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1 of 3 | Sterling K. Brown arrives on the red carpet at the 96th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 10, 2024. The actor turns 50 on April 5. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

April 5 (UPI) — Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries.

They include:

— Philosopher Thomas Hobbes in 1588

— Physician Joseph Lister in 1827

— Educator Booker T. Washington in 1856

File Photo by Library of Congress

— Physicist Hedwig Kohn in 1887

— Actor Spencer Tracy in 1900

— Actor Bette Davis in 1908

— Actor Gregory Peck in 1916

— Musician/actor Gale Storm in 1922

— Filmmaker Roger Corman in 1926

File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

— Comedian Frank Gorshin in 1933

— Actor Michael Moriarty in 1941 (age 85)

— Actor Max Gail in 1943 (age 83)

— Actor Jane Asher in 1946 (age 80)

— Astronaut Judith Resnik in 1949

— Musician Agnetha Fältskog (ABBA) in 1950 (age 76)

— Actor Mitch Pileggi in 1952 (age 74)

— Musician/actor Christopher Reid (Kid ‘n Play) in 1964 (age 62)

— Musician Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) in 1966 (age 60)

File Photo by John G. Mabanglo/EPA

— Musician Paula Cole in 1968 (age 58)

— Actor Victoria Hamilton in 1971 (age 55)

— Musician Pharrell Williams in 1973 (age 53)

— Actor Sterling K. Brown in 1976 (age 50)

— Actor Hayley Atwell in 1982 (age 44)

— Actor Lily James in 1989 (age 37)

Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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