THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS
TODAY, JULY 19
Benedict Cumberbatch, actor, 44. Brian May, Queen guitarist, 73. Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish first minister, 50. Ilie Nastase, former world number one tennis player, 74. George King, former Sunday Independent sports editor, 89. Vitali Klitschko, former world heavyweight boxing champion and politician, 49.
TOMORROW, JULY 20
Gisele Bundchen, model,
40. Sandra Oh, actress, 49. Carlos Santana, guitarist,
73. Diana Rigg, actress, 82. Cormac McCarthy, author, 87. Kim Carnes, singer, 75. Paul Cook, Sex Pistols drummer,
64. Jacques Delors, French former EU politician, 95. Roger Hunt, former Liverpool forward and World Cup winner, 82. Bob McNab, former Arsenal full-back, 77.
TUESDAY, JULY 21
Matt Cooper, journalist, 54. Nina Carberry, retired jockey,
36. Yusuf Islam, singer formerly known as Cat Stevens,
72. Ross Kemp, actor, 56. Steve Collins, former two-weight world champion boxer, 56. Garry Trudeau, cartoonist,
72. Simon Easterby, ex-Ireland rugby flanker, 45.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22
Selena Gomez, actress, 28. Rufus Wainwright, singer-songwriter, 47. Terence Stamp, actor, 82. Danny Glover, actor, 74. Willem Dafoe, actor, 65. Don Henley, Eagles drummer and singer, 73. Paul Schrader, movie writer-director, 74. George Dockrell,
Irish cricketer, 28. Turlough O’Connor, Bohemians Hall of Famer, 74. Bonnie Langford,
actress, 56.
THURSDAY, JULY 23
Sean Moncrieff, broadcaster, 59. Declan Ganley, businessman, 52. Monica Lewinsky, of Bill Clinton sex-scandal fame, 47. Woody Harrelson, actor, 59. David Essex, pop star, 73. Slash (aka Saul Hudson), Guns N’ Roses guitarist,
55. Andy Townsend, former Ireland footballer, 57. Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter actor,
31. Jo Brand, comedienne, 63. Martin Gore, Depeche Mode musician, 59.
FRIDAY, JULY 24
Thomas Barr, Irish hurdler,
28. James Ryan, Ireland rugby player, 24. Jennifer Lopez, singer, 51. Lynda Carter, 1970s Wonder Woman
actress, 69. Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale actress,
38. Jim Armstrong, Belfast guitarist who played with Them, 76. Gus Van Sant,
movie director, 68. Johnny McDaid, Snow Patrol singer,
44. Martin Keown, ex-Arsenal centre-half and BBC commentator, 54. Anna Paquin,
actress, 38.
SATURDAY, JULY 25
Jem Finer, founding member of The Pogues, 65. Matt LeBlanc, Friends actor, 53. Louise Brown, the first testtube baby, 42. Bruce Woodley, founding member of The Seekers, 78. Iman Abdulmajid, former model and David Bowie’s widow, 65. Gareth Thomas, former Wales rugby player, 46.