Bob Geldof
Bob Geldof, KBE (born 5 October 1951), is an Irish singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor, and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s, alongside the punk rock movement. The band had hits with his compositions “Rat Trap” and “I Don’t Like Mondays”. He co-wrote “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”. Born Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland.
Karen Allen
Karen Allen (born October 5, 1951) is an American actress. She played Marion Ravenwood in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). Born Karen Jane Allen in Carrollton, Illinois.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Allen
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