Famous birthdays for Dec. 5: Amy Acker, Paula Patton

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

They include:

-- Pope Julius II in 1443

-- Martin Van Buren, eighth president of the United States, in 1782

-- Poet Christina Rossetti in 1830

-- U.S. Army Gen. George Custer in 1839

-- Filmmaker Fritz Lang in 1890

-- Physicist Werner Heisenberg in 1901

-- Walt Disney in 1901

-- U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., in 1902

-- Filmmaker Otto Preminger in 1905

-- Musician Little Richard in 1932

-- Writer Joan Didion in 1934

-- Writer Calvin Trillin in 1935 (age 89)

-- Musician J.J. Cale 1938

-- Musician Jose Carreras in 1946 (age 77)

-- Football Hall of Fame member Jim Plunkett in 1947 (age 77)

-- Actor Brian Backer in 1956 (age 68)

-- Musician John Rzeznik (Goo Goo Dolls) in 1965 (age 59)

-- Comedian/actor Margaret Cho in 1968 (age 56)

-- Actor Catherine Tate in 1969 (age 55)

-- Actor Kali Rocha in 1971 (age 53)

-- Actor Paula Patton in 1975 (age 49)

-- Actor Amy Acker in 1976 (age 48)

-- Actor Nick Stahl in 1979 (age 45)

-- Actor Gabriel Luna in 1982 (age 42)

-- Actor Lauren London in 1984 (age 40)

-- Auto racer/actor Frankie Muniz in 1985 (age 39)

-- Musician Conan Gray in 1998 (age 26)