Sunday, February 8, 2015

Born in 1962

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I'm always interested to hear how people my own age are doing.

Logically, I know that people are so diverse from one another that I'm not going to observe meaningful patterns or draw valid parallels.

Nevertheless, keeping an eye on my age mates gives me some gauge of how I'm moving through time.

Consequently, I've decided to make a list of people born in 1962.

See this related post: B. 1954-64:
Chasing the Older Boomers

Wikipedia does have such a list, but it includes thousands of people from several countries and notable for a variety of achievements.

Admittedly, I don't recognize the vast majority of these notable people.  Trying to read every entry on that list proved overwhelming.

A list of  75 people my age seems more than adequate, but did I miss someone famous?

I admit to selecting those whom I recognize.  If I missed a notable person while researching, inform me in the comments.

 All my best to you, age mates!


Paula Abdul. Dancer/Choreographer. b. 19 June

Abdullah II. King of Jordan. b. 30 January

Trace Adkins. Country Singer. b. 13 January

Paula Abdul
Melissa Sue Anderson. Actress. b. 26 September

Alison Arngrim. Actress. b. 18 January

Adam Baldwin. Actor. b. 27 February

Clint Black. Country Singer-Songwriter. b. 4 February

Jon Bon Jovi. Singer-Songwriter. b. 2 March

Matthew Broderick. b. 21 March

Andre Braugher. b. 1 July


(10)

Garth Brooks. Singer-Songwriter. b. 7 February

Richard Brooks. Actor b. 9 Dec

Alton Brown. Chef. b. 30 July

Steve Carell. Actor. b. 16 August

Jim Carrey. Actor. b. 17 January

Jim Carrey
Kalpana Chawla. Astronaut. b. 17 March 1962.  d. 1 February 2003 at age 40

Tracy Chevalier. Novelist. b. 19 October

Chris Christie. Politician. b. 6 September

Tom Colicchio. Chef / Restaurant Owner. b. 15 August

Suzanne Collins. Novelist. b. 10 August


(20)

Marcia Cross. Actress. b. 25 March

Sheryl Crow. Singer-Songwriter. b. 11 February

Tom Cruise. Actor. b. 3 July

Joan Cusack. Actress. b. 11 October

Terence Trent D'Arby. Musician. b. 15 March

Patrick Ewing
Taylor Dayne. Singer-Songwriter. b. 7 March

Kevin Eastman. Comic Book Author. b. 30 May

Anthony Edwards. Actor. b. 19 July

Cary Elwes. Actor. b. 26 October

Emilio Estevez. Actor. b. 12 May



(30)


Patrick Ewing. Basketball Player. b. 5 August

Ralph Fiennes. Actor. b. 22 December

Flea. Musician. b. 16 October

Jodie Foster. Actress. b. 19 November

Craig Ferguson. Talk Show Host. b. 17 May

Victoria Gotti. Reality TV Personality. b. 27 November

Jasmine Guy
Clark Gregg. Actor. b. 2 April

Jasmine Guy. Actress. b. 10 March

John Hannah. Actor b. 23 April

M.C. Hammer. Rapper. b. 30 March





(40)


Robert Herjavec. CEO. b. 14 September

Evander Holyfield. Boxer. b. 19 October

Felicity Huffman. b. 9 December

Steve Irwin. Wildlife Expert. b. February 22, 1962. d. September 4, 2006 at age 44.

Bo Jackson. Baseball / Football Player. b. 30 November

Star Jones. Lawyer/TV Personality. b. 24 March

Tom Kane
Tom Kane. Voice Actor. b. April 15

Maxine Jones. Singer. b. January 16

Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Track Athlete. b. 3 March

Anthony Kiedis. Musician. b. 1 November





(50)

Tommy Lee. Musician. b. 3 October

Jennifer Jason Leigh. Actress. b. 5 February

Baz Luhrmann. Director. b. 17 September

Kristy McNichol. Actress. b. 11 September

Demi Moore. Actress.  b. 11 November

Rob Morrow. Actor. b. 21 September

Bob Odenkirk. Actor. b. 22 October

Rosie O'Donnell
Rosie O'Donnell. Talk Show Host. b. 21 March

Chuck Palahniuk. Novelist. b. 21 February

Lou Diamond Phillips. Actor. b. 17 February






(60)

