1864 – Andrew Barton “Banjo” Paterson, Australian bush poet (Waltzing Matilda, The Man From Snowy River), born near Orange, New South Wales (d. 1941)
1910 – Arthur Hunnicutt, American actor (El Dorado, Big Sky, Apache Uprising), born in Gravelly, Arkansas (d. 1979)
1957 – Loreena McKennitt, Canadian musician and composer, born in Morden, Manitoba
1959 – Ambrose “Rowdy” Gaines, American 100m swimmer (3 Olympic golds 1984) and television commentator, born in Winter Haven, Florida
1970 – Tommy Moe, American nordic skier (Olympic-gold/silver-1994), born in Anchorage, Alaska
1973 – Frank Sanders, NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals)
1976 – Scott Williamson, American baseball player
1976 – Kelly Carlson, American actress
1984 – Kenta Kamakari, Japanese actor and seiyuu, born in Osaka, Japan
1984 – AB de Villiers, South African cricketer, born in Warmbad, South Africa
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Famous Birthdays for 16th February 2021
1684 – Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, Nymburk, Bohemia, Czech monk/composer
1934 – Marlene Bauer Hagge, American golfer, co-founder LPGA (Woman’s PGA C’ship 1956), born in Eureka, South Dakota
1935 – Robin Clark, chemist (FRS)
1935 – Brian Bedford, English actor (Anthony-Coronet Blue), born in Morley, West Yorkshire (d. 2016)
1941 – Vitali Kuznetsov, USSR, judo (Olympic silver 1972)
1942 – Gabriel Brncic, Chilean composer, and pedagogue, born in Santiago, Chile
1954 – Michael Holding, cricket fast bowler (Whispering Death-Awesome for WI)
1962 – John Balance, English musician (Coil, Psychic TV), born in Mansfield, England (d. 2004)
1965 – Dave Lombardo, Cuban drummer (Slayer)
1977 – Ahman Green, American football player
Famous Birthdays for 15th February 2021
1524 – Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims
1812 – Charles Lewis Tiffany, American jeweler and founder of Tiffany and Co, born in Killingly, Connecticut (d. 1902)
1895 – Earl Thomson, Canadian athlete (d. 1971)
1899 – Lillian Disney, wife of animator Walt Disney, born in Spalding, Idaho (d. 1997)
1914 – Hale Boggs, American politician (d. 1972)
1957 – Bienvenida Buck, Spanish lover of Peter Harding, born in Velencia Spain
1964 – Chris Farley, American actor (SNL, Wayne’s World, Coneheads), born in Madison, Wisconsin (d. 1997)
1964 – Mark Price, NBA guard (Washington Bullets, Orlando Magic), born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
1971 – Jim Butler, US table tennis player (Olympics 1992, 96), born in Iowa City, Iowa
1977 – Brooks Wackerman, American musician (Bad Religion, Avenged Sevenfold)
Famous Birthdays for 14th February 2021
1806 – Lajos, Count Batthyany, 1st Prime Minister of Hungary, born in Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (d. 1849)
1898 – Fritz Zwicky, Swiss astronomer (supernova, dark matter), born in Varna, Bulgaria (d. 1974)
1913 – Mel Allen, American sportscaster (voice of NY Yankees), born in Birmingham, Alabama
1940 – Willie Hunter, Scottish soccer forward (3 caps; Motherwell) and manager (Queen of the South, Inverness Caledonian), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2020)
1948 – Pat O’Brien, reporter (Entertainment Tonight)
1964 – Gianni Bugno, Italian cyclist, born in Brugg, Switzerland
1973 – Steve McNair, American football quarterback (Houston Oilers, Titans), born in Mount Olive, Mississippi (d. 2009)
1980 – Fátima Leyva, Mexican footballer, born in Mexico City, Mexico
1985 – Heart Evangelista, Filipina singer and actress, born in Manila, Philippines
1988 – Asia Nitollano, American dancer (Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll winner), born in Mount Vernon, New York
Famous Birthdays for 13th February 2021
1822 – Lev A Mej, Russian nobleman/poet
1900 – Joseph “Wingy” Manone American jazz trumpeter, composer, singer, and bandleader (“Tar Paper Stomp”; “Downright Disgusted Blues”), born in Nwew Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1982)
1937 – Sigmund Jaehn, German cosmonaut (Soyuz 31/29), born in Muldenhammer, Germany
1937 – Ali El-Maak, Sudanese writer, born in Omdurman, Sudan (d. 1992)
1945 – Keith Nichols, English jazz musician, born in Essex, England
1946 – Louis Kondos, Greek actor, born in Athens, Greece
1953 – Sharon Wyatt, American actress (Tiffany-General Hospital), born in Lebanon, Tennessee
