharleen Spiteri, singer with Texas, is 50. Tinie Tempah, rapper, is 28.
WEDNESDAY, NOV 8
Ken Dodd, British comedian, is 90. Niall O’Brien, Irish cricketer, is 36. Richard Curtis, screenwriter, is 61. Roy Wood, founder member of the Move, ELO and Wizzard, is 71. Rickie Lee Jones, singer-songwriter, is 63. Martin Peters, English World Cup winner, is 74. Gordon Ramsay, celebrity chef, is 51. Bonnie Raitt, singer, is 68. Sean Haughey, politician, is 56. Aaron Hughes, Northern Ireland and Hearts soccer player, is 38.
THURSDAY, NOV 9
Mick Wallace, the hirsute Irish politician, is 62. Roger McGough, Scouse poet, is 80. Lou Ferrigno, bodybuilder who played The Incredible Hulk, is 66. Tony Slattery, comedian, is 58. Ray Cummins, former Cork hurler, is 69. David Duval, golfer, is 46. Alessandro Del Piero, Italian World Cup-winning footballer, is 43. Daphne
Guinness, artist and fashion designer, is 50.
FRIDAY, NOV 10
Ellen Pompeo, Grey’s Anatomy actress, is 48. Tim Rice, songwriter, is 73. Eddie Irvine, Co Down-born former Formula 1 driver, is 52. Tracy Morgan, comedian, is 49. Ennio Morricone, legendary Italian composer, is 89. Eddie Hobbs, financial pundit, is 55.
SATURDAY, NOV 11
Leonardo DiCaprio, actor, is 43. Calista Flockhart, actress who starred in Ally McBeal, is 53. Demi Moore, actress, is 55. Mose Allison, jazz singer/ pianist, is 90. Andy Partridge, singer and guitarist of XTC, is 64. Andrea Roche, former Miss Ireland, is 40. DJ Carey, former Kilkenny hurler, is 47. Alison Doody, actress, is 51.