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Famous birthdays for May 20: Cher, Mindy Cohn

Cher arrives on the red carpet for the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4 in New York City. The singer/actor turns 80 on May 20. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Cher arrives on the red carpet for the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4 in New York City. The singer/actor turns 80 on May 20. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

May 20 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus.

They include:

-- U.S. first lady Dolley Madison in 1768

-- Writer Honore de Balzac in 1799

-- Philosopher/economist John Stuart Mill in 1806

-- Inventor Emile Berliner in 1851

-- Actor James Stewart in 1908

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-- Comedian/actor George Gobel in 1919

-- Actor Anthony Zerbe in 1936 (age 90)

-- Hockey Hall of Fame member Stan Mikita in 1940

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Sadaharu Oh in 1940 (age 86)

-- Musician Joe Cocker in 1944

-- Musician/actor Cher in 1946 (age 80)

-- Actor Dave Thomas in 1949 (age 77)

-- Ronald Prescott Reagan, broadcaster/son of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, in 1958 (age 68)

-- Musician Jane Wiedlin (Go-Go's) in 1958 (age 68)

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-- Actor Bronson Pinchot in 1959 (age 67)

-- Musician Israel Kamakawiwoʻole in 1959

-- Actor John Billingsley in 1960 (age 66)

-- Actor Tony Goldwyn in 1960 (age 66)

-- TV personality Ted Allen in 1965 (age 61)

-- Actor Mindy Cohn in 1966 (age 60)

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-- Actor Timothy Olyphant in 1968 (age 58)

-- Motorsports Hall of Fame of America member Tony Stewart in 1971 (age 55)

-- Musician Busta Rhymes in 1972 (age 53)

-- Actor Matt Czuchry in 1977 (age 49)

-- Musician Rachel Platten in 1981 (age 45)

-- Actor Josh O'Connor in 1990 (age 36)

-- Actor Jack Gleeson in 1992 (age 34)

-- Soccer player Trinity Rodman in 2002 (age 24)

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File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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