THURSDAY 5 MARCH 2020BIRTHDAYS
Actor and comedian Matt Lucas is 46 today (PA)
Jonathan Allen, deputy permanent representative, UK Mission to the UN, New York, 46; Bernard
Arnault, chief executive officer of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, and art collector, 71; Alan Clark,
keyboardist (Dire Straits), 68; Patrick Cockburn, journalist and author, 70; Roman Griffin Davis, actor, 13;
Lord Drayson, former government minister, racing driver and director, Drayson Technologies, 60; Danny
Drinkwater, footballer, 30; Samantha Eggar, actor, 81; John Frusciante, guitarist and composer (Red Hot
Chili Peppers), 50; Felipe Gonzalez, former prime minister of Spain, 78; Eddy Grant, singer and guitarist
(The Equals), 72; Lady Selina Hastings, novelist and biographer, 75;
Murray Head, actor and singer, 74; Robin Herbert, president emeritus, Royal Horticultural Society, 86;
Penn Jillette, illusionist and writer, 65; Harry Maguire, footballer, 27; Matt Lucas, comedian and actor, 46;
MC Solaar (Claude M’Barali), rapper, 51; Eva Mendes, model and actor, 46; Richard Miller, international
humanitarian director, ActionAid, 58; Robert Page, film producer and director, 71; Elaine Paige, actor,