Actors:
Julie Brown is 65 (“Earth Girls Are Easy,” “Clueless”)
Richard Gere is 74 (“American Gigolo,” “Pretty Woman”) (FAST FACT: His middle name is Tiffany)
Shar Jackson is 47 (“Good Burger,” “Moesha”) (FAST FACTS: Sure, many people may have also known her as Kevin Federline’s baby mama…but did you know that she’s got a bachelor's degree in psychology and master's degree in forensic science? Truth!)
Sara Ramirez is 48 (“Grey’s Anatomy”)
Chris Tucker is 52 (“Friday,” “Rush Hour” series)
The late James Coburn (1928 – 2002)…he would have been 95 (“The Magnificent Seven,” “Affliction”)
The late Buddy Hackett (1924 – 2003)…he would have been 99 (“The Music Man,” “It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”)
Musicians:
Kodaline’s Jason Boland is 36
Egyptian Lover is 60 (born Greg Broussard)
Deborah Gibson is 53
Van Morrison is 78 (away from the stage, he’s known as Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison)
Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil is 44
The Wallflowers’ bassist Greg Richling is 53
Tonic guitarist Jeff Russo is 54
The Go-Go’s drummer Gina Schock is 66
Tamara (of Trina and Tamara) is 46
Squeeze’s Glenn Tilbrook is 66
The late Buddy Holly and the Crickets drummer Jerry Allison (1939 – 2022)…he would have been 84
Plus:
The late Roman Emperor Caligula (12 AD – 41 AD) (Born Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus, Caligula was a member of the house of rulers conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty. While he was described as a noble and moderate ruler during the first six months of his reign, something apparently snapped – and his legacy is one of cruelty, sadism, extravagance and sexual perversity, presenting him as an insane tyrant.)
The late teacher Maria Montessori (1870 – 1952) (Educational pioneer who created the Montessori method based on her belief that children are natural learners. Among other things, her method implements mixed age classrooms that allow children choice and freedom)