It’s the birthday

… of LeBron James. He’s 21 today.

… of Eldrick Woods. Tiger is 30.

… of Bo Diddley. “One of the most original and fertile rhythmic intelligences of our time,” the Rock Hall of Famer is 77.

… of Russ Tamblyn. Riff of “West Side Story” is 71.

… of Sandy Koufax. The most dominant pitcher in the game in the early 1960s, the man who threw four no-hitters including a perfect games is 79.

… of Paul (Noel actually) Stookey. Paul of Peter, Paul & Mary is 68.

… of James Burrows. The director of “Taxi,” “Cheers” and “Will and Grace” is 65.

… of Fred Ward. The actor (Gus Grissom in “The Right Stuff”) is 63.

… of Monkees Michael Nesmith (63) and Davy Jones (60).

… of Patti Smith. Punk rock’s poet laureate is 59.

… of Matt Lauer. The Today show host is 48.

… of Tracey Ullman. She’s 46.

Politician Al Smith (he lost to Herbert Hoover in 1928) was born on this date in 1873.

Albert Einstein was born on this date in 1880.