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
Category: Famous Birthdays
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
Famous Birthdays for 6th February 2023
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)
1932 – Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban revolutionary, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1959)
1946 – Jim Turner, American politician, born in Fort Lewis, Washington
1949 – Mike Batt, British director, actor, composer, and former Deputy Chairman (British Phonographic Industry), born in Southampton, England
1951 – Maria Christina, Belgian princess and daughter of Leopold III, born in Brussels, Belgium
1963 – David Capel, English cricket all-rounder (15 Tests; 21 wickets; 23 ODIs), born in Northampton, England (d. 2020)
1967 – Izumi Sakai, Japanese singer (Zard), born in Kurume, Japan (d. 2007)
1970 – Per Frandsen, Danish footballer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
1980 – Kim Poirier, Canadian actress, born in Drummondville, Canada
1981 – Jens Lekman, Swedish musician, born in Angered, Sweden
Famous Birthdays for 5th February 2023
1775 – Margaretha Jacoba de Neufville, Dutch author (De Schildknaap – 1st Dutch historical novel) (d. 1856)
1903 – Ivan Galamian, American violinist and violin teacher, born in Tabriz, Persia (d. 1981)
1908 – Daisy and Violet Hilton, British conjoined twins, born in Brighton, England (d. 1969)
1921 – Ken Adam, British film production designer (James Bond sets), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2016)
1938 – Dick van Niehoff, Dutch vocalist (Fouryo)
1947 – David Ladd, American actor (Raymie, Catlow, Misty, Deathline), born in Los Angeles, California
1971 – Marcus Redman, American actor (Raymond-Doogie Howser)
1976 – John Aloisi, Australian footballer, born in Adelaide, Australia
1980 – Tiwa Savage, Nigerian singer-songwriter (Kele, Kele, Kele), born in Isale Eko, Lagos State, Nigeria
1985 – Crystal Hunt, American actress, born in Clearwater, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 4th February 2023
1904 – Herman Bernard Wiardi Beckman, Dutch politician (SDAP, captured and killed at Dachau), born in Nijmegen, Netherlands (d. 1945)
1938 – Joe Beard, American blues guitarist (No More Cherry Rose), born in Ashland, Mississippi
1950 – Robert-John Stips, rock keyboardist/singer (The Nits)
1969 – Brad Cornett, American baseball pitcher, appeared in 14 games (Toronto Blue Jays, 1994-95), Brad Cornett
1970 – John Frascatore, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
1970 – Todd Peterson, NFL kicker (Seattle Seahawks)
1973 – Oscar De La Hoya, American boxer (Olympic gold 1992, 6-weight world champion), born in Los Angeles, California
1975 – Konstantinos Nebegleras, Greek footballer
1987 – Lucie Šafářová, Czech tennis player, born in Brno, Czechia
1988 – Jeff Horn, Australian professional boxer (WBO welterweight title 2017), born in Brisbane, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 3rd February 2023
1830 – Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, British Prime Minister (Conservative: 1885-86, 1886-92 and 1895-1902), born in Hatfield, England (d. 1903)
1888 – Joris Baers, Belgian priest and librarian(founded magazine Boekengids), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1975)
1899 – Lao She, Chinese writer (d. 1966)
1915 – Bill Miller, American jazz pianist and arranger (Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, Jr.), born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 2006)
1936 – Jim Marshall, American photographer (The Beatles final concert in San Francisco; Woodstock Festival), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2010)
1941 – Neil Bogart, American record executive (d. 1982)
1949 – Hennie Kuiper, Dutch cyclist
1949 – (Arnold} “Bake” McBride, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1973-83, Rookie of the Year; All-Star (St. Louis Cardinals; Philadelphia Phillies, and 1 other team), born in Fulton, Missouri
1957 – Luc Van Hove, Belgian contemporary classical composer (Stradella), born in Wilrijk, Belgium
1959 – (Laurence) “Lol” Tolhurst, British rock keyboardist and drummer/drum machine player (The Cure, 1978-89 – “Boys Don’t Cry” “The Lovecats”), born in Horley, England
Famous Birthdays for 2nd February 2023
1695 – William Borlase, English naturalist (d. 1772)
1780 – Johannes van den Bosch, Dutch colonial administrator (Governor-General of Dutch East Indies 1830-33), born in Herwijnen, Dutch Republic (d. 1844)
1817 – Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, Spanish composer (Father of the modern Sardana), born in Alcalá la Real, Spain (d. 1875)
1875 – Annette Kolb, German author (Small Fanfare) and pacifist, born in Munich (d. 1967)
1905 – Jean-Pierre Guerlain, French cosmetics pioneer (d. 1996)
1924 – Sonny Stitt [Edward Hammond Boatner Jr], American jazz saxophonist (Blows the Blues), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1982)
1947 – Derek Shulman, Scottish musician (Gentle Giant), born in Glasgow
1954 – Jayantha Amerasinghe, cricketer (2 Tests for Sri Lanka v NZ 1983)
1966 – Tony Plourde, Chibougamau Quebec, sabre (Olympics 1996)
1979 – Irini Terzoglou, Greek shot putter