THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, DEC 15
Edna O’Brien, novelist, 89. Paul Williams, crime journalist, 55. Stuart Townsend, Dublin-born actor, 47. Don Johnson, TV star of Miami Vice, 70. Dave Clark, of The Dave Clark Five, 77. Frankie Dettori, jockey, 49. Paul Simonon, former bassist with The Clash, 64. Jamie Heaslip, ex-Leinster and Ireland rugby player, 36. Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey actress, 38. Michael Le Vell, Kevin on Corrie, 55. Joe Jordan, Seventies football star, 68.
TOMORROW, DEC 16
Paul McGinley, golfer, 53. Michelle Smith de Bruin, ex-swimmer and still Ireland’s most successful Olympian, 50. Benny Andersson, singer-songwriter with ABBA, 73. Billy Gibbons, guitarist/ singer with ZZ Top, 70. Quentin Blake, illustrator of Roald Dahl’s books, 87. Tony Hicks, guitarist with The Hollies, 74. Bobby George, former darts legend, 74.
TUESDAY, DEC 17
Stephen Cluxton, GAA legend and Dublin football goalkeeper, 39. Gavin O’Reilly, businessman, 53. Tony O’Reilly Jr, businessman, 53. Sile de
Valera, former Fianna Fail TD, 65. Craig Doyle, TV presenter, 49. Tommy Steele, 1960s pop singer, 83. Bill Pullman, actor, 66. Paula Radcliffe, athlete, 46. Pope Francis, 83. Kay Burley, Sky newsreader, 59. Mike Mills, REM bassist, 61. Chelsea Manning, Wikileaks whistle-blower, 32.
WEDNESDAY, DEC 18
Billie Eilish, singer, 18. Jeananne Crowley, actress, 70. Eimear Quinn, 1996 Eurovision winner, 47. Brad Pitt, actor, 56. Keith Richards, Rolling Stone, 76. Steven Spielberg, film director-producer, 73. Robson Green, half of singing duo Robson & Jerome, 55. Ray Liotta, Goodfellas actor, 65. Christina Aguilera, pop singer, 39. Katie Holmes, actress, 41. David O’Doherty, Dublin-born comedian, 44.
THURSDAY, DEC 19
Syd Little, half of Little & Large comedy duo, 77. Jake Gyllenhaal, actor, 39. Karim
Benzema, France and Real Madrid footballer, 32. Richard Hammond, TV motoring presenter, formerly of Top
Gear, 50. Josh Phillips, Procol Harum keyboardist, 57.
FRIDAY, DEC 20
Tom McGurk, TV journalist, 73. Jenny Agutter, actress, 67. Billy Bragg, singer-songwriter, 62. Todd Phillips, screenwriter, director, producer, actor, 49. Uri Geller, illusionist, 73. Jonah Hill, actor, 36. Terry George, screenwriter, 67.
SATURDAY, DEC 21
Emmanuel Macron, president of France, 42. Kiefer Sutherland, actor, 53. Jane Fonda, actress, 82. Samuel L Jackson, actor, 71. Chris Evert, three-time Wimbledon champion, 65. Ray Romano, of Everybody Loves Raymond, 62. Lee Dunne, Goodbye to the Hill author, 85.