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Famous birthdays for Aug. 22: Kristen Wiig, James Corden

By UPI Staff
Actress Kristen Wiig shares a birthday with late-night personality James Corden, singer-songwriter Tori Amos and Minnesota Twins manager Paul Molitor. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Actress Kristen Wiig shares a birthday with late-night personality James Corden, singer-songwriter Tori Amos and Minnesota Twins manager Paul Molitor. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo.

They include:

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-- French composer Claude Debussy in 1862

-- Charles Jenkins, inventor of airplane brakes and the conical drinking cup, in 1867

-- Writer-critic Dorothy Parker in 1893

-- Heart surgeon Dr. Denton Cooley in 1920

Ray Bradbury in 1995. File Photo by H. Ruckemann/UPI

-- Science fiction writer Ray Bradbury in 1920

-- Actor Honor Blackman in 1925 (age 92)

-- French fashion designer Marc Bohan in 1926 (age 91)

-- Retired U.S. Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf in 1934

-- Writer E. Annie Proulx in 1935 (age 82)

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Carl Yastrzemski in 1939 (age 78)

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Paul Molitor in 1956 (age 61)

Paul Molitor in 2015. File Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI

-- Actor Valerie Harper in 1939 (age 78)

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-- Actor Cindy Williams in 1947 (age 70)

Cindy Williams in 2012. File Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI

-- Swimming Hall of Fame member Diana Nyad in 1949 (age 68)

-- Singer/songwriter Tori Amos in 1963 (age 54)

-- Tennis Hall of Fame member Mats Wilander in 1964 (age 53)

-- Actor Richard Armitage in 1971 (age 46)

-- Actor Kristen Wiig in 1973 (age 44)

-- Late-night TV host James Corden in 1978 (age 39)

James Corden in 2016. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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