Famous birthdays for Aug. 18: Christian Slater, Edward Norton

Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo.

They include:

-- Virginia Dare, first English settler born in the American colonies, in 1587

-- Explorer Meriwether Lewis in 1774

-- Chicago department store founder Marshall Field in 1834

-- Cosmetics businessman Max Factor in 1904

-- Actor Shelley Winters in 1920

-- Former first lady Rosalynn Carter in 1927 (age 92)

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-- Film director Roman Polanski in 1933 (age 86)

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Roberto Clemente in 1934

-- Olympic gold medal winning decathlete Rafer Johnson in 1935 (age 84)

-- Actor Robert Redford in 1936 (age 83)

-- Actor Martin Mull in 1943 (age 76)

-- Actor Patrick Swayze in 1952

-- Actor Denis Leary in 1957 (age 62)

-- Actor Madeleine Stowe in 1958 (age 61)

-- Actor Edward Norton in 1969 (age 50)

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-- Actor Christian Slater in 1969 (age 50)

-- Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner in 1970 (age 49)

-- Actor Kaitlin Olson in 1975 (age 44)

-- Actor Andy Samberg in 1978 (age 41)

-- Model Frances Bean Cobain in 1992 (age 27)

-- Actor Maia Mitchell in 1993 (age 26)

-- Actor Madelaine Petsch in 1994 (age 25)

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