Actors:

George Clooney is 63 (“ER,” “Ocean’s Eleven”)

Alan Dale is 77 (“Indiana Jones,” “Lost”)

Roma Downey is 64 ("Touched by an Angel," “The Division”) (FAST FACT: She’s been married to “Survivor” creator Mark Burnett since 2007)

Gabourey Sidibe is 41 (“Precious, “American Horror Story”)

The late Rudolph Valentino (1895 – 1926) (“The Sheik,” “Valentino”) (FAST FACT: A romantic silent film superstar of the day, he was born in Italy and had applied for American citizenship shortly before his untimely death at age 31. This caused mass hysteria among his female fans and further propelled him into iconic status. More than 100-thousand people lined the streets of New York City to observe his funeral.)

Musicians:

Meek Mill is 37 (his given name, Robert Rihmeek Williams)

Bob Seger is 79

Foo Fighters’ guitarist Chris Shiflett is 53

Plus:

TV personality Tom Bergeron is 69 ("America’s Funniest Home Videos,” “Dancing with the Stars”)

Author Jeffrey Deaver is 74 (Best known for his Lincoln Rhyme series and his “Rune” Trilogy. Many of his bestselling novels have been adapted into films”)

Director Stephen Gaghan is 59 (“Traffic,” “Rules of Engagement”)

Baseball legend Willie Mays is 93 (FAST FACTS: Hall of Fame outfielder and 24-time All-Star known as the Say Hey Kid, hit 660 home runs for the New York and San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets; 2-time National League MVP and World Series Champion with the Giants in 1954)

“Dancing With The Stars” pro Edyta Sliwinska is 43 (FAST FACT: She’s married to fellow “DWTS” pro Alex Mazo – they’ve been hitched since 2007. And he’s the one who won with actress Kelly Monaco)

The late boxing champ Rubin “Hurricane” Carter (1937 – 2014)…he would have been 87 (FAST FACTS: Boxer known as the Hurricane who was wrongfully convicted for murders he didn't commit. He compiled a career record of 27-12-1 before serving nearly 20 years in prison. Inspired Bob Dylan’s famous song, “Hurricane”)

The late Sigmund Freud (1856 – 1939) (FAST FACTS: Father of Modern Psychiatry who was the first to come up with psychiatric concepts such as the unconscious, the Ego, and the Oedipal Complex. He was known for analyzing his patient's dreams and he theorized that dreams themselves were forms of wish-fulfillment)

The late entrepreneur Russell Stover (1888 – 1954) (FAST FACTS: He was first an amateur chemist and discovered a way to coat ice cream in chocolate without it melting. His Eskimo pie created a national, albeit short-lived, sensation. He later co-founded Russell Stover Candies with his wife, Clara. They started the business out of their kitchen, making boxed chocolates.)

The late filmmaker Orson Welles (1915 – 1985) (“Citizen Kane,” “The Magnificent Ambersons,” “Touch of Evil,” “Chimes at Midnight,” “The Lady from Shanghai”) (FAST FACTS: His 1938 “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast became one of the most famous incidents of mass panic in history, and similarly, his film, “Citizen Kane” is consistently ranked as one of the all-time greatest films.)

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