Famous birthdays for Aug. 31: Richard Gere, Stephen Henderson

Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo.

They include:

-- Roman Emperor Caligula in A.D. 12

-- Educator Maria Montessori in 1870

-- Comedian Buddy Hackett in 1924

-- Actor James Coburn in 1928

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Frank Robinson, first Black American to manage a Major League Baseball team, in 1935

-- Activist/writer Eldridge Cleaver in 1935

-- Musician Itzhak Perlman in 1945 (age 79)

-- Musician Van Morrison in 1945 (age 79)

-- Musician Bob Welch (Fleetwood Mac) in 1945

-- Actor Richard Gere in 1949 (age 75)

-- Actor Stephen Henderson in 1949 (age 75)

-- Olympic track star Edwin Moses in 1955 (age 69)

-- Musician Gina Schock (Go-Go's) in 1957 (age 67)

-- Musician Jeff Russo (Tonic) in 1969 (age 55)

-- Jordanian Queen Rania in 1970 (age 54)

-- Musician Greg Richling (Wallflowers) in 1970 (age 54)

-- Actor Zack Ward in 1970 (age 54)

-- Musician/actor Debbie Gibson in 1970 (age 54)

-- Actor Chris Tucker in 1971 (age 53)

-- Actor Sara Ramirez in 1975 (age 49)

-- Actor Shar Jackson in 1976 (age 48)

-- Actor Yara Martinez in 1979 (age 45)

-- Olympic gold medal skier Ted Ligety in 1984 (age 40)

-- Actor Ryan Kelley in 1986 (age 38)

-- Actor Jaylen Barron in 1998 (age 26)