THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, FEB 24
Denis Law, former Man Utd forward, is 79. Alain Prost, French ex-F1 driver, is 64. Kristin Davis, Sex and the City actress, is 54. Dennis Waterman, actor, is 71. Floyd Mayweather Jr, boxer, is 42. Rupert Holmes, balladeer, 72.
MONDAY, FEB 25
Neil Jordan, film director, is 69. Elkie Brooks, soul singer, is 74. Lee Evans, comedian, is 55. Nick Leeson, former rogue trader, is 52. Tom Courtenay, actor, is 82. David Puttnam, film producer, is 78. Jason Byrne, comedian, is 47.
TUESDAY, FEB 26
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Man Utd boss, is 46. Jonny Quinn, Snow Patrol drummer, is 47. Michael Bolton, singer, is 66. Corinne Bailey Rae, Grammy-winning singer, is 40. Dean Rock, Dublin forward with five senior All-Irelands, is 29. Sandie Shaw, 1960s pop singer, is 72. Georgia Taylor, plays Toyah Battersby in Coronation Street, is 39.
WEDNESDAY, FEB 27
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill and Hillary, is 39. Steve Harley, singer with Cockney Rebel, is 68. Derren Brown, illusionist, is 48. Joanne Woodward, actress, is 89. Josh Groban, singer, is 38. Timothy Spall, actor, is 62. Kate Mara, actress, is 36. Des Keogh, stage and film actor, is 84. Richie Ryan, former TD and MEP, is 90.
THURSDAY, FEB 28
Barry McGuigan, former boxing champ, is 58. Sarah Bolger, Irish actress, is 28. Rob Heffernan, retired Irish 20k race walker, is 41. Marketa Irglova, singer/actress, of Once fame, is 31. Mario Andretti, retired F1 driver, is 79. John Turturro, actor, is 62. Frank Gehry, architect, is 90. Jake Bugg, English singer-songwriter, is 25. Ainsley COMPILED BY PAUL KENNEDY Harriott, chef, is 62. Colum McCann, Irish writer, is 54. Michael Fennelly, Kilkenny hurler with eight All-Ireland senior medals, is 34.
FRIDAY, MARCH 1
Martin O’Neill, former Ireland football manager, is 67. James McCarthy, Dublin footballer with six senior All-Irelands, is 29. Paul Hollywood, TV baker, is 53. Fionnuala Kenny, wife of former Taoiseach, is 63. Javier Bardem, actor, is 50. Roger Daltrey, The Who singer, is 75. Harry Belafonte, singer, is 92. Jack Davenport, actor, is 46. Kesha, singer, is 32. Justin Bieber, singer, is 25. Ron Howard, director, is 65.
SATURDAY, MARCH 2
Mikhail Gorbachev, former Russian leader, is 88. Patrick Cooney, former FG politician, is 88. Damien Duff, ex-footballer, is 40. Chris Martin, lead singer of Coldplay, is 42. Daniel Craig, current James Bond, is 51. Jon Bon Jovi, singer, is 57. John Irving, novelist, is 77. Elizabeth Jagger, model daughter of Mick and Jerry, is 35. Brian Fenton, Dublin footballer, is 26. JPR Williams, Welsh rugby player, is 70.