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Famous birthdays for May 22: Morrissey, Maggie Q

By UPI Staff
Morrissey performs in concert at the Mizner Park Amphitheatre in Boca Raton, Fla., on July 14, 2007. The singer turns 60 on May 22. File Photo by Michael Bush/UPI
1 of 2 | Morrissey performs in concert at the Mizner Park Amphitheatre in Boca Raton, Fla., on July 14, 2007. The singer turns 60 on May 22. File Photo by Michael Bush/UPI | License Photo

May 22 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini.

They include:

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-- German composer Richard Wagner in 1813

-- Artist Mary Cassatt in 1844

-- Scottish writer Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, in 1859

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Al Simmons in 1902

-- Actor Laurence Olivier in 1907

-- Pioneering jazz musician Sun Ra (born Herman Blount) in 1914

-- Critic Judith Crist in 1922

-- French singer Charles Aznavour in 1924

-- Entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens Jr. in 1928 (age 91)

-- Activist/San Francisco Mayor Harvey Milk in 1930

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-- Pianist/composer Peter Nero in 1934 (age 85)

-- Actor Richard Benjamin in 1938 (age 81)

-- Actor Paul Winfield in 1939

-- Journalist Bernard Shaw in 1940 (age 79)

-- Theodore Kaczynski, the so-called "Unabomber," in 1942 (age 77)

-- Northern Irish political activist/Nobel Peace Prize laureate Betty Williams in 1943 (age 76)

-- British songwriter Bernie Taupin in 1950 (age 69)

-- Singer Morrissey, born Steven Patrick Morrissey, in 1959 (age 60)

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-- Singer Johnny Gill in 1966 (age 53)

-- Model/actor Naomi Campbell in 1970 (age 49)

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-- Actor Ginnifer Goodwin in 1978 (age 41)

-- Actor Maggie Q, born Margaret Denise Quigley, in 1979 (age 40)

-- Olympic champion speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno in 1982 (age 37)

-- Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz in 1984 (age 35)

-- Tennis player Novak Djokovic in 1987 (age 32)

-- Actor Peyton Elizabeth Lee in 2004 (age 15)

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