Birthdays today

Usain Bolt, sprinter, eight-time Olympics gold medallist, holder of the 100m and 200m world records, 38; Dame Janet Baker, opera singer, 91; Millie Bright, footballer, Chelsea FC Women and captain of the England 2023 World Cup squad, member of the Euro 2022-winning England national team, 31; Sergey Brin, co-founder (1998) of Google and former president of its parent company Alphabet, 51; Dina Carroll, soul singer, 56; Kim Cattrall, actress, Samantha Jones in Sex and the City, 68; Julie Etchingham, presenter, ITV News, 55; Laura Haddock, actress, White Lines (2020), 39; Lindy Hemming, costume designer, Topsy-Turvy (1999, Oscar for best costume design), the Wonder Woman film series (2017, 2020), 76; Anne Hobbs, tennis player, former British No 1, 65; Owen Jenkins, director-general, Indo-Pacific, Middle East and north Africa (Foreign Office), 55; Gerald Jones, Labour MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, assistant whip, 54; Pierre Koffmann, chef, 76; Robert Lewandowski, footballer, Barcelona and captain of the Poland national team, 36; King Mohammed VI of Morocco, 61; Baroness (Lindsay) Northover, Liberal Democrat politician, 70; François Pinault, founder of luxury goods group Kering (including Gucci) and Artémis investment company, 88; Amber Rutter, sport shooter, Olympic silver medallist (Paris 2024, skeet), Great Britain’s most decorated international shooter, 27; Paetongtarn Shinawatra, prime minister of Thailand, 38; Kenneth Taylor, former cricketer, England (1959-64), and footballer, 89; Peter Weir, film director, Dead Poets Society (1989), 80; Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder of Winklevoss Capital Management and Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, co-owner of Real Bedford football club and former Olympian rower (2008), 43; Gary Wolstenholme, golfer, amateur champion (1991, 2003), 64.