Famous birthdays for Sept. 27: Avril Lavigne, Jenna Ortega

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

They include:

-- Statesman Samuel Adams in 1722

-- Political cartoonist Thomas Nast in 1840

-- Former U.S. Sen. Sam Ervin, D-N.C., in 1896

-- Actor Jayne Meadows in 1919

-- Filmmaker Arthur Penn in 1922

-- Actor William Conrad in 1920

-- Actor Wilford Brimley in 1934

-- Golf Hall of Fame member Kathy Whitworth in 1939

-- Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, emir of Kuwait, in 1940 (age 84)

-- Musician Randy Bachman (Guess Who/Bachman-Turner Overdrive) in 1943 (age 81)

-- Actor Liz Torres in 1947 (age 77)

-- Musician Meat Loaf, born Michael Lee Aday, in 1947

-- Actor Adolfo "A" Martinez in 1948 (age 76)

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Mike Schmidt in 1949 (age 75)

-- Actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa in 1950 (age 74)

-- Actor/musician Shaun Cassidy in 1958 (age 66)

-- Gold medal-winning speed skater Beth Heiden in 1959 (age 65)

-- Musician Stephan Jenkins (Third Eye Blind) in 1964 (age 60)

-- Musician Mark Calderon (Color Me Badd) in 1970 (age 54)

-- Actor Gwyneth Paltrow in 1972 (age 52)

-- Actor Indira Varma in 1973 (age 51)

-- Musician Brad Arnold (3 Doors Down) in 1978 (age 46)

-- Musician Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., in 1982 (age 42)

-- Actor Anna Camp in 1982 (age 42)

-- Musician Avril Lavigne in 1984 (age 40)

-- Model/actor Arielle Vandenberg in 1986 (age 38)

-- Actor Thomas Mann in 1991 (age 33)

-- Actor Jenna Ortega in 2002 (age 22)