Meanwhile, in the rest of the country, babies were nursing, beggining to crawl, walk or talk. These were no ordinary babies - but Star Babies. Of course at the time they were oblivious to their potential and the influence that they would later have on the lives of all of us. What made these Star Babies different from all the other children who share the same birthdates? Was it destiny, luck, hard work or a combination of all of these? You decide - meanwhile here are the birthdays of the top young stars of the early 1980s.

YOUNG

STARS

BORN

1980 - 1982

BORN IN 1980 Ashanti ( Douglas ), R&B Singer, 10/13/1980 Chelsea Clinton, Former First Daughter, 2/20/1980 Christina Aguilera, Pop Star, 12/18/1980 Christina Ricci, Actor, 2/12/1980 Michelle Kwan, Figure Skating Champion, 7/7/1980 Venus Williams, Tennis Champion, 6/7/1980 Jessica Simpson, Singer, 7/10/1980

Born In 1981 Alicia Keys, R&B Singer, 1/25/1981 Anna Kournikova, Tennis Player/Model, 6/7/1981 Barbara & Jenna Bush, First Daughters, 11/25/1981 Beyonce Knowles, Pop Star, 9/4/1981 Britney Spears, Pop Star, 12/02/1981 Craig David, R&B Singer, 5/5/1981 Elijah Wood, Actor, 1/28/1981 Ivanka Trump, Model, 10/30/1981 Jessica Alba, Actor, 4/28/1981 Josh Groban, Singer, 2/27/1981 Julia Stiles, Actor, 3/28/1981 Justin Timberlake, Pop Star, 1/31/1981 Natalie Portman, Actor, 6/9/1981 Paris Hilton, Celebrity, 2/17/1981 Serena Williams, Tennis Champion, 9/26/1981 Roger Federer, Tennis Champion, 8/8/1981 Nicole Ritchie, Celebrity, 9/21/1981

BORN IN 1982