If you haven't figured it out yet, you aren't the only thing turning 50 around now. There is plenty of company. Here are some of the people, places and things that are 50 years old in 2005:

Rich guy	Bill Gates
Supreme Court nominee	John Roberts
Senator	Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
Actors	Kevin Costner, Bruce Willis, Kelsey Grammer, Billy Bob Thornton, Jimmy Smits.
Actor "Animal House"	Stephen Furst
Actresses	Whoopi Goldberg, Debra Winger
"Actresses"	Bo Derek, Tanya Roberts
Comics	Stephen Wright, Dana Carvey
Rock Singer, sneering division	Billy Idol
Rock Singer, metal division	Dee Snider, Twisted Sister
Guitarist	Eddie Van Halen
Country Singer	Reba McEntyre
Cellist	Yo-Yo Ma
Author	John Grisham
Baseball player	Robin Yount
Baseball pitcher	Jack Morris
Football player	Earl Campbell
Buffalo Bills' player	Jim Haslett
Basketball player	Moses Malone
Hockey player	Mark Howe
Buffalo Sabre	Don Edwards/Bob Sauve
Golfer	Greg Norman
Gymnast	Olga Korbut
Track athlete	Edwin Moses
Boxer	James "Bonecrusher" Smith (1st heavyweight champion to attend college)
Children's TV star	Captain Kangaroo
Sportscaster	Chris Berman
Assassin	Mark David Chapman (John Lennon)
Muppet	Kermit the Frog
Bendable toy/TV star	Gumby
Cartoon hero	Mighty Mouse
Game	Scrabble
TV Comedy	"The Honeymooners"
TV Sleep Aid	"The Lawrence Welk Show"
Theme Park	Disneyland
Circular toy	Pluto Platter (later called the frisbee)
Sports car	Thunderbird
Right-wing magazine	National Review
Time-saving appliance	microwave oven
Vaccine	Salk (polio)
Computer phrase	"artificial intelligence"
Fast-food restaurant	McDonalds
WNY restaurant	McPartlan's Corner, Cheektowaga
WNY private hospital	Brylin
WNY roadway	Skyway