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Famous birthdays for Jan. 8: Stephen Hawking, Noah Cyrus

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Professor Stephen Hawking attends the New Space Exploration Initiative "Breakthrough Starshot" Announcement at One World Observatory on April 12, 2016, in New York City. The physicist turns 76 on January 8. File Photo by Dennis Van Tine//UPI
Professor Stephen Hawking attends the New Space Exploration Initiative "Breakthrough Starshot" Announcement at One World Observatory on April 12, 2016, in New York City. The physicist turns 76 on January 8. File Photo by Dennis Van Tine//UPI | License Photo

Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn.

They include:

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-- Publisher Frank Doubleday in 1862

-- Actor William Hartnell in 1908

-- Comic actor Larry Storch in 1923 (age 95)

-- Newsman Charles Osgood in 1933 (age 85)

-- Elvis Presley, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "undisputed king," in 1935

-- Singer Shirley Bassey in 1937 (age 81)

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-- Game show host Bob Eubanks in 1938 (age 80)

-- British comedian Graham Chapman in 1941

-- Actor Yvette Mimieux in 1942 (age 76)

-- British physicist and author Stephen Hawking 1942 (age 76)

-- Author Terry Brooks in 1944 (age 74)

-- Radio talk show host Kojo Nnamdi in 1945 (age 73)

-- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Robby Krieger (The Doors) in 1946 (age 72)

-- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member David Bowie in 1947

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-- Guitarist/singer Terry Sylvester (Hollies) in 1947 (age 71)

-- Singer R. Kelly, born as Robert Sylvester Kelly, in 1967 (age 51)

-- Singer Jenny Lewis in 1976 (age 42)

-- Actor Windell Middlebrooks in 1979

-- Actor Sam Riley in 1980 (age 38)

-- Actor Gaby Hoffmann in 1982 (age 36)

-- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 1984 (age 34)

-- Actor Khylin Rhambo in 1996 (age 22)

-- Actor Noah Cyrus in 2000 (age 18)

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