June 17th Birthdays

Always curious to who I share a birthday with.

A bunch of atheltes, some actors, comedians, and musicians.

1943 - Newt[on] L Gingrich, (Rep-R-G, 1979- /Speaker of House 1995-97)
1943 - Barry Manilow, American musician
1943 - Burt Rutan, American aerospace engineer
1944- Bill Rafferty, comedian (Real People, Laugh-in '77)
1944 - Chris Spedding, rocker
1945 - Eddy Merckx, Belgium, cyclist (5 time winner of Tour de France)
1945 - Ken Livingstone, MP (Labour)
1945 - Tony Roche, tennis coach
1945 - Frank Ashmore, American actor
1945 - Tommy Franks, American General
1945 - Ken Livingstone, English politician
1947 - George S. Clinton, American composer and musician
1947 - Paul Young, English singer and percussionist (d. 2000)
1948 - David Concepcion, Venezuela, all star shortstop (Cincinnati Reds)
1951 - Joe Piscopo, Passaic NJ, comedian (SNL, Miller Lite commercials)
1952 - Mike Milbury, American ice hockey player, coach and executive
1954 - Mark Linn-Baker, St Louis, actor (Larry Appleton-Perfect Strangers)
1957 - Jack Wouterse, Dutch actor
1958 - Dan McVicar, Independence Mo, actor (Clarke-Bold & Beautiful)
1958 - Jello Biafra, American musician and activist
1958 - Bobby Farrelly, American film director
1960 - Mitzi Edge, Albany GA, LPGA golfer (1995 SAFECO Classic)
1960 - Thomas Haden Church, American actor
1962 - Ed Brady, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1963 - Greg Kinnear, actor/talk show host (Talk Soup, Sabrina, Later)
1963 - Kevin Glover, NFL center (Detroit Lions)
1964 - Diane Murphy, actress (Tabitha Stevens-Bewitched)
1964 - Erin Murphy, actress (Tabitha Stevens-Bewitched)
1964 - Michael Gross, West Germany, swimmer (Olympic-2 world records-1984)
1964 - Rinaldo Capello, Italian racing driver
1965 - Dan Jansen, West Allis Wisc, speed skater (Oly-gold-1984, 88, 92)
1965 - Dermontti Dawson, NFL center (Pitts Steelers)
1965 - Gianluca Pozzi, Bari Italy, tennis star (1991 Brisbane)
1965 - Kami Cotler, Long Beach Calif, actress (Elizabeth-Waltons)
1965 - Mike Magnante, Glendale CA, pitcher (KC Royals)
1965 - Ray Seals, NFL defensive end (Pitts Steelers, Carolina Panthers)
1966 - Clare Look-Jaeger, Milwaukee Wisconsin, high jumper
1966 - Fred Barnett, NFL wide receiver (Phila Eagles)
1967 - Keith Sims, NFL guard (Miami Dolphins)
1967 - Pearl Sinn, LPGA golfer
1967 - Terry Davis, NBA forward/center (Dallas Mavericks, Wash Wizards)
1967 - Eric Stefani, American musician
1969 - Kevin Thornton, Amarillo, vocalist (Color Me Badd-Want to Sex You Up)
1970 - Jason Hanson, NFL kicker (Detroit Lions)
1970 - Ron "Popeye" Jones, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks)
1970 - Will Forte, American writer, actor and comedian
1970 - Michael Showalter, American comedian
1971 - Paulina Rubio, Mexican singer
1972 - James McKnight, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks)
1973 - Leander Paes, Indian tennis player
1977 - Mark Tauscher, American football player
1980 - Venus Williams, Lynwood Calif, tennis star
1981 - Kyle Boller, American football quarterback
1984 - John Gallagher Jr. American stage actor
1985 - Marcos Baghdatis, Cypriot professional tennis player