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Celebrity birthdays for March 16
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(AP) — Celebrity birthdays for March 16:

Rapper Flavor Flav (born William Drayton) of Public Enemy is 59.

Guitarist-singer Nancy Wilson of Heart is 64.

Folk singer Patty Griffin is 54.

Actress Lauren Graham ( Gilmore Girls) is 51.

Singer Blu Cantrell is 42.

Singer Jhene Aiko is 30.

NBA All-star Blake Griffin is 29.

Country singer Ray Walker (The Jordanaires) is 84.

Mezzo-soprano Gabrielle Lavigne is 78.

Movie director Bernardo Bertolucci is 77.

Game show host Chuck Woolery is 77.

Singer-songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker is 76.

Actor Victor Garber (“Alias”) is 69.

Actor Erik Estrada is 69.

Country singer Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel is 67.

Actress Kate Nelligan is 67.

Actress Isabelle Huppert is 65.

World Golf Hall-of-Famer Hollis Stacy is 64.

Actor Clifton Powell (“Ray,” “Norbit”) is 62.

Comic book artist Todd McFarlane is 57.

Actor Jerome Flynn (“Game of Thrones”) is 55.

Rock drummer Jimmy DeGrasso is 55.

Movie director Gore Verbinski is 54.

Singer Tracy Bonham is 51.

Actor Judah Friedlander (“30 Rock”) is 49.

Actor Alan Tudyk is 47.

Actor Tim Kang (“The Mentalist”) is 45.

Actress Brooke Burns is 40.

Actor Brett Davern (“Awkward”) is 35.

Actress Alexandra Daddario is 32.

Rock bassist Wolfgang Van Halen is 27.

Also born on this date (death in parentheses):

In 1751, U.S. President James Madison. (June 28, 1836)

In 1789, German physicist Georg Simon Ohm died. The physical unit measuring electrical resistance was named for him. (July 6, 1854)

In 1906, comedian Henny Youngman. (Feb. 24, 1998)

In 1916, Oscar-winning actress Mercedes McCambridge. (March 2, 2004)

In 1924, British-born big band singer Beryl Davis. (Oct. 28, 2011)

In 1926, entertainer Jerry Lewis. (Aug. 20, 2017)

In 1927, voice over star Dick Beals. (May 29, 2012)

In 1931, Canadian contralto Patricia Rideout. (Sept. 8, 2006)

In 1934, Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn. (Dec. 18, 2002)