Famous birthdays for June 27: Tobey Maguire, Vera Wang
They include:
-- Irish patriot Charles Stewart Parnell in 1846
-- Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar in 1872
-- Disability rights activist Helen Keller in 1880
-- TV personality Bob Keeshan in 1927
-- U.S. businessman/former presidential candidate H. Ross Perot in 1930
-- Poet Lucille Clifton in 1936
-- Musician Bruce Johnston (Beach Boys) in 1942 (age 83)
-- Fashion designer Norma Kamali in 1945 (age 80)
-- Fashion designer Vera Wang in 1949 (age 76)
-- Actor Julia Duffy in 1951 (age 74)
-- Actor Isabelle Adjani in 1955 (age 70)
-- Actor Jeremy Swift in 1960 (age 65)
-- Actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai in 1962 (age 63)
-- Filmmaker J.J. Abrams in 1966 (age 59)
-- Musician Draco Rosa (Menudo) in 1969 (age 56)
-- Actor Tobey Maguire in 1975 (age 50)
-- Actor/performer Bianca Del Rio, born Roy Haylock, in 1975 (age 50)
-- Actor Joseph Sikora in 1976 (age 50)
-- Musician Leigh Nash (Sixpence None the Richer) in 1976 (age 49)
-- TV personality Khloe Kardashian in 1984 (age 41)
-- Actor Drake Bell in 1986 (age 39)
-- Actor Sam Claflin in 1986 (age 39)
-- Actor Ed Westwick in 1987 (age 38)
-- Actor Alanna Masterson in 1988 (age 37)
-- Actor Matthew Lewis in 1989 (age 36)
-- Actor Kimiko Glenn in 1989 (age 36)
-- Actor Emma D'Arcy in 1992 (age 33)
-- Musician Lauren Jauregui (Fifth Harmony) in 1996 (age 30)
-- Actor Shannon Purser in 1997 (age 29)
-- Musician H.E.R. in 1997 (age 28)
-- Actor Chandler Riggs in 1999 (age 26)
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