Famous birthdays for Sept. 17: Baz Luhrmann, Elvira

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

They include:

-- The second chief justice of the United States, John Rutledge in 1739

-- Marriott Corp. founder J. Willard Marriott in 1900

-- Former U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger in 1907

-- Country music pioneer Hank Williams Sr. in 1923

-- Football Hall of Fame member George Blanda in 1927

-- Actor Roddy McDowall in 1928

-- Race car driver Stirling Moss in 1929 (age 89)

-- Actor David Huddleston in 1930

-- Actor Anne Bancroft in 1931

-- Actor Dorothy Loudon in 1933

-- Tennis Hall of Fame member Maureen Connolly in 1934

-- Author Ken Kesey in 1935

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Orlando Cepeda in 1937 (age 81)

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-- Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter in 1939 (age 79)

-- Basketball Hall of Fame member Phil Jackson, coach of 11 NBA champions, in 1945 (age 73)

-- Cartoonist Jeff MacNelly in 1947

-- Actor John Ritter in 1948

-- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 1950 (age 68)

-- Spooky movie hostess Elvira, born Cassandra Peterson, in 1951 (age 67)

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-- Actor/comedian Rita Rudner in 1953 (age 65)

-- Director Baz Luhrmann in 1962 (age 56)

-- Celebrity chef Joe Bastianich in 1968 (age 50)

-- Designer/television host Nate Berkus in 1971 (age 47)

-- NHL star Alex Ovechkin in 1985 (age 33)

-- Actor Danielle Brooks in 1989 (age 29)

-- Actor Ella Purnell in 1996 (age 22)

-- Actor Daniel Huttlestone in 1999 (age 19)

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