Famous birthdays for Sept. 24: Nia Vardalos, Ben Platt

Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra.

They include:

-- English novelist Horace Walpole in 1717

-- John Marshall, fourth chief justice of the United States, in 1755

-- Suffragist/author Frances Harper in 1825

-- Candy company founder Franklin Mars in 1883

-- Golf Hall of Fame member Tommy Armour in 1894

-- Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1896

-- American astronaut John Young in 1930

-- Muppet creator Jim Henson in 1936

-- Singer/photographer Linda Eastman McCartney, wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney, in 1941

-- Television commentator Lou Dobbs in 1945 (age 75)

-- Football Hall of Fame member "Mean" Joe Greene in 1946 (age 74)

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-- Actor Gordon Clapp in 1948 (age 72)

-- Comedian Phil Hartman in 1948

-- Actor Kevin Sorbo in 1958 (age 62)

-- Actor Nia Vardalos in 1962 (age 58)

-- Celebrity chef Robert Irvine in 1965 (age 55)

-- Actor Jackie Sandler in 1974 (age 46)

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-- Actor Ian Bohen in 1976 (age 44)

-- Actor Ross Mathews in 1979 (age 41)

-- Gymnast Morgan Hamm in 1982 (age 38)

-- Gymnast Paul Hamm in 1982 (age 38)

-- Actor Eloise Mumford in 1986 (age 34)

-- Actor Ben Platt in 1993 (age 27)

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