1615 – Jan Zoet, Dutch actor, author, playwright and poet (Parnasssus aan ‘t Y), born in Flanders, Belgium (d. 1674)
1779 – Philipp Roth, German cellist, and composer, born at Tarnowitz in Prussian Silesia (now Tarnowskie Góry, Poland) (d. 1898)
1900 – John Henry Pyle Pafford, British librarian (University of London), born in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire (d. 1996)
1915 – Pete Gray [Wyshner], MLB one-armed outfielder (St Louis Browns), born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania (d. 2002)
1920 – Lewis Gilbert, British director, producer and screenwriter (You Only Live Twice, Sink the Bismarck!), born in London, England (d. 2018)
1921 – Julius Rudel, Austrian-American conductor (NYC Opera, 1944-79), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2014)
1947 – Rob Reiner, American Emmy Award-winning actor (All In The Family -“Mike/Meathead”) and film director (Stand By Me; When Harry Met Sally; This Is Spinal Tap), born in The Bronx, New York
1951 – Walter Trout, American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter (Canned Heat; Bluesbreakers), born in Ocean City, New Jersey
1967 – Mihai Tudose, Romanian politician, Prime Minister (2017-), born in Brăila, Romania
1984 – Chris Tomson, American rock drummer (Vampire Weekend), born in Upper Freehold, New Jersey,
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Famous Birthdays for 5th March 2022
1563 – John Coke, English politician (d. 1644)
1748 – Jonas C. Dryander, Swedish botanist (d. 1810)
1825 – John Dunovant, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1864)
1918 – Ranga Sohoni, Indian cricket all-rounder (4 Tests, top score 29 no, 2 wickets), born in Nimbahera, Rajasthan, India (d. 1993)
1927 – John “Jack” Cassidy, American singer and actor (Oscar-He and She, The Eiger Sanction), born in Richmond Hill, Virginia (d. 1976)
1939 – Norman Seeff, South African-American photographer, filmmaker, and album cover artist(Joni Mitchell; Captain and Tenille; Fleetwood Mac), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
1956 – Adriana Barraza, Mexican actress
1958 – Andy Gibb, British singer-songwriter, stage performer, and teen idol (“I Just Want to Be Your Everything”), born in Stretford, Lancashire, England (d. 1988)
1967 – Nicole Boegman, Australian long jumper (Olympics 1988, 92, 96)
1976 – Paul Konerko, American baseball player
Famous Birthdays for 4th March 2022
1678 – Antonio Vivaldi, Baroque violin virtuoso and composer (The Four Seasons), born in Venice, Venetian Republic (now Italy) (d. 1741)
1946 – Harvey Goldsmith, English impresario (Live Aid, Prince’s Trust), born in Edgeware, England
1948 – Leron Lee, American MLB player, born in Bakersfield, California
1948 – Shakin’ Stevens [Michael Barrett], Welsh rock singer (“This Ole House”; “Oh Julie”; “You Drive Me Crazy”), born in Cardiff, Wales
1951 – Chris Rea, English rock guitarist, songwriter, and singer (“Fool (If You Think It Is Over)”), born in Middlesbrough, England
1953 – Scott Hicks, Ugandan-born film director
1968 – Dinky van Rensburg, South African tennis player
1970 – Dave Stevens, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1994-2000 (Minnesota Twins, and 3 other teams), born in Fullerton, California
1972 – Jos Verstappen, Dutch auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans LMP2 class, LMP2 Drivers’ title 2008) born in Montfort, Netherlands
1972 – Pae Gil-Su, North Korean gymnast
Famous Birthdays for 3rd March 2022
1520 – Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (d. 1575)
1811 – Vissarion Belinsky, Sveaborg Finland, Russian author (Literary Review)
1882 – Floris H L Prims, Flemish priest/historian/archivist of Antwerp
1900 – Ruby Dandridge [Ruby Jean Butler], American actress (Father of the Bride), born in Wichita, Kansas (d. 1987)
1907 – Canada Lee [Leonard Canegata], African-American actor (Lost Boundaries), born in NYC, New York (d. 1952)
1918 – Frank Wigglesworth, American composer (The Willowdale Handcar), born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1996)
1956 – Stephanie McCallum, Australian concert pianist and educator, born in Sydney
1965 – A J Sager, pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Columbus, Ohio
1974 – Paula Malai Ali, Malaysian-Bruneian TV Presenter and Actress
1975 – Danica McKellar, actress (Winnie Cooper-Wonder Years) [or Jan 3]
Famous Birthdays for 2nd March 2022
1793 – Sam Houston, American born 1st President of Republic of Texas (1836-38, 1841-44) who helped bring Texas into the United States as a constituent state, born in Rockbridge County, Virginia (d. 1863)
1842 – Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer (d. 1914)
1862 – Boris Borisovich Galitzine, Russian physicist (d. 1916)
1915 – Lona Andre [Launa Anderson], American actress (Death in the Air, Case of Baby Sitter), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1992)
1925 – Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis [Charles Thompson], American blues musician (Cold Hands), born in Tippo, Mississippi (d. 1995)
1927 – Witold Szalonek, Polish composer (Satire), educator, and musicologist, born in Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland (d. 2001)
1934 – Bernard Rands, composer (Wildtrack), born in Sheffield, England
