Famous birthdays for June 3: Deniece Williams, Anderson Cooper
June 3 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini.
They include:
-- Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy during the Civil War, in 1808
-- Automaker Ransom Olds in 1864
-- British King George V in 1865
-- Dancer/musician Josephine Baker in 1906
-- Actor Tony Curtis in 1925
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-- Poet Allen Ginsberg in 1926
-- Writer Larry McMurtry in 1936
-- Musician Curtis Mayfield in 1942
-- Actor Penelope Wilton in 1946 (age 79)
-- Musician Deniece Williams in 1951 (age 74)
-- Former U.S. first lady Jill Biden in 1951 (age 74)
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-- Actor Scott Valentine in 1958 (age 67)
-- Musician Kerry King (Slayer) in 1964 (age 61)
-- Actor James Purefoy in 1964 (age 61)
-- Musician Mike Gordon (Phish) in 1965 (age 60)
-- Journalist/TV anchor Anderson Cooper in 1967 (age 58)
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-- Writer John Hodgman in 1971 (age 54)
-- Actor Hong Chau in 1979 (age 46)
-- Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in 1980 (age 45)
-- Tennis legend Rafael Nadal in 1986 (age 39)
-- Actor Josh Segarra in 1986 (age 39)
-- Actor Lalaine Dupree in 1987 (age 38)
-- Actor Imogen Poots in 1989 (age 36)
-- Actor Anne Winters in 1994 (age 31)
-- Actor Louis Partridge in 2003 (age 22)
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