Famous birthdays for Aug. 24: Major Garrett, Marlee Matlin

Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo.

They include:

-- Writer Jorge Luis Borges in 1899

-- Palestinian leader/Nobel Peace Prize laureate Yasser Arafat in 1929

-- Writer A.S. Byatt, born Antonia Duffy, in 1936

-- Musician David Freiberg (Jefferson Airplane/Starship) in 1938 (age 86)

-- Musician Mason Williams (Wayfarers Trio) in 1938 (age 86)

-- Wrestling entrepreneur Vince McMahon in 1945 (age 79)

-- Writer Paulo Coelho in 1947 (age 77)

-- Actor Anne Archer in 1947 (age 77)

-- Actor Joe Regalbuto in 1949 (age 75)

-- Actor Kevin Dunn in 1956 (age 68)

-- Actor Stephen Fry in 1957 (age 67)

-- Actor Steve Guttenberg in 1958 (age 66)

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Cal Ripken Jr. in 1960 (age 64)

-- Actor Jared Harris in 1961 (age 63)

-- Political commentator Major Garrett in 1962 (age 62)

-- Musician John Bush (Anthrax) in 1963 (age 61)

-- Actor Marlee Matlin in 1965 (age 59)

-- News broadcaster David Gregory in 1970 (age 54)

-- Filmmaker Ava DuVernay in 1972 (age 52)

-- Comedian/actor Dave Chappelle in 1973 (age 51)

-- Actor James D'Arcy in 1975 (age 49)

-- Actor Alex O'Loughlin in 1976 (48)

-- Writer John Green in 1977 (age 47)

-- Actor Chad Michael Murray in 1981 (age 43)

-- Actor Rupert Grint in 1988 (age 36)

-- Model Sofia Richie in 1998 (age 26)

-- Actor Griffin Gluck in 2000 (age 24)