THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, MAY 20
Wes Hoolahan, retired Ireland midfielder, is 36. Cher, actress and singer, is 72. Louis Theroux, broadcaster, is 48. Nick Heyward, singer with Haircut 100, is 57. Jack Gleeson, actor, is 26. Chris Froome, reigning Tour de France champion, is 33. Greg Dyke, British media executive, is 71.
MONDAY, MAY 21
Mary Robinson, former President, is 74. Leo Sayer, singer, is 70. MrT , The A-Team star, is 66. Ron Isley, singer with The Isley Brothers, is 77. Noel Fielding, comedian, is 45. Mark Cavendish, professional cyclist, is 33. Kevin Shields, My Bloody Valentine frontman, is 55. Michael Noonan, Minister for Finance, is 75. Andrew Neil, journalist and broadcaster, is 69.
TUESDAY, MAY 22
Morrissey, singer, is 59. Bill Whelan, Riverdance music composer, is 68. Graham Linehan, television comedy writer, is 50. Katie Price, aka Jordan, model, is 40. Betty Williams, Nobel Peace Prize winner, is 75. Naomi Campbell, model, is 48. Sean Og O hAilpin, former Cork GAA star, is 41. Bernie Taupin, Elton John’s songwriting partner, is 68. Novak Djokovic, tennis player, is 31.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 23
Christy Dignam, Aslan lead singer, is 58. Luka Bloom, folk singer and brother of Christy Moore, is 63. Mary Black, singer, is 63. Carrie Crowley, actress and TV presenter, is 54. Joan Collins, actress, is 85. Phil Selway, drummer with Radiohead, is 51. Anatoly Karpov, chess grandmaster, is 67. Bob Mortimer, one half of comedy duo Reeves and Mortimer, is 59.
THURSDAY, MAY 24
Packie Bonner, ex-Ireland goalkeeper, is 58. Ruth Dudley Edwards, journalist and broadcaster, is 74. Bob Dylan is 77. Sean Kelly, cyclist, is 62. Priscilla Presley, ex-wife of Elvis, is 73. Jim Broadbent, actor, is 69. Dermot O’Leary, TV presenter, is 45. Kristin Scott Thomas, actress, is 58. Eric Cantona, former footballer, is 52.
FRIDAY, MAY 25
Cillian Murphy, actor, is 42. Henry Mountcharles, Anglo-Irish peer and concert promoter, is 67. Sean Fitzpatrick, former chairman of Anglo Irish Bank, is 70. Ian McKellen, actor, is 79. Anthea Turner, TV personality, is 58. Julian Clary, comedian, is 59. Mike Myers, Austin Powers actor, is 55. Paul Weller, singer-guitarist, is 60. Frank Oz, Muppet puppeteer, is 74. Walter Walsh, Kilkenny hurler, is 27.
SATURDAY, MAY 26
Philip Treacy, Irish milliner, is 51. Jeremy Corbyn, British Labour Party leader, is 69. Helena Bonham Carter, actress, is 52. Hank Williams Jr, country musician, is 69. Stevie Nicks, of Fleetwood Mac, is 70. Lauryn Hill, singer with The Fugees, is 43.