Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 23:
Baseball Hall-of-Famer and former U.S. Senator Jim Bunning is 84.
Canadian arranger-composer Jimmy Dale is 80.
Movie director Philip Kaufman is 79.
Gospel singer Yvonne Staples (The Staple Singers) is 77.
Soccer legend Pele is 75.
Singer Barbara Ann Hawkins of The Dixie Cups is 72.
ABC News investigative reporter Brian Ross is 67.
Actor Michael Rupert is 64.
Movie director Ang Lee is 61.
Movie director Sam Raimi is 56.
Jazz singer Dianne Reeves is 59.
Country singer Dwight Yoakam is 59.
Parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic is 56.
TV show host Nancy Grace is 56.
CFL Hall of Fame quarterback Doug Flutie is 53.
Bassist Robert Trujillo of Metallica is 51.
Singer David Thomas of Take 6 is 49.
Drummer Brian Nevin of Big Head Todd and The Monsters is 49.
CNN medical reporter Dr. Sanjay Gupta is 46.
Country singer Jimmy Wayne is 43.
Bassist Eric Bass of Shinedown is 41.
"So You Think You Can Dance" host Cat Deeley is 39.
Actor Ryan Reynolds is 39.
Singer Matthew Shultz of Cage the Elephant is 32.
Actress Masiela Lusha ("George Lopez") is 30.
Singer Miguel is 30.
Actress Emilia Clarke is 29.
Actress Jessica Stroup ("90210") is 29.
Actress Briana Evigan is 29.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1851, pioneer Canadian conductor and composer Guillaume Couture. (Jan. 15, 1915)
In 1885, artist Lawren Stewart Harris, a member of the Group of Seven. (Jan. 29, 1970)
In 1905, Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel. (Nov. 30, 2003)
In 1916, Canadian folksinger-songwriter Wade Hemsworth. (Jan. 19, 2002)
In 1918, actor James Daly. (July 3, 1978)
In 1923, Canadian music historian Gilles Potvin. (Sept. 4, 2000)
In 1923, actor Frank Sutton. (June 28, 1974)
In 1923, Leonard Braithwaite, first black member of Ontario's legislature. (March 28, 2012)
In 1925, comedian and "The Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson. (Jan. 23, 2005)
In 1925, Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis. (June 15, 1994)
In 1930, Boozoo Chavis, king of zydeco music. (May 5, 2001)
In 1930, actor Herschel Bernardi. (May 8, 1986)
In 1939, 1960s R&B performer Charlie Foxx. (Sept. 18, 1998)
In 1940, songwriter Ellie Greenwich. (Aug. 26, 2009)
In 1942, author Michael Crichton. (Nov. 4, 2008)
In 1947, Greg Ridley, bass guitarist with British rock bands Spooky Tooth and Humble Pie. (Nov. 19, 2003)
In 1949, guitarist Michael Burston (Motorhead). (July 9, 2011)
In 1960, computer science professor/author Randy Pausch. (July 25, 2008)
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