Well-known birthdays for Aug. 2: Charli XCX, Isabel Allende

Charli XCX attends The Vogue Awards at Royal Albert Corridor in London on November 29, 2021. The singer turns 32 on August 2. File Photograph by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photograph

Aug. 2 (UPI) — These born on this date are underneath the signal of Leo.

They embrace:

— French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, designer of the Statue of Liberty, in 1834

— Actor Myrna Loy in 1905

— Former Israeli President Shimon Peres in 1923

— Creator James Baldwin in 1924

— Pianist/journalist Philippa Schuyler in 1931

— Actor Peter O’Toole in 1932

— Filmmaker Wes Craven in 1939

— Creator Isabel Allende in 1942 (age 82)

— Actor Victoria Jackson in 1959 (age 65)

— Actor Mary-Louise Parker in 1964 (age 60)

— Author/director/actor Kevin Smith in 1970 (age 54)

— Actor Sam Worthington in 1976 (age 48)

— Actor Edward Furlong in 1977 (age 47)

— Singer Charli XCX in 1992 (age 32)

— Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Simone Manuel in 1996 (age 28)