The Independent

BIRTHDAYS

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, novelist and short story writer, 43; Peter Bishop, professor of urban design, Bartlett School of Architectu­re, University College London, 67; Professor Linda Cardozo, professor of urogynaeco­logy, King’s College Hospital, London, 70; Jimmy Carr, comedian and television broadcaste­r, 48; Sophie Dahl, model and author, 43; Vicky Entwistle, actor, 52; Jaki Graham, singer, 64; Tom Hardy, actor, 43;

Lord Harris of Peckham, businessma­n and philanthro­pist, 78; Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, 36; Very Rev David Ison, dean of St Paul’s, 66; Tommy Lee Jones, actor, 74; Queen Letizia of Spain, 48; Jenna Marbles (Jenna Mourey), YouTube broadcaste­r and comedian, 34; Professor Helen Margetts, professor of society and the internet, University of Oxford, and former director, Oxford Internet Institute, 58; Carmen Maura, actor, 75; Clive Merrison, actor, 75;

Brendan O’Carroll, writer and comedian, 65; Mike Procter, former cricketer, 74; Renzo Rosso, fashion entreprene­ur and founder, Diesel Clothing, 65; Fred Seibert, media executive and former president, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, 69; Oliver Stone, film director and writer, 74; Paul Thomson, drummer (Franz

Ferdinand), 44; Amanda Wakeley, fashion designer, 58; George Walden, journalist, and former diplomat and MP, 81; Dr Alan Whitehead MP, shadow minister, green new deal and energy, 70; Peter Wilson, former double trap shooter, 34.

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Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is 43 today (Getty)

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