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Famous birthdays for Jan. 17: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel

By UPI Staff
Jim Carrey attends the premiere of "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" at the TCL Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on December 16. The actor turns 63 on January 17. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
1 of 2 | Jim Carrey attends the premiere of "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" at the TCL Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on December 16. The actor turns 63 on January 17. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

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

They include:

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-- Pope Pius V in 1504

-- American statesman/scientist/writer Benjamin Franklin in 1706

-- Writer Anne Bronte in 1820

-- Gangster Al Capone in 1899

-- Writer Nevil Shute in 1899

-- Actor Betty White in 1922

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-- Musician Eartha Kitt in 1927

-- Entrepreneur Vidal Sassoon in 1928

-- Actor James Earl Jones in 1931

-- Douglas Wilder, first Black governor elected in U.S., in 1931 (age 94)

-- Puppeteer Shari Lewis in 1933

-- TV personality Maury Povich in 1939 (age 86)

-- Olympic gold medal-winning runner Kipchoge Keino in 1940 (age 85)

-- International Boxing Hall of Fame member Muhammad Ali in 1942

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-- Comedian Andy Kaufman in 1949

-- Barbadian President Sandra Mason in 1949 (age 76)

-- Musician Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones) in 1949 (age 76)

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-- Musician Steve Earle in 1955 (age 70)

-- Comedian/TV personality Steve Harvey in 1957 (age 68)

-- Musician Susanna Hoffs (Bangles) in 1959 (age 66)

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-- Actor Jim Carrey in 1962 (age 63)

-- Writer Sebastian Junger in 1962 (age 63)

-- Actor Denis O'Hare in 1962 (age 63)

-- Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama in 1964 (age 61)

-- Actor Joshua Malina in 1966 (age 59)

-- Actor Naveen Andrews in 1969 (age 56)

-- DJ Tiƫsto in 1969 (age 56)

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-- Musician Lil Jon in 1971 (age 54)

-- Musician Kid Rock in 1971 (age 54)

-- Actor Freddy Rodriguez in 1975 (age 50)

-- Actor/filmmaker Leigh Whannell in 1977 (age 48)

-- Dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy in 1980 (age 45)

-- Actor/musician Zooey Deschanel (She & Him) in 1980 (age 45)

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-- Musician Ray J in 1981 (age 44)

-- Basketball Hall of Fame member Dwyane Wade in 1982 (age 43)

-- DJ Calvin Harris in 1984 (age 41)

-- Musician Jeremiah Fraites (Lumineers) in 1986 (age 39)

-- Actor Kelly Marie Tran in 1989 (age 36)

-- Actor Willa Fitzgerald in 1991 (age 34)

-- Actor Lucy Boynton in 1994 (age 31)

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