1943 – (Daniel) Tony Meehan, British rock drummer (Vipers; Drifters: Shadows), born in Hampstead, North West London, England (d. 2005)
1951 – Cassie Yates, Macon Ga, actress (Osterman Weekend, Dynasty)
1971 – Elizabeth Lackey, American actress
Famous Birthdays for 1st March 2022
1831 – Hiram Bronson Granbury, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1864)
1886 – Oskar Kokoschka, Russia/Austrian/British, painter (Erasmus Prize 1960)
1910 – David Niven, British actor (Casino Royale, The Pink Panther), born in London, England (d. 1983)
1911 – Harry Golombek, British chess grandmaster and author (3-time British champion), born in London, England (d. 1995)
1926 – Pete Rozelle, American football executive (NFL Commissioner 1960-89), born in South Gate, California (d. 1996)
1943 – Benjamin W Jipcho, Mt Elgon Kenya, 3K steeplechase (Olympic silver 1972)
1944 – John B Breaux, (Rep-D-LA, 1972-88)
1946 – Gerry Boulet, French Canadian singer (d. 1990)
1952 – Brian Winters, American basketball guard (NBA All Star 1976, 78; Milwaukee Bucks) and coach (Vancouver Grizzlies; Golden State Warriors), born in Rockaway, New York
1977 – Rod White, American archer (Olympic gold team 1996, bronze 2000), born in Sharon, Pennsylvania
Famous Birthdays for 28th February 2022
1724 – George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (d. 1807)
1822 – Matthew Duncan Ector, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1879)
1901 – Linus Pauling, American chemist and peace activist (Nobel 1954, 1962), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 1994)
1908 – Alexander Golitzen, American art director (d. 2005)
1910 – Roman Maciejewski, Polish composer (Requiem – Missa pro defunctis), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1988)
1920 – Jim Olin, American politician (Rep-D-VA, 1983-93), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2006)
1945 – Ronnie Rosman, American rock organist, and accordion player (Tommy James and The Shondells – “I Think We’re Alone Now”; “Crystal Blue Persuasion”), born in Greensburg, PA
1952 – Cristina Raines [Tina Herazo], actress (Sentinel), born in Manila, Philippines
1975 – Mike Rucker, American football player
1980 – Pascal Bosschaart, Dutch footballer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Famous Birthdays for 27th February 2022
1711 – Constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (d. 1769)
1880 – Angelina Weld Grimke, American journalist, teacher and playwright (Harlem Renaissance), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1958)
1897 – G Paul H Schuitema, graphic designer/photographer (System-O-Color)
1913 – Frank Allaun, British MP (L)
1919 – Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, composer
1923 – Chuck Wayne [Jagelka], America session and bebop jazz guitarist (Woody Herman’s First Herd; George Shearing Quintet; Gil Evans; Tony Bennett), born in New York City (d. 1997)
1925 – Richard AFM Auwerda, Dutch journalist/writer
1928 – Josh Greenfeld, American author and screenwriter (A Child Called Noah), born in Malden, Massachusetts (d. 2018)
1946 – Mary-Claire King, American human geneticist (breast cancer genes), born in Evanston, Illinois
1980 – Bobby Valentino, American singer, born in Jackson, Mississippi
Famous Birthdays for 26th February 2022
1588 – Nicolaus Erich, German composer (d. 1631)
1837 – Charles Woeste, Belgian count, Minister of Justice, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1922)
1882 – Walter Lucht, German artillery general (WW I/WW II)
1898 – Julien de Valckenaere, Flemish writer
1908 – Leela Majumdar, Bengali writer (d. 2007)
1958 – Greg Germann, American actor, born in Houston, Texas
1958 – Tim Kaine, US Senator (D-Vir) and 2016 Democratic nominee for Vice President, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1973 – Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Norwegian football player and manager, born in Kristiansund, Norway
1976 – Nikolaos Siranidis, Greek diver, born in Athens, Greece
1977 – Tim Thomas, American NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers), born in Paterson, New Jersey
Famous Birthdays for 25th February 2022
1794 – Gerrit Schimmelpenninck, Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam
1809 – George Washington Cullom, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in NYC, New York (d. 1892)
1900 – Hartzell “Tiny” Parham, American jazz pianist, theater organist, and bandleader, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (d. 1943)
1907 – Shimen Ruskin, Polish actor (Beau Brummel, Having a Wonderful Time), born in Vilna, Russian Empire (d. 1976)
1939 – Marisa Mell, Graz Austria, actress (Masquerade, Casanova ’70)
1941 – Ramon Pagayon Santos, composer
1947 – Anne Beatts, American comedy writer (National Lampoon magazine; Saturday Night Live, 1975-79; Square Pegs), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2021)
1954 – Steve Rixon, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (1977-85)
1975 – Hercules Kyvelos, boxer (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
1986 – James and Oliver Phelps, British identical twin actors (Harry Potter films), born in the Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England