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Famous birthdays for Aug. 17: Robert De Niro, Belinda Carlisle

By UPI Staff
Robert De Niro arrives on the red carpet at the "Taxi Driver" 40th Anniversary Celebration during the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival at The Beacon Theatre on April 21, 2016 in New York City. De Niro turns 75 on August 17. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Robert De Niro arrives on the red carpet at the "Taxi Driver" 40th Anniversary Celebration during the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival at The Beacon Theatre on April 21, 2016 in New York City. De Niro turns 75 on August 17. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo.

They include:

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-- French mathematician Pierre de Fermat in 1601

-- Frontiersman Davy Crockett in 1786

-- Movie producer Samuel Goldwyn in 1882

-- Actor Mae West in 1893

-- Watergate figure W. Mark Felt, known as "Deep Throat," in 1913

-- Actor Maureen O'Hara in 1920

-- U.S. spy plane aviator Francis Gary Powers in 1929

-- British poet laureate Ted Hughes in 1930

-- Nobel literature laureate V.S. Naipaul in 1932

-- Actor Robert De Niro in 1943 (age 75)

-- Pop singer Belinda Carlisle in 1958 (age 60)

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-- Novelist Jonathan Franzen in 1959 (age 59)

-- Investigative journalist Eric Schlosser in 1959 (age 59)

-- Actor Sean Penn in 1960 (age 58)

-- Television commentator/former football coach Jon Gruden in 1963 (age 55)

-- Actor/singer Donnie Wahlberg in 1969 (age 49)

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-- Tennis Hall of Fame member Jim Courier in 1970 (age 48)

-- Television host Giuliana Rancic in 1974 (age 44)

-- Actor Mark Salling in 1982

-- Actor Austin Butler in 1991 (age 27)

-- Actor Taissa Farmiga in 1994 (age 24)

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