Famous birthdays for Sept. 27: Gwyneth Paltrow, Lil Wayne

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Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra.

They include:

— Statesman Samuel Adams in 1722

— Political cartoonist Thomas Nast in 1840

— Magician Harry Blackstone Sr. in 1885

— Former U.S. Sen. Sam Ervin, D-N.C., in 1896

— Actor Jayne Meadows in 1919

— Filmmaker Arthur Penn in 1922

— Actor William Conrad in 1920

— Actor Wilford Brimley in 1934 (age 85)

— Golf Hall of Fame member Kathy Whitworth in 1939 (age 80)

— Rock musician Randy Bachman in 1943 (age 76)

— Singer Meat Loaf, born Michael Lee Aday, in 1947 (age 72)

— Baseball Hall of Fame member Mike Schmidt in 1949 (age 70)

— Actor/singer Shaun Cassidy in 1958 (age 61)

— Gold medal-winning speed skater Beth Heiden in 1959 (age 60)

— Actor Gwyneth Paltrow in 1972 (age 47)

— Rapper Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., in 1982 (age 37)

— Actor Anna Camp in 1982 (age 37)

— Singer Avril Lavigne in 1984 (age 35)

— Actor Thomas Mann in 1991 (age 28)

— Actor Jenna Ortega in 2002 (age 17)