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Celebrity birthdays for Jan. 20
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(AP) — Celebrity birthdays for Jan. 20:

Actor Rainn Wilson (The Office) is 52.

Retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin is 88.

Director David Lynch is 72.

Singer-guitarist Paul Stanley of KISS is 66.

Bassist Ian Hill of Judas Priest is 66.

TV host Bill Maher (Politically Incorrect) is 62.

Singer Edwin McCain is 48.

Actress Crystal Lowe is 37.

Trumpeter and bandleader Ray Anthony is 96.

Comedian Arte Johnson is 89.

Tenor Andre Jobin is 85.

Actor Tom Baker (“Doctor Who”) is 84.

Olympic gold medal figure skater Carol Heiss is 78.

Singer Eric Stewart (10cc, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders) is 73.

Drummer George Grantham of Poco is 71.

Actor Daniel Benzali is 68.

Actor Lorenzo Lamas is 60.

Actor James Denton (“Desperate Housewives”) is 55.

Bassist Greg K. of The Offspring is 53.

Country singer John Michael Montgomery is 53.

Sophie, Countess of Wessex, is 53.

Actress Stacey Dash (“Clueless”) is 51.

TV personality Melissa Rivers is 50.

Actor Reno Wilson (“Mike and Molly”) is 49.

Actor Skeet Ulrich is 48.

Drummer Questlove (born Ahmir-Khalib Thompson) of The Roots is 47.

British rock singer Gary Barlow is 47.

Drummer Rob Bourdon of Linkin Park is 39.

British singer Will Young (2002 “Pop Idol” winner) is 39.

Actor Daniel Cudmore is 37.

Singer-songwriter Bonnie McKee is 34.

Country singer Brantley Gilbert is 33.

Singer Kevin Parker of Tame Impala is 32.

Actor Evan Peters (“American Horror Story”) is 31.

Also born on this date (death in parentheses):

In 1888, Canadian writer Ethel Wilson. (Dec. 22, 1980)

In 1888, musician Lead Belly (born Huddie William Ledbetter). (Dec. 6, 1949)

In 1896, cigar-chomping comic George Burns. (March 9, 1996)

In 1906, shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis. (March 15, 1975)

In 1910, conservationist Joy Adamson, author of “Born Free.” (Jan. 3, 1980)

In 1919, Quebec singer Lucille Dumont. (July 29, 2016)

In 1920, Canadian artists Bill Reid. (March 13, 1998)

In 1920, singer Yvonne King Burch. (Dec. 13, 2009)

In 1920, actor DeForest Kelley (“Star Trek”). (June 11, 1999)

In 1920, director Federico Fellini. (Oct. 31, 1993)

In 1924, country singer Slim Whitman. (June 19, 2013)

In 1926, actress Patricia Neal. (Aug. 8, 2010)

In 1931, singer Earl Grant. (June 10, 1970)

In 1932, Carlton “King” Coleman, a pioneer in American R&B. (Sept. 11, 2010)

In 1933, singer Ron Townson (The Fifth Dimension). (Aug. 2, 2001)

In 1935, actress Dorothy Provine. (April 25, 2010)

In 1941, Quebec pop singer/TV host Pierre Lalonde. (June 21, 2016)

In 1942, R&B singer William Powell (The O’Jays). (May 26, 1977)