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Celebrity Birthdays for Jan. 11: Former prime minister Jean Chretien is 91. Olympic alpine skier Anne Heggtveit is 86. Director Joel Zwick (``My Big Fat Greek Wedding'') is 83. World Golf Hall-of-Famer Ben Crenshaw is 73.

Celebrity Birthdays for Jan. 11:

Former prime minister Jean Chretien is 91.

Olympic alpine skier Anne Heggtveit is 86.

Director Joel Zwick (``My Big Fat Greek Wedding'') is 83.

World Golf Hall-of-Famer Ben Crenshaw is 73.

Actress Phyllis Logan (``Downton Abbey'') is 69.

Singer Robert Earl Keen is 69.

Guitarist Vicki Peterson of The Bangles is 67.

Actress Kim Coles (``Living Single'') is 63.

Former child actress Dawn Lyn (``My Three Sons'') is 62.

Actor Jason Connery is 62.

Guitarist Tom Dumont of No Doubt is 57.

Movie director Malcolm D. Lee is 55.

Singer Mary J. Blige is 54.

Musician Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers is 54.

Actress Amanda Peet is 53.

Actor Marc Blucas is 53.

Actor Rockmond Dunbar is 52.

Actress Aja Naomi King (``How To Get Away With Murder'') is 40.

Actress Kristolyn Lloyd is 40.

Reality TV star Jason Wahler is 38.

Pop singer Cody Simpson is 28.

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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):

In 1755 (or 1757), U.S. politician Alexander Hamilton. (July 12, 1804)

In 1815, Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister. (June 6, 1891)

In 1848, Edward Fisher, founder of the Toronto Conservatory of Music. (May 31, 1913)

In 1886, actor Chester Conklin. (Oct. 11, 1971)

In 1906, chemist Albert Hofmann, the discoverer of LSD. (April 29, 2008)

In 1909, jazz alto saxophonist Tab Smith. (Aug. 17, 1971)

In 1910, dance band arranger and singer Art Hallman. (Dec. 5, 1994)

In 1911, vocalist Tommy Duncan. (July 25, 1967)

In 1917, former Ontario premier John Robarts. (Oct. 18, 1982)

In 1924, blues singer and songwriter Slim Harpo (real name James Moore). (Jan. 31, 1970)

In 1924, '50s pop vocalist/amateur golfer Don Cherry. (April 4, 2018)

In 1926, producer Grant Tinker. (Nov. 28, 2016)

In 1927, Canadian violinist Marta Hidy. (Nov. 4, 2010)

In 1928, TV producer David L. Wolper (``Roots''). (Aug. 20, 2010)

In 1930, actor Rod Taylor. (Jan. 7, 2015)

In 1931, composer Mary Rodgers. (June 26, 2014)

In 1934, actor Mitchell Ryan (``Dharma and Greg''). (Mar. 04, 2022)

In 1936, Bill Reed, who sang the bass part in the Canadian doo-wop group ``The Diamonds.'' (Oct. 22, 2004)

In 1936, bass Bill Reed of the Canadian vocal quartet The Diamonds. (Oct. 22, 2004)

In 1937, actor Felix Silla (Cousin Itt on ``The Addams Family,'' ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century``). (Apr. 16, 2021)

In 1942, saxophonist Clarence Clemons of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. (June 18, 2011)

In 1946, country singer Naomi Judd. (Apr. 30, 2022)

In 1949, Frederick ``Dennis'' Greene of the rock revival group Sha Na Na. (Sept. 5, 2015)

In 1957, NBA player Darryl Dawkins. (Aug. 27, 2015).

In 1969, singer Maxee Maxwell of Brownstone. (Feb. 28, 2015)

The Canadian Press

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