Famous birthdays for May 18: George Strait, Ai Weiwei

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George Strait performs after receiving the 2024 CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award during the 58th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn., on November 20. The musician turns 73 on May 18. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
1 of 3 | George Strait performs after receiving the 2024 CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award during the 58th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn., on November 20. The musician turns 73 on May 18. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

May 18 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus.

They include:

-- Russian Czar Nicholas II in 1868

-- Philosopher/mathematician Bertrand Russell in 1872

-- Filmmaker Frank Capra in 1897

-- Musician Big Joe Turner in 1911

-- Musician Perry Como in 1912

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-- Filmmaker Richard Brooks in 1912

-- Ballet star Margot Fonteyn in 1919

-- Pope John Paul II in 1920

-- Actor Priscilla Pointer in 1924

-- Actor Robert Morse in 1931

-- Cartoonist Don Martin in 1931

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Brooks Robinson in 1937

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-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Reggie Jackson in 1946 (age 79)

-- Musician Joe Bonsall (Oak Ridge Boys) in 1948

-- Musician Rick Wakeman (Yes) in 1949 (age 76)

-- Musician Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo) in 1950 (age 75)

-- Musician George Strait in 1952 (age 73)

-- Actor Chow Yun-Fat in 1955 (age 70)

-- Artist Ai Weiwei in 1957 (age 68)

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-- Actor Tina Fey in 1970 (age 55)

-- Musician Jack Johnson in 1975 (age 50)

-- Actor Allen Leech in 1981 (age 44)

-- Actor Spencer Breslin in 1992 (age 33)

-- Actor Violett Beane in 1996 (age 29)

-- Russian Olympic gold medal figure skater Alina Zagitova 2002 (age 23)

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