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Famous birthdays for Jan. 17: Maury Povich, Jim Carrey

By UPI Staff
Television host Maury Povich talks to baseball fans while signing a copy of his new book "All Those Mornings," during a visit to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., on July 30, 2005. He turns 80 on January 17. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
1 of 2 | Television host Maury Povich talks to baseball fans while signing a copy of his new book "All Those Mornings," during a visit to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., on July 30, 2005. He turns 80 on January 17. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo

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

They include:

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-- American statesman, scientist and author Benjamin Franklin in 1706

-- Author Anne Bronte in 1820

-- British statesman David Lloyd George in 1863

-- U.S. gangster Al Capone in 1899

-- English novelist Nevil Shute in 1899

-- Actor Betty White in 1922 (age 97)

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-- Singer Eartha Kitt in 1927

-- Beauty specialist Vidal Sassoon in 1928

-- Actor James Earl Jones in 1931 (age 88)

-- Puppeteer Shari Lewis in 1933

-- Talk show host Maury Povich in 1939 (age 80)

-- Olympic gold medal-winning runner Kipchoge Keino in 1940 (age 79)

-- Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali in 1942

-- Comedian Andy Kaufman in 1949

-- Former Rolling Stones member Mick Taylor in 1949 (age 70)

-- Musician Steve Earle in 1955 (age 64)

-- Comedian Steve Harvey in 1957 (age 62)

-- Comic actor Jim Carrey in 1962 (age 57)

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-- Writer Sebastian Junger in 1962 (age 57)

-- Rapper Lil Jon, born Jonathan Smith, in 1971 (age 48)

-- Singer Kid Rock, born Robert James Ritchie, in 1971 (age 48)

-- U.S. first lady Michelle Obama in 1964 (age 55)

-- Dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy in 1980 (age 39)

-- Actor Zooey Deschanel in 1980 (age 39)

-- Rapper Ray J, born William Ray Norwood, in 1981 (age 38)

-- Pro basketball star Dwyane Wade in 1982 (age 37)

-- DJ Calvin Harris in 1984 (age 35)

-- Actor Lucy Boynton in 1994 (age 25)

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