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Famous birthdays for May 27: Shanola Hampton, Jack McBrayer

By UPI Staff   |   May 27, 2022 at 3:00 AM
Shanola Hampton attends the premiere of "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles on June 30, 2018. The actor turns 45 on May 27. File Photo by Patrick Rideaux/UPI Paul Bettany arrives at a photocall for "Solo: A Star Wars Story" during the 71st annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 15, 2018. The actor turns 51 on May 27. File Photo by David Silpa/UPI Joseph Fiennes attends the Winner's Room at the British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on February 10, 2019. The actor turns 52 on May 27. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI

May 27 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini.

They include:

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-- Financier Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1794

-- Social reformer Amelia Bloomer, for whom the undergarment was named, in 1818

-- Poet Julia Ward Howe, who wrote the lyrics for "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," in 1819

-- Frontiersman James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok in 1837

-- Detective novelist Dashiell Hammett in 1894

-- Writer Rachel Carson in 1907

-- Composer Harold Rome in 1908

-- Hubert Humphrey, U.S. vice president/longtime U.S. senator, in 1911

-- Actor Vincent Price in 1911

-- Golf hall of fame member Sam Snead in 1912

-- Author Herman Wouk in 1915

-- Actor Christopher Lee in 1922

-- Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1923 (age 99)

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-- Writer Harlan Ellison in 1934

-- Jazz musician Ramsey Lewis in 1935 (age 87)

-- Actor Lee Meriwether in 1935 (age 87)

-- Actor Louis Gossett Jr. in 1936 (age 86)

-- Singer/songwriter Don Williams in 1939

-- Actor Bruce Weitz in 1943 (age 79)

-- Actor Peri Gilpin in 1961 (age 61)

-- Actor Todd Bridges in 1965 (age 57)

-- Actor Joseph Fiennes in 1970 (age 52)

-- Actor Paul Bettany in 1971 (age 51)

-- Singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes in 1971

-- Actor Jack McBrayer in 1973 (age 49)

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-- Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver in 1975 (age 47)

-- Rapper Andre 3000, born Andre Benjamin, in 1975 (age 47)

-- Actor Shanola Hampton in 1977 (age 45)

-- Actor Ben Feldman in 1980 (age 42)

-- Actor Chris Colfer in 1990 (age 32)

-- Actor/model Lily-Rose Depp in 1999 (age 23)

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