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Famous birthdays for May 22: Ginnifer Goodwin, Naomi Campbell

By UPI Staff
Ginnifer Goodwin arrives on the red carpet for the 89th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on February 26, 2017. The actor turns 40 on May 22. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Ginnifer Goodwin arrives on the red carpet for the 89th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on February 26, 2017. The actor turns 40 on May 22. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

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

They include:

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-- German composer Richard Wagner in 1813

-- Scottish writer Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, in 1859

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Al Simmons in 1902

-- Actor Laurence Olivier in 1907

-- Pioneering jazz musician Sun Ra (born Herman Blount) in 1914

-- Critic Judith Crist in 1922

-- French singer Charles Aznavour in 1924 (age 94)

-- Entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens Jr. in 1928 (age 90)

-- Activist/San Francisco Mayor Harvey Milk in 1930

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-- Pianist/composer Peter Nero in 1934 (age 84)

-- Actor Richard Benjamin in 1938 (age 80)

-- Actor Paul Winfield in 1939

-- Journalist Bernard Shaw in 1940 (age 78)

-- Theodore Kaczynski, the so-called "Unabomber," in 1942 (age 76)

-- Northern Irish political activist/Nobel Peace Prize laureate Betty Williams in 1943 (age 75)

-- British songwriter Bernie Taupin in 1950 (age 68)

-- Singer Morrissey, born Steven Patrick Morrissey, in 1959 (age 59)

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-- Singer Johnny Gill (New Edition) in 1966 (age 52)

-- Model/actor Naomi Campbell in 1970 (age 48)

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-- Actor Ginnifer Goodwin in 1978 (age 40)

-- Actor Maggie Q, born Margaret Denise Quigley, in 1979 (age 39)

-- Olympic champion speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno in 1982 (age 36)

-- Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz in 1984 (age 34)

-- Tennis player Novak Djokovic in 1987 (age 31)

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