born 14 April 1970

Brian Stablein, Erie, Pennsylvania, NFL football player

Danica Sheridan, birthplace unspecified, American actress

Emre Altuğ, Istanbul, Turkey, singer/actor

Keith J. Balderston, Merriam, Kansas, extra

Martin Matte, Laval, Quebec, comedian

Renata Zaliska, Toronto, Ontario, property master

Shizuka Kudô, Tokyo, Japan, singer

Sibi Blažić, Chicago, Illinois, wife of Christian Bale

Steve Avery, Trenton, Michigan, major league pitcher

TienneVu, Tam Hiep, Vietnam, extra

The marriage of Sibi Blažić to my sister’s favorite star got me thinking: who are the people not born in 1970 that still are pretty close to us in age? Like, what stars would we see or not see at the reunion if there was only One Big School?

So I looked up a few names. I got a little carried away, actually. Here they are, in no particular order.

Seniors when we were freshmen (born 1967 or the first half of 1966)

Omar Little, Julia Roberts, Emily Watson, Irene Jacob, Benicio Del Toro, Guy Pearce, Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Judd Apatow, Lauren Graham, Kiefer Sutherland, Jamie Foxx, Salma Hayek, Halle Berry, Liev Schreiber, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Maria Bello, Pam Anderson, Steve Zahn, Ron Livingston, Mo’Nique, Rufus Sewell, Laura Dern, Lili Taylor, Lisa Bonet, Bai Ling, Valeria Golino, Jason Scott Lee, Fred Armisen, Mathieu Kassovitz, Chris Parnell, Andy Richter, Anna Nicole Smith, Trini Alvarado, Artie Lange, Dan Cortese, Daisy Fuentes, Jillian Barberie, Moon Unit Zappa, Dave Navarro, Heavy D, Master P, Vanilla Ice, Jimmy Kimmel, Vin Diesel, Shirley Manson, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Macy Gray, Sinead O’Connor, Jason Jones, Criss Angel, Mark Ruffalo, Jon Favreau, Shawn Ryan, Amanda Lepore, Anderson Cooper, R. Kelly, Liz Phair, Elina Lowensohn, Kari Wuhrer, Mira Sorvino, Billy Corgan, Layne Staley, Mark Borchardt, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Mr. & Mrs. Nicole Kidman

Seniors when we were sophomores (born 1968)

Sharona from “Monk”, Gary Coleman, Owen Wilson, Pat Kiernan, Naomi Watts, Timothy Olyphant, the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Xena, Agent Scully, Wolverine, the guy from Sugar Ray, Guy Ritchie, Guy Fieri, Rachael Ray, Sam Rockwell, Josh Brolin, Patricia Arquette, James Caviezel, Olivia Williams, Cliff Curtis, Molly Ringwald, Rhys Ifans, Robert Rodriguez, Aaron Eckhart, Billy Crudup, Cuba Gooding Jr., Anthony Michael Hall, Parker Posey, Traci Lords, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Rachel Griffiths, Moira Kelly, Jeri Ryan, LL Cool J, Pauly Shore, Adam McKay, Romany Malco, Patsy Kensit, Kylie Minogue, Jill Hennessy, Lisa Marie Presley, John Singleton, Eddie Griffin, Marc Anthony, Jaye Davidson, Orlando Jones, Margaret Cho, Celine Dion, Max Perlich, Tony Hawk, Mitch Hedberg, Sebastian Bach, Stephanie Seymour, Helena Christensen, Ashley Judd, Lucy Liu, Shelby Lynne, Ziggy Marley

Seniors when we were juniors (born 1969)

Wes Anderson, Javier Bardem, Ice Cube, Cate Blanchett, Trey Parker, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, Jack Black, J-Lo, Matthew McConaughey, Jason Bateman, Terrence Howard, Christian Slater, Thomas Jane, Jesse James, Matthew Perry, Jeremy Davies, Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy McNulty, Beadie Russell, Darren Aronofsky, Mariah Carey, Anne Heche, Robert Sean Leonard, Spike Jonze, Teri Polo, Noah Baumbach, Erika Eleniak, Julie Delpy, Mini Me, Jason Priestley, Marilyn Manson, Jonathon Schaech, Kevin Corrigan, Patton Oswalt, Gerard Butler, Gwen Stefani, the RZA, Jay-Z, Diddy, Rachel Hunter, Brett Favre, Dave Grohl, Sarah Vowell, Chastity Bono, Bobby Brown, Lukas Moodysson, Lynne Ramsay, Thomas Vinterberg, Jakob Dylan, Carson Kressley, Steffi Graf, Jennifer Aniston, James Frey, Peter Dinklage, Dweezil Zappa, Edward Norton, David Boreanaz, Tyler Perry, Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Juniors when we were seniors (born 1971)

Marky Mark, Ewan McGregor, Winona Ryder, Peter Saarsgaaard, Carla Gugino, Dexter from “Dexter”, Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Jared Leto, Christina Applegate, Luke Wilson, Craig Robinson, Amy Poehler, Rob Corddry, Ali G/Borat/etc., Jon Hamm, the guy from “Life”, Jada Pinkett, Jenna Elfman, Sofia Coppola, Idina Menzel, Justin Theroux, Henry Thomas, Justin Henry, the Tap Dance Kid, Ricky Martin, Johnny Knoxville, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Pete Sampras, Walton Goggins, Tupac, Matt Stone, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Erykah Badu, Peter Billingsley, Tom Green, Moritz Bleibtreu, Method Man, Kid Rock, Michael Ian Black, Damon Dash, Emmanuel Lewis, Mary J. Blige, Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes, Selena, Stella McCartney, Missy Elliott, Kristi Yamaguchi, Lance Armstrong

Sophomores when we were seniors (born 1972)

Gretchen Mol, Claire Forlani, Sofia Vergara, Thandie Newton, Cameron Diaz, Gwyneth Paltrow, Toni Collette, Alyssa Milano, Rebecca Romijn, Dane Cook, Selma Blair, Elizabeth Berkley, Jonny Lee Miller, Maya Rudolph, Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, James Duval, Mrs. Johnny Depp, Alison Eastwood, Adam Beach, Antonio Sabato Jr., Jason Statham, Jude Law, The Rock, Ben Affleck, Shaquille O’Neal, the guy from Green Day, Dita Von Teese, Eminem, Stringer Bell, The Notorious B.I.G., Jermaine Dupri, Wyclef Jean, Eugene Hutz, Busta Rhymes

Freshmen when we were seniors (born 1973 or first half of 1974)

Dave Chappelle, Aishwarya Rai, Omar Epps, Mos Def, Jemaine Clement, Maggie Siff, Adam Scott, Jack McBrayer, Said Taghmaoui, Rian Johnson, Bear Grylls, Derek Jeter, Miranda July, Christian Bale, Neil Patrick Harris, Jenna Jameson, Penelope Cruz, Adrien Brody, Seth McFarlane, Pharrell, Carson Daly, Rufus Wainwright, Rachel Maddow, Heidi Klum, Portia de Rossi, Ed Helms, Kristen Wiig, Kate Beckinsale, Vera Farmiga, Jane March, Stephen Dorff, Marley Shelton, Harmony Korine, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Please comment if you find I have left out anybody crucial. Kudos to Today’s Winner.