THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, NOV 4
Jonny Cooper, Dublin GAA star, is 29. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, rapper, is 49. Matthew McConaughey, actor, is 49. Laura Bush, former US first lady, is 72. Chris Difford, Squeeze singer-guitarist, is 64. Loretta Swit, M*A*S*H actress, is 81.
MONDAY, NOV 5
Grainne Seoige, TV presenter, is 45. Art Garfunkel, singer, is 77. Tatum O’Neal, actress, is 55. Bryan Adams, singer, is 59. Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead guitarist, is 47. Tilda Swinton, actress, is 58. Lester Piggott, former champion jockey, is 83. Peter Noone, singer with Herman’s Hermits, is 71. Kris Jenner, stars in Keeping Up with the Kardashians, is 63. Bubba Watson, golfer, is 40.
TUESDAY, NOV 6
John Giles, former footballer, manager and pundit, is 78. Emma Stone, actress, is 30. Sally Field, actress, is 72. Ethan Hawke, actor, is 48. Thandie Newton, actress, is 46. Rebecca Romijn, X-Men actress, is 46. Padraic Delaney, actor, is 41. Conor Sammon, Motherwell and Ireland striker, is 32. Jean Shrimpton, one of original supermodels, is 76. PJ Proby, 1960s pop singer, is 80.
WEDNESDAY, NOV 7
Neil Hannon, Divine Comedy singer, is 48. Lorde (aka Ella Yelich-O’Connor), singer, is 22. Joni Mitchell, singer-songwriter, is 75. Liam O Maonlai, founding member of the Hothouse Flowers, is 54. Mairtin Tom Sheainin, TG4 presenter, is 63. Sharleen Spiteri, singer with Texas, is 51. Tinie Tempah, rapper, is 30. David de Gea, Manchester United goalkeeper, is 28. Tom Peters, business management guru, is 76.
THURSDAY, NOV 8
Niall O’Brien, former Ireland cricketer, is 37. Sean Haughey, TD, is 57. Richard Curtis, screenwriter, is 62. Roy Wood, founder member of the Move, ELO and Wizzard, is 71. Rickie Lee Jones, singer-songwriter, is 64. Martin Peters, Spurs and England soccer legend, is 75. Gordon Ramsay, celebrity chef, is 52. Bonnie Raitt, blues singer, is 69. Aaron Hughes, Hearts and Northern Ireland defender, is 39. Pearl Thompson, guitarist with The Cure, is 61.
FRIDAY, NOV 9
Mick Wallace, TD, is 63. Lou Ferrigno, The Incredible Hulk actor, is 67. Tony Slattery, comedian, is 59. Alessandro Del Piero, former Italian footballer, is 44. Daphne Guinness, artist and fashion designer, is 51. Pat Carey, former minister for Gaeltacht Affairs, is 71.
SATURDAY, NOV 10
Ellen Pompeo, Grey’s Anatomy actress, is 49. Tim Rice, lyricist, is 74. Eddie Irvine, Co Down-born ex-Formula 1 driver, is 53. Tracy Morgan, comedian, is 50. Eddie Hobbs, financial pundit, is 56. Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey actor, is 55. Ennio Morricone, composer, is 90. Jon Rahm, Spanish golfer, is 24.