1970 – Kevin Stocker, American baseball infielder (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Spokane, Washington
1976 – Martin Sastre, Uruguayan artist, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
1980 – Sebastian Kehl, German footballer, born in Fulda, Germany
Famous Birthdays for 12th February 2021
1438 – Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen
1785 – Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838)
1824 – Dayananda Sarasvati, Indian hindu leader, founder of Arya Samaj reform movement, born in Tantara, India (d. 1883)
1903 – Joseph F. Biroc, American cinematographer (d. 1996)
1933 – Juanita [Ruth] Coulson, sci-fi author (Web of Wizardry, Space Trap)
1939 – John D Hancock, American actor and director (Black Marble, Traxx, Houston Knights), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1940 – Richard Lynch, American actor (Xaviar-Battlestar Galactica), (d. 2012)
1956 – Arsenio Hall, Anerican comedian (Alan Thicke, Arsenio, Coming to America), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1964 – Raphael Sbarge, American actor (Risky Business, My Science Project, Werewolf), born in NYC, New York
1970 – Lamar Thomas, NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs, Miami Dolphins), born in Ocala, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 11th February 2021
1812 – Benjamin Franklin Sands, Commander (Union Navy), (d. 1883)
1829 – William Anderson Pile, American politician, minister, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1889)
1902 – Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect (d. 1971)
1905 – Beb [Elizabeth] Vuyk, Dutch/Indonesian writer (Camp diary)
1915 – Mervyn Levy, artist/critic
1938 – Bobby “Boris” Pickett, American singer-songwriter (Monster Mash), born in Somerville, Massachusetts (d. 2007)
1941 – Sergio Mendes, jazz/pop musician (Brazil ’66/’77/’88)
1956 – Didier Lockwood, French violinist, born in Calais, France (d. 2018)
1962 – Eric Vanderaerden, Belgian cyclist, born in Herk-de-Stad, Belgium
1964 – Sarah Palin, American politician, born in Sandpoint, Idaho
Famous Birthdays for 10th February 2021
1891 – Harold RLG, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Gov-gen of Canada (1945-52)
1903 – Waldemar Hoven, German physician (d. 1948)
1904 – John Farrow, Australian director and actor (Botany Bay, Wake Island), born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 1963)
1906 – John “Cat” Thompson, basketball hall of famer (elected 1962)
1920 – Alexander Comfort, English poet/writer (Wreath for the Living)
1927 – Viscount Cowdray, British financier/multi-millionaire
1948 – Conrad Cummings, American classical composer, born in San Francisco, California
1965 – Lenny Webster, American catcher (Montreal Expos), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1970 – Myrea Pettit, British illustrator
1995 – Lexi Thompson, American golfer (ANA Inspiration 2014), born in Coral Springs, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 9th February 2021
1865 – Mrs Patrick Campbell [Beatrice Tanner], English actress (Pygmalion), born in London, England (d. 1940)
1892 – Barend ter Haar, Dutch lawyer (Indonesian adat justice)
1906 – Gwen Catley, British(?) soprano
1925 – Vic Wertz, baseball player
1939 – Barry Mann [Imberman], American RandB singer (Who Put the Bomp), born in Brooklyn, New York
1953 – André Sevard, Canadian NHL player, born in Témiscaming, Quebec
1954 – Gina Rhinehart, Australian mining magnate (Australia’s richest person), born in Perth, Western Australia
1971 – Jason Mathews, NFL tackle (Indianapolis Colts)
1971 – Johan Mjällby, Swedish footballer
1981 – Tom Hiddleston, English actor and producer (Loki in Marvel films), born in London, England
Famous Birthdays for 8th February 2021
1720 – Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1750)
1741 – Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry, composer
1817 – Richard Stoddert Ewell, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), (d. 1872)
1890 – Claro Mayo Recto, Filipino nationalist/opponent of US colonialism
1918 – Lord Maxd Rayne, English broker/multi-millionaire
1950 – Jose Armando Lopez-Falcon, Cuba, cosmonaut
1951 – Z’EV, American text/sound artist (born Stefan Weisser)
1963 – Joshua Kadison, American pianist and songwriter
1979 – Deng Chao, Chinese actor (The Mermaid, The Dead End), born in Nanchang, China
1980 – Ralf Little, English actor/comedian