Celebrity Birthdays
Legendary golfer Arnold Palmer is 81. (Born 1929) He recorded 60 victories as a member of the PGA Tour.
Academy Award-winning screenwriter Bo Goldman is 78. (Born 1932) He has won Oscars for the movies "Melvin and Howard" "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." His other credits include the films "Meet Joe Black," "Scent of a Woman," "The Flamingo Kid," and "The Rose."
Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld is 77. (Born 1933)
Cynthia Lennon is 71. (Born 1939) She is pop singer Julian Lennon's mother and the ex-wife of the late Beatle John Lennon.
Singer Danny Hutton is 68. (Born 1942) He was the lead singer for the group Three Dog Night.
Grammy Award-winning singer Jose Feliciano is 65. (Born 1945) He's won several Grammys over the course of his career, including the Best New Artist trophy in 1968. He was also behind the theme song to the '70s sitcom "Chico and the Man."
Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Lanier is 62. (Born 1948)
Former Canadian First Lady Margaret Trudeau is 62. (Born 1948)
Musician Barriemore Barlow is 61. (Born 1949) He was the drummer for the group Jethro Tull.
TV personality Bill O'Reilly is 61. (Born 1949) He hosts "The O'Reilly Factor" on the Fox News Channel.
Musician Joe Perry is 60. (Born 1950) He plays guitar for the rock group Aerosmith.
Actress Amy Irving is 57. (Born 1953) Her credits include the TV series "Alias" and the movies "Hide and Seek," "Tuck Everlasting," "Traffic," "The Competition," "Yentl," and "Carrie."
Film director Chris Columbus is 59. (Born 1958) His credits include the "Harry Potter" movies as well as the films "I Love You Beth Cooper," "Rent," "Bicentennial Man," "Mrs. Doubtfire," and "Home Alone."
Actor Colin Firth is 49. (Born 1960) His credits include the movies "Mamma Mia!" "Nanny McPhee," "What a Girl Wants," "Shakespeare in Love," "Hope Springs," "Bridget Jones's Diary," and "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason."
Former baseball star Randy Johnson is 47. (Born 1963) He has won numerous Cy-Young awards and was the co-MVP of the 2001 World Series.
Former hockey star Joe Nieuwendyk is 44. (Born 1966)
Rapper Big Daddy Kane is 41. (Born 1968)
Director Guy Ritchie is 42. (Born 1968) His credits include the movies "Sherlock Holmes," "RocknRolla," "Swept Away," "Snatch," and "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels." He was also married to pop superstar Madonna.
Actor Ryan Phillippe is 36. (Born 1974) His credits include the movies "MacGruber," "Stop-Loss," "Crash," "Igby Goes Down," "54," "Cruel Intentions" "Anti-Trust," and "Gosford Park." He was also married to actress Reese Witherspoon.
These famous people would have celebrated a birthday on this day:
Publisher and journalist Isaac Kauffman Funk. (Born 1839) He published Funk and Wagnalls.
Dancer Adele Astaire. (Born 1898) She was Fred Astaire's sister and original dancing partner.
Former football player James Crowley. (Born 1902) He was one of Notre Dame's famous "Four Horsemen."
Actor Alvin Childress. (Born 1907) Amos Jones in "Amos and Andy."
Academy Award-winning film producer and director Robert Wise. (Born 1914) He won Oscars for the movies "West Side Story" and "The Sound of Music." His other credits include the movies "The Andromeda Strain," "The Hindenburg," and "Star Trek: The Motion Picture."
Academy Award-winning actor Edmond O'Brien. (Born 1915) He won an Oscar for his work in the movie "The Barefoot Contessa." His other credits include the films "Birdman of Alcatraz" and "Seven Days in May."
CBS newscaster and journalist Charles Kuralt. (Born 1934) He is best known for his "On the Road" series.
New York Yankee Hall of Fame outfielder Roger Maris. (Born 1934) His home run record of 61 in a single year was broken in 1998 by St. Louis Cardinal Mark McGwire, who finished the season with 70.