Skip to content

Jacki Chan is 64 today

Celebrity birthdays for April 7
11338347_web1_180407-IFD-jackie-chan
Jackie Chan

(AP) — Celebrity birthdays for April 7:

Actor Jackie Chan is 64.

Singer Charlie Thomas of The Drifters is 81.

Singer-guitarist John Oates of Hall and Oates is 70.

Actor Clarke Peters is 66.

Actor Russell Crowe is 54.

Drummer Charlie Hall of The War On Drugs is 44.

Drummer Jeremy Taggart (Our Lady Peace) is 43.

Bassist Ben McKee of Imagine Dragons is 33.

Country singer Bobby Bare is 83.

Movie director Francis Ford Coppola is 79.

Actress Roberta Shore (“The Virginian”) is 75.

Guitarist Mick Abrahams (Jethro Tull) is 75.

Singer Patricia Bennett of The Chiffons is 71.

Drummer John Dittrich of Restless Heart is 67.

Singer Janis Ian is 67.

Singer-songwriter Gilles Valiquette is 66.

Hockey Hall of Fame forward Clark Gillies is 64.

Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett is 64.

Former heavyweight boxing champion James “Buster” Douglas is 58.

Singer Mark Kibble of Take 6 is 54.

Actor Bill Bellamy (“Last Comic Standing,” “Fastlane”) is 53.

Rock musician Dave “Yorkie” Palmer (Space) is 53.

Skate Canada Hall of Fame ice dancer Victor Kraatz is 47.

Christian rock singer-bassist John Cooper (Skillet) is 43.

Actress Heather Burns (“Miss Congeniality”) is 43.

Former NFL player-turned-analyst Tiki Barber is 43.

Actor Kevin Alejandro is 42.

Actor Ed Speleers (“Downton Abbey”) is 30.

Actor Conner Rayburn (“According to Jim”) is 19.

Also born on this date (death in parentheses):

In 1506, Saint Francis Xavier, pioneering Roman Catholic missionary. (Dec. 3, 1552)

In 1770, English poet William Wordsworth. (April 23, 1850)

In 1859, Walter Camp, the “Father of American Football.” (March 14, 1925)

In 1860, cereal manufactuer Will Kellogg. (Oct. 6, 1951)

In 1897, newspaper and radio broadcaster Walter Winchell. (Feb. 20, 1972)

In 1908, Canadian conductor-arranger Percy Faith. (Feb. 9, 1976)

In 1915, jazz singer Billie Holliday. (July 17, 1959)

In 1917, actor R.G. Armstrong (“Gunsmoke”). (July 27, 2012)

In 1919, Quebec novelist Roger Lemelin. (March 16, 1992)

In 1920, sitar player Ravi Shankar. (Dec. 11, 2012)

In 1922, Latin bandleader and percussionist Mongo Santamaria. (Feb. 1, 2003)

In 1928, actor James Garner. (July 19, 2014)

In 1930, cosmetic company founder Yves Rocher. (Dec. 26, 2009)

In 1932, country singer Cal Smith. (Oct. 10, 2013)

In 1933, actor Wayne Rogers (“MASH”). (Dec. 31, 2015)

In 1938, jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. (Dec. 29, 2008)

In 1938, drummer Spencer Dryden (Jefferson Airplane, New Riders of the Purple Sage). (Jan. 11, 2005)

In 1939, television personality David Frost. (Aug. 31, 2013)

In 1952, drummer Bruce Gary (The Knack). (Aug. 22, 2006)

In 1962, actor Hugh O’Connor. ( March 28, 1995)