THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
Don Givens, former Ireland striker, 71. John Simpson, BBC foreign correspondent,
76. Dinny Allen, former Cork hurler/footballer, 68. Gillian Anderson, actress, 52. Melanie Griffith, actress, 63. Eric Bana, actor, 52. Caroline Morahan, TV personality, 43.
Seán Barrett, former ceann comhairle, 76. Roy Hodgson, ex-England football manager,
73. Rod Laver, tennis icon, 82.
Anna Kendrick, actress, 35.
Roy Keane, footballing legend, 49. Antonio Banderas,
Spanish actor, 60. Rosanna Arquette, actress, 61. Ian Anderson, singer with Jethro Tull, 73. Riddick Bowe, former boxer, 53. Ronnie Spector,
singer, 77. Shaun Murphy,
snooker player who crashed out of the Crucible last week, 38. Kylie Jenner, model and Kardashian actress, 23.
Claire Byrne, RTÉ presenter, 45. Gemma Hayes, Irish singer-songwriter, 43. Richard Keogh, Derby and Ireland centre-half, 34. Hulk Hogan, former WWF wrestler, 67. Joe Jackson, singer, 66. Alan Kelly, former Ireland goalkeeper, 52. Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, 70. Alan Halsall, Tyrone on Coronation Street, 38.
Cara Delevingne, model, 28. Mark Knopfler, of Dire Straits fame, 71. Tyson Fury,
boxer, 32. Mark Kinsella,
former Ireland midfielder, 48. August Darnell, Kid Creole singer, 70. Pete Sampras,
ex-tennis champ, 49. George Hamilton, actor, 81. Casey Affleck, actor, 45. François Hollande, former French president, 66.
Feargal Sharkey, former Undertones singer, 62. David Feherty,
retired golfer, 62. Alan Shearer, former Newcastle and England striker, 50. Phil Taylor, 16-time world darts champion, 60. James Morrison, singer, 36. Brendan Comiskey, former Bishop of Ferns, 85. Mickey Walsh, ex-Ireland striker, 66.
Dermot Desmond, Irish businessman, 70. Darren Clarke, golfer, 52. Halle Berry, actress, 54. Steve Martin, actor,
75. Danielle Steel, author,
73. David Crosby, singer, 79.
Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson, ex-basketball player, 61. Paddy McGuinness, comedian, 47.
Sarah Brightman, singer, 60.
Antonio Fargas, Huggy Bear in Starsky & Hutch, 74. Gary Larson, cartoonist, 70.
Brian Ormond, RTÉ personality, 41. Tony Robinson, TV presenter, 74. Jimmy Webb, songwriter, 74. Mikey Graham, of Boyzone, 48. Princess Anne, only daughter of Queen Elizabeth, 70. Ben Affleck, actor/director, 48. Rory Best, retired rugby player, 38. Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar-winning actress, 30. Matt Johnson, musician with The The, 59. Joe Jonas, singer, 31.