Today’s birthdays

Baroness Willoughby de Eresby is 87; Mr Woody Allen, writer, actor and film director, 86; Mr Lee Trevino, former golfer; Open Champion 1971 and 1972, 82; Prof Brenda Gourley, Vice-chancellor and President of the Open University, 2002-09, 78; Mr Charles Bushell, General Secretary, Prison Governors’ Association, 2003-07, 74; the Rt Rev Prof Thomas Wright, Bishop of Durham, 2003-10, 73; Mr Sarfraz Nawaz, former Pakistan cricketer, 73; Mr Stephen Poliakoff, playwright and film director, 69; the Earl of Minto 68; Dr Kevin Fewster, Director, Royal Museums Greenwich, 2007-2019, 68; Dame Judith Hackitt, Chairman, Make UK; Chairman, Health and Safety Executive, 2007-16, 67; Mr David Roddan, General Secretary, Prison Governors’ Association, 1996-2003, 63; Mr Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lanka cricket captain, 58; and Ms Katherine Copeland, former international rower; Olympic gold medallist, women’s lightweight double sculls, London 2012, 31.