This Week’s Birthdays – Week of January 17

January 17, 1962 – Jim Carrey, Canadian actor and comedian

January 18, 1892 – Oliver Hardy, American comedian and actor (d. 1957)

January 19, 1807 – Robert E. Lee, American Confederate general (d. 1870)

January 20, 1946 – David Lynch, American film director

January 21, 1953 – Paul Allen, American entrepreneur, co-founder of Microsoft

January 22, 1959 – Linda Blair, American actress

January 23, 1953 – Robin Zander, American singer (Cheap Trick)