Famous birthdays for May 18: Tina Fey, George Strait

May 18 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus.

They include:

-- Persian poet Omar Khayyam in 1048

-- Russian Czar Nicholas II in 1868

-- English philosopher/mathematician Bertrand Russell in 1872

-- Film director Frank Capra (It's a Wonderful Life) in 1897

-- Blues singer Big Joe Turner in 1911

-- Singer Perry Como in 1912

-- Director/screenwriter Richard Brooks (Key Largo) in 1912

-- British ballet star Margot Fonteyn in 1919

-- Pope John Paul II, born Karol Wojtyla, in 1920

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-- Actor Robert Morse in 1931 (age 87)

-- Mad magazine cartoonist Don Martin in 1931

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Brooks Robinson in 1937 (age 81)

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Reggie Jackson in 1946 (age 72)

-- British rock keyboardist Rick Wakeman in 1949 (age 69)

-- Country singer George Strait in 1952 (age 66)

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-- Actor Chow Yun-Fat in 1955 (age 63)

-- Actor Tina Fey in 1970 (age 48)

-- Singer-songwriter Jack Johnson in 1975 (age 43)

-- Russian Olympic gold medal figure skater Alina Zagitova 2002 (age 17)

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