1741 – André Grétry, French opera composer, born in Prince-Bishopric of Liège (now Belgium) (d. 1813)
1807 – Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, English sculptor and naturalist, born in Bloomsbury, London (d. 1894)
1882 – George Siegmann, American actor (Birth of Nation, Queen of Sheba, Oliver Twist), born in New York City (d. 1928)
1884 – Reginald “Snowy” Baker, Australian boxer (Olympic silver middleweight 1908), rugby union halfback (2 caps) and actor (The Sword of Valor), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1953)
1897 – Zakir Husain, 3rd President of India (1967-69) and scholar, born in Hyderabad, Hyderabad State (d. 1969)
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)
1937 – David Montgomery, American born photographer known for his images of the 1960s, born in Brooklyn, New York
1949 – Scott Allen, American skater (Olympic bronze 1964)
1959 – Heinz Gunthardt, Swiss tennis star
1987 – Carolina Kostner, Italian figure skater (5X European Champion; World Champion, 2012; Olympic bronze, 2014), born in Bolzano, Italy
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Famous Birthdays for 7th February 2024
1478 – Thomas More, English philosopher, Renaissance humanist, author (Utopia), statesman (Lord Chancellor 1529-32), and Catholic saint, born in London (d. 1535)
1707 – Carl August Thielo, Danish composer, opera director, and court organist, born in Høsterkøb, Denmark (d. 1763)
1907 – Yevgeniy Abalakov, Soviet mountaineer (d. 1948)
1914 – Ralph Whitlock, British farmer, conservationist, writer, and broadcaster, born in Pitton, Wiltshire,England (d. 1995)
1925 – Marius Constant, Romanian-born French composer and conductor (founded Ars Nova), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2004)
1926 – Mark Taimanov, Russian pianist, born in Kharkiv, Ukraine (d. 2016)
1944 – Michael A. Andrews, American politician (Rep-D-TX, 1983-95), born in Houston, Texas
1970 – Chris Gardocki, NFL punter (Indianapolis Colts)
1971 – Marvin Graves, CFL quarterback (Montreal Alouettes)
1973 – Billy Baumhoff, American soccer midfielder/forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in St Louis, Missouri
Famous Birthdays for 6th February 2024
1878 – Waclaw Gieburowski, Polish conductor and composer, born in Bydgoszcz, Poland (d. 1943)
1879 – Carl Ramsauer, German physicist (Ramsauer-Townsend effect), born in Oldenburg, Germany (d. 1879)
1895 – Babe Ruth, American Baseball Hall of Fame slugger (MLB All-Star 1933, 34; 7 x World Series champion; 12 × AL home run leader 1918–21, 23-24, 1926–31; Boston RS, NY Yankees), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1948)
1897 – Louis Buchalter, Jewish-American mobster (Murder, Inc.), born in New York City (d. 1944)
1902 – Louis Nizer, Jewish-American lawyer (defended blacklisted stars in ’50s, Catspaw), born in London, England (d. 1994)
1903 – Claudio Arrau, Chilean pianist (Boston Symphony Orchestra), born in Chillán, Chile (d. 1991)
1922 – Denis Norden, British television personality, born in London (d. 2018)
1929 – Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta, Venezuelan writer, born in Boconó, Venezuela (d. 2011)
1986 – Brendan Taylor, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Harare, Zimbabwe
1993 – Tinashe [Kachingwe], American actress and singer (Nightride), born in Lexington, Kentucky
Famous Birthdays for 5th February 2024
1852 – Terauchi Masatake, Japanese soldier and politician (Prime Minister of Japan 1916-18), born in Hirai Village, Japan (d. 1919)
1862 – Felipe Villanueva y Gutierrez, Mexican composer and violinist of the Porfiriato period, born in Tecámac, Mexico (d. 1893)
1871 – Jovan Dučić, Herzegovinian Serb poet (Blue Legends), born in Trebinje, Ottoman Empire (d. 1943)
1942 – Susan Hill, English playwright (Magic Apple Tree)
1943 – Nolan Bushnell, American electrical engineer (founded Atari, created Pong), born in Clearfield, Utah
1949 – David Sullivan, Welsh businessman and pornographer (Sunday Sport), born in Cardiff, United Kingdom
1951 – Elizabeth Swados, American composer and playwright (1972 TONY), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2016)
1969 – Bobby Brown, American singer-songwriter (“My Prerogative”), born in Roxbury, Massachusetts
1970 – Darren Lehmann, Australian cricket batsman (27 Tests @ 44.95, 5 x 100s; 117 ODIs) and coach (Australia 2013-18), born in Gawler, Australia
1989 – Cristine Reyes, Filipino actress, born in Marikina, Philippines
Famous Birthdays for 4th February 2024
1549 – Eustache du Caurroy, French renaissance compose, born in Gerberoy (d. 1609)
1769 – Samuel Wiselius, Dutch lawyer, patriot and writer (helped dismantle Dutch East India Co), born in Amsterdam (d. 1845)
1872 – Gotse Delchev, Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary, born in Kukush, Ottoman Empire (d. 1903)
1903 – Edwin Denby, American dance critic and poet (Snoring in N; Horse Eats Hat), born in Tientsin, China (d. 1924)
1915 – William Talman, American actor (Crashout, The Hitch-Hiker, Perry Mason), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1968)
1940 – Theodore “Ted” Stanley, American anesthesiologist and medical entrepreneur (created the fentanyl lollipop), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2017)
1953 – Svetlana Ulmasova, USSR, 3K (world title 1978)
1974 – Chris Ward, American NFL defensive end (Baltimore Ravens)
1974 – Mijntje Donners, Dutch hockey international
1996 – Connie Han, American jazz pianist, born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 3rd February 2024
1821 – Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician who was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, born in Bristol, England (d. 1910)
1912 – Jacques Soustelle, French anthropologist and Minister of Information (Free French forces), born in Montpellier, France (d. 1990)
1927 – Joan Lowery Nixon, American writer (d. 2003)
1930 – Gillian Ayres, British abstract painter and printmaker, born in Barnes, London (d. 2018)
1932 – Peggy Ann Garner, American actress (Little Women, Daisy Kenyon), born in Canton, Ohio (d. 1984)
1951 – Felipe Munoz, Mexican 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1968)
1952 – Fred Lynn, American baseball outfielder (Boston, California, Baltimore), born in Chicago, Illinois
1970 – Keith Carney, NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks, Team US), born in Providence, Rhode Island
1984 – Elizabeth Holmes, American entrepreneur and convicted fraudster (former CEO of Theranos and once the youngest self-made female billionaire – Forbes 2014), born in Washington, D.C.
