Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 6:
British broadcaster and writer Melvyn Bragg is 85.
Actress Britt Ekland is 82.
Singer-guitarist Thomas McClary (The Commodores) is 75.
Musician Sid McGinnis is 75.
Science fiction author David Brin is 74.
Singer Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon is 73.
Guitarist David Hidalgo of Los Lobos is 70.
Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach Tony Dungy is 69.
Actress Elisabeth Shue is 62.
Singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet is 60.
Writer and linguist John McWhorter is 59.
Actress Jacqueline Obradors ("NYPD Blue") is 58.
Country singer Tim Rushlow (Little Texas) is 58.
Bassist Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Guns N' Roses) is 58.
Actress Amy Jo Johnson ("Felicity," ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers") is 54.
Actor Lamman Rucker is 53.
Actor Ioan Gruffudd ("Fantastic Four," ''Horatio Hornblower") is 51.
Actor Jeremy Sisto ("Law and Order," ''Six Feet Under") is 50.
Singer Melinda Doolittle ("American Idol") is 47.
Actor Wes Ramsey ("CSI: Miami") is 47.
Musician Will Butler of Arcade Fire is 42.
Portuguese footballer Pizzi (born Luis Miguel Afonso Fernandes) is 35.
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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1744, Scottish-Canadian businessman James McGill. (Dec. 19, 1813)
In 1769, Sir Isaac Brock, hero of the War of 1812. (Oct. 13, 1812)
In 1846, engineer George Westinghouse Jr. (March 12, 1914)
In 1866, Canadian inventor and radio pioneer Reginald Fessenden. (July 22, 1932)
In 1905, International Tennis Hall of Famer Helen Willis Moody. (Jan. 1, 1998)
In 1906, actress Janet Gaynor. (Sept. 14, 1984)
In 1908, Boogie Woogie pianist Sammy Price. (April 14, 1992)
In 1908, Canadian composer and musicologist Francois Brassard. (April 26, 1976)
In 1908, actress Carole Lombard. (Jan. 16, 1942)
In 1935, WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Bruno Sammartino. (April 18, 2018)
In 1942, impressionist Fred Travalena. (June 28, 2009)
In 1949, "Boney M" singer Bobby Farrell. (Dec. 30, 2010)
In 1946, singer Millie Small (May 5, 2020)
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