Famous birthdays this week: March 6-12

Shaq is 53, Chuck Norris turns 85, James Taylor hits 77, Darryl Strawberry is 63

Singer-songwriter and Chapel Hill native James Taylor is 77 on Wednesday. (Paul Sancya / AP Photo)

These celebrities have birthdays this week:

March 6

Former FBI and CIA director William Webster is 101. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is 99. Rock musician David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) is 79. Filmmaker-actor Rob Reiner is 78. Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal is 53.

March 7

Hall of Fame auto racer Janet Guthrie is 87. Actor Daniel J. Travanti is 85. Entertainment executive Michael Eisner is 83. R&B musician Ernie Isley (The Isley Brothers) is 73. Tennis Hall of Famer Ivan Lendl is 65. Author Bret Easton Ellis is 61.

March 8

Author John McPhee is 94. Songwriter Carole Bayer Sager is 81. Actor-musician Micky Dolenz (The Monkees) is 80. Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Rice is 72. TV journalist Lester Holt is 66.

March 9

Actor Joyce Van Patten is 91. Actor Trish Van Devere is 84. Singer-musician John Cale (The Velvet Underground) is 83. Singer Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere and the Raiders) is 83. Country musician Jimmie Fadden (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 77.

March 10

Actor Chuck Norris is 85. Actor Katharine Houghton (Film: “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?”) is 80. Actor Richard Gant is 81. Blues musician Ronnie Earl is 72. Actor Sharon Stone is 67. Music producer Rick Rubin is 62. Actor Jon Hamm is 54.

March 11

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is 94. Former ABC News correspondent Sam Donaldson is 91. Singer Bobby McFerrin is 75. Movie director Jerry Zucker is 75. Actor Susan Richardson is 73. Singer Lisa Loeb is 57. Actor Terrence Howard is 56. Actor Johnny Knoxville is 54.

March 12

Politician, diplomat and civil rights activist Andrew Young is 93. Actor Barbara Feldon is 92. Actor-singer Liza Minnelli is 79. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, is 78. Singer-songwriter James Taylor is 77. Rock singer-musician Bill Payne (Little Feat) is 76. Former MLB All-Star Darryl Strawberry is 63.