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

Sept. 27 (UPI) — 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 83)

— Golf Hall of Fame member Kathy Whitworth in 1939 (age 78)

— Rock musician Randy Bachman in 1943 (age 74)

— Singer Meat Loaf in 1947 (age 70)

— Baseball Hall of Fame member Mike Schmidt in 1949 (age 68)

— Actor/singer Shaun Cassidy in 1958 (age 59)

— Gold medal-winning speed skater Beth Heiden in 1959 (age 58)

— Actor Gwyneth Paltrow in 1972 (age 45)

— Rapper Lil Wayne in 1982 (age 35)

— Actor Anna Camp in 1982 (age 35)

— Singer Avril Lavigne in 1984 (age 33)

— Actor Thomas Mann in 1991 (age 26)