1710 – Willem van Haren, Frisian nobleman/poet (Human Life)
1912 – Nikita Magaloff, Russian/Swiss pianist (Arkadia 598-Schubert)
1948 – Larry Ragland, comedian (Keep on Truckin’), born in Richmond, Virginia
1950 – Sahle-Work Zewde, Ethiopian diplomat, President of Ethiopia (2018-), born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
1951 – John Parker, New Zealand cricket batsman (36 Tests, 3 x 100s; 24 ODIs; Worcestershire CCC, Northern Districts CA), born in Dannevirke, New Zealand
1961 – Yobes Ondieki, Kenya, 10K runner (world record)
1964 – Willie Pless, American CFL linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos), born in Anniston, Alabama
1980 – Parthiva Sureshwaren, Indian racing driver, born in Chennai, India
1983 – Braylon Edwards, American football player, born in Detroit, Michigan
1985 – Bob Burton, American speedcuber, born in Newark, New Jersey
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 20th February 2022
1805 – Angelina Grimké, American abolitionist, women’s rights activist and suffragette (An Appeal to the Christian Women of the South), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1879)
1844 – Joshua Slocum, Canadian-American seaman and adventurer, born in Mount Hanley, Nova Scotia (d. 1909)
1914 – Marion Kettlewell, British director (WRNS)
1925 – Heinz Kluncker, German trade union leader
1925 – Frank Isola, American jazz drummer (Stan Getz; Gerry Mulligan; Mose Allison), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2004)
1928 – Donald Longmore, British cardiac surgeon
1951 – Kathy Baillie, American country vocalist (Baille Boys – “Oh Heart”), born in Morristown, New Jersey
1961 – Claudia Cummins, Clintwood Va, 4th of 5 siblings born on 2/20
1975 – Liván Hernández, Cuban baseball player
1978 – Jakki Degg, English glamour model/actress
Famous Birthdays for 19th February 2022
1751 – Cornelis de Gijselaar, Dutch politician and patriot
1827 – Charles Robert Woods, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Newark, Ohio (d. 1855)
1927 – Rene Firino-Martell, French cognac manufacturer (Martell), born in Cognac, France (d. 1995)
1946 – Pierre van der Linden, Dutch drummer (Brainbox; Focus -“Hocus Pocus”), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1954 – Sócrates [Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Sousa Vieira de Oliveira], Brazilian soccer midfielder (60 caps, 22 goals Brazil; Corinthians), born in Belém, Brazil (d. 2011)
1971 – Wally Williams, NFL center/guard (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
1978 – Michalis Konstantinou, Greek-Cypriot footballer
1981 – Ronnie Arniell, Canadian professional wrestler
1983 – Assunta De Rossi, Filipino actress
1985 – Arielle Kebbel, American actress
Famous Birthdays for 18th February 2022
1833 – James Deshler, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1863)
1836 – Ramakrishna [Gadadhar Chatterji], Indian mystic and yogi (preached unity of religions), born in Kamarpukur, British India (d. 1886)
1849 – Alexander Lange Kielland, Norwegian writer (Gist; Fortuna; St. Hans Fest ), and politician (mayor; governor), born in Stavanger, Norway (d. 1906)
1880 – Eric De Lamarter, American organist, composer and conductor (Chicago Symphony), born in Lansing, Michigan (d. 1953)
1933 – Mary Ure, Scottish actress (Reflection of Fear, Windom’s Way) (d. 1975), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1934 – Skip Battin, American singer-songwriter (The Byrds), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2003)
1939 – Dal Maxvill, American baseball player
1966 – Phillip De Freitas, English cricket fast bowler (44 Tests, 140 wickets, 4 x 50; 103 ODIs, 115 wickets; Derbyshire, Leicestershire), born in Scotts Head, Dominica
1966 – Guy Ferland, American television director, born in Beverly, Massachusetts
1975 – Scott Tucker, American 400m/800m freestyle relay (Olympics 1996), born in Birmingham, Alabama
Famous Birthdays for 17th February 2022
1490 – Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)
1754 – Jan Jachym Kopriva, Czech composer and organist, born in Cítoliby, Czech Republic (d. 1792)
1908 – Staats Cotsworth, American actor (Hamlet, Peyton Place), born in Oak Park, Illinois (d. 1979)
1910 – Marc Lawrence [Max Goldsmith], American character actor (Man With Golden Gun), born in NYC, New York (d. 2005)
1925 – Hal Holbrook, American stage and screen Tony and Emmy award-winning actor (All the President’s Men; “Mark Twain Tonight!”), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2021)
1972 – Tony Lawson, NSA Australia, diver (Olympics 1996)
1972 – Billie Joe Armstrong, American singer and musician (Green Day – “Basket Case”; “American Idiot”), born in Oakland, California
1973 – Raymond Jackson, NFL defensive back (Buffalo Bills)
1976 – Kelly Carlson, American actress
