Celebrity birthdays for Aug. 19:
Actress Debra Paget ("Love Me Tender") is 91.
USTA Eastern Tennis Hall-of-Famer Renee Richards is 91.
Actress Diana Muldaur ("Star Trek: The Next Generation") is 86.
Actress Jill St. John is 84.
Canadian baritone singer Allan Monk is 82.
Singer Billy J. Kramer is 81.
Canadian mezzo-soprano Lyn Vernon is 80.
Country singer-songwriter Eddy Raven is 80.
Singer Ian Gillan of Deep Purple is 79.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is 78.
Actor Gerald McRaney is 77.
Actor Jim Carter ("Downton Abbey") is 76.
Bassist John Deacon of Queen is 73.
Canadian trumpet player and music producer Stuart Laughton is 73.
Actor Jonathan Frakes ("Star Trek: The Next Generation") is 72.
Actor Peter Gallagher is 69.
Actor Adam Arkin is 68.
Singer-songwriter Gary Chapman is 67.
Actor Martin Donovan is 67.
Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Anthony Munoz is 66.
Singer Ivan Neville is 65.
Actor Eric Lutes ("Caroline In The City") is 62.
Actor John Stamos is 61.
Singer Joey Tempest of the rock band Europe is 61.
Actress Kyra Sedgwick is 59.
Actor Kevin Dillon ("Entourage") is 59.
Country singer Lee Ann Womack is 58.
Former MTV reporter Tabitha Soren is 57.
Country singer-songwriter Mark McGuinn is 56.
Country singer Clay Walker is 55.
Rapper Fat Joe is 54.
Elizabeth Wolfgramm of The Jets is 52.
Actress Tracie Thoms ("Cold Case") is 49.
Actor Callum Blue is 47.
Country singer Rissi Palmer is 43.
Actress Erika Christensen ("Parenthood") is 42.
Actress Melissa Fumero ("Brooklyn Nine-Nine") is 42.
Actress Tammin Sursok ("Pretty Little Liars") is 41.
Actor Peter Mooney is 41.
Pop singer Missy Higgins is 41.
Actor J. Evan Bonifant is 39.
Singer Christina Perri is 38.
Rapper Romeo (formerly Lil' Romeo) is 35.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1646, John Flamsteed, father of modern astronomy. (Dec. 31, 1719)
In 1871, inventor Orville Wright. (Jan. 30, 1948)
In 1883, fashion designer Coco Chanel. (Jan. 10, 1971)
In 1912, Canadian tenor Jimmie Shields. (May 9, 1982)
In 1921, "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry. (Oct. 24, 1991)
In 1924, Nobel Prize winning Canadian physicist Willard Boyle. (May 7, 2011)
In 1927, actor L.Q. Jones ("Casino"). (July 9, 2022)
In 1928, Inuk sculptor Qaqaq Ashoona. (Nov. 2, 1996)
In 1928, Canadian pop singer Norman Brooks. (Sept. 14, 2006)
In 1928, Canadian actor Walter Massey. (Aug. 4, 2014)
In 1930, author Frank McCourt. (July 19, 2009)
In 1931, Hall of Fame jockey Willie Shoemaker. (Oct. 12, 2003)
In 1939, drummer Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith). (Oct. 6, 2019)
In 1940, singer Johnny Nash. (Oct. 6, 2020)
In 1942, actor-turned-U.S. Senator Fred Thompson. (Nov. 1, 2015)
In 1943, gospel singer Edwin Hawkins. (Jan. 15, 2018)
In 1946, film producer Dawn Steel. (Dec. 20, 1997)
In 1948, Canadian pop singer Susan Jacks. (Apr. 25, 2022)
In 1969, rapper Nate Dogg. (March 15, 2011)
In 1969, actor Matthew Perry ("Friends"). (Oct. 28, 2023)
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