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First lady Melania Trump departs the White House on the South Lawn in Washington, D.C., on April 25. She turns 55 on April 26. File Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI

April 26 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus.

They include:

-- Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius in 121

-- Philosopher David Hume in 1711

-- Naturalist John James Audubon in 1785

-- Artist Eugene Delacroix in 1798

-- Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted in 1822

-- Musician Ma Rainey in 1886

-- Writer Anita Loos in 1889

-- Inventor Charles Richter in 1900

-- Writer A.E. van Vogt in 1912

-- Writer Bernard Malamud in 1914

-- Architect I.M. Pei in 1917

-- Actor/comedian Carol Burnett in 1933 (age 92)

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-- Musician Duane Eddy in 1938

-- Musician Bobby Rydell in 1942

-- Actor Giancarlo Esposito in 1958 (age 67)

-- Musician Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) in 1960 (age 65)

-- Actor Joan Chen in 1961 (age 64)

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-- Musician Chris Mars (Replacements) in1961 (age 64)

-- Actor Jet Li in 1963 (age 62)

-- Musician Jimmy Stafford (Train) in 1964 (age 61)

-- Actor Kevin James in 1965 (age 60)

-- Actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste in 1967 (age 58)

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-- Musician T-Boz (TLC) in 1970 (age 55)

-- Model/first lady Melania Trump in 1970 (age 55)

-- Musician Jay DeMarcus (Rascal Flatts) in 1971 (age 54)

-- Musician Jose Pasillas (Incubus) in 1976 (age 49)

-- Actor Tom Welling in 1977 (age 48)

-- Actor Jason Earles in 1977 (age 48)

-- Actor Leonard Earl Howze in 1977 (age 48)

-- Actor Pablo Schreiber in 1978 (age 47)

-- Actor Stana Katic in 1978 (age 47)

-- Actor Nyambi Nyambi in 1979 (age 46)

-- Actor Channing Tatum in 1980 (age 45)

-- Actor Jordana Brewster in 1980 (age 45)

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-- Actor Emily Wickersham in 1984 (age 41)

-- TV personality Sean Evans in 1986 (age 39)

-- Actor Luke Bracey in 1989 (age 36)

-- Actor Riley Voelkel in 1990 (age 35)

-- Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva in 2006 (age 19)

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This story was originally published April 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM