THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY
Kelsey Grammer, comedian,
66. Jennifer Love Hewitt,
actress, 42. Charlotte Church, singer, 35. Jilly Cooper, writer, 84. William Baldwin, actor, 58. Carl Frampton, former boxing champ, 34. Mary Chapin Carpenter, C&W singer, 63. Michael McIntyre,
comedian, 45. Jerry Harrison, guitarist with Talking Heads and Modern Lovers,
72. Sophie Turner, actress, 25. David Geffen, retired music executive and owner of the most valuable private art collection in the world — worth $2.3bn (€1.9bn), 78.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22
Tommy Bowe, former Ireland rugby star, 37. Kieren Fallon, retired champion jockey, 56.
Katharine, Duchess of Kent,
88. Julie Walters, actress, 71.
Drew Barrymore, actress,
46. Kyle MacLachlan, actor,
62. James Blunt, singer, 47.
Vijay Singh, former golfer, 58.
Mark Allen, Northern Ireland snooker player, 35.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Dakota Fanning, actress, 27. Kelly Macdonald, actress, 45. John Sandford, Pulitzerwinning crime writer, 77. Perez Hilton, celebrity blogger, 43. Michael Dell ,PC maker, 56. Emily Blunt, actress, 38. Linda Nolan, of The Nolans, 62. Howard Jones, 1980s pop star, 66.
WEDNESDAY, FEB 24
Denis Law, former Man Utd forward, 81. Alain Prost, French ex-F1 driver, 66. Kristin Davis, Sex And The City actress, 56. Dennis Waterman, The Sweeney and Minder actor, 73. Floyd Mayweather Jr, former boxer, 44. Rupert Holmes, balladeer, 74.
THURSDAY, FEB 25
Neil Jordan, Oscar-winning film director, 71. Elkie Brooks, singer, 76. Lee Evans, comedian, 57. Nick Leeson, former rogue trader and now resident of Galway, 54. Tom Courtenay, actor, 84. David Puttnam, film producer, 80. Jason Byrne, comedian, 49. Julie Hesmondhalgh, who played Hayley on Coronation Street, 51. Stuart ‘Woody’ Wood, Bay City Rollers guitarist, 64.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Man Utd boss, 48. Jonny Quinn, Snow Patrol drummer, 49.
Michael Bolton, singer, 68.
Corinne Bailey Rae, Grammy-winning singer, 42. Dean Rock, Dublin forward with seven senior All-Ireland medals, 31. Sandie Shaw, 1960s pop singer, 74. Georgia Taylor, plays Toyah Battersby in Coronation Street, 41. Julian Benson, Dancing With The Stars judge, 50.
SATURDAY, FEB 27 Chelsea Clinton,
daughter of Bill and Hillary, 41. Steve Harley, singer with Cockney Rebel, 70. Cliona Hagan, singer,
32. Derren Brown, illusionist,
50. Joanne Woodward, actress, 91. Josh Groban, singer,
40. Timothy Spall, actor,
64. Kate Mara, actress, 38. Des Keogh, actor, 86. Peter Andre, former singer, 48.