Famous birthdays for April 8: Sung Kang, John Madden

Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries.

They include:

-- Lewis Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, in 1726

-- Actor Mary Pickford in 1892

-- Olympic figure skater/actor Sonja Henie in 1912

-- Actor Mari­a Felix in 1914

-- Former first lady Betty Ford in 1918

-- Comedian Shecky Greene in 1926

-- Composer Jacques Brel in 1929

-- Actor/former Ambassador to Mexico John Gavin in 1931

-- Journalist Seymour Hersh in 1937 (age 87)

-- Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 1938

-- Basketball Hall of Fame member John Havlicek in 1940

-- Choreographer Michael Bennett in 1943

-- Musician Steve Howe (Yes) in 1947 (age 77)

-- Filmmaker John Madden in 1949 (age 75)

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Gary Carter in 1954

-- Novelist Barbara Kingsolver in 1955 (age 69)

-- Actor/singer John Schneider in 1960 (age 64)

-- Musician Izzy Stradlin, born Jeffrey Isbell, (Guns N' Roses) in 1962 (age 62)

-- Actor Dean Norris in 1963 (age 61)

-- Musician Julian Lennon in 1963 (age 61)

-- Actor Robin Wright in 1966 (age 58)

-- Actor Patricia Arquette in 1968 (age 56)

-- Musician Darren Jessee (Ben Folds Five) in 1971 (age 53)

-- Actor Sung Kang in 1972 (age 52)

-- Actor Emma Caulfield in 1973 (age 51)

-- Navy SEAL veteran Chris Kyle in 1974

-- Actor Taylor Kitsch in 1981 (age 43)

-- Musician Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend) in 1984 (age 40)

-- Actor Gabriella Wilde in 1989 (age 35)

-- Actor Skai Jackson in 2002 (age 22)