Famous birthdays for Dec. 6: Ashley Madekwe, Peter Buck

Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius.

They include:

-- England's King Henry VI in 1421

-- Musician Ira Gershwin in 1896

-- Writer/musician Ève Curie in 1904

-- Bank robber Lester "Baby Face" Nelson in 1908

-- Musician Dave Brubeck in 1920

-- Football Hall of Fame member Otto Graham in 1921

-- Actor James Naughton in 1945 (age 79)

-- Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur in 1945 (age 79)

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-- Actor JoBeth Williams in 1948 (age 76)

-- Actor Kin Shriner in 1953 (age 71)

-- Actor Tom Hulce in 1953 (age 71)

-- Comedian Steven Wright in 1955 (age 69)

-- Musician Peter Buck (R.E.M.) in 1956 (age 68)

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-- Filmmaker Nick Park in 1958 (age 66)

-- Japanese businessman Satoru Iwata in 1959

-- Musician David Lovering (Pixies) in 1961 (age 63)

-- Musician Ben Watt (Everything But the Girl) in 1962 (age 62)

-- Actor Janine Turner in 1962 (age 62)

-- Filmmaker Judd Apatow in 1967 (age 57)

-- Writer Karl Ove Knausgård in 1968 (age 56)

-- Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov in 1968 (age 56)

-- Musician Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg (Ace of Base) in 1970 (age 54)

-- Ryan White, U.S. HIV/AIDS activist, in 1971

-- Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in 1973 (age 51)

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-- Actor Ashley Madekwe in 1981 (age 43)

-- Two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador in 1982 (age 42)

-- Writer Jason Reynolds in 1983 (age 41)

-- Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel in 1992 (age 32)

-- Musician A Boogie wit da Hoodie in 1995 (age 29)

-- Actor Stefanie Scott in 1996 (age 28)

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