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Famous birthdays for Aug. 26: Melissa McCarthy, Chris Pine

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Melissa McCarthy appears backstage with her award for Favorite Comedic Movie Actress during the 43rd annual People's Choice Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on January 18. The actor turns 47 on August 26. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Melissa McCarthy appears backstage with her award for Favorite Comedic Movie Actress during the 43rd annual People's Choice Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on January 18. The actor turns 47 on August 26. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo.

They include:

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-- First prime minister of Britain Robert Walpole in 1676

-- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mother Teresa in 1910

-- Basketball Hall of Fame member Tom Heinsohn in 1934 (age 83)

-- Geraldine Ferraro, 1984 Democratic vice presidential candidate and first woman to seek so high a position on a major U.S. political party ticket, in 1935

-- Voice actor/movie trailer specialist Don LaFontaine in 1940

-- Singer Leon Redbone in 1949 (age 68)

-- Crossword editor Will Shortz in 1952 (age 65)

-- Jazz musician Branford Marsalis in 1960 (age 57)

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-- Actor Melissa McCarthy in 1970 (age 47)

-- Actor Macaulay Culkin in 1980 (age 37)

-- Actor Chris Pine in 1980 (age 37)

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-- Country singer Brian Kelley in 1985 (age 32)

-- Actor and singer Evan Ross in 1988 (age 29)

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-- Actor Dylan O'Brien in 1991 (age 26)

-- Actor Keke Palmer in 1993 (age 24)

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