Greta Thunberg is 21. Swedish environmental activist.
Florence Pugh is 28. “Black Widow” star.
Jisoo Kim from Blackpink is 29. K-pop beauty.
Nicole Beharie is 39. Christine Hunter on “The Morning Show” and Abbie Mills on “Sleepy Hollow”.
Eli Manning is 43. Peyton’s younger brother. Retired New York Giants quarterback.
Kimberley Locke is 46. Full-bodied “American Idol” beauty. She came in third on Season 2. Ruben Studdard won. Clay Aiken came in second.
Nicholas Gonzalez is 48. Dr. Melendez on “The Good Doctor”. Now he’s Captain Delgado on “La Brea”.
Danica McKellar is 49. Winnie Cooper on “The Wonder Years”.
(Danica went to UCLA. She got her degree in mathematics, and has written several math books including “Math Doesn’t Suck”, “Kiss My Math”, “Hot X: Algebra Exposed”, and “Girls Get Curves: Geometry Takes Shape”.)
Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk is 48.
Mel Gibson is 68.
Jim Ross is 72. Former commentator for the NWA, WCW, and WWE.
Victoria Principal is 74. “Dallas” icon.
Stephen Stills is 79. Crosby, Stills & Nash genius. Their biggest albums include 1969’s “Crosby, Stills & Nash”, featuring “Marrakesh Express” and “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” . . . and 1977’s “CSN”, with “Just a Song Before I Go” and “Fair Game”.
Dabney Coleman is 92. He’s the evil boss Dolly Parton hog-ties in “Nine to Five”, Commodore Louis Kaestner on “Boardwalk Empire”, and Mr. Price on the “Ray Donovan” episode “Federal Boobie Inspector”.
Bobby Hull (1939 – 2023) Hockey Hall of Famer.
Robert Loggia (1930 – 2015) Great actor. Famous for his tough-guy roles in “Prizzi’s Honor”, “Scarface” and “Jagged Edge”. But to me, he’ll always be the lovable toy company owner Tom Hanks dances with on the piano in “Big”.
Sir George Martin (1926 – 2016) The Beatles’ genius producer.
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892 – 1973) “Lord of the Rings” genius.
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