Kelly Preston, Actor b. 13 October

Jerry Rice. Football Player. b. 13 October

Axl Rose. Singer-Songwriter / Musician. b. 6 February

Ally Sheedy. Actress. b. 13 June

Wesley Snipes. Actor. b. 31 July

Kate Spade. Fashion Designer. b. 24 December d. 5 June 2018 at age 55

John Stewart. TV Host. b. 28 November

John Stockton. Basketball Player. b. 26 March

John Stewart
Darryl Strawberry. Baseball Player. b. 12 March

Nia Vardalos. Actress. b. 24 September







(70)

Arnold Vosloo. Actor. b. 16 June

Herschel Walker. Athlete. b. 3 March

David Foster Wallace.  Novelist.  b. 21 February 1962.  d. 12 September 2008 at age 46
Debra Wilson. Comedian. b. 26 April

BeBe Winans. Singer. b. 17 September

Michelle Yeoh. Actress. b. 6 August

Debra Wilson. Actress b. 26 April

Naomi Wolf. Author/Activist.  b. 12 November

David Zuckerman. TV Producer/Writer. b. 28 August


What famous people were born the same year as you? 

 Related:

 Chasing the Older Boomers
Remembering the Beatles
Rosie O. Missed the Signs of Heart Attack.

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22 comments:

  1. TaborFebruary 8, 2015 at 12:42 PM

    You are such a young'in. I hate to think who was born during my birth year!!

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  2. TomFebruary 8, 2015 at 3:00 PM

    Ah, 1962. It was a very good year. I was in junior high school. My year was James Taylor, Al Gore, Stevie Nicks and Samuel L. Jackson..

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    1. Karen D. Austin aka "Wren"February 8, 2015 at 4:30 PM

      Tom, some great people born that year...including you. Thanks for the info!

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  3. Carol CassaraFebruary 9, 2015 at 8:18 AM

    This was quite a surprising list. I guess I thought some of these folks were... younger!

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    1. Karen D. Austin aka "Wren"February 9, 2015 at 8:22 AM

      That's fine -- as long as you think that about me, too. Tee hee!

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  4. Lois Alter MarkFebruary 9, 2015 at 9:07 AM

    Wow, we are all getting older!! That's a fascinating list and made me look up mine - 1959. Kevin Spacey, Allison Janney, Emma Thompson ...

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    1. Karen D. Austin aka "Wren"February 9, 2015 at 9:17 AM

      Ah, some fabulous people that year. I love Emma! She breaks my heart in Love Actually.

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  5. MichelleFebruary 9, 2015 at 11:19 AM

    This was awesome...I can't wait to see who is on my list. I'm a year behind you.

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  6. Travels with TamFebruary 9, 2015 at 1:32 PM

    I am in excellent company. Kevin Spacey, Sean Bean (he is one of the hottest of the hot!!), Val Kilmer, Emma Thompson, Matthew Modine....to name a few.

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    1. Karen D. Austin aka "Wren"February 10, 2015 at 9:06 AM

      Yes, I like Sean Bean. I hear he starred in a series I haven't (binged) watch yet. You do keep hot company!

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  7. Kelly RodriguezFebruary 9, 2015 at 2:02 PM

    What a fun post idea! You've inspired me to look up mine. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Karen D. Austin aka "Wren"February 10, 2015 at 9:07 AM

      I hope you find a lot of interesting people born the same year as you. Have fun, Kelly.

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  8. EstelleSErasmusFebruary 9, 2015 at 4:08 PM

    Love your list and that you think about that sort of stuff. So much fun.
    Estelle

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    1. Karen D. Austin aka "Wren"February 10, 2015 at 9:08 AM

      I have done this sort of search year after year around my birthday, and I finally decided to just do a post so that I don't have to research it again and again. It took me three years to think about making a post about it. (Duh!)

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  9. RozWarrenFebruary 9, 2015 at 4:51 PM

    You comment rectangle just ate my comment! Guess it wasn't that interesting? Ah well... Anyway I see that I'm older than some very cool people. Including you. And Jon Stewart. Fun post.

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    1. Karen D. Austin aka "Wren"February 9, 2015 at 10:14 PM

      Roz: I'm sorry that you had a frustrating experience trying to comment. Thanks for paving the way for me and John Stewart to follow in your older-but-wiser footsteps!

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  10. SavvyworkinggalFebruary 10, 2015 at 8:21 PM

    I was born in '62. I love reading books where the author is the same age as me. Of course I can't think of any of them now. If I do I'll stop back in and let you know.

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  11. CarolannFebruary 12, 2015 at 5:23 PM

    Well that was interesting for sure. I'd like to do that same for my birth year.

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    1. Karen D. Austin aka "Wren"July 11, 2015 at 8:10 AM

      That would be fun to see. All my best to you and your age mates.

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