1981 – Lisa Skinner, Australian gymnast (Olympics 1996), born in Queensland, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 16th February 2022
1761 – Charles Pichegru, French army general and royalist who plotted to overthrow Napoleon, born in Arbois, Franche-Comté (now France) (d. 1804)
1881 – Maurits Uyldert, Dutch poet and writer (Youth of a Poet)
1907 – Fernando Previtali, Italian composer and conductor (Rome Radio Symphony), born in Adria, Veneto (d. 1985)
1929 – Gerhard Hanappi, Austrian footballer (d. 1980)
1935 – Salvatore “Sonny” Bono, American musician, vocalist, (Sonny and Cher), actor, and politician (US Congress (R)-CA, 1995-98), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1998)
1948 – Séamus Brennan, Irish Fianna Fáil politician and Minister, born in Salthill, Galway, Ireland (d. 2008)
1963 – Dano Halsall, Swiss swimmer
1967 – Damon Reece, British drummer (Spiritualized – Ladies and Gentleman We Are Floating In Space), born in London, England
1975 – Vanina Ickx, Belgian racing driver
1976 – Kyo, Japanese singer (Dir en grey)
Famous Birthdays for 15th February 2022
1650 – Anne Jules duke de Noailles, marshal of France (Huguenot)
1803 – John Augustus Sutter, Swiss/US colonist (New Helvetia Ca, Sutter Mill)
1807 – Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski, Polish composer, born in Romanów, Russian Empire (d. 1867)
1882 – John Barrymore, American actor (Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1942)
1898 – Totò [Antonio Clemente], Italian actor (Motorizzate, Noi Duri) commonly referred to as the most popular Italian comedian of all time, born in Naples, Italy (d. 1967)
1913 – Willy Vandersteen, Belgian cartoonist (Suske and Wiske)
1928 – Norman Bridwell, American author and cartoonist (Clifford the Big Red Dog), born in Kokomo, Indiana (d. 2014)
1949 – Jess Walton, Mich, actress (Jill Foster Abbott-Young and Restless)
1960 – Mikey Craig, English musician and DJ (Culture Club – “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me”), born in Hammersmith, London
1979 – Josh Low, English footballer, born in Bristol, United Kingdom
Famous Birthdays for 14th February 2022
1701 – Enrique Florez, Spanish historian, born in Valladolid, Spain (d. 1773)
1882 – George Jean Nathan, American editor, author and critic (American Mercury), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana (d. 1958)
1884 – Kostas Varnalis, Greek poet, born in Burgas, Bulgaria (d. 1974)
1932 – Michael Ball, Bishop (Truro)
1947 – Judd Gregg, (Rep-R-NH, 1981- )
1957 – Alan Hunter, one of the original MTV VJs, born in Birmingham, Alabama
1963 – Zach Galligan, American actor (Gremlins), born in NYC, New York
1963 – Jeff Dellenbach, American NFL center (NE Patriots, GB Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Wausau, Wisconsin
1965 – Jessie Tuggle, American NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons), born in Griffin, Georgia
1968 – Jules Asner, American television personality, born in Tempe, Arizona
Famous Birthdays for 13th February 2022
1870 – Leopold Godowsky, Polish pianist and composer (Java Suite, 53 Studies on Chopin’s Études), born in Žasliai, Russian Empire (now Lithuania), (d. 1938)
1898 – Neville Pearson, English publisher
1910 – William Shockley, American physicist who helped invent the transistor (1956 Nobel), who was also known for his racist eugenics views, born in London, England (d. 1989)
1927 – Harry Wich, Dutch set designer
1943 – Friedrich Christian Delius, German writer, born in Rome, Italy
1956 – Liam Brady, Irish footballer, born in Dublin, Ireland
1960 – Michael Craig, English musician and DJ (Culture Club-Do You Want to Hurt Me), born in Hammersmith, London
1976 – Dave Padden, Canadian musician (Annihilator), born in Canada
1985 – Kwak Ji-min, South Korean actress, born in South Korea
1990 – El Rubius [Rubén Doblas Gundersen], Spanish YouTube star (6th most subscribed channel), born in Mijas, Spain
Famous Birthdays for 12th February 2022
1665 – Rudolph Jakob Camerarius, German botanist and physician (sexuality of plants), born in Tübingen, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1721)
1752 – Josef Reicha, Czech composer
1824 – Dayananda Sarasvati, Indian hindu leader, founder of Arya Samaj reform movement, born in Tantara, India (d. 1883)
1877 – Louis Renault, French automobile executive, born in Paris, France (d. 1944)
1884 – Max Beckmann, German painter and graphic artist, born in Leipzig, German Empire (d. 1950)
1884 – Johan Laidoner, Estonian military commander (d. 1953)
1911 – Frank Hercules, American writer, born in Port of Spain, Trinidad (d. 1996)
1949 – Stanley Knight, American southern rock guitarist (Black Oak Arkansas – High on the Hog), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2013)
1976 – Anna Benson, US model, born in Mableton, United States
1978 – Brett Hodgson, Australian rugby league footballer, born in Liverpool, Australia