THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, FEB 23
Dakota Fanning, actress, 26. Kelly Macdonald, actress, 44. Michael Dell, PC maker, 55. Emily Blunt, actress, 37. Linda Nolan, of The Nolans, 61. Howard Jones, 1980s pop star, 65. Aziz Ansari, comedian, 37.
TOMORROW, FEB 24
Denis Law, ex-Man Utd forward, 80. Alain Prost, French ex-F1 driver, 65. Kristin Davis, Sex and the City actress, 55. Dennis Waterman, actor, 72. Floyd Mayweather Jr, boxer, 43. Phil Knight, the co-founder of Nike, 82. Rupert Holmes, balladeer, 73. Paul Jones, singer who turned down invite from Keith Richards to be Rolling Stones frontman, but went on to front Manfred Mann, 78.
FEBRUARY 25
Neil Jordan, film director, 70. Elkie Brooks, soul singer, 75. Lee Evans, comedian, 56. Nick Leeson, former rogue trader, 53. Tom Courtenay, actor, 83. David Puttnam, film producer, 79. Jason Byrne, comedian, 48. Tea Leoni, actress, 54. Stuart ‘Woody’ Wood, Bay City Rollers guitarist, 63. Don Quarrie, Olympic sprinter, 69.
FEBRUARY 26
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Man Utd boss, 47. Jonny Quinn, Snow Patrol drummer, 48. Michael Bolton, singer, 67. Corinne Bailey Rae, Grammy-winning singer, 41. Dean Rock, Dublin GAA star with six All-Irelands, 30. Sandie Shaw, 1960s pop singer, 73. Georgia Taylor, plays Toyah Battersby in Coronation Street, 40. Julian Benson, Dancing with the Stars judge, 49.
FEBRUARY 27
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill and Hillary, 40. Steve Harley, singer with Cockney Rebel, 69. Derren Brown, illusionist, 49. Joanne Woodward, actress, 90. Josh Groban, singer, 39. Timothy Spall, actor, 63. Kate Mara, actress, 37. Des Keogh, actor, 85. Peter Andre, singer, 47. Cliona Hagan, Country and Irish singer, 31. Jony Ive, designer of Apple products, 53.
Barry McGuigan, former boxing champ, 59. Sarah Bolger, Irish actress, 29. Rob Heffernan, retired Irish 20k race walker, 42. Marketa Irglova, singer/actress of Once fame, 32. Mario Andretti, retired F1 driver, 80. John Turturro, actor, 63. Frank Gehry, architect, 91. Jake Bugg, singer-songwriter, 26. Ainsley Harriott, chef, 63. Colum McCann, Irish writer, 55. Michael Fennelly, Kilkenny hurler with eight All-Ireland medals, 35. Jimmy Nicholl, ex-Northern Ireland and Man Utd player, 64. Peter Alliss, golf commentator, 89. Cindy Wilson, singer with The B-52s, 63.
FEBRUARY 29
Joss Ackland, Bafta winning actor, 23 (born 1928). Antonio Sabato Jr, actor, 12 (born 1972). Ja Rule, rapper, 11 (born 1976). Mark Foster, singer with Foster the People, 9 (born 1984).