1879 – Jean Gilbert [Max Winterfeld], German composer, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1942)
1912 – Rudolf Firkusny, Napajedla Czechoslovakia, pianist (Julliard)
1923 – Ronald Arculus, British diplomat
1926 – Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor (Spy Hard, Forbidden Planet, Naked Gun), born in Regina, Saskatchewan (d. 2010)
1931 – Larry Merchant, American boxing author and analyst (International Boxing Hall of Fame; HBO, Showtime), born in Brooklyn, New York
1934 – Mary Quant, English fashion designer (Chelsea Look, Mod Look), born in Kent, England
1961 – Becky LeBeau, American vocalist (Mischief), born in Los Angeles, California
1974 – Wally Richardson, American NFL quarterback (Baltimore Ravens), born in Orangeburg, United States
1990 – Q’orianka Kilcher, American actress (The New World), singer, and human rights activist, born in Schweigmatt, West Germany
1991 – Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, Canadian NFL player (Kansas City Chiefs, NY Jets), born in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 10th February 2022
1499 – Thomas Platter, Swiss humanist (d. 1582)
1846 – Mildred Childe Lee, daughter of confederate General Robert E. Lee
1888 – Giuseppe Ungaretti, Italian poet (Hermeticism) and journalist, born in Alexandria (d. 1970)
1912 – Lord Orr-Ewing [Charles Ian], great-grandson of Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, Bt
1916 – Oscar “TV Slim” Wills, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (“Flatfoot Sam”), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1969)
1939 – Barbara Kolb, composer (Trobar Jus), born in Hartford, Connecticut
1950 – Mark Spitz, American swimmer (won then record 7 Olympic golds in 1972), born in Modesto, California
1955 – Jim Cramer, American television personality
1960 – Robert Addie, British actor, born in London, United Kingdom (d. 2003)
1981 – Andrew Johnson, English footballer, born in Bedford, United Kingdom
Famous Birthdays for 9th February 2022
1929 – Willem Kersters, Flemish composer (Parwati, Gospel Song), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1998)
1939 – Barry Mann [Imberman], American pop songwriter (“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling”), and singer (“Who Put the Bomp In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp”), born in Brooklyn, New York
1945 – Mia [Maria] Farrow, LA, actress (Rosemary’s Baby, Purple Rose of Cairo)
1957 – Gordon Strachan, soccer player
1961 – John Kruk, American baseball utility (MLB All-Star 1991–1993; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Charleston, West Virginia
1971 – Johan Mjällby, Swedish footballer
1973 – Colin Egglesfield, American actor
1978 – Airton Daré, Brazilian racing driver
1985 – David Gallagher, American actor
1989 – Wu Chia-ching, Taiwanese pool player
Famous Birthdays for 8th February 2022
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
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)