1685 – Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian (d. 1770)
1819 – John Ruskin, English writer and art critic who championed Gothic Revivalist and the Pre-Raphaelites, born in London, England (d. 1900)
1894 – Billy Bishop, Canadian First World War flying ace, born in Owen Sound, Ontario (d. 1956)
1897 – Zakir Husain, 3rd President of India (1967-69) and scholar, born in Hyderabad, Hyderabad State (d. 1969)
1907 – Ray Middleton, American actor (1776, Hurricane Smith), born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1984)
1921 – Hoot Evers, American MLB player, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1991)
1929 – Roger Byrne, English soccer fullback (33 caps; Manchester United 245 games; died Munich air disaster), born in Manchester, Lancashire (d. 1958)
1934 – Galina Bystrova, Soviet pentathlete (1957, 58)
1964 – Dennis Gibson, American NFL inside linebacker (San Diego Chargers), born in Des Moines, Iowa
1984 – Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Greek basketball player
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Famous Birthdays for 7th February 2022
1882 – Wilbur Sweatman, American ragtime and dixieland jazz clarinetist, composer, and bandleader, born in Brunswick, Missouri (d. 1961)
1914 – David Ignatow, American poet (Tread the Dark, Rescue the Dead)
1941 – Peter Foxhall, Australian evangelist
1943 – Gareth Hunt, English actor (d. 2007)
1944 – Berend baron van Voorst tot Voorst, Dutch foreign state sect (CDA)
1957 – Dámaso García, Dominican baseball second baseman (MLB All-Star 1984, 85; Silver Slugger Award 1982; Toronto Blue Jays), born in Moca, Dominican Republic (d. 2020)
1958 – Michele Drake, playmate (May, 1979), born in La Jolla, California
1967 – Richie Burnett, Welsh darts player (BDO World Darts Champion 1995), born in Cwmparc, Rhondda, Wales
1970 – Chris Gardocki, NFL punter (Indianapolis Colts)
1985 – Clara Bryant, American actress
Famous Birthdays for 6th February 2022
1608 – Antonio Vieira, Portuguese diplomat and preacher, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1697)
1807 – Hans Matthison-Hansen, Danish composer, born in Flensburg, Germany (d. 1890)
1834 – Edwin Klebs, German physician and bacteriologist (bacterial theory of infection, diphtheria bacillus), born in Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1913)
1879 – Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Chilean educator, lawyer, and politician (President of Chile, 1938-41; Senator for Concepción, 1921-27), born in Pocuro, Chile (d. 1941)
1924 – Billy Wright, English soccer defender (105 caps, captain x 90; Wolverhampton Wanderers 490 games) and manager (Arsenal 1962-66), born in Ironbridge, England (d. 1994)
1929 – Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta, Venezuelan writer, born in Boconó, Venezuela (d. 2011)
1951 – Margo [Margeret Catherine O’Donnell], Irish singer, born in County Donegal, Ireland
1960 – Akinwumi Adesina, Nigerian politician (African Development Bank President 2015-), born in Ogun State, Nigeria
1970 – Per Frandsen, Danish footballer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
1983 – Jamie Whincup, Australian racing driver, born in Melbourne, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 5th February 2022
1795 – Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871)
1840 – John Boyd Dunlop, Scotland, developer (pneumatic rubber tire)
1928 – Pananayiotis Taki Vatikiotis, Middle Eastern scholar (d. 1997)
1934 – Don Cherry, Canadian hockey commentator (Hockey Night in Canada), born in Kingston, Ontario
1943 – Nolan Bushnell, American electrical engineer (founded Atari, created Pong), born in Clearfield, Utah
1962 – Tommy Skeoch, American guitarist (Tesla-Psychotic Supper)
1967 – Chris Parnell, American actor, born in Memphis, Tennessee
1975 – Adam Carson, American musician (AFI), born in Ukiah, California
1976 – Nancy Feber, Belgian tennis star (1995 Puerto Rico), born in Antwerp, Belgium
1986 – Billy Sharp, English footballer, born in Sheffield, United Kingdom
Famous Birthdays for 4th February 2022
1494 – Francois Rabelais, French satirist (Gargantua and Pantagruel), born in La Devinière, Touraine, Kingdom of France (d. 1553)
1881 – Kliment J Woroshilov, marshal/president USSR (1953-60)
1884 – Rolland Beaumont, cricketer (South African batsman in 5 tests 1912-14)
1897 – Ludwig Erhard, chancellor of Germany (CDU)
1908 – Gordon Fraser, newscaster (All Star News), born in Lawrence, Massachusetts
1912 – Erich Leinsdorf, Austrian-born American conductor, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1993)
1949 – Roy Yeager, American musician (Atlanta Rhythm Section), born in Greenwood, Mississippi
1953 – Jerome Powell, American Chair of the US Federal Reserve (2018-), born in Washington, D.C.
