Famous birthdays for May 23: Joan Collins, Melissa McBride

May 23 (UPI) — Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini.

They include:

— Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1707

— Social reformer Sarah Margaret Fuller in 1810

— U.S. Army Gen. Ambrose Burnside, who later was a U.S. senator and for whom sideburns were named, in 1824

— Musician/actor Scatman Crothers in 1910

— Clarinetist/bandleader Artie Shaw in 1910

— Singer Helen O’Connell in 1920

— Singer Rosemary Clooney in 1928

— Actor Barbara Barrie in 1931 (age 88)

— Actor Joan Collins in 1933 (age 86)

— Tennis Hall of Fame member John Newcombe in 1944 (age 75)

— Writer Mitch Albom in 1958 (age 61)

— Comedian Drew Carey in 1958 (age 61)

— Actor Melissa McBride in 1965 (age 54)

— Voice actor H. Jon Benjamin in 1966 (age 53)

— Singer Maxwell, born Gerald Maxwell Rivera, in 1973 (age 46)

— Singer Jewel Kilcher in 1974 (age 45)

— Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings in 1974 (age 45)

— Actor Kelly Monaco in 1976 (age 43)