Celebrity birthdays for Aug. 21:
Guitarist James Burton (with Elvis Presley) is 85.
Singer Jackie DeShannon is 83.
Movie director Peter Weir is 80.
Actress Patty McCormack ("The Ropers") is 79.
Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Willie Lanier is 79.
Singer Carl Giammarese of The Buckinghams is 77.
Actress Loretta Devine ("Boston Public") is 75.
Newsman Harry Smith is 73.
Singer Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) is 73.
Guitarist Nick Kane (The Mavericks) is 71.
Actress Kim Cattrall ("Sex and the City") is 69.
Budgie (born Peter Edward Clarke), drummer with Siouxsie and the Banshees, is 68.
Former pro golfer Richard Zokol is 67.
Actress Cleo King ("Mike and Molly") is 63.
Singer Serj Tankian of System of a Down is 58.
Actress Carrie-Anne Moss ("The Matrix," ''Chocolat") is 58.
Figure skater Josee Chouinard is 56.
Musician Liam Howlett of Prodigy is 54.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin is 52.
Country singer Johnny Reid is 51.
Actress Alicia Witt ("Law and Order: Criminal Intent," ''Cybill") is 50.
Singer Kelis is 46.
Actor Diego Klattenhoff ("The Blacklist") is 46.
TV personality Brody Jenner ("The Hills") is 42.
Singer Melissa Schuman is 41.
Comedian Brooks Wheelan ("Saturday Night Live") is 39.
Olympic gold medal sprinter Usain Bolt is 39.
Actor Carlos Pratts is 39.
Actor Cody Kasch ("Desperate Housewives") is 38.
Country singer Kacey Musgraves is 37.
Actress Hayden Panettiere ("Nashville," ''Heroes") is 36.
Actor RJ Mitte ("Breaking Bad") is 33.
Actor Maxim Knight is 26.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1866, Canadian hymn songwriter Civilla D. Martin. (March 9, 1948)
In 1904, jazz great William (Count) Basie. (April 26, 1984)
In 1906, Looney Tunes animator/producer Friz Freleng. (May 26, 1995)
In 1912, Hockey Hall of Fame player and coach Hector "Toe" Blake. (May 17, 1995)
In 1919, classical and pop harmonica player Tommy Reilly. (Sept. 25, 2000)
In 1921, country singer Webb Pierce. (Feb. 24, 1991)
In 1924, character actor Jack Weston. (May 3, 1996)
In 1930, Princess Margaret Rose was born to Queen Elizabeth and King George VI. (Feb. 9, 2002)
In 1932, actor-filmmaker-writer Melvin Van Peebles. (Sept. 21, 2021)
In 1935, playwright Mart Crowley. (March 7, 2020)
In 1936, Basketball Hall of Fame centre Wilt Chamberlain. (Oct. 12, 1999)
In 1938, singer Kenny Rogers. (March 20, 2020)
In 1939, singer Harold Reid of the Statler Brothers. (April 24, 2020)
In 1939, actor Clarence Williams III ("The Mod Squad"). (June 4, 2021)
In 1952, singer/guitarist Joe Strummer (The Clash). (Dec. 22, 2002)
In 1952, singer Doug Fieger (The Knack). (Feb. 14, 2010)
In 1961, animator, voice actor, and educator Stephen Hillenburg (SpongeBob SquarePants). (Nov 26, 2018)
In 1967, French caricaturist Charb (Stéphane Charbonnier) of "Charlie Hebdo". (Jan. 7, 2015)
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