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Famous birthdays on August 15: Melinda French Gates, Linda Ellerbee

Melinda French Gates arrives at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 30, 2022. The philanthropist celebrates her 60th birthday on August 15. File photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI

1 of 3 | Melinda French Gates arrives at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 30, 2022. The philanthropist celebrates her 60th birthday on August 15. File photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | Licensed photo

Aug. 15 (UPI) – Those born on this day are under the zodiac sign of Leo.

This includes:

— The French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in 1769

— Writer Walter Scott in 1771

— First Lady of the USA, Florence Harding, in 1860

— Musician Samuel Coleridge-Taylor in 1875

— Actress Ethel Barrymore in 1879

— Cook Julia Child in 1912

File photo by Bill Hormell/UPI

— Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly in 1924

— Actor Mike Connors in 1925

— Actor Jim Dale in 1935 (89 years old)

— Civil rights activist Vernon Jordan Jr. in 1935

— Actor Pat Priest in 1936 (88 years old)

— US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in 1938 (age 86)

– Namibian President Nangolo Mbumba in 1941 (83 years old)

– Journalist Linda Ellerbee in 1944 (80 years old)

File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

— Gene Upshaw, Football Hall of Fame member and player union president in 1945

— Musician Jimmy Webb in 1946 (78 years old)

— Musician Tom Johnston (Doobie Brothers) in 1948 (age 76)

— Actress Phyllis Smith in 1949 (age 75)

— Actress Tess Harper in 1950 (age 74)

— British Princess Anne in 1950 (age 74)

File photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI

– Writer Stieg Larsson in 1954

– Actor Željko Ivanek in 1957 (67 years old)

— Actor Rondell Sheridan in 1958 (66 years old)

— Musician Matt Johnson (The The/Marc and the Mambas) in 1961 (age 63)

— Chef Tom Colicchio in 1962 (62 years old)

File photo by Christine Chew/UPI

— Philanthropist Melinda French Gates in 1964 (age 60)

— Actress Debra Messing in 1968 (age 56)

— Actor Anthony Anderson in 1970 (age 54)

— Actor Ben Affleck in 1972 (age 52)

— Actress Natasha Henstridge in 1974 (age 50)

– Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in 1976 (age 48)

— Olympic beach volleyball champion, Kerri Walsh Jennings, 1978 (46 years old)

— Musician Tim Foreman (Switchfoot) in 1978 (46 years old)

— Actress Emily Kinney in 1985 (age 39)

– Musician Nipsey Hussle, born Ermias Asghedom in 1985

— Actor/musician Carlos PenaVega in 1989 (age 35)

— Musician Joe Jonas (Jonas Brothers) in 1989 (age 35)

— Actress Jennifer Lawrence in 1990 (age 34)

File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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