Celebrity-Birthdays-Jan29

Celebrity Birthdays for Jan. 29: Feminist author Germaine Greer is 85. Actress Katharine Ross is 84. Feminist author Robin Morgan is 83. Actor Tom Selleck is 79. Singer Bettye LaVette is 78. Actor Marc Singer is 76. Actress Ann Jillian is 74.

Celebrity Birthdays for Jan. 29:

Feminist author Germaine Greer is 85.

Actress Katharine Ross is 84.

Feminist author Robin Morgan is 83.

Actor Tom Selleck is 79.

Singer Bettye LaVette is 78.

Actor Marc Singer is 76.

Actress Ann Jillian is 74.

Drummer Louie Perez of Los Lobos is 71.

Singer Charlie Wilson of The Gap Band is 71.

Media giant Oprah Winfrey is 70.

Actor Terry Kinney is 70.

Country singer Irlene Mandrell is 68.

Actress Diane Delano (``The Ellen Show,'' ''Northern Exposure``) is 67.

Actress Judy Norton Taylor (``The Waltons'') is 66.

Olympic gold-medal diver Greg Louganis is 64.

Drummer David Baynton-Power of James is 63.

Actor Nicholas Turturro (``NYPD Blue'') is 62.

Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Dominik Hasek is 59.

Director-actor Edward Burns is 56.

Actor Sam Trammell (``True Blood'') is 55.

Actress Heather Graham is 54.

Comedian Shaun Majumder (``This Hour Has 22 Minutes'') is 52.

Actor Sharif Atkins (``White Collar,'' ''ER``) is 49.

Actress Sara Gilbert is 49.

Actress Kelly Packard (``Baywatch'') is 49.

Actor Sam Jaeger (``Parenthood'') is 47.

Actor Justin Hartley is 47.

TV personality Jedediah Bila is 45.

Actor Andrew Keegan (``Party of Five'') is 45.

Actor Jason James Richter (``Free Willy'') is 44.

Blues guitarist Jonny Lang is 43.

Singer Adam Lambert (``American Idol'') is 42.

Country singer Eric Paslay is 41.

Actress Isabel Lucas is 39.

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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):

In 1843, U.S. President William McKinley. (Sept. 14, 1901)

In 1860, Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. (July 15, 1904)

In 1862, Composer Frederick Delius, whose works combined romanticism and impressionism. (June 10, 1934)

In 1880, actor W.C. Fields. (Dec. 25, 1946)

In 1901, business leader, horseman E.P. Taylor. (May 14, 1989)

In 1906, Hockey Hall-of-Famer Joe Primeau. (May 14, 1989)

In 1913, actor Victor Mature. (Aug. 4, 1999)

In 1918, actor John Forsythe. (April 1, 2010)

In 1920, Canadian journalist George Bain. (May 14, 2006)

In 1925, Canadian soprano Lois Marshall. (Feb. 19, 1997)

In 1931, writer-composer-lyricist Leslie Bricusse. (Oct. 19, 2021)

In 1933, singer Frank Virtue. (June 11,1994)

In 1934, actor-singer Noel Harrison. (Oct. 19, 2013)

In 1936, Motown bassist James Jamerson. (Aug. 2, 1983)

In 1937, jazz pianist and singer Bobby Scott. (Nov. 5, 1990)

In 1947, singer David Byron (Uriah Heep). (Feb. 28, 1985)

In 1949, drummer Tommy Ramone. (July 11, 2014)

In 1943, NHL player, coach and executive Pat Quinn. (Nov. 23, 2014)

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