THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, MAY 24
Bob Dylan, Nobel Prize-winning singer-songwriter, 79.
Packie Bonner, goalkeeping great, 60. Eric Cantona, former footballer, 54. Sean Kelly, cyclist, 64. Priscilla Presley, ex-wife of Elvis, 75.
Jim Broadbent, actor, 71.
Dermot O’Leary, TV presenter, 47. Kristin Scott Thomas, actress, 60. Jacob Rees-Mogg, Brexiteer MP, 51. Orla Kiely, designer, 58. Gary Burghoff, Radar in MASH, 77. Ruth Dudley Edwards, journalist, 76.
TOMORROW, MAY 25
Cillian Murphy, actor, 44.
Paul Weller, singer/guitarist of The Jam, 62. Henry Mountcharles, concert promoter, 69. Sean FitzPatrick, formerly of Anglo Irish Bank, 72. Ian McKellen, actor, 81.
Mike Myers, Austin Powers actor, 57. Frank Oz, Muppeteer, 76. Walter Walsh, Kilkenny hurler with three All-Irelands, 29. Alastair Campbell, spin doctor, 63.
TUESDAY, MAY 26
Philip Treacy, milliner, 53. Jeremy Corbyn, British politician, 71. Helena Bonham Carter, actress, 54. Hank Williams Jr, country musician, 71. Stevie Nicks, of Fleetwood
Mac, 72. Lauryn Hill, singer with The Fugees, 45. Pam Grier, actress, 71. Matt Stone, South Park co-creator, 49.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27
Jamie Oliver, TV chef, 45. Joseph Fiennes, actor, 50. Paul Bettany, actor, 49. Neil Finn,
Crowded House singer, 62. Henry Kissinger, former diplomat, 97. Chris Colfer, Glee
actor, 30. Paul Gascoigne,
former soccer player, 53. Rebekah Brooks, former tabloid editor, 52. Duncan Goodhew,
former swimmer, 63. Siouxsie Sioux, singer, 63.
THURSDAY, MAY 28
Ryan Tubridy, radio and TV presenter, 47. Nathan Carter,
country singer, 30. John Waters, journalist, 65. Norah Casey, businesswoman, 60.
Derval O’Rourke, former athlete, 39. Mark Feehily, former Westlife singer, 40.
Kylie Minogue, pop icon,
52. Gladys Knight, singer,
76. John Fogerty, singer, 75.
Carey Mulligan, actress, 35.
David Baddiel, comedian,
56. Rudi Giuliani, Trump politician, 76.
FRIDAY, MAY 29
Michael McDowell, former Tanaiste, 69. LaToya Jackson, singer, 64. Annette Bening, actress, 62. Melissa Etheridge, singer, 59. Noel Gallagher, singer/songwriter, 53. Melanie Brown, Spice Girl, 45. Francis Rossi , of Status Quo, 71. Rupert Everett, actor, 61. Gary Brooker, of Procol Harum, 75. Mick Meagan, former Ireland and Everton footballer, 76. Danny Elfman, composer, 67.
SATURDAY, MAY 30
Colm Meaney, actor, 67. Topper Headon, Clash drummer,
65. Colm Toibin, novelist, 65.
Tom Morello, guitarist, 56.
Harry Enfield, comedian, 59.
Steven Gerrard, ex-footballer,
40. Tim Waterstone, bookseller, 81. Owen Roe, actor, 61.