THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, SEPT 30
Cecelia Ahern, novelist, is 37. Ray Burke, controversial former minister, is 75. Charlie McCreevy, ex-Minister for Finance, is 69. Johnny Mathis, legendary crooner, is 83. Martina Hingis, Swiss tennis player, is 38. Angie Dickinson, actress, is 87. Barry Williams, Brady Bunch actor, is 64. Barbara Knox, actress, plays Rita Tanner in Coronation Street, is 85.
MONDAY, OCT 1
Keith Duffy, Boyzone singer and actor, is 44. Theresa May, British prime minister, is 62. Andrew Rieu, Dutch musician, is 69. Jimmy Carter, former US president, is 94. Julie Andrews, singing actress, is 83. Youssou N’Dour, world music star, is 59. Brie Larson, Room actress, is 29.
TUESDAY, OCT 2
Vogue Williams, celebrity millennial, is 33. Keith Barry, magician, is 42. Anna Ford, former ITN newscaster, is 75. Don McLean, singer-songwriter, is 73. Sting (Gordon Sumner), singer, is 67. Donna Karan, designer, is 70. Gillian Welch, country singer, is 51. Keith Earls, Munster and Ireland rugby player, is 31. Phil Oakey, singer with the Human League, is 63. Terry Conroy, former Ireland midfielder, is 72. Roberto Firmino, Liverpool footballer, is 27.
WEDNESDAY, OCT 3
Jim McDaid, former Fianna Fail Minister, is 69. Chubby Checker, US singer who pioneered The Twist dance, is 77. Tommy Lee, singer with Motley Crue, is 56. Gwen Stefani, singer, is 49. Clive Owen, actor, is 54. Lindsey Buckingham, singer-guitarist with Fleetwood Mac, is 69. Neve Campbell, actress, is 45. Danny O’Donoghue, The Script frontman, is 39. Paul Allen, Dublin PR man, is 56. Steve Reich, minimalist COMPILED BY PAUL KENNEDY composer, is 82.
THURSDAY, OCT 4
Mary Kennedy, RTE personality, is 64. Dakota Johnson, star of Fifty Shades of Grey, is 29. Rachael Leigh Cook, actress, is 39. Chris Lowe, of Pet Shop Boys, is 59. Susan Sarandon, actress, is 72. Christoph Waltz, actor, is 62. Charlie Hurley, former Ireland centre-half, is 82.
FRIDAY, OCT 5
Bob Geldof, singer, is 67. Kate Winslet, actress, is 43. Guy Pearce, actor, is 51. Jesse Eisenberg, actor, is 35. Brian Johnson, AC/DC singer, is 71. Nicola Roberts, Girls Aloud singer, is 33. Glynis Johns, Mary Poppins actress, is 95. Steve Miller, musician, is 75.
SATURDAY, OCT 6
Gerry Adams, ex-president of Sinn Fein, is 70. Ricky Hatton, retired boxer, is 40. Britt Ekland, Swedish actress, is 76. Melvyn Bragg, broadcaster, is 79. Niall Quinn, former Arsenal and Ireland footballer, is 52. Elisabeth Shue, actress, is 55. Bruce Grobbelaar, ex-Liverpool goalkeeper, is 61. Millie Small, My Boy Lollipop singer, is 72. Maeve Kyle, Irish three-time Olympian, is 90.