Famous birthdays for May 22: Bernie Taupin, Johnny Gill

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Bernie Taupin arrives on the red carpet at the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony at Barclays Center on November 3, 2023, in New York City. The musician turns 75 on May 22. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
1 of 3 | Bernie Taupin arrives on the red carpet at the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony at Barclays Center on November 3, 2023, in New York City. The musician turns 75 on May 22. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

May 22 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini.

They include:

-- Musician Richard Wagner in 1813

-- Artist Mary Cassatt in 1844

-- Writer Arthur Conan Doyle in 1859

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Al Simmons in 1902

-- Actor Laurence Olivier in 1907

-- Musician Sun Ra in 1914

-- Critic Judith Crist în 1922

-- Musician Charles Aznavour in 1924

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-- Entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens Jr. in 1928

-- Activist/politician Harvey Milk in 1930

-- Musician Peter Nero in 1934

-- Actor Richard Benjamin in 1938 (age 86)

-- Actor Paul Winfield in 1939

-- Journalist Bernard Shaw in 1940

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-- Theodore Kaczynski, the so-called "Unabomber," in 1942

-- Northern Irish political activist/Nobel Peace Prize laureate Betty Williams in 1943

-- Musician Bernie Taupin in 1950 (age 75)

-- Musician Morrissey (Smiths) in 1959 (age 66)

-- Actor Ann Cusack in 1961 (age 63)

-- Musician Jesse Valenzuela (Gin Blossoms) in 1962 (age 63)

-- Musician Johnny Gill (New Edition/LSG) in 1966 (age 59)

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-- Actor Brooke Smith in 1967 (age 58)

-- Actor Michael Kelly in 1969 (age 56)

-- Model/actor Naomi Campbell in 1970 (age 55)

-- Actor Sean Gunn in 1974 (age 51)

-- Actor Ginnifer Goodwin in 1978 (age 47)

-- Actor Maggie Q in 1979 (age 46)

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-- Actor Nazanin Boniadi in 1980 (age 45)

-- Olympic champion speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno in 1982 (age 43)

-- Entrepreneur Dustin Moskovitz in 1984 (age 41)

-- Tennis player Novak Djokovic in 1987 (age 38)

-- Actor Camren Bicondova in 1999 (age 26)

-- Actor Peyton Elizabeth Lee in 2004 (age 21)

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