Famous birthdays for Aug. 31: Chris Tucker, Debbie Gibson

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

-- Roman Emperor Caligula in A.D. 12

-- Italian educator Maria Montessori in 1870

-- Comedian Buddy Hackett in 1924

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Frank Robinson, first Black American to manage a Major League Baseball team, in 1935

-- Black militant Eldridge Cleaver in 1935

-- Violinist Itzhak Perlman in 1945 (age 78)

-- Musician Bob Welch in 1945

-- Actor Richard Gere in 1949 (age 74)

-- Prosecutor Marcia Clark in 1953 (age 70)

-- Jordanian Queen Rania in 1970 (age 53)

-- Singer/actor Debbie Gibson in 1970 (age 53)

-- Actor Chris Tucker in 1971 (age 52)

-- Actor Sara Ramirez in 1975 (age 48)

-- Actor Shar Jackson in 1976 (age 47)

-- Olympic gold medal skier Ted Ligety in 1984 (age 39)

-- Actor Ryan Kelley in 1986 (age 37)

-- Actor Jaylen Barron in 1998 (age 25)