Celebrity Birthdays for July 17: Sportscaster Verne Lundquist is 85. Singer-actress Gale Garnett is 83. Musician Wolfgang Flür of Kraftwerk is 78. Queen Camilla, the former Duchess of Cornwall, is 78. Bassist Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath is 76.
Celebrity Birthdays for July 17:
Sportscaster Verne Lundquist is 85.
Singer-actress Gale Garnett is 83.
Musician Wolfgang Flür of Kraftwerk is 78.
Queen Camilla, the former Duchess of Cornwall, is 78.
Bassist Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath is 76.
Actress Lucie Arnaz is 74.
Actor David Hasselhoff is 73.
Bassist Fran Smith Jr. of The Hooters is 73.
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel is 71.
Hockey Hall of Fame centre Bryan Trottier is 69.
Television producer Mark Burnett is 65.
Actress Nancy Giles is 65.
Soprano Dawn Upshaw is 65.
Singer Regina Belle is 62.
Country singer Craig Morgan is 61.
Bassist Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, Folk Implosion) is 59.
Contemporary Christian singer Susan Ashton is 58.
Actor Andre Royo (“The Wire”) is 57.
Actress Bitty Schram (“Monk”) is 57.
Actor Jason Clarke (“Zero Dark Thirty,” ”Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”) is 56.
Director F. Gary Gray (“Straight Outta Compton,” ”Furious 8″) is 56.
Rapper Sole’ (Tonya Michelle Johnston) is 52.
Ballroom dancer Tony Dovolani (“Dancing With the Stars”) is 52.
Country singer Luke Bryan is 49.
Actor Eric Winter (“Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay”) is 49.
Actor Mike Vogel (“Under the Dome,” ”The Help”) is 46.
Actor Tom Cullen (“Downton Abbey”) is 40.
Actor Brando Eaton (“Dexter”) is 39.
Singer Jeremih is 38.
Actress Summer Bishil is 37.
Actress Billie Lourd is 33.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1884, Canadian contralto Kathleen Howard. (Aug., 15, 1956)
In 1898, sound recording pioneer George Robert Vincent. (Nov. 13, 1985)
In 1899, actor James Cagney. (March 30, 1986)
In 1912, former TV host Art Linkletter. (May 26, 2010)
In 1917, comedienne Phyllis Diller. (Aug. 20, 2012)
In 1918, country singer Red Sovine. (April 4, 1980)
In 1920, IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch. (April 21, 2010)
In 1925, jazz singer Jimmy Scott. (June 12, 2014)
In 1928, Canadian soprano Marguerite Gignac. (May 4, 2022)
In 1935, Canadian actor Donald Sutherland. (June 20, 2024)
In 1939, guitarist Spencer Davis of the Spencer Davis Group. (Oct. 19, 2020)
In 1947, drummer Mick Tucker. (Feb. 14, 2002)
In 1948, guitarist Ron Asheton (The Stooges). (Jan. 6, 2009)
In 1952, singer Nicolette Larson. (Dec. 16, 1997)
In 1952, singer Phoebe Snow. (April 26, 2011)
In 1957, drummer Bruce Crump (Molly Hatchet). (March 16, 2015)
In 1961, rapper Guru. (April 19, 2010)
In 1963, singer Kim Shattuck. (Oct. 2, 2019)
In 1974, Australian actor Andy Whitfield. (Sept. 11, 2011)
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