THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, FEB 10
Bryan Dobson, RTE presenter, is 59. John Magnier, Irish businessman, is 71. Richard Corrigan, celebrity chef, is 55. Gordon D’Arcy, Ireland rugby player, is 39. Robert Wagner, actor, is 89. Laura Dern, actress, is 52. Greg Norman, golfer, is 64. Mark Spitz, nine-time Olympic swimming champ, is 69. Justin Gatlin, sprinter, is 37. Roberta Flack, singer, is 82. Holly Willoughby, TV presenter, is 38.
MONDAY, FEB 11
Jack Lukeman, (aka Jack L) Athy-born singer, is 46. Jennifer Aniston, actress, is 50. Sergio Mendes, Brazilian bandleader, is 78. Sarah Palin, US politician, is 55. Jeb Bush, US politician and brother of George W, is 66. Damian Lewis, actor, is 48. Mary Quant, fashion icon, is 85. Natalie Dormer, Game of Thrones actress, is 37.
TUESDAY, FEB 12
Jennie McAlpine, actress plays Fiz Brown in Coronation Street, is 35. ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed, former boxing champion, is 45. Des Smyth, Irish golfer, is 66. Fergus Slattery, former Irish rugby international, is 70. Jimmy Keav- eney, former Dublin GAA star, is 74. Josh Brolin, actor, is 51. Lisa Hannigan, singer-songwriter, is 38. Jessica Harrington, racehorse trainer, is 72. Brian Robertson, Thin Lizzy and Motorhead guitarist, is 63.
WEDNESDAY, FEB 13
Liam Brady, former Irish footballing god, is 63. Niamh Kavanagh, Eurovision winner in 1993, is 51. Robbie Williams, pop singer, is 45. Jerry Springer, US chat-show host, is 75. Peter Gabriel, musician, is 69. Denis Hickie, ex-rugby international, is 43. Kim Novak, actress who starred in Vertigo, is 86. Peter Tork, bassist with The Monkees, is 77. Hugh Dennis, comedian, is 57.
THURSDAY, FEB 14
Alan Shatter, former Fine Gael Minister, is 68. Carl Bernstein, reporter who broke Watergate scandal, is 75. Alan Parker, movie director, is 75. Kevin Keegan, ex-footballer, is 68. Kieran Duff, former Dublin footballer, is 58. Simon Pegg, actor, is 49. Sean O’Brien, Ireland rugby player, is 32. Michael Bloomberg, US businessman, is 77.
FRIDAY, FEB 15
Sharon Ni Bheolain, RTE presenter, is 48. Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, is 65. Jane Seymour, actress, is 68. Ali Campbell, UB40 singer, is 60. Mick Avory, drummer with The Kinks, is 75. Adam Boulton, news anchor, is 60.
SATURDAY, FEB 16
John McEnroe, tennis legend, is 60. Christopher Eccleston, actor, is 55. Ice-T, rapper turned actor, is 61. June Brown, plays Dot Cotton in East Enders, is 92. Janice Dickinson, supermodel, is 64. Amanda Holden, TV presenter, is 48. Ian Lavender, Pte Pike in Dad’s Army, is 73.