Famous birthdays for Aug. 15: Melinda French Gates, Linda Ellerbee

Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo.

They include:

-- French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in 1769

-- Writer Walter Scott in 1771

-- U.S. first lady Florence Harding in 1860

-- Musician Samuel Coleridge-Taylor in 1875

-- Actor Ethel Barrymore in 1879

-- Chef Julia Child in 1912

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-- Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly in 1924

-- Actor Mike Connors in 1925

-- Actor Jim Dale in 1935 (age 89)

-- Civil rights leader Vernon Jordan Jr. in 1935

-- Actor Pat Priest in 1936 (age 88)

-- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in 1938 (age 86)

-- Namibian President Nangolo Mbumba in 1941 (age 83)

-- Journalist Linda Ellerbee in 1944 (age 80)

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-- Football Hall of Fame member/players' union leader Gene Upshaw in 1945

-- Musician Jimmy Webb in 1946 (age 78)

-- Musician Tom Johnston (Doobie Brothers) in 1948 (age 76)

-- Actor Phyllis Smith in 1949 (age 75)

-- Actor Tess Harper in 1950 (age 74)

-- Britain's Princess Anne in 1950 (age 74)

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-- Writer Stieg Larsson in 1954

-- Actor Željko Ivanek in 1957 (age 67)

-- Actor Rondell Sheridan in 1958 (age 66)

-- Musician Matt Johnson (The The/Marc and the Mambas) in 1961 (age 63)

-- Chef Tom Colicchio in 1962 (age 62)

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-- Philanthropist Melinda French Gates in 1964 (age 60)

-- Actor Debra Messing in 1968 (age 56)

-- Actor Anthony Anderson in 1970 (age 54)

-- Actor Ben Affleck in 1972 (age 52)

-- Actor Natasha Henstridge in 1974 (age 50)

-- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in 1976 (age 48)

-- Olympic beach volleyball champion Kerri Walsh Jennings in 1978 (age 46)

-- Musician Tim Foreman (Switchfoot) in 1978 (age 46)

-- Actor Emily Kinney in 1985 (age 39)

-- Musician Nipsey Hussle, born Ermias Asghedom, in 1985

-- Actor/musician Carlos PenaVega in 1989 (age 35)

-- Musician Joe Jonas (Jonas Brothers) in 1989 (age 35)

-- Actor Jennifer Lawrence in 1990 (age 34)

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