Famous birthdays for Nov. 8: Alfre Woodard, Parker Posey

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

They include:

-- Astronomer Edmond Halley in 1656

-- Games producer Milton Bradley in 1836

-- Irish author Bram Stoker in 1847

-- Psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach in 1884

-- Author Margaret Mitchell in 1900

-- Actor Esther Rolle in 1920

-- Heart transplant pioneer Dr. Christiaan Barnard in 1922

-- Football Hall of Fame Coach Bobby Bowden in 1929

-- TV journalist Morley Safer in 1931

-- Science fiction writer Ben Bova in 1932

-- Actor Virna Lisi in 1936

-- Singer Bonnie Bramlett in 1944 (age 79)

-- Singer Minne Riperton in 1947

-- Singer Bonnie Raitt in 1949 (age 74)

-- National Rifle Association official Wayne LaPierre in 1949 (age 74)

-- TV personality Mary Hart in 1950 (age 73)

-- Actor Alfre Woodard in 1952 (age 71)

-- Singer Rickie Lee Jones in 1954 (age 69)

-- Author Kazuo Ishiguro in 1954 (age 69)

-- TV chef Gordon Ramsay in 1966 (age 57)

-- Actor Courtney Thorne-Smith in 1967 (age 56)

-- Actor Parker Posey in 1968 (age 55)

-- Naomi Biden, daughter of President Joe Biden, in 1971

-- News anchor David Muir in 1973 (age 50)

-- Actor Tara Reid in 1975 (age 48)

-- Actor Dania Ramirez in 1979 (age 44)

-- Punk singer Laura Jane Grace in 1980 (age 43)

-- Actor Jessica Lowndes in 1988 (age 35)

-- Singer SZA, born Solana Imani Rowe, in 1990 (age 33)

-- Actor Jade Pettyjohn in 2000 (age 23)