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Famous birthdays for Feb. 17: Jason Ritter, Michael Jordan

Jason Ritter attends the premiere of "Frozen II" premiere at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on November 7. The actor turns 40 on February 17. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
1 of 3 | Jason Ritter attends the premiere of "Frozen II" premiere at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on November 7. The actor turns 40 on February 17. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

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

They include:

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-- 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

-- Actor Hal Holbrook in 1925 (age 95)

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-- Actor/football Hall of Fame member Jim Brown in 1936 (age 84)

-- Singer Gene Pitney in 1940

-- Political activist Huey P. Newton in 1942

-- Actor Brenda Fricker in 1945 (age 75)

-- Actor Rene Russo in 1954 (age 66)

-- Actor Richard Karn in 1956 (age 64)

-- Actor Lou Diamond Phillips in 1962 (age 58)

-- Comedian Larry the Cable Guy, born Daniel Whitney, in 1963 (age 57)

-- Basketball superstar Michael Jordan in 1963 (age 57)

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-- Film director Michael Bay in 1965 (age 55)

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-- Actor Denise Richards in 1971 (age 49)

-- Musician Billie Joe Armstrong in 1972 (age 48)

-- Actor Jerry O'Connell in 1974 (age 46)

-- Actor Jason Ritter in 1980 (age 40)

-- Heiress Paris Hilton 1981 (age 39)

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-- Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 1981 (age 39)

-- Actor/singer Chord Overstreet in 1989 (age 31)

-- Actor Bonnie Wright in 1991 (age 29)

-- Singer Ed Sheeran in 1991 (age 29)

-- Actor Jeremy Allen White in 1991 (age 29)

-- Actor Sasha Pieterse in 1996 (age 24)

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