Celebrity Birthdays for Feb. 23:
Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff is 79.
Author John Sandford is 78.
Former Federal Liberal Cabinet Minister and astronaut Marc Garneau is 73.
Actress Patricia Richardson ("Strong Medicine," ''Home Improvement") is 71.
Guitarist Brad Whitford of Aerosmith is 70.
Singer Howard Jones is 67.
Singer David Sylvian (Japan) is 64.
Guitarist Michael Wilton of Queensryche is 60.
Country singer Dusty Drake is 58.
Guitarist John Norum ("Europe") is 58.
Actress Kristin Davis ("Sex and the City") is 57.
Michael Dell, founder of computer manufacturer Dell Inc., is 57.
Actor Marc Price ("Family Ties") is 54.
TV personality Daymond John ("Shark Tank") is 53.
Actress Niecy Nash ("Reno 911!") is 52.
Country singer Steve Holy is 50.
Guitarist-keyboardist Lars-Olof Johansson of The Cardigans is 49.
Actress Kelly Macdonald ("Boardwalk Empire") is 46.
Rapper Residente of Calle 13 is 44.
Actor Josh Gad ("Frozen," ''Jobs") is 41.
Actor Aziz Ansari is 39.
Actress Emily Blunt is 39.
Singer Skylar Grey is 36.
Actress Dakota Fanning is 28.
Canadian-born NBA player Andrew Wiggins is 27.
Canadian-born NBA player Jamal Murray is 25.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1685, Baroque composer George Frideric Handel. (April 14, 1759)
In 1889, director Victor Fleming. (Jan. 6, 1949)
In 1896, Canadian soprano Sarah Fischer. (May 3, 1975)
In 1915, U.S. Air Force Brigadier Gen. Paul Tibbets, who had piloted the B-29 bomber "Enola Gay" that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. (Nov. 1, 2007)
In 1926, Tony Award-winning actress Isabel Bigley. (Sept. 30, 2006)
In 1938, actress Diane Varsi. (Nov. 19, 1992)
In 1940, actor-director Peter Fonda. (Aug. 16, 1940)
In 1944, blues guitar legend Johnny Winter. (July 16, 2014)
In 1946, steel guitarist Rusty Young of Poco. (Apr. 14, 2021)
In 1948, bass guitarist and vocalist Steve Priest (The Sweet). (June 4, 2020)
In 1966, guitarist Mark Abrahamian ("Starship") (Sept. 12, 2012)
In 1978, Canadian NHL player Dan Snyder. (Oct. 5, 2003)
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