1972 – Kelvin Anderson, CFL running back (Calgary Stampeders)
1988 – Jeff Horn, Australian professional boxer (WBO welterweight title 2017), born in Brisbane, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 3rd February 2022
1817 – Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse, French geologist (d. 1881)
1887 – Juan Negrín, Spanish Prime Minister (d. 1956)
1898 – Paul Urysohn, Russian mathematician
1927 – Ilias Rosidis, Greek soccer defender (29 caps; Olympiacos FC), born in Neo Faliro, Piraeus, Greece (d. 2019)
1935 – Johnny “Guitar” Watson, rock guitarist
1948 – Henning Mankell, Swedish playwright and author (Wallander novels), born in Stockholm (d. 2015)
1956 – John Jefferson, American football player
1966 – Sean Patrick Wade, NZ marathoner (Olympics 1996), born in Houston, Texas
1970 – Richard Kotzen, American rock musician, born in Reading, Pennsylvania
1986 – David Edwards, Welsh soccer midfielder (43 caps; Wolverhampton Wanderers 284 games), born in Pontesbury, England
Famous Birthdays for 2nd February 2022
1455 – King John of Denmark (d. 1513)
1748 – Christian Gottfried Thomas, composer
1857 – Jan Six, Dutch art historian/art collector
1903 – Frank McGrath, American actor (The Reluctant Astronaut, Wagon Train), born in Mound City, Missouri (d. 1967)
1905 – Jean-Pierre Guerlain, French cosmetics pioneer
1923 – Peter Fowler, physicist
1944 – Katherine Crawford, actress (Gemini Man, Captains and Kings), born in Los Angeles, California
1967 – Laurent Nkunda, Congolese general
1972 – Lance Brown, NFL defensive back (Arizona Cardinals)
1974 – J R Conrad, offensive tackle/guard (NY Jets)
Famous Birthdays for 1st February 2022
1836 – Emil Hartmann, Danish organist and composer (Towards The Light), born in Copenhagen (d. 1898)
1839 – James A Herne [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)
1878 – Milan Hodža, Slovak politician (d. 1944)
1880 – Francesco Balilla Pratella, Italian composer, born in Lugo, Italy (d. 1955)
1902 – Carlo Borbolla, Cuban pianist, organist, and composer, born in Manzanillo, Cuba (d. 1990)
1920 – Zao Wou-Ki, Chinese French painter (Juin-Octobre 1985), born in Beijing, China (d. 2013)
1924 – Emmanuel Scheffer, Israeli soccer coach (Israel 1968–70, 78–79; only World Cup appearance 1970), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2012)
1950 – Mike Campbell, American guitarist (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “Breakdown”), born in Panama City, Florida
1964 – Sharon Bruneau, Canadian actress (Sensuous Muscle), born in Toronto, Ontario
1964 – Kaitlin Hopkins, American actress (Kelsey-Another World), born in NYC, New York
Famous Birthdays for 31st January 2022
1784 – Carl Wilhelm Henning, German composer and conductor, born in Öls (d. 1867)
1820 – William B. Washburn, 28th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1887)
1900 – Betty Parsons, American artist and art dealer, born in NYC, New York (d. 1982)
1901 – Jan Dieters, Dutch politician and resistance fighter who was the head of the Communist Party of the Netherlands, born in Slochteren (d. 1943)
1911 – Eddie Byrne, British actor (Star Wars, Island of Terror), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1981)
1914 – Carey Loftin, American actor (Duel, The French Connection), born in Blountstown, Florida (d. 1997)
1974 – Lorenzo Styles, American football linebacker (Atlanta Falcons), born in Sharon, Pennsylvania
1977 – Kate Shindle, American actress, born in Toledo, Ohio
1980 – Tiffany Limos, American actress, born in Dallas, Texas
1982 – Yuniesky Betancourt, Cuban baseball shortstop, born in Santa Clara, Cuba
Famous Birthdays for 30th January 2022
1754 – John Lansing Jr., American lawyer and statesman, born in Albany, New York (d. 1829)
1841 – Alfred Townsend George, American Civil War journalist, born in Georgetown, Delaware (d. 1914)
1894 – Marcel Canneel, Flemish painter (Reuzenstoet) (d. 1953)
1911 – Roy Eldridge, American jazz trumpet player (Gene Krupa, Artie Shaw), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
1920 – Patrick Heron, British abstract painter, born in Leeds, South Yorkshire (d. 1999)
1925 – Dorothy Malone, American actress (At Gunpoint, Night and Day, Peyton Place), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2018)
1938 – Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1991-2016), born in Samarkand (d. 2016)
1962 – Abdullah II of Jordan, King of Jordan (1999-present), born in Amman, Jordan
1966 – Daphne Ashbrook, American actress (Liz-Our Family Honor), born in Long Beach, California
1971 – Chris Slade, American football player (New England Patriots), born in Newport News, Virginia