THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, APRIL 8
Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland, is 73. Kofi Annan, former UN secretary-general, is 80. Julian Lennon, son of John, is 55. Ezra Koenig, singer with Vampire Weekend, is 34. Vivienne Westwood, fashion designer, is 77. Taylor Kitsch, actor, is 37.
MONDAY, APRIL 9
Sorcha Cusack, of the famous acting family, is 69. Karen Koster, TV3 presenter, is 37. Peter Canavan, GAA legend, is 47. Baz Ashmawy, TV personality, is 43. Finian McGrath, Minister of State, is 65. Cynthia Nixon, actress in Sex and the City, is 52. Albert Hammond Jr, guitarist with The Strokes, is 38. Robbie Fowler, ex-Liverpool striker, is 43. Jean-Paul Belmondo, iconic French actor, is 85. Paddy Barnes, Olympic bronze-winning boxer, is 31.
TUESDAY, APRIL 10
Steven Seagal, tough-guy actor, is 66. Mandy Moore, actress and singer, is 34. Sophie Ellis-Bextor, pop singer, is 39. Gloria Hunniford, broadcaster, is 78. Vincent Kompany, Man City and Belgium centre-half, is 32. Liz McClarnon, Atomic Kitten singer, is 37.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11
Michael Lyster, RTE presenter, is 64. Lisa Stansfield, singer, is 52. Jeremy Clarkson, former Top Gear presenter, is 58. Jill Gascoine, actress, is 81. Cerys Matthews, singer with Catatonia, is 49. Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert Kennedy, is 90. Matt Holland, former Ireland footballer, is 44.
THURSDAY, APRIL 12
Saoirse Ronan, actress, is 24. Brian McFadden, former Westlife singer, is 38. Eoghan Murphy, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local COMPILED BY PAUL KENNEDY Government, is 36. Claire Danes, actress, is 39. Alan Ayckbourn, playwright, is 79. David Letterman, US talk-show host, is 71. Herbie Hancock, jazz pianist, is 78. Vince Gill, country singer, is 61. Jacob Zuma, disgraced ex-president of South Africa, is 76.
FRIDAY, APRIL 13
Sile Seoige, TG4 presenter, is 39. Paul Murphy TD is 35. Jonjo O’Neill, racehorse trainer, is 66. Edward Fox, actor, is 81. Al Green, soul singer, is 72. Frank O’Neill, former Shamrock Rovers great, is 78. Brigitte Macron, wife of France’s President Macron, is 65. Garry Kasparov, legendary chess player and political activist, is 55.
SATURDAY, APRIL 14
Majella O’Donnell, wife of Daniel, is 58. Ted Walsh, racehorse trainer, is 68. Simon Crowe, The Boomtown Rats drummer, is 63. Robert Carlyle, actor, is 57. Julie Christie, actress, is 78. Adrien Brody, actor, is 45. Julian Lloyd Webber, cellist, is 67. Loretta Lynn, country singer, is 86. Win Butler, singer with Arcade Fire, is 38. Peter Capaldi, Doctor Who actor, is 60.