1865 – Kazimierz Tetmajer, Polish writer and poet (Young Poland), born in Ludźmierz, Galicia (d. 1940)
1910 – Lee Byung Chull, Korean industrialist, founder of Samsung, born in Uiryeong County, Korean Empire (d. 1987)
1925 – Joan Mitchell, American painter and printmaker, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1992)
1939 – John D Hancock, American actor and director (Black Marble, Traxx, Houston Knights), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1945 – Don Wilson, American baseball pitcher (2 x no-hitters 1967, 69; MLB All Star 1971; Houston Astros), born in Monroe, Louisiana (d. 1975)
1948 – Raymond Kurzweil, American inventor and author (Kurzweil reading machine, text-to-speech synthesis), born in New York City
1955 – Daniele Masala, Italian athlete (Olympic gold modern pentathlon individual and team 1976), born in Rome, Italy
1965 – Brett Kavanaugh, American lawyer and US Supreme Court Justice (2018-), born in Washington, D.C.
1977 – Jimmy Conrad, US soccer player, born in Arcadia, California
1982 – Onil Joseph, Dominican baseball player, born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
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Famous Birthdays for 11th February 2026
1764 – Marie-Joseph de Chénier, French poet (Caïus Gracchus), born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (d. 1811)
1881 – Arthur Davison, American businessman (co-founder of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1950)
1901 – (Anton) “Tony” Hulman Jr., American businessman and motorsport entrepreneur (owner of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 1945-77), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 1977)
1941 – Glenn Randall Jr., American stuntman (Boba Fett in “Return of the Jedi”; The Mask of Zorro; Poltergeist; Planet of the Apes films), birthplace unknown
1953 – Philip Anglim, American actor (The Thorn Birds – “Dane”), born in San Francisco, California
1953 – Neil Henderson, Scottish pop guitarist (Middle Of The Road – “Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep Cheep”), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1956 – Didier Lockwood, French violinist, born in Calais, France (d. 2018)
1966 – Stephen Gregory, American actor (ChaseBenson in “The Young and the Restless”), born in New York City
1982 – Neil Robertson, Australian snooker player (World C’ship 2010; Masters 2012, 22; UK C’ship 2013, 15, 20), born in Melbourne, Australia
1998 – Margo Hayes, American rock climber (First-ever female to climb at 9a+), born in Boulder, Colorado
Famous Birthdays for 10th February 2026
1735 – Johann Christoph Kuhnau, German composer, church musician choral director, and teacher, born in Volkstedt, Saxony (d. 1805)
1846 – Ira Remsen, American chemist, Johns Hopkins first chemistry professor, born in New York City (d. 1927)
1890 – Fanny Kaplan, Russian Socialist Revolutionary who attempted to assassinate Vladimir Lenin, born in Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1918)
1890 – Boris Pasternak, Russian novelist and poet (Doctor Zhivago, Nobel 1958), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1960)
1935 – Conrad Klapheck, German surrealist and pop-art painter and graphic artist (typewriters), born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 2023)
1961 – George Stephanopoulos, American journalist, political commentator, and political advisor (Clinton), born in Fall River, Massachusetts
1969 – Laurie Dhue, American recovery advocate and television journalist (Fox News), born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1976 – Keeley Hawes, British actress (Bodyguard, Line of Duty), born in London
1984 – Alex Gordon, American baseball player, born in Lincoln, Nebraska
1988 – Daniel Kwan, American filmmaker (Everything, Everywhere, All at Once), born in Westborough, Massachusetts
Famous Birthdays for 9th February 2026
1769 – Susette Gontard, German muse to German poet Friedrich Hölderlin and inspiration for Hölderlin’s novel Hyperion, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1802)
1865 – Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, glaciologist and polar explorer, born in Königsberg, East Prussia (d. 1949)
1874 – Vsevolod Meyerhold [Karl Kasimir Theodor], Russian theatrical director and actor (Houligan), born in Penza Oblast, Russian Empire (d. 1940)
1909 – Harald Genzmer, German composer, born in Blumenthal, Germany (d. 2007)
