1774 – Pierre Rode, French composer and violinist, born in Bordeaux, Aquitaine (d. 1830)
1881 – Maurits Uyldert, Dutch poet and writer (Youth of a Poet) (d. 1966)
1886 – Andrew Ducat, English cricketer and footballer international (Test for Eng 1921), born in London, England (d. 1942)
1921 – Araucaria [John Galbraith Graham], British crossword compiler (The Guardian) and priest, born in Oxford, England (d. 2013)
1932 – Gretchen Wyler, American actress, dancer (Silk Stockings), and animal rights activist, born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma (d. 2007)
1934 – Ted Taylor, American gospel and RandB-singer (“Be Ever Wonderful”), born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, (d. 1987)
1953 – André St. Laurent, Canadian NHL hockey forward, 1973-90 (New York Islanders, Detroit Red Wings, and 2 other teams), born in Rouyn, Quebec
1964 – Ching-Wan [Sean] Lau, Hong Kong actor (Life Without Principle), born in Hong Kong
1972 – Jerome Bettis, American Pro Football HOF running back (Super Bowl 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers; First-team All-Pro 1993, 96; 6 × Pro Bowl), born in Detroit, Michigan
1982 – Lupe Fiasco [Wasalu Jaco] American rapper, (Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool), born in Chicago Illinois
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Famous Birthdays for 15th February 2023
1368 – Sigismund, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37), born in Nuremberg, Kingdom of Germany (d. 1437)
1893 – Walter Donaldson, American pianist and popular song composer (“Makin’ Whoopee”; “My Blue Heaven”; My Buddy”), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1947)
1898 – Totò [Antonio Clemente], Italian actor (Motorizzate, Noi Duri) commonly referred to as the most popular Italian comedian of all time, born in Naples, Italy (d. 1967)
1916 – Ian Ballantine, American publisher (Ballantine Books), born in New York City (d. 1995)
1954 – Pamela Theresa Jiles, American 4X400m relayer (Olympic silver 1976), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1968 – Axelle Red, Belgian singer and songwriter, born in Hasselt, Belgium
1968 – Mieke Suys, Belgian triathlete, born in Ghent, Belgium
1969 – Edgar Bennett, NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1974 – Jodie McMullen, Miss Universe-Australia/Miss Congeniality (1996)
1981 – Olivia Longott, American hip-hop and RandB singer (G-Unit), born in Brooklyn, New York
Famous Birthdays for 14th February 2023
1860 – Eugen Schiffer, German lawyer and liberal politician, born in Breslau, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1954)
1892 – Nikolaj A. Orloff, Russian-British pianist (Chopin), born in Yelets, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1964)
1926 – Alfred Körner, Austrian soccer striker (47 caps; Rapid Wien), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2020)
1931 – Phyllis McGuire, American pop vocalist (McGuire Sisters – “Sincerely”; “Sugartime”), born in Middletown, Ohio (d. 2020)
1935 – David Wilson, Scottish administrator and 27th Governor of Hong Kong (1987-92), born in Alloa, Scotland
1945 – K M Jenkins, British director of personnel (Royal Mail)
1959 – Anny Schilder, Dutch pop singer (BZN, 1976-84 – “Mon Amour”), born in Volendam, Netherlands
1968 – Chris Lewis, English cricket all-rounder (32 Tests, 93 wickets; 53 ODIs), born in Georgetown, Guyana
1969 – Roy Barker, American NFL defensive end (Minnesota Vikings, SF 49ers), born in NYC, New York
1972 – Drew Bledsoe, American NFL quarterback (NE Patriots), born in Ellensburg, Washington
Famous Birthdays for 13th February 2023
1877 – Jāzeps Mediņš, Latvian composer, born in Kaunas, Latvia, Russian Empire (d. 1947)
1895 – Fred Essler, Austrian actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown, Saratoga Trunk), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1973)
1918 – Irv Cottler, American session and touring drummer (Frank Sinatra; Dinah Shore), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1989)
1919 – Eddie Robinson, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Grambling 408 wins), born in Jackson, Louisiana (d. 2007)
1937 – Ali El-Maak, Sudanese writer, born in Omdurman, Sudan (d. 1992)
1964 – Mark Patton, US interior designer and actor (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Come back to the Five and Dime), born in Kansa City, Missouri
1966 – Tally Chanel, Israeli actress (Warrior Queen), born in Tel Aviv, Israel
1970 – Karoline Krüger, Norwegian singer, born in Bergen, Norway
1978 – Mini Andén, Swedish model and actress, born in Stockholm, Sweden
1988 – Keegan Hirst, British footballer (Wakefield Trinity) and England’s 1st openly gay professional player, born in Batley, West Yorkshire
Famous Birthdays for 12th February 2023
1438 – Adolf van Egmond, Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen, born in Grave (d. 1477)
1567 – Thomas Campion, English composer, poet and physician, born in London, England (d. 1620)
1606 – John Winthrop, the Younger, Governor of Connecticut (d. 1676)
1768 – Francis II, last Holy Roman emperor (1792-1806), Emperor of Austria (1804-35) born in Florence Italy (d. 1835)
1903 – Joseph F. Biroc, American cinematographer (d. 1996)
1915 – Andrew Goodpaster, American general (NATO Supreme Allied Commander 1969-74), born in Granite City, Illinois (d. 2005)
1942 – Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel
1952 – Michael McDonald, American rock singer and keyboardist (Doobie Brothers – “What A Fool Believes”), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1968 – Chynna Phillips, American pop vocalist (Wilson Philips – “Hold On”), born in Los Angeles, California
1978 – Brett Hodgson, Australian rugby league footballer, born in Liverpool, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 11th February 2023
1802 – Lydia Maria Child, American author, journalist and abolitionist (Juvenile Miscellany), born in Medford, Massachusetts (d. 1880)
