Celebrity Birthdays for Nov. 8:
Singer Bonnie Bramlett is 80.
Guitarist Roy Wood, founder of Electric Light Orchestra, is 78.
Singer Bonnie Raitt is 75.
Former "Entertainment Tonight" host Mary Hart is 74.
Gerald Alston of the soul group The Manhattans is 73.
Former Playboy CEO Christie Hefner is 72.
Actress Alfre Woodard is 72.
Singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones is 70.
Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro is 70.
Singer Alan Frew (Glass Tiger) is 68.
Guitarist Pearl Thompson of The Cure is 67.
Singer-actor Leif Garrett is 63.
TV chef Gordon Ramsay is 58.
Actress Courtney Thorne-Smith is 57.
Actress Parker Posey is 56.
Actress Roxana Zal is 55.
Singer Diana King is 54.
Actor Gonzalo Menendez is 53.
Rapper Tech N9ne is 53.
Actress Gretchen Mol is 52.
ABC News anchor David Muir is 51.
Actor Matthew Rhys ("Brothers and Sisters") is 50.
Actress Tara Reid ("Sharknado," ''American Pie") is 49.
Singer Bucky Covington ("American Idol") is 47.
R&B singer Jully Black is 47.
Actress Dania Ramirez ("Devious Maids," ''Entourage") is 45.
Singer Laura Jane Grace (Against Me!) is 44.
Actress Azura Skye is 43.
Actor Chris Rankin is 41.
TV personality Jack Osbourne ("The Osbournes") is 39.
Singer-songwriter Ben Rector is 38.
Singer Caroline Hjelt of Icona Pop is 37.
NFL quarterback Sam Bradford is 37.
Actress Jessica Lowndes ("90210") is 36.
R&B singer SZA is 35.
MLB All-Star Giancarlo Stanton is 35.
Singer-actor Riker Lynch ("Glee") is 33.
Singer Lauren Alaina ("American Idol") is 30.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1656, British astronomer Edmund Halley, who discovered the comet that bears his name. (Jan. 14, 1742)
In 1836, game manufacturer Milton Bradley. (May 30, 1911)
In 1847, British author Bram Stoker ("Dracula"). (April 20, 1912)
In 1898, Canadian actress Marie Prevost. (Jan. 21, 1937)
In 1900, author Margaret Mitchell ("Gone With the Wind"). (Aug. 16, 1949)
In 1912, actress June Havoc. (March 28, 2010)
In 1914, actor Norman Lloyd ("St. Elsewhere"). (May 11, 2021)
In 1919, hockey trailblazer Herb Carnegie. (March 9, 2012)
In 1920, actress Esther Rolle. (Nov. 17, 1998)
In 1922, Dr. Christiaan Barnard. (Sept. 2, 2001)
In 1924, Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Johnny Bower. (Dec. 26, 2017)
In 1924, actor Joe Flynn. (July 19, 1974)
In 1927, jazz vocalist Chris Connor. (Aug. 29, 1999)
In 1927, singer Patti Page. (Jan. 1, 2013)
In 1931, CBS newsman Morley Safer. (May 19, 2016)
In 1932, actress Stephane Audran is 85. (March 27, 2018)
In 1935, actor Alain Delon. (Aug. 18, 2024)
In 1935, Canadian classical pianist Antonin Kubalek. (Jan. 18, 2011)
In 1936, actress Virna Lisi. (Dec. 18, 2014)
In 1945, drummer Don Murray. (March 22, 1996)
In 1947, pop singer Minnie Riperton. (July 12, 1979)
In 1986, programmer and activist Aaron Swartz. (Jan. 11, 2013)
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