1925 – Burkhard Heim, German physicist (Heim theory), born in Potsdam, Germany (d. 2001)
1939 – Barry Mann [Imberman], American pop songwriter (“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling”), and singer (“Who Put the Bomp In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp”), born in Brooklyn, New York City
1940 – J. M. Coetzee, South African novelist, born in Cape Town, South Africa
1957 – Mohammed Valli Moosa, South African politician and veteran of the freedom struggle, born in Johannesburg, South Africa
1963 – Travis Tritt, American country vocalist (“Country Club”), born in Marietta, Georgia
1982 – Behn Gillece, American jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator, born in New Jersey
Famous Birthdays for 8th February 2026
1685 – Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French writer and historian (A Chronological Abridgement of the History of France), born in Paris, Kingdom of France (d. 1770)
1893 – Ba Maw, Burmese politician, lawyer, and first Burma Premier (1937-9), born in Maubin, British India (d. 1977)
1921 – Lana Turner, American pin-up model and actress (Peyton Place; The Postman Always Rings Twice; Imitation of Life), born in Wallace, Idaho (d. 1995)
1940 – Ted Koppel, German-American Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist (ABC’s Nightline; NPR; CBS), born in Lancashire, England
1944 – Kansai Yamamoto, Japanese fashion designer known for his work with David Bowie, born in Yokohama, Japan (d. 2020)
1945 – Taffy Thomas, Welsh thoroughbred jockey (Singapore Gold Cup 1977, Vernons Sprint Cup 1978, King’s Stand Stakes 1983), born in Caernarvon, Wales (d. 2022)
1958 – “Sensational” Sherri Martel, American professional wrestler (WWF), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2007)
1970 – Cameron Cuffy, West Indian cricket fast bowler (15 Tests, 43 wickets; Windward Islands), born in South Rivers, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1982 – Sousuke Takaoka, Japanese actor (Battle Royale), born in Tokyo, Japan
1989 – Julio Jones, American football receiver (First-team All-Pro 2015, 16; 7 × Pro Bowl; Atlanta Falcons), born in Foley, Alabama
Famous Birthdays for 7th February 2026
1102 – Empress Matilda [Maud], Princess of England, claimant to the English throne as daughter of Henry I, wife of Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, born in Sutton Courtenay, England (d. 1169)
1812 – Charles Dickens, English writer (“Oliver Twist”; “A Tale of Two Cities”; “A Christmas Carol”), born in Portsmouth, Hampshire (d. 1870)
1822 – Joaquin Gaztambide, Spanish composer (Una vieja), born in Tudela, Spain (d. 1870)
1871 – (Carl) Wilhelm Stenhammar, Swedish composer considered the finest Swedish pianist of his time, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1927)
1914 – Jacques Mornard [Ramon Mercader], Spanish communist (murdered Trotsky in Mexico with an ice axe), born in Argentona, Spain (d. 1978)
1923 – Martha Holmes, American photographer and photojournalist, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2006)
1931 – Gloria Talbott, American film and television actress, sometimes known as “the Scream Queen” for her work in B-movies, born in Glendale, California (d. 2000)
1954 – Dieter Bohlen, German pop singer-songwriter, record producer, and television personality, born in Berne, West Germany
1956 – Mark St. John [Norton], American rock guitarist (KISS, April-November, 1984), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2007)
1986 – Stephen Colletti, American actor (One Tree Hill; Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County), born in Newport Beach, California
Famous Birthdays for 6th February 2026
1611 – Chongzhen, 16th and last Ming Emperor of China, born in Beijing (d. 1644)
1695 – Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1726)
1833 – José María de Pereda, Spanish novelist, born in Polanco, Spain (d. 1906)
1874 – Milton Bennett Medary, American architect (Washington Chapel), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1929)
1920 – James H. Scheuer, American politician (Rep-D-NY, 1965-73, 75- 93), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2005)
1943 – Georgeanna Tillman, American singer (The Marvelettes – “Please Mr. Postman”), born in Inkster, Michigan (d. 1980)
1963 – David Capel, English cricket all-rounder (15 Tests; 21 wickets; 23 ODIs), born in Northampton, England (d. 2020)
