Celebrity Birthdays for Dec. 8:
Flutist James Galway is 85.
Singer Jerry Butler is 85.
Drummer Bobby Elliott of The Hollies is 83.
Actress Mary Woronov is 81.
Singer-songwriter Bertie Higgins is 80.
Actor John Rubinstein ("Family," ''Crazy Like a Fox") is 78.
Actress Kim Basinger is 71.
Guitarist Warren Cuccurullo (Frank Zappa, Missing Persons, Duran Duran) is 68.
Guitarist Phil Collen of Def Leppard is 67.
Country singer Marty Raybon (The Raybon Brothers, Shenandoah) is 65.
Political commentator Ann Coulter is 63.
Guitarist Marty Friedman (Megadeth) is 62.
Actor Wendell Pierce is 61.
Actress Teri Hatcher is 60.
Actor David Harewood ("Supergirl," ''Homeland") is 59.
Actor Matthew Labyorteaux ("Little House on the Prairie") is 58.
Guitarist Ryan Newell of Sister Hazel is 52.
Singer Corey Taylor (Stone Sour, Slipknot) is 51.
Actor Dominic Monaghan ("Lost," ''Lord of the Rings") is 48.
Actor Ian Somerhalder ("The Vampire Diaries," ''Lost,") is 46.
Singer Ingrid Michaelson is 45.
NFL quarterback Philip Rivers is 43.
Singer Chrisette Michele is 42.
Actress Hannah Ware is 42.
Rapper Nicki Minaj is 42.
Singer-songwriter Serena Ryder is 42.
Country singer Sam Hunt is 40.
Canadian pairs figure skater Meagan Duhamel is 39.
NBA All-Star Dwight Howard is 39.
MLB All-Star Josh Donaldson is 39.
Singer Kate Voegele ("One Tree Hill") is 38.
NHL All-Star defenceman Drew Doughty is 35.
Actress Wallis Currie-Wood ("Madam Secretary") is 33.
Actress AnnaSophia Robb is 31.
Actress Jessica Tyler is 31.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1542, Mary Queen of Scots. (Feb. 8, 1587)
In 1765, Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin. (Jan. 8, 1825)
In 1861, William C. Durant, founder of automaker GM. (March 18, 1947)
In 1899, Canadian actor John Qualen (Casablanca). (Sept. 12, 1987)
In 1909, Canadian actor and playwright Gratien Gelinas. (March 16, 1999)
In 1921, writer and Old Crow elder Edith Josie. (Jan. 31, 2010)
In 1922, British realist painter Lucien Freud. (July 20, 2011)
In 1925, entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. (May 16, 1990)
In 1928, sportscaster Bill Hewitt. (Dec. 25, 1996)
In 1930, actor-producer-director Maximilian Schell. (Feb. 1, 2014)
In 1931, pianist, arranger and conductor Jimmy Wisner. (March 13, 2018)
In 1932, Singer Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals. (Sept. 11, 2020)
In 1933, comedian Flip Wilson. (Nov. 25, 1998)
In 1936, actor David Carradine. (June 3, 2009)
In 1936, Canadian composer Malcolm Forsyth. (July 5, 2011)
In 1937, actor James MacArthur ("Hawaii Five-O"). (Oct. 28, 2010)
In 1943, Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors. (July 3, 1971)
In 1947, singer-keyboardist Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers. (May 27, 2017)
In 1949, Ray Shulman, bass guitarist and vocalist with Gentle Giant. (Mar. 30, 2023)
In 1950, singer Dan Hartman ("I Can Dream About You"). (March 22, 1994)
In 1953, comedian Sam Kinison. (April 10, 1992)
In 1960, keyboardist James Gray (Blue Rodeo). (Aug. 5, 2013)
In 1966, rapper Bushwick Bill of Geto Boys. (June 9, 2019)
In 1966, singer Sinead O'Connor. (July 26, 2023)
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