1995 – Aimee Lou Wood, English actress (Sex Education), born in Stockport, England
Famous Birthdays for 2nd February 2024
1873 – Konstantin von Neurath, German politician and convicted Nazi war criminal (Foreign Minister 1932-38), born in Kleinglattbach, German Empire (d. 1956)
1902 – Tyra Ryman, Swedish actress (Luffar-Petter, Peter the Tramp), born in Arboga, Sweden (d. 1990)
1923 – Red Schoendienst, American Baseball HOF second baseman, manager, coach (10 x MLB All Star; 5 x World Series St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Braves), born in Germantown, Illinois (d. 2018)
1923 – James Dickey, American poet, novelist and lecturer (Deliverance, Buckdancer’s Choice), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1997)
1946 – Howard Bellamy, American pop and country vocalist (Bellamy Bros – “Let Your Love Flow”), born in Darby, Florida
1949 – Ross Valory, rock bassist (Journey – “Don’t Stop Believin'”; “Open Arms”), born in San Francisco, California
1962 – Andy Fordham, English darts player (BDO World Champion 2004), born in Bristol, England (d. 2021)
1963 – Philip Laats, Belgian judoka
1972 – Dana International [Sharon Cohen], Israeli pop singer (Eurovision, 1998), born in Tel Aviv, Israel
1978 – Annabel Ellwood, Australian tennis player (1995 Futures NC), born in Canberra, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 1st February 2024
1796 – Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (d. 1865)
1887 – Charles Nordhoff, English-born author (d. 1947)
1903 – Georg Rendl, Austrian miner, beekeeper and writer (The Bees Novel) (d. 1972)
1928 – Sir Samuel “Sam” Edwards, Welsh physicist (condensed matter physics), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2015)
1942 – Muna Wassef, Syrian actress (The Message) and UN Goodwill ambassador, born in Damascus, Syria
1944 – Henri Depireux, Belgian soccer midfielder (2 caps; RFC Liège, Standard de Liège) and manager (Cameroon, Congo DR, FC Metz), born in Belgium (d. 2022)
1962 – Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese rock guitarist and songwriter, born in Takasaki, Japan
1972 – Kami [Ukyō Kamimura], Japanese drummer (Malice Mizer), born in Ibaraki, Japan (d. 1999)
1979 – Valentin Elizalde, Mexican singer, born in Navojoa, Mexico (d. 2006)
1981 – Luis Lamá, Angolan soccer goalkeeper (56 caps; Petro Luanda), born in Luanda, Angola
Famous Birthdays for 31st January 2024
1913 – Don Hutson, American College-Pro Football HOF end (Uni of Alabama; NFL MVP 1941, 42; 8 × First-team All-Pro, 4 × NFL All-Star; Green Bay Packers), born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas (d. 1997)
1915 – Alan Lomax, American ethno-musicologist, and folklorist (Library of Congress Archive of American Folk Song), born in Austin, Texas (d. 2002)
1916 – Violet Cane, British statistician (d. 2008)
1937 – Regimantas Adomaitis, Lithuanian actor
1954 – Adrian Vandenberg, Dutch rock guitarist (Whitesnake), born in the Hague, Netherlands
1962 – Sophie Muller, English music video director, born in London
1964 – Jeff Hanneman, American rock guitarist (Slayer), born in Oakland, California (d. 2013)
1965 – René Trost, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC), born in Kerkrade, Netherlands
1967 – Chad Channing, American rock drummer (Nirvana, 1988-90), and bass player (Before Cars, 2006-present), born in Santa Rosa, California
1977 – Kate Shindle, American actress, born in Toledo, Ohio
Famous Birthdays for 30th January 2024
1760 – František Xaver Partsch, Czech composer, born in Duchcov (d. 1822)
1919 – Nikolay Glazkov, Russian poet, born in Lyskovo, Russia (d. 1979)
1928 – Harold Prince, American producer and director (West Side Story, Evita), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2019)
1929 – Lucille Teasdale-Corti, Canadian surgeon and international aid worker, born in Montreal, Canada (d. 1996)
1929 – Hugh Tayfield, South African cricketer (celebrated South African off-spinner 1949-60), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 1994)
1944 – Lynn Harrell, American cellist, born in New York City (d. 2020)
1944 – Frank Burrows, Scottish soccer defender (Swindon Town 297 games) and manager (Portsmouth, Cardiff, Swansea), born in Larkhall, Scotland (d. 2021)
1968 – Trevor Dunn, American musician (Mr. Bungle; Fantômas; Secret Chiefs 3), born in Eureka, California
1971 – Chris Slade, American football player (New England Patriots), born in Newport News, Virginia
1973 – Sharone Wright, American basketball player (Toronto Raptors), born in Macon, Georgia