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Famous birthdays for Oct. 20: John Krasinski, Viggo Mortensen

By UPI Staff

Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra.

They include:

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-- English astronomer/architect Christopher Wren in 1632

-- French poet Arthur Rimbaud in 1854

-- James Robert Mann, Illinois congressman and author of the "White Slave Traffic Act," also known as the "Mann Act," in 1856

-- Educator John Dewey in 1859

-- Actor Bela Lugosi in 1882

-- Jazz composure Jelly Roll Morton in 1890

-- Longtime Yankee Stadium announcer Bob Sheppard in 1910

-- Country singer Grandpa (Louis Marshall) Jones in 1913

-- Humorist Art Buchwald in 1925

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-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Mickey Mantle in 1931

-- Actor William Christopher in 1932

-- Actor Jerry Orbach in 1935

-- Singer/songwriter Wanda Jackson in 1937 (age 82)

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-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Juan Marichal in 1937 (age 82)

-- Poet Robert Pinsky in 1940 (age 79)

-- Writer Lewis Grizzard in 1946

-- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Tom Petty in 1950

-- Film director Danny Boyle in 1956 (age 63)

-- Actor Viggo Mortensen in 1958 (age 61)

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-- Canadian astronaut Julie Payette in 1963 (age 56)

-- Sen. Kamala Harris in 1964 (age 55)

-- Political commentator Michelle Malkin in 1970 (age 49)

-- Singer Dannii Minogue in 1971 (age 48)

-- Rapper Snoop Dogg in 1971 (age 48)

-- Actor John Krasinski in 1979 (age 40)

-- Actor Alona Tal in 1983 (age 36)

-- Actor Jennifer Freeman in 1985 (age 34)

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