THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, OCT 20
Paul O’Connell and Andrew Trimble, former Ireland rugby stars, 40 and 35 respectively. Mike Murphy, retired radio and TV presenter, 78. Declan Kidney, former rugby coach, 60. Snoop Dog, rapper, 48. Eddie Macken, show-jumping legend, 70. Danny Boyle, movie director, 63. Ian Rush, ex-Liverpool striker, 58. Niamh Cusack, actress, 60. Viggo Mortensen, Aragorn in Lord of the Rings, 61. Nicky English, former Tipperary hurler, 57. Philomena Begley, country star, 77. Pablo Wilson, musician, 41.
MONDAY, OCT 21
Judith Sheindlin, aka Judge Judy, 77. Kevin Sheedy, former Ireland midfielder, 60. Seana Kerslake, actress, 29. Andrew Scott, actor, 43. Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, 70. Jade Jagger, jewellery designer daughter of Mick, 48. Manfred Mann, 1960s musician, 79. Kim Kardashian, TV star, 39. Steve Cropper, guitarist with Booker T & the MGs, 78.
TUESDAY, OCT 22
Niall Breslin (Bressie), singer, 39. Suzanne Jackson, fashion blogger, 35. Arsene Wenger, ex-Arsenal manager, 70. Christopher Lloyd, actor, 81. Jeff Goldblum, actor, 67. Spike Jonze, movie director, 50. Shaggy, singer, 51. Deepak Chopra, lifestyle guru, 73. Pat O’Neill, former Dublin GAA player, 69. Catherine Deneuve, actress, 76. Derek Jacobi, actor, 81.
WEDNESDAY, OCT 23
Ivan Yates, broadcaster, 60. Cat Deeley, TV presenter, 43. Pele, football legend, 79. Dwight Yoakam, country singer, 63. ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, singer, 60. Emilia Clarke, actress, 33.
THURSDAY, OCT 24
Dervla Kirwan, actress, 48. Kevin Kline, actor, 72. Wayne Rooney, footballer, 34. Bill Wyman, former Rolling Stones bassist, 83. Roman Abramovich, owner of Chelsea football club, 53. Drake, rapper, 33. Emma Donoghue, author, 50.
FRIDAY, OCT 25
Katy Perry, pop singer, 35. Nancy Cartwright, voice of Bart Simpson, 62. Phil Daniels, Quadrophenia actor, 61. Willie Walsh, airline boss, 58. David Furnish, husband of Elton John, 57. Nick Hancock, TV presenter, 57. Zadie Smith, essayist and writer, 44. Helen Reddy, singer, 78. Chris Norman, former lead singer with Smokie. 69. Mia Wasikowska, Australian actress, 30.
SATURDAY, OCT 26
Reg Empey, former UUP leader, 72. John Horgan, former TD and first Press Ombudsman, 79. Hillary Clinton, US politician, 72. Jaclyn Smith, Charlie’s Angels actress, 74. Bootsy Collins, funk bassist behind much of the James Brown sound, 68. Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy creator, 46. Natalie Merchant, singer, 56. Charlie Landsborough, folk singer, 78. Andrew Motion, poet, 67.