1909 – Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American screenwriter and film director (Sleuth), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (d. 1993)
1911 – Helen Hicks, American golfer (Western Open 1937, Titleholders Championship 1940), born in Cedarhurst, NY (d. 1974)
1911 – Alexander Cairncross, Scottish economist (Chancellor of Glasgow University), born in Lesmahagow, Scotland (d. 1998)
1928 – Archibald Forster, CEO (Esso UK)
1947 – Joselito [José Jiménez], Spanish singer and actor, born in Beas de Segura, Andalucia, Spain
1961 – Mary Docter, American 3000m speed skater (Olympics 1980, 84, 88, 92), born in Madison, Wisconsin
1973 – Varg Vikernes, Norwegian black metal musician (convicted of murder and arson), born in Bergen, Norway
1976 – Peter Hayes, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – “Weapon of Choice”), born in New York Mills, Minnesota
1987 – Julio Torres, Salvadoran writer and comedian (Saturday Night Live, Los Espookys), born in San Salvador, El Salvador
Famous Birthdays for 10th February 2023
1819 – Richard Storrs Willis, American composer, mostly of hymns (“Carol”; “Fairest Lord Jesus”), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1900)
1866 – Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer and historian, born in Alicante, Spain (d. 1951)
1884 – Billy Evans, American Baseball HOF umpire (American League 1906-27; at age 22, youngest umpire in MLB history), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1956)
1886 – Olin Howland, American actor (Gone With The Wind; Them!; Circus Boy), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1959)
1906 – Walraven van Hall, Dutch banker who led resistance against Nazis, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1945)
1910 – Douglas Spencer, American actor (The Thing from Another World, This Island Earth, River of No Return), born in Princeton, Illinois (d. 1960)
1913 – Douglas Slocombe, British cinematographer (Kind Hearts and Coronets, Raiders of the Lost Ark), born in London (d. 2016)
1953 – Carl Stone, American electronic composer, born in Los Angeles, California
1963 – Bennie Thompson, American football safety (Saints, Chiefs, Cleveland Browns/Ravens), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1981 – The Rev [James Owen Sullivan], American musician (Avenged Sevenfold), born in Huntington Beach, California
Famous Birthdays for 9th February 2023
1863 – Anthony Hope, British novelist and playwright (The Prisoner of Zenda), born in London (d. 1933)
1882 – James Stephens, Irish poet (Crock of Gold), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1950)
1913 – Erskine Butterfield American swing and boogie-woogie jazz pianist, singer, and composer, born in Syracuse, New York (d. 1961)
1925 – Billy Williamson, American steel guitar player (Bill Haley and His Saddlemen; Bill Haley and His Comets), born in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
1927 – Joe Maneri, American jazz composer, saxophone and clarinet player (Boston Microtonal Society), born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 2009)
1928 – Rinus Michels, Dutch football coach (d. 2005)
1931 – Josef Masopust, Czech footballer
1933 – Maria Dybbro, Danish jazz saxophonist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
1943 – James King, American basketball player (Olympic gold 1968), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1969 – Peta Edebone, Australian softball outfielder (Olympic bronze 1996)
Famous Birthdays for 8th February 2023
1586 – Jacob Praetorius, German Baroque organist, composer, and pedagogue, born in Hamburg, Germany, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1651)
1708 – Vaclav Jan Kopriva, Czech composer and organist, born in Cítoliby, Czech Republic (d. 1789)
1764 – Joseph Leopold von Eybler, Austrian composer, born in Schwechat, Habsburg Empire (now Austria) (d. 1846)
1792 – Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, queen of Hungary and Bohemia (d. 1873)
1908 – Myron McCormick, American actor (Hustler, Jolson Sings Again), born in Albany, Indiana (d. 1962)
1911 – Anne Hopkins Aitken, American Zen Buddhist and co-founder of Diamond Sangha, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1994)
1919 – Buddy Morrow [Muni Zudekoff], American big band jazz and session trombonist and orchestra leader (“Night Train”), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2010)
1938 – Ray Sharpe, American rockabilly singer-songwriter, (Linda Lu), born in Forth Worth, Texas
1971 – William “Will” Turpin, American musician (Collective Soul) and producer (Gooey Music), born in Fairbanks, Alaska
1974 – Kimbo Slice [Kevin Ferguson], American mixed martial artist, born in the Bahamas (d. 2016)
Famous Birthdays for 7th February 2023
1877 – Julius Curtius, German Foreign Minister of the Weimar Republic (1929-31) and Minister for Economic Affairs (1926-29), born in Duisburg, Prussia (d. 1948)
1898 – Morgan Lee “Dock” Boggs, American folk and blues singer and banjo player, born in Norton, Virginia (d. 1971)
1919 – Desmond Doss, American soldier and 1st conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor who was the subject of the film Hacksaw Ridge, born in Lynchburg, Virginia (d. 2006)
1927 – Laurence “Laurie” Johnson, British film and television score composer (Dr. Strangelove; The Avengers), born in Hampstead, England
1927 – Juliette Gréco, French singer (Sous le ciel de Paris) and actress, born in Montpellier, France (d. 2020)
1928 – Alphonse “Al” Smith [Fuzzy Smith], American MLB outfielder and third baseman (Cleveland Indians), born in Kirkwood, Missouri (d. 2002)
1954 – Miguel Ferrer, actor (Robocop, NCIS LA), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2017)
1958 – Michele Drake, playmate (May, 1979), born in La Jolla, California
1966 – Chris Rock, American comedian (SNL, CB4, Everybody Hates Chris), born in Andrews, South Carolina
1975 – Alexandre Daigle, NHL center (Ottawa Senators), born in Montreal, Quebec