Famous birthdays for Oct. 10: David Lee Roth, Wendi McLendon-Covey

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

They include:

-- Scientist Henry Cavendish, discoverer of hydrogen, in 1731

-- Musician Giuseppe Verdi in 1813

-- Artist Alberto Giacometti in 1901

-- Musician Thelonious Monk in 1917

-- Filmmaker Ed Wood in 1924

-- Actor Peter Coyote in 1941 (age 83)

-- Musician John Prine in 1946

-- Musician/dancer/actor Ben Vereen in 1946 (age 78)

-- Actor Charles Dance in 1946 (age 78)

-- Actor Jessica Harper in 1949 (age 75)

-- Writer Nora Roberts in 1950

-- Musician David Lee Roth (Van Halen) in 1954 (age 70)

-- Musician Tanya Tucker in 1958 (age 66)

-- Actor Bradley Whitford in 1959 (age 65)

-- Comedian/actor Julia Sweeney in 1959 (age 65)

-- Musician Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet) in 1961 (age 63)

-- Slain journalist Daniel Pearl in 1963

-- Musician Jim Glennie (James) in 1963 (age 61)

-- Actor Bai Ling in 1966 (age 58)

-- California Gov. Gavin Newsom in 1967 (age 57)

-- Musician Mike Malinin (Goo Goo Dolls) in 1967 (age 57)

-- Actor Wendi McLendon-Covey in 1969 (age 55)

-- Football legend Brett Favre in 1969 (age 55)

-- Actor Andrea Navedo in 1969 (age 55)

-- Actor/TV personality Mario Lopez in 1973 (age 51)

-- Race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 1974 (age 50)

-- Musician Mya Harrison in 1979 (age 45)

-- Actor Dan Stevens in 1982 (age 42)

-- Actor Rose McIver in 1988 (age 36)