Famous birthdays for Sept. 7: Leslie Jones, Gloria Gaynor

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Leslie Jones attends the 17th annual BET Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 25. The actor turns 50 on September 7. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI
Leslie Jones attends the 17th annual BET Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 25. The actor turns 50 on September 7. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI | License Photo

Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo.

They include:

-- England's Queen Elizabeth I in 1533

-- American painter Anna "Grandma" Moses in 1860

-- Financier J. Pierpont Morgan Jr. in 1867

-- Football Hall of Fame member Paul Brown in 1908

-- Film director Elia Kazan in 1909

-- U.S. golfer and co-founder of LPGA Louise Suggs in 1923

-- U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, in 1924

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-- Fashion designer Laura Ashley in 1925

-- Paranormal investigator Ed Warren (inspiration for Amityville Horror) in 1926

-- Jazz saxophonist Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins in 1930 (age 87)

-- Philanthropist John Paul Getty Jr. in 1932

-- Rock 'n' roll pioneer Buddy Holly in 1936

-- Actor John Phillip Law in 1937

-- Italian director Dario Argento in 1940 (age 77)

-- Pop singer Gloria Gaynor in 1949 (age 68)

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-- Actor Julie Kavner in 1950 (age 67)

-- Political commentator Peggy Noonan in 1950 (age 67)

-- Singer Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders) in 1951 (age 66)

-- Actor Corbin Bernsen in 1954 (age 63)

-- Actor Michael Emerson in 1954 (age 63)

-- Singer/pianist Michael Feinstein in 1956 (age 61)

-- Rapper Eazy E in 1963

-- Actor Toby Jones in 1966 (age 51)

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-- Comedian Leslie Jones in 1967 (age 50)

-- Actor Shannon Elizabeth in 1973 (age 44)

-- Actor Devon Sawa in 1978 (age 39)

-- Actor Evan Rachel Wood in 1987 (age 30)

-- Basketball player Kevin Love in 1988 (age 29)

-- Actor Dean-Charles Chapman in 1997 (age 20)

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