THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, NOV 10
Ellen Pompeo, Grey’s Anatomy actress, 50. Tim Rice, lyricist, 75. Eddie Irvine, Co Down-born ex-Formula 1 driver, 54. Tracy Morgan, comedian, 51. Eddie Hobbs, financial pundit, 57. Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey actor, 56. Ennio Morricone, composer, 91. John Rahm, Spanish golfer, 25.
MONDAY, NOV 11
Red Hurley, singer, 72. Leonardo DiCaprio, actor, 45. Demi Moore, actress, 57. Andy Partridge, singer with XTC, 66. Andrea Roche, model, 42. DJ Carey, former Kilkenny hurler, 49. Alison Doody, actress, 53. Gemma Hussey, former minister, 81.
TUESDAY, NOV 12
Blathnaid Ni Chofaigh, RTE presenter, 49. Des Bishop, comedian, 44. James McCarthy, Everton/Ireland midfielder, 29. Neil Young, singer-songwriter, 74. Jim McGuinness, former Donegal coach, 47. Booker T Jones, of Booker T & the MGs, 75. Anne Hathaway, actress, 37. Ryan Gosling, actor, 39. Cian O’Connor, Olympic showjumper, 40. Nadia Comaneci, first Olympics gymnast to get a perfect 10, 58. Eamonn Carr, Horslips’ drummer, 71.
WEDNESDAY, NOV 13
Dustin the Turkey, RTE puppet character, 31. Whoopi Goldberg, actress, 64. Ron ‘Chopper’ Harris, ex-Chelsea defender, 75. Gerard Butler, actor, 50. Nikolai Fraiture, bassist with The Strokes, 41. Trevor Ringland, ex-Ballymena and Ireland rugby player 60.
THURSDAY, NOV 14
Andrew Strong, actor, 46. Bernard Hinault, five-time Tour de France winner, 65. Prince Charles, British royal,
71. Condoleezza Rice, former US secretary of state, 65.
Travis Barker, drummer with
Blink 182, 44. Reverend Run, founder of hip-hop group Run-DMC, 55. Brian Gleeson, actor son of Brendan,
32. Catherine McGuinness, retired Supreme Court judge, 85. PJ O’Rourke, satirist and journalist, 72.
FRIDAY, NOV 15
Mick Moloney, traditional musician, 75. Tommy Stack, former national hunt jockey and trainer, 74. Anni-Frid Lyngstad, singer with Abba, 74. Ed Asner, actor, 90. Petula Clark, 1960s pop-singer, 87. Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian president, 84. Daniel Barenboim, pianist and conductor, 72.
SATURDAY, NOV 16
Griff Rhys Jones, comedian, 66. Maggie Gyllenhaal, actress, 42. Willie Carson, retired jockey, 77. Frank Bruno, former boxing champion, 58. Paul Scholes, ex-Manchester United midfielder, 45. Mani, bassist with The Stone Roses, 57. Magdi Yacoub, pioneering heart transplant surgeon of the 80s, 89. Diana Krall, jazz pianist and singer, 55.