Famous birthdays on August 16: James Cameron, Taika Waititi

— The French physicist Gabriel Lippmann, inventor of colour photography, in 1845

— British soldier/writer TE Lawrence in 1888

— Former Israeli Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Menachem Begin in 1913

— Author Charles Bukowski in 1920

— Journalist Louis Lomax in 1922

— Actress Ann Blyth in 1928 (age 96)

— Football Hall of Fame member/sports commentator Frank Gifford in 1930

— Actress Julie Newmar in 1933 (age 91)

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— Actress Lesley Ann Warren in 1946 (age 79)

— Former Senator Carol Moseley Braun in 1947 (age 77)

— Actor Reginald VelJohnson in 1952 (age 72)

— Television personality Kathie Lee Gifford in 1953 (age 71)

— Film director James Cameron in 1954 (age 70)

— Actor Jeff Perry in 1955 (69 years old)

— Actress Laura Innes in 1957 (67 years old)

— Actress Angela Bassett in 1958 (66 years old)

— Singer Madonna, born Madonna Louise Ciccone, 1958 (66 years)

— Actor Timothy Hutton in 1960 (64 years old)

— Actor Steve Carell in 1962 (age 62)

— Singer Emily Robison in 1972 (age 52)

— Filmmaker Taika Waititi in 1975 (49 years old)

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— Singer Vanessa Carlton in 1980 (44 years old)

— Actor Cam Gigandet in 1982 (age 42)

— Actor Arden Cho in 1985 (age 39)

— Actor Rumor Willis in 1988 (age 36)

— Actress Evanna Lynch in 1991 (age 33)

— Rapper Young Thug, born Jeffery Williams, 1991 (age 33)

— Actor Cameron Monaghan in 1993 (age 31)

— Olympic swimmer Caeleb Dressel 1996 (28 years)

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