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Famous birthdays for April 21: Iggy Pop, Robert Smith

By UPI Staff   |   April 21, 2022 at 3:00 AM
Iggy Pop arrives for the 62nd annual Grammy Awards held at Staples Center in Los Angeles on January 26, 2020. The rocker turns 75 on April 21. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI James McAvoy arrives on the red carpet for the 91st annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on February 24, 2019. He turns 43 on April 21. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

April 21 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus.

They include:

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-- Russian ruler Catherine II -- "Catherine the Great" -- in 1729

-- German educator Friedrich Froebel, who established the concept of the kindergarten, in 1782

-- British novelist Charlotte Bronte in 1816

-- Naturalist/author John Muir in 1838

-- German sociologist Max Weber in 1864

-- Actor Anthony Quinn in 1915

-- British barrister/writer John Mortimer in 1923

-- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in 1926 (age 96)

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-- Comedian/actor/director Elaine May in 1932 (age 90)

-- Actor/director Charles Grodin in 1935

-- Anti-death penalty advocate Sister Helen Prejean in 1939 (age 83)

-- Singer Iggy Pop in 1947 (age 75)

-- Actor/singer Patti LuPone in 1949 (age 73)

-- Actor Tony Danza in 1951 (age 71)

-- Actor Andie MacDowell in 1958 (age 64)

-- Singer Robert Smith in 1959 (age 63)

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-- Comedian/actor Rob Riggle in 1970 (age 52)

-- Irish singer/songwriter Glen Hansard in 1970 (age 52)

-- Actor James McAvoy in 1979 (age 43)

-- Broadcaster/former pro football quarterback Tony Romo in 1980 (age 42)

-- Actor/TV personality Terrence J, born Terrence Jenkins, in 1982 (age 40)

-- Actor Gugu Mbatha-Raw in 1983 (age 39)

-- Actor Robbie Amell in 1988 (age 34)

-- Actor Emma Tremblay in 2004 (age 18)

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