Famous birthdays for June 25: Ricky Gervais, Linda Cardellini

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

They include:

-- Architect Antoni Gaudi in 1852

-- Musician Gustave Charpentier in 1860

-- Writer George Orwell in 1903

-- Filmmaker Sidney Lumet in 1924

-- Actor June Lockhart in 1925 (age 100)

-- Writer/illustrator Eric Carle in 1929

-- Civil rights advocate James Meredith in 1933 (age 92)

-- Musician Harold Melvin in 1939

-- Musician Clint Warwick (Moody Blues) in 1940

-- Basketball Hall of Fame member Willis Reed in 1942

-- Musician Carly Simon in 1943 (age 82)

-- Actor Jimmie Walker in 1947 (age 78)

-- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in 1954 (age 71)

-- Musician David Paich (Toto) in 1954 (age 71)

-- Chef/TV personality Anthony Bourdain in 1956

-- Actor/writer Ricky Gervais in 1961 (age 64)

-- Musician George Michael in 1963

-- Actor Erica Gimpel in 1964 (age 61)

-- Basketball Hall of Fame member Dikembe Mutombo in 1966

-- Actor Angela Kinsey in 1971 (age 54)

-- Musician Sean Kelly (Sixpence None the Richer) in 1971 (age 54)

-- Musician Mike Kroeger (Nickelback) in 1972 (age 53)

-- Actor Linda Cardellini in 1975 (age 50)

-- Actor Busy Philipps in 1979 (age 46)

-- Actor Sheridan Smith in 1981 (age 44)

-- Actor/TV personality La La Anthony in 1982 (age 43)

-- Actor Annaleigh Ashford in 1985 (age 40)

-- Musician Benson Boone in 2002 (age 23)

-- Actor/musician Kylie Cantrall in 2005 (age 20)

-- Actor McKenna Grace in 2006 (age 19)