Famous birthdays this week: Oct. 24-30

Pat Sajak turns 78, Julia Roberts hits 57, Henry Winkler is 79

The voice of Bart Simpson, Nancy Cartwright, turns 67 on Friday. (Evan Agostini / Invision / AP Photo)

Oct. 24

Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman is 88. Actor F. Murray Abraham is 85. Director David S. Ward (“Sleepless in Seattle,” “The Sting”) is 79. Actor Kevin Kline is 77. Actor B.D. Wong is 64. Rapper-actor Drake is 38.

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Oct. 25

Actor Marion Ross is 96. Singer Jon Anderson (Yes) is 80. Singer Taffy Nivert of Starland Vocal Band is 80. Actor Nancy Cartwright (“The Simpsons”) is 67. Singer Katy Perry is 40.

Oct. 26

Former “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak is 78. Musician Bootsy Collins is 73. Guitarist Keith Strickland of the B-52′s is 71. Actor-singer Rita Wilson is 68. Actor Dylan McDermott is 63. Actor Cary Elwes is 62. Singer Natalie Merchant is 61. Country singer Keith Urban is 57. Writer-actor Seth McFarlane (“Family Guy”) is 51.

Oct. 27

Actor-comedian John Cleese is 85. Country singer Lee Greenwood is 82.

Oct. 28

Jazz singer Cleo Laine is 97. Actor Joan Plowright is 95. Actor Jane Alexander is 85. Actor Dennis Franz is 80. Caitlyn Jenner is 75. Actor Annie Potts is 72. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is 69. Actor Jami Gertz is 59. Actor Julia Roberts is 57. Country singer-musician Caitlin Cary is 56. Actor Joaquin Phoenix is 50.

Oct. 29

Singer-actor Melba Moore is 79. Actor Richard Dreyfuss is 77. Actor Kate Jackson is 76. Actor Dan Castellaneta (“The Simpsons”) is 67. Actor Winona Ryder is 53.

Oct. 30

Songwriter Eddie Holland of Holland-Dozier-Holland is 85. Singer Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane, Starship and Jefferson Starship is 85. Singer Otis Williams of The Temptations is 83. Actor Henry Winkler is 79. TV journalist Andrea Mitchell is 78. Bassist Timothy B. Schmit of The Eagles (and Poco) is 77. Actor Leon Rippy (“Saving Grace”) is 75. Actor Harry Hamlin is 73. Actor Kevin Pollak is 67.