Famous birthdays for Aug. 2: Charli XCX, Isabel Allende

Charli XCX attends The Fashion Awards at Royal Albert Hall in London on November 29. The singer turns 30 on August 2. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI Mary-Louise Parker arrives on red carpet at the "Red Sparrow" premiere at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on February 26, 2018, in New York City. The actor turns 58 on August 2. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Kevin Smith attends the premiere of "Avengers: Endgame" at the Los Angeles Convention Center on April 22, 2019. The filmmaker turns 52 on August 2. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo.

They include:

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-- French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, designer of the Statue of Liberty, in 1834

-- Actor Myrna Loy in 1905

-- Former Israeli President Shimon Peres in 1923

-- Author James Baldwin in 1924

-- Pianist/journalist Philippa Schuyler in 1931

-- Actor Peter O'Toole in 1932

-- Filmmaker Wes Craven in 1939

-- Author Isabel Allende in 1942 (age 80)

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-- Actor Victoria Jackson in 1959 (age 63)

-- Actor Mary-Louise Parker in 1964 (age 58)

-- Writer/director/actor Kevin Smith in 1970 (age 52)

-- Actor Sam Worthington in 1976 (age 46)

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-- Actor Edward Furlong in 1977 (age 45)

-- Singer Charli XCX in 1992 (age 30)

-- Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Simone Manuel in 1996 (age 26)

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