THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS

May 17 2014 10:23 PM

TODAY

Nobby Stiles, former Manchester United star and England World Cup winner, is 72. Toyah Willcox, singer and TV presenter, is 56. Tiny Fey, US comedienne, is 44. George Strait, country singer, is 62. Jack Johnson, singer/songwriter, is 39. Allen Leech, actor who stars in Downton Abbey, is 33. Pat Rabbitte, former Labour Party leader, is 65. John Bruton, former Taoiseach, is 67. Rick Wakeman, Seventies keyboard legend, is 65. Pat Fleury, former Offaly hurler, is 58.

MONDAY

Grace Jones, model and singer, is 66. Amanda De Cadenet, former model, is 42. James Fox, actor, is 75. Peter Mayhew, actor who played 'Chewbacca' in Star Wars, is 70. Pete Townshend, guitarist with The Who, is 69. Dusty Hill, ZZ Top guitarist, is 65.

TUESDAY

Cher, actress and singer, is 68. Louis Theroux, documentary-maker and broadcaster, is 44. Gerry Peyton, former Irish goalkeeper, is 58. Busta Rhymes, rapper, is 42. Joe Cocker, rock singer, is 70. Nick Heyward, singer with Haircut 100, is 53. Jack Gleeson, who plays Joffrey in Game of Thrones, is 22.

WEDNESDAY

Mary Robinson, former President, is 70. Leo Sayer, pop singer, is 66. Mr. T (real name Laurence Tureaud), The A-Team star, is 62. Ron Isley, singer with The Isley Brothers, is 73. Tom Daley, British Olympic diver, is 20. Noel Fielding, comedian, is 41. Mark Cavendish, British cyclist, is 29. Kevin Shields, My Bloody Valentine frontman, is 51. Michael Noonan, Minister for Finance, is 71.

THURSDAY

Morrissey, singer, is 55. Katie Price, aka Jordan, model, is 36. Betty Williams, Nobel Peace Prize winner, is 71. Naomi Campbell, model, is 44. Sean Og O'hAilpin, GAA star, is 37. Bernie Taupin, Elton John's songwriting partner, is 64. Novak Djokovic, tennis player, is 27.

FRIDAY

Joan Collins, actress, is 81. Drew Carey, comedian, is 56. Phil Selway, drummer with Radiohead, is 47. Anatoly Karpov, chess grandmaster, is 63. Bob Mortimer, one half of comedic duo Reeves & Mortimer, is 55. 'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler, former World Champion boxer, is 60.

SATURDAY

Bob Dylan is 73. Sean Kelly, cyclist, is 58. William Trevor, novelist and playwright, is 86. Priscilla Presley, ex-wife of Elvis, is 69. Jim Broadbent, actor, is 65. Dermot O'Leary, TV presenter, is 41. Kristin Scott Thomas, English actress, is 54. John C Reilly, comedic actor, is 49. Eric Cantona, former footballer, is 48. Packie Bonner, ex-Ireland goalkeeper, is 54.