Celebrity Birthdays for Jan. 21:
World Golf Hall-of-Famer Jack Nicklaus is 85.
Opera singer Placido Domingo is 84.
Actress Jill Eikenberry is 78.
Guitarist Jim Ibbotson (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 78.
Singer-songwriter Billy Ocean is 75.
Actor Robby Benson is 69.
Actress Geena Davis is 69.
Basketball Hall of Fame centre Hakeem Olajuwon is 62.
Actress Charlotte Ross ("NYPD Blue") is 57.
Actress Karina Lombard ("The L Word") is 56.
Actor John Ducey is 56.
Actor Ken Leung ("Marvel's Inhumans," ''Lost") is 55.
Drummer Mark Trojanowski of Sister Hazel is 55.
Rock singer Cat Power is 53.
DJ Chris Kilmore of Incubus is 52.
Actor Vincent Laresca is 51.
Singer Emma Bunton (Baby Spice) of the Spice Girls is 49.
Actor Jerry Trainor ("Wendell & Vinnie," ''iCarly") is 48.
Country singer Phil Stacey is 47.
Actress Izabella Miko is 44.
NHL goalie Jonathan Quick is 39.
Actor Owen Best ("Diary of a Wimpy Kid") is 28.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1905, The Flying Wallendas matriarch Karl Wallenda. (March 22, 1978)
In 1905, French fashion designer Christian Dior. (Oct. 23, 1957)
In 1921, Canadian violinist Jacob Groob, in Ostropol, USSR. (March 25, 1984)
In 1922, Oscar-winning actor Paul Scofield. (March 19, 2008)
In 1922, Lincoln Alexander, Canada's first black MP and former Ontario lieutenant governor. (Oct. 19, 2012)
In 1922, actor Telly Savalas. (Jan. 22, 1994)
In 1924, comedian Benny Hill. (April 20, 1992)
In 1934, actress Ann Wedgeworth. (Nov. 16, 2017)
In 1936, New Orleans blues singer and guitarist Snooks Eaglin. (Feb. 18, 2009)
In 1937, "Herman" cartoonist Jim Unger. (May 29, 2012)
In 1938, disc jockey Wolfman Jack. (July 1, 1995)
In 1941, singer Richie Havens. (April 22, 2013)
In 1942, singer Mac Davis. (Sept. 29, 2020)
In 1942, soul singer Edwin Starr, whose real name was Charles Hatcher. (April 2, 2003)
In 1953, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. (Oct. 15, 2018)
In 1962, French actress Marie Trintignant. (Aug. 1, 2003)
In 1965, rapper Jam Master Jay of Run-D.M.C. (real name Jason Mizell). (Oct. 30, 2002)
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