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Birthday Twins: See Which Famous Face Shares Your Big Day
Do you share a birthday with a celebrity?
Judge Judy Sheindlin at the 2019 Daytime Emmy Awards at Pasadena Convention Center on May 5, 2019 in Pasadena, CA — Photo by Jean_Nelson
1 – Brie Larson, 37, actress, born Brianne Desaulniers, Sacramento, CA, 1989.
2 – Sting, 75, singer, born Gordon Sumner, Wallsend, England, 1951.
3 – Gwen Stefani, 57, singer, (No Doubt), Fullerton, CA, 1969.
4 – Alicia Silverstone, 50, actress, (Clueless), San Francisco, CA, 1976.
5 – Jesse Eisenberg, 43, actor, (The Social Network), Queens, NY, 1983.
6 – Jeremy Sisto, 52, actor, (FBI), Grass Valley, CA, 1974.
7 – John Mellencamp, 75, singer-songwriter, (Jack & Diane), Seymour, IN, 1951.
8 – Bruno Mars, 41, singer, born Peter Hernandez, Honolulu, HI, 1985.
9 – Tony Shalhoub, 73, actor, (Monk), Green Bay, WI, 1953.
10 – David Lee Roth, 72, singer, (Van Halen), Bloomington, IN, 1954.
11 – Joan Cusack, 64, actress, (Working Girl), New York, NY, 1962.
12 – Josh Hutcherson, 34, actor, (The Hunger Games), Union, KY, 1992.
13 – Paul Simon, 85, singer-songwriter, (Graceland), Newark, NJ, 1941.
14 – Ralph Lauren, 87, fashion designer, born Ralph Lifshitz, Bronx, NY, 1939.
15 – Dominic West, 57, actor, (The Wire), Sheffield, England, 1969.
16 – Tim Robbins, 68, actor, (The Shawshank Redemption), West Covina, CA, 1958.
17 – Ziggy Marley, 58, singer, born David Marley, Kingston, Jamaica, 1968.
18 – Wynton Marsalis, 65, trumpeter, bandleader, New Orleans, LA, 1961.
19 – John Lithgow, 81, actor, (3rd Rock from the Sun), Rochester, NY, 1945.
20 – Snoop Dogg, 55, rapper, born Calvin Broadus, Long Beach, CA, 1971.
21 – Judy Sheindlin, 84, television judge (Judge Judy), Brooklyn, NY, 1942.
22 – Jeff Goldblum, 74, actor, (Jurassic Park), West Homestead, PA, 1952.
23 – “Weird Al” Yankovic, 67, musician, comedian, (Eat It), Downey, CA, 1959.
24 – Drake, 40, rapper, born Aubrey Graham, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1986.
25 – Nancy Cartwright, 69, voice actress, (The Simpsons), Dayton, OH, 1957.
26 – Seth MacFarlane, 53, producer, (Family Guy), Kent, CT, 1973.
27 – Simon Le Bon, 68, singer, (Duran Duran), Bushey, England, 1958.
28 – Bill Gates, 71, Microsoft co-founder, philanthropist, Seattle, WA, 1955.
29 – Gabrielle Union, 54, actress, (Bring It On), Omaha, NE, 1972.
30 – Nia Long, 56, actress, (The Best Man), New York, NY, 1970.
31 – Peter Jackson, 65, filmmaker, (The Lord of the Rings), Wellington, New Zealand, 1961.
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