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Celebrity Birthdays for Jan. 20: Trumpeter and bandleader Ray Anthony is 103. Retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin is 95. Actor Tom Baker ("Doctor Who") is 91. Olympic gold medal figure skater Carol Heiss is 85.

Celebrity Birthdays for Jan. 20:

Trumpeter and bandleader Ray Anthony is 103.

Retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin is 95.

Actor Tom Baker ("Doctor Who") is 91.

Olympic gold medal figure skater Carol Heiss is 85.

Singer Eric Stewart (10cc, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders) is 80.

Director David Lynch is 79.

Actor Daniel Benzali is 79.

Drummer George Grantham of Poco is 78.

Bassist Ian Hill of Judas Priest is 74.

Singer-guitarist Paul Stanley of KISS is 73.

TV host Bill Maher ("Politically Incorrect") is 69.

Actor Lorenzo Lamas is 67.

Actor James Denton ("Desperate Housewives") is 62.

Bassist Greg K. of The Offspring is 60.

Country singer John Michael Montgomery is 60.

Sophie, Countess of Wessex, is 60.

Actor Rainn Wilson ("The Office") is 59.

Actress Stacey Dash ("Clueless") is 59.

TV personality Melissa Rivers is 57.

Actor Reno Wilson ("Mike and Molly") is 56.

Singer Edwin McCain is 55.

Actor Skeet Ulrich is 55.

Drummer Questlove (born Ahmir-Khalib Thompson) of The Roots is 54.

British rock singer Gary Barlow is 54.

Drummer Rob Bourdon of Linkin Park is 46.

British singer Will Young (2002 "Pop Idol" winner) is 46.

Actor Daniel Cudmore is 44.

Actress Crystal Lowe is 44.

Singer-songwriter Bonnie McKee is 41.

Country singer Brantley Gilbert is 40.

Singer Kevin Parker of Tame Impala is 39.

Actor Evan Peters ("American Horror Story") is 38.

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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 1929, comedian Arte Johnson. (July 3, 2019)

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)

The Canadian Press