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Celebrity-Birthdays-Jan06

Celebrity Birthdays for Jan. 6: Saxophonist Nino Tempo (born Antonino LoTempio) is 90. Olympic equestrian show jumper Ian Millar is 78. Hall of fame accordionist Joey Miskulin ("Joey the CowPolka King") of Riders in the Sky is 76.

Celebrity Birthdays for Jan. 6:

Saxophonist Nino Tempo (born Antonino LoTempio) is 90.

Olympic equestrian show jumper Ian Millar is 78.

Hall of fame accordionist Joey Miskulin ("Joey the CowPolka King") of Riders in the Sky is 76.

Singer Kim Wilson of the Fabulous Thunderbirds is 74.

Country singer Jett Williams is 72.

Actor-comedian Rowan Atkinson ("Mr. Bean") is 70.

World Golf Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lopez is 68.

Actor Scott Bryce is 67.

Singer Kathy Sledge of Sister Sledge is 66.

Chef Nigella Lawson is 65.

Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Howie Long is 65.

Movie composer A.R. Rahman (Film: "Slumdog Millionaire") is 58.

Actor Norman Reedus ("The Walking Dead") is 56.

"The Talk" co-host Julie Chen is 55.

Actor Danny Pintauro ("Who's The Boss") is 49.

Actress Cristela Alonzo is 46.

Actress Rinko Kikuchi is 44.

Actor Eddie Redmayne ("Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them," ''The Theory of Everything") is 43.

Comedian Kate McKinnon ("Saturday Night Live") is 41.

Singer Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys is 39.

Singer James Durbin is 36.

NFL quarterback Jameis Winston is 31.

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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):

In 1706, American scientist and statesman Benjamin Franklin. (April 17, 1790)

In 1878, poet Carl Sandburg. (July 22, 1967)

In 1899, Russian-born Canadian composer and pianist S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatte. (Dec. 2, 1974)

In 1912, entertainer Danny Thomas. (Feb. 6, 1991)

In 1913, actress Loretta Young. (Aug. 12, 2000)

In 1924, bluegrass legend and banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs. (March 28, 2012)

In 1925, innovative automaker John DeLorean. (March 19, 2005)

In 1931, Hockey Hall of Famer Dickie Moore. (Dec. 19, 2015)

In 1931, author E.L. Doctorow. (July 21, 2015)

In 1944, actress Bonnie Franklin. (March 1, 2013)

In 1946, guitarist Syd Barrett, the founder of "Pink Floyd." (July 7, 2006)

In 1947, singer Sandy Denny. (April 21, 1978)

In 1953, guitarist Malcolm Young of AC/DC. (Nov. 18, 2017)

In 1968, director John Singleton. (Apr. 28, 2019)

In 1969, actor Aron Eisenberg ("Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"). (Sept. 21, 2019)

The Canadian Press