Celebrity birthdays for Aug. 7:
American humourist Garrison Keillor is 83.
Singer Lana Cantrell is 82.
Actor John Glover is 81.
Actor David Rasche is 81.
Classical pianist Louis-Philippe Pelletier is 80.
Country singer Rodney Crowell is 75
Former diplomat, talk show host and activist Alan Keyes is 75.
Actress Caroline Aaron is 73.
Comedian Alexei Sayle is 73.
Actor Wayne Knight ("Seinfeld") is 70.
Singer Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden is 67.
Marathon runner Alberto Salazar is 67.
Actor David Duchovny ("Californication," ''The X-Files") is 65.
Actress Delane Matthews ("Dave's World") is 64.
Actor Harold Perrineau ("Lost," ''Oz") is 62.
Jazz pianist Marcus Roberts is 62.
Country singer Raul Malo of The Mavericks is 60.
Actor David Mann ("Madea" films) is 59.
Actress Charlotte Lewis is 58.
Actress Sydney Penny is 54.
Actor Michael Shannon is 51.
Actress Charlize Theron is 50.
Drummer Barry Kerch of Shinedown is 49.
Actor Eric Johnson ("Fifty Shades Darker," ''Smallville") is 46.
Actor Randy Wayne is 44.
Actor-writer Brit Marling is 43.
NHL All-Star Sidney Crosby is 38.
NBA All-Star DeMar DeRozan is 36.
MLB All-Star Mike Trout is 34.
Actor Liam James is 29.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1876, Dutch spy Mata Hari. (Oct. 15, 1917)
In 1884, actress Billie Burke. (May 14, 1970)
In 1925, country songwriter Felice Bryant. (April 22, 2003)
In 1926, writer-producer-humorist Stan Freberg. (April 7, 2015)
In 1927, actor Carl Switzer (Alfalfa in "Our Gang"). (Jan. 21, 1959)
In 1928, singer Herb Reed of The Platters. (June 4, 2012)
In 1928, magician, author and scientific skeptic James Randi. (Oct. 20, 2020)
In 1929, MLB pitcher Don Larsen. (Jan. 1, 2020)
In 1935, jazzman Rahsaan Roland Kirk. (Dec. 5, 1977)
In 1937, bluesman Magic Slim. (Feb. 21, 2013)
In 1938, actress Verna Bloom ("Animal House"). (Jan. 9, 2019)
In 1939, singer Ron Holden. (Jan. 22, 1997)
In 1942, singer B.J. Thomas. (May 29, 2021)
In 1945, bassist Kerry Chater (Gary Puckett and the Union Gap). (Feb. 4, 2022)
In 1949, singer Harold Hudson of The Commodores. (February, 2010)
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