Celebrity Birthdays for March 17:
Singer-songwriter John Sebastian of the Lovin' Spoonful is 81.
Former Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston is 81.
Percussionist Harold Ray Brown of War is 79.
Rock singer Ian Gomm is 78.
Actor Patrick Duffy is 76.
Actor Kurt Russell is 74.
Country singer Susie Allanson is 73.
Actress Lesley-Anne Down is 71.
Actor Mark Boone Jr. (``Sons of Anarchy'') is 70.
Country singer Paul Overstreet is 70.
Actor Gary Sinise is 70.
Actor Christian Clemenson (``CSI: Miami'') is 67.
NBA executive and former basketball and baseball player Danny Ainge is 66.
Actor Arye Gross (``Castle'') is 65.
Actress Vicki Lewis (``NewsRadio'') is 65.
Actor Casey Siemaszko (``NYPD Blue'') is 64.
Writer-director Rob Sitch is 63.
Singer Clare Grogan (Claire Patricia Grogan) (Altered Images) is 63.
Actor Rob Lowe is 61.
Singer Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins is 58.
Actor Mathew St. Patrick (``Six Feet Under'') is 57.
Actor Yanic Truesdale (``Gilmore Girls'') is 56.
Gene Ween (born Aaron Freeman) of Ween is 55.
Bassist Melissa Auf der Maur (Smashing Pumpkins, Hole) is 53.
Olympic gold medal soccer player Mia Hamm is 53.
Drummer Caroline Corr of The Corrs is 52.
Singer Keifer Thompson of Thompson Square is 52.
Actress Amelia Heinle is 52.
Actress Marisa Coughlan (``Boston Legal,'' ''Freddy Got Fingered``) is 51.
Rapper Swifty McVay of D12 is 50.
Actress Natalie Zea is 50.
Singer Justin Hawkins of The Darkness is 50.
Actress Gina Holden is 50.
Actress Brittany Daniel (``It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'') is 49.
TV personality Coco Austin is 46.
Reggaeton singer Nicky Jam is 44.
TV personality Rob Kardashian (``Keeping Up With The Kardashians'') is 38.
Singer Grimes is 37.
Pop/rock singer-songwriter Hozier is 35.
Actress Eliza Hope Bennett (``Nanny McPhee'') is 33.
Actor John Boyega (``Star Wars: The Force Awakens'') is 33.
Actor Flynn Morrison is 20.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1900, composer Alfred Newman. (Feb. 17, 1970)
In 1902, World Golf Hall of Famer Bobby Jones. (Dec. 18, 1971)
In 1919, Nat ``King'' Cole. (Feb. 15, 1965)
In 1925, actor Gabriele Ferzetti. (Dec. 2, 2015)
In 1930, jazz/New Age musician Paul Horn. (June 29, 2014)
In 1932, country singer Dick Curless. (May 25, 1995)
In 1936, retired U.S. astronaut Ken Mattingly. (Oct. 31, 2023)
In 1938, ballet dancer and choreographer Rudolf Nureyev. (Jan. 6, 1993)
In 1941, guitarist Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship. (Jan. 28, 2016)
In 1943, singer-songwriter Jim Weatherly. (Feb. 3, 2021)
In 1961, singer-actress Dana Reeve. (March 6, 2006)
In 1967, bassist Van Conner of Screaming Trees. (Jan. 18, 2023)
In 1969, British fashion designer Alexander McQueen. (Feb. 11, 2010)
In 1975, pro wrestler Andrew Martin (Test, The Punisher). (March 13, 2009)
In 1976, singer Stephen Gately (Boyzone). (Oct. 10, 2009)
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