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Celebrity birthdays for Jan. 19
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(AP) — Celebrity birthdays for Jan. 19:

Country singer Dolly Parton is 72.

Country singer Stu Phillips is 85.

TV chef Paula Deen is 71.

Rod Evans, the original lead vocalist with Deep Purple, is 71.

Actress Katey Sagal (Sons of Anarchy, Married…With Children) is 64.

Actress Jodie Sweetin (“Full House”) is 36.

Rapper Mac Miller is 26.

Actress Tippi Hedren is 88.

Former PBS newsman Robert MacNeil is 87.

Movie director Richard Lester is 86.

Former CTV News anchor Lloyd Robertson is 84.

Actor-singer Michael Crawford is 76.

Princess Margriet of the Netherlands is 75.

Actress Shelley Fabares is 74.

British pop singer Laurie London is 74.

Former ABC newswoman Ann Compton is 71.

Singer Martha Davis of The Motels is 67.

Singer Dewey Bunnell of America is 66.

Actor Desi Arnaz Jr. is 65.

Comedian Paul Rodriguez is 63.

Conductor Sir Simon Rattle is 63.

Keyboardist Mickey Virtue of UB40 is 61.

Rock musician Jeff Pilson (Foreigner) is 59.

Actor Paul McCrane (“ER”) is 57.

Actor William Ragsdale is 57.

Movie director Antoine Fuqua is 52.

International Tennis Hall of Famer Stefan Edberg is 52.

Singer Whitfield Crane of Ugly Kid Joe is 50.

Singer Trey Lorenz is 49.

Actor Shawn Wayans (“White Chicks,” “Scary Movie”) is 47.

Singer-guitarist John Wozniak of Marcy Playground is 47.

Actress Drea de Matteo (“Joey,” “The Sopranos”) is 46.

Comedian Frank Caliendo (“Frank TV,” “Mad TV”) is 44.

Actor Drew Powell (“Gotham”) is 42.

Actress Marsha Thomason is 42.

Actor-musician Luke Macfarlane is 38.

Race car driver Jenson Button is 38.

Actress Bitsie Tulloch (“Grimm”) is 37.

Writer-director Damien Chazelle is 33.

Actor Logan Lerman is 26.

Also born on this date (death in parentheses):

In 1736, inventor James Watt (invented first efficient steam engine). (Aug. 25, 1819)

In 1807, General Robert E. Lee, Confederate leader in the U.S. Civil War. (Oct. 12, 1870)

In 1809, writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe. (Oct. 7, 1849)

In 1911, Hockey Hall-of-Famer Busher Jackson. (June 25, 1966)

In 1923, actress Jean Stapleton. (May 31, 2013)

In 1926, actor Fritz Weaver. (Nov. 26, 2016)

In 1939, singer Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers. (Jan. 3, 2014)

In 1943, singer Janis Joplin. (Oct. 4, 1970)

In 1949, singer Robert Palmer. (Sept. 26, 2003)

In 1969, NFL linebacker Junior Seau. (May 2, 2012)