Famous birthdays for August 1: Jason Momoa, Coolio

Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo.

They include:

-- Roman Emperor Claudius I, born in 10 B.C.

-- Explorer William Clark in 1770

-- Francis Scott Key, composer of "The Star-Spangled Banner," in 1779

-- Author Herman Melville (Moby-Dick) in 1819

-- Activist/labor organizer Mary Harris "Mother" Jones in 1837

-- Photojournalist Gerda Taro in 1910

-- Musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott in 1931 (age 87)

-- Comic actor Dom DeLuise in 1933

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-- French fashion designer Yves St. Laurent in 1936

-- Musician Jerry Garcia, co-founder of the Grateful Dead rock group, in 1942

-- Basketball Hall of Fame member Roy Williams in 1950 (age 68)

-- Rapper Coolio, born Artis Leon Ivey Jr., in 1963 (age 55)

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-- British film director Sam Mendes in 1965 (age 53)

-- Actor Tempestt Bledsoe in 1973 (age 45)

-- Actor Jason Momoa in 1979 (age 39)

-- Actor Elijah Kelley in 1986 (age 32)

-- Actor Max Carver in 1988 (age 30)

-- Actor Oona Laurence in 2002 (age 16)

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