Famous birthdays for Feb. 17: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Jordan

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

They include:

-- Mail-order retailer Aaron Montgomery Ward in 1844

-- Texas oil millionaire H.L. Hunt in 1889

-- Author Margaret Truman Daniel, daughter of U.S. President Harry S. Truman, in 1924

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-- Actor Hal Holbrook in 1925 (age 94)

-- Actor/football Hall of Fame member Jim Brown in 1936 (age 83)

-- Singer Gene Pitney in 1940

-- Political activist Huey P. Newton in 1942

-- Actor Brenda Fricker in 1945 (age 74)

-- Actor Rene Russo in 1954 (age 65)

-- Actor Richard Karn in 1956 (age 63)

-- Actor Lou Diamond Phillips in 1962 (age 57)

-- Comedian Larry the Cable Guy, born Daniel Whitney, in 1963 (age 56)

-- Basketball superstar Michael Jordan in 1963 (age 56)

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-- Film director Michael Bay in 1965 (age 54)

-- Actor Denise Richards in 1971 (age 48)

-- Musician Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) in 1972 (age 47)

-- Actor Jerry O'Connell in 1974 (age 45)

-- Actor Jason Ritter in 1980 (age 39)

-- Heiress Paris Hilton 1981 (age 38)

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-- Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 1981 (age 38)

-- Actor/singer Chord Overstreet in 1989 (age 30)

-- Actor Bonnie Wright in 1991 (age 28)

-- Singer Ed Sheeran in 1991 (age 28)

-- Actor Jeremy Allen White in 1991 (age 28)

-- Actor Sasha Pieterse in 1996 (age 23)

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