Famous birthdays for Sept. 27: Gwyneth Paltrow, Lil Wayne

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

-- Statesman Samuel Adams in 1722

-- Political cartoonist Thomas Nast in 1840

-- Magician Harry Blackstone Sr. in 1885

-- Actor Jayne Meadows in 1919

-- Filmmaker Arthur Penn in 1922

-- Actor William Conrad in 1920

-- Golf Hall of Fame member Kathy Whitworth in 1939

-- Rock musician Randy Bachman in 1943 (age 80)

-- Actor Liz Torres in 1947 (age 76)

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Mike Schmidt in 1949 (age 74)

-- Actor/singer Shaun Cassidy in 1958 (age 65)

-- Gold medal-winning speed skater Beth Heiden in 1959 (age 64)

-- Actor Gwyneth Paltrow in 1972 (age 51)

-- Rapper Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., in 1982 (age 41)

-- Singer Avril Lavigne in 1984 (age 39)

-- Model/actor Arielle Vandenberg in 1986 (age 37)

-- Actor Thomas Mann in 1991 (age 32)

-- Actor Jenna Ortega in 2002 (age 21)