Actors:
Rachael Harris is 56 (“Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” “Lucifer”) (FAST FACT: She trained and performed with the improv comedy group, The Groundlings.)
Oliver Platt is 64 (“Married to the Mob,” “X-Men: First Class”)
The late Kirstie Alley (1951 – 2022) would have been 73 (“Cheers,” “Look Who’s Talking” series)
The late Naya Rivera (1987 – 2020)...she would have been 37 (“The Royal Family,” “Glee”)
Musicians:
Amerie is 44
Keith Anderson is 56
Melanie C is 50 (FAST FACT: The farther the former Spice Girl has gotten away from the group, ‘Sporty Spice’ let go of the ‘Mel C’ in favor of Melanie – still doesn’t use her last name, Chisholm)
Rage Against The Machine’s Zack de la Rocha is 54
The Oak Ridge Boys’ William Lee Golden is 85
Ella Henderson is 28
Pixie Lott is 33
Wu Tang Clan’s Raekwon is 54 (born Corey Quontrell Woods)
Ricky Van Shelton is 72
Zayn Malik is 31
Rob Zombie (given name, Robert Bartleh Cummings) is 59
The late Ray Price (1926 – 2013)…he would have been 98
The late Tex Ritter (1905 – 1974)
Plus:
Newswoman and TV personality Christiane Amanpour is 66
Entrepreneur Jeff Bezos is 60 (Billionaire founder of Amazon.com. In 2013, he purchased “The Washington Post.” He’s considered to be an e-commerce pioneer and consumerism revolutionary.)
Reality TV stars Jana and John-David Duggar are 34 (“19 Kids and Counting”)
Animator/Director John Lasseter is 67 (The Chief Creative Officer at Pixar, he’s the man behind such Pixar films including “A Bug's Life,” “Toy Story 2,” “Cars,” “Cars 2,” “Planes” and most recently, “Coco.” In 1988, his film, “Tin Toy,” received an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and in 1996, “Toy Story” received a Special Achievement Award from the Academy Awards) (FAST FACT: His star was significantly dimmed in late 2017 with the advent of accusations about his inappropriate behavior in the workplace. In November, he agreed to step away from the company for six months and apologized.)
“King of All Media” Howard Stern is 70
The late boxing champ “Smokin’” Joe Frazier (1944 – 2011)…he would have been 80 (FAST FACTS: World heavyweight boxing champ known as Smokin' Joe competed against many of the all-time greats. He also won a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo and retired with a record of 32-4-1. As a child, classmates would give him a quarter or a sandwich to walk with them and protect them from bullies.)
The late talk show host Rush Limbaugh (1951 – 2021)…he would have been 73
The late author Jack London (1876 – 1916) (“The Call of the Wild,” “White Fang”) (FAST FACT: A museum in Canada, a lake in California and a lake in Russia were named in his honor.
The late Swami Vivekananda (1863 – 1902) (This Indian spiritual leader helped to establish Hinduism as a major world religion by conducting hundreds of public and private classes, in which he explained the doctrines of Hindu philosophy in the United States, England and Europe)