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1 of 2 | Fran Lebowitz arrives on the red carpet at HBO’s “The Regime” premiere at the American Museum of Natural History on February 26, 2024, in New York City. The writer turns 75 on October 27. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

Oct. 27 (UPI) — Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio.

They include:

— Explorer Capt. James Cook in 1728

— Entrepreneur Isaac Singer in 1811

— Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States/Nobel Peace Prize laureate, in 1858

— Etiquette arbiter Emily Post in 1872

File Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress

— Painter Lee Krasner in 1908

— Actor Leif Erickson in 1911

— Poet Dylan Thomas in 1914

— Actor Nanette Fabray in 1920

— Baseball Hall of Fame member Ralph Kiner in 1922

— Artist Roy Lichtenstein in 1923

— Poet Sylvia Plath in 1932

— Comedian/actor John Cleese in 1939 (age 86)

— Musician Lee Greenwood in 1942 (age 83)

File Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI

— Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 1945 (age 80)

— Filmmaker Ivan Reitman in 1946

— Musician Garry Tallent (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band) in 1949 (age 76)

— Writer Fran Lebowitz in 1950 (age 75)

— Musician K.K. Downing (Judas Priest) in 1951 (age 74)

— Actor Roberto Benigni in 1952 (age 73)

— Actor Robert Picardo in 1953 (age 72)

— Musician Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran) in 1958 (age 67)

File Photo by Rocco Spaziani/UPI

— Actor Marla Maples in 1963 (age 62)

— Musician J.D. McFadden (Sixpence None the Richer/Mavericks) in 1964 (age 61)

— Musician Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots/Velvet Revolver) in 1967

— Musician Jason Finn (Presidents of the United States of America) in 1967 (age 58)

— Writer Zadie Smith in 1975 (age 50)

— Mountaineer/inspirational speaker Aron Ralston in 1975 (age 50)

— TV personality Kelly Osbourne in 1984 (age 41)

— Actor Troy Gentile in 1993 (age 32)

— NBA player Lonzo Ball in 1997 (age 28)

File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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