1966 – Tom Tupa, American football punter and quarterback (Cleveland Browns, NE Patriots), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1971 – Carlos Rogers, American NBA forward/center (Toronto Raptors), born in Detroit, Michigan
1983 – Myron Wolf Child, Canadian politician, born in Cardston, Alberta (d. 2007)
Famous Birthdays for 5th February 2026
1921 – Ken Adam, British film production designer (James Bond sets), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2016)
1921 – John Pritchard, British conductor (Cologne Opera, 1978-89; San Francisco Opera, 1986-89), born in Walthamstow, Essex, England (d. 1989)
1937 – Wang Xuan, Chinese computer scientist, born in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China (d. 2006)
1938 – Arnaldo Gruarin, French rugby union prop (26 Tests; RC Toulon), born in Gruaro, Italy (d. 2025)
1943 – Larry Tamblyn, American rock guitarist (The Standells – “Dirty Water”), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2025)
1949 – Maidarjabyn Ganzorig, Mongolian scientist and cosmonaut (Soyuz 39 backup), born in Tsetserleg, Mongolia
1955 – Debra Jo Fondren, American model and Playboy’s Playmate of the Year (1978), born in Los Angeles, California
1964 – Alexia Vassiliou, Cypriot singer (“Strolling Through My Mind”) and film score composer (Fame/Success), born in Famagusta, Cyprus
1977 – Ben Ainslie, British sailor, 4-time Olympic champion and CEO and skipper of America’s Cup team INEOS Britannia, born in Macclesfield, England
1993 – Luke Newton, British actor (Colin Bridgerton in “Bridgerton”), born in Shoreham-by-Sea, England
Famous Birthdays for 4th February 2026
1524 – Luis de Camões, Portuguese poet considered Portugal’s greatest, known for the national epic “The Lusiads”, born in Lisbon, Portugal [date of birth disputed] (d. 1580)
1746 – Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish-Lithuanian military leader and statesman considered a national hero, born in Mereczowszczyzna, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1817)
1876 – Victor Vreuls, Belgian composer and musician, born in Verviers, Belgium (d. 1944)
1888 – Paul Althaus, German theologist (The Christian Truth), born in Obershagen, Province of Hanover (d. 1966)
1918 – Ida Lupino, British-American actress (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) and director (The Hitch-Hiker), born in London, England (d. 1995)
1937 – Magnar Solberg, Norwegian biathlete (Olympic gold 20k individual 1968, 72), born in Soknedal, Norway
1948 – Tamás Wichmann, Hungarian sprint canoeist (World C’ship gold x 9; Olympic silver C-1 1000m 1972, C-2 1000m 1968; bronze C-1 1000m 1976), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
1953 – Tatsurō Yamashita, Japanese soft rock singer-songwriter (“Christmas Eve”; “Zutto Issho sa”), born in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
1957 – Evan Wolfson, American attorney and gay rights activist who founded Freedom to Marry, born in Brooklyn, New York
1987 – Lucie Šafářová, Czech tennis player, born in Brno, Czechia
Famous Birthdays for 3rd February 2026
1820 – Elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic naval surgeon and Artic explorer (led expedition to Greenland discover fate of John Franklin), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1857)
1842 – Sidney Lanier, American poet and composer, born in Macon, Georgia (d. 1881)
1859 – Hugo Junkers, German engineer and aircraft designer, born in Rheydt, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1935)
1883 – Camille Bombois, French circus wrestler and naïve painter, born in Venarey-les-Laumes, France (d. 1970)
1914 – Edward Sinclair, English actor (Dad’s Army), born in Lancashire, England (d. 1977)
1936 – Jim Marshall, American photographer (The Beatles final concert in San Francisco; Woodstock Festival), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2010)
1938 – Emile Griffith, American boxer, (world welterweight, middleweight and junior middleweight champion), born in Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands (d. 2013)
1952 – Jack Fields, American politician (Rep-R-TX, 1981-97), born in Humble, Texas
1968 – Vlade Divac, Serbian Basketball HOF center (NBA All-Star 2001, NBA All-Rookie First Team 1990) and executive (Sacramento Kings 2015-20), born in Prijepolje, Serbia
1980 – Elmo, Muppet character on children’s TV show Sesame Street (main character from 1985), born at the Sesame Workshop, New York City