1921 – Vera-Ellen [Westmeier Rohe], American actress and dancer (White Christmas; Big Leaguer; On the Town), born in Norwood, Ohio (d. 1981)
1922 – Paul van ‘t Veer, Dutch journalist and writer (Het Vrije Volk), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1979)
1926 – John Schlesinger, English stage and Academy Award-winning film director (Midnight Cowboy; Darling), born in London, England (d. 2003)
1926 – David Austin, English rose breeder (Austin roses), born in Albrighton, England (d. 2018)
1942 – Bob Hammond AM, Australian rules key defender (AFL Hall of Fame; North Adelaide; SA) and coach (Sydney Swans 1984), born in Perth, Australia (d. 2020)
1948 – Séamus Brennan, Irish Fianna Fáil politician and Minister, born in Salthill, Galway, Ireland (d. 2008)
1953 – André St. Laurent, Canadian NHL hockey forward, 1973-90 (New York Islanders, Detroit Red Wings, and 2 other teams), born in Rouyn, Quebec
1962 – Tony Kiley, British rock drummer (Blow Monkeys – “Wicked Ways”), born in England
1964 – Ching-Wan [Sean] Lau, Hong Kong actor (Life Without Principle), born in Hong Kong
1974 – Mahershala Ali [Mahershalalhashbaz George], American actor (Moonlight, Green Book), born in Oakland, California
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 15th February 2026
1471 – Piero di Lorenzo de’ Medici [Piero the Unfortunate], Italian ruler of Florence (1492-94), born in Florence, Republic of Florence (d. 1503)
1885 – Richard Würz, German composer, and music critic, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1965)
1890 – Semyon Bogatyrev, Russian and Soviet musicologist and composer (completed a symphony abandoned by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky), born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1960)
1899 – Georges Auric, French composer (one of Les Six), born in Lodève, Hérault, France (d. 1983)
1914 – (Thomas) Hale Boggs, American politician (US Representative from Louisiana, 1947-73), born in Long Beach, Mississippi (d. 1972)
1922 – John B. Anderson, American politician and 1980 Republican presidential candidate, born in Rockford, Illinois (d. 2017)
1939 – Ole Ellefsæter, Norwegian cross-country skier (Olympic gold 50km and 4×10km relay 1968; World C’ship gold 4×10km relay 1966), born in Furnes, Norway (d. 2022)
1960 – Jock Hobbs, New Zealand rugby union flanker and captain (21 Tests; Canterbury RU; Chairman NZRFU 2002-10), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2012)
1968 – Mieke Suys, Belgian triathlete, born in Ghent, Belgium
1980 – Benedict Sheehan, American composer, and choral director (Saint Tikhon Choir), born in Franconia, New Hampshire
Famous Birthdays for 14th February 2026
1881 – Otto Selz, German psychologist, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1943)
1882 – Ignaz Friedman, Polish pianist and composer, born in Podgórze, Kraków, Austrian Poland (d. 1948)
1892 – Radola Gajda, Czech military commander and politician, born in Kotor, Austria-Hungary (d. 1948)
1925 – Elliot Lawrence [Broza], American jazz pianist, film score composer (Network), arranger, and orchestra leader (Tony and Emmy Award broadcasts; As The World Turns, 1981-93), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
1932 – Jack Hibbert, British economic statistician (Central Statistical Office, 1960-92, as director, 1985-92), born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England (d. 2005)
1948 – Richard M. Cohen, American three-time Emmy award-winning journalist, TV producer, and author (CBS News and CNN), born in New York City (d. 2024)
1955 – James Eckhouse, American actor (Jim Walsh on Beverly Hills, 90210), born in Chicago, Illinois
1959 – Anny Schilder, Dutch pop singer (BZN, 1976-84 – “Mon Amour”), born in Volendam, Netherlands
1969 – Shana Zadrick, American model (Guess Jeans), born in Grand Junction, Colorado
1987 – Joseph Pichler, American child actor (Beethoven’s 3rd, The Fan), born in Bremerton, Washington (d. 2006)
Famous Birthdays for 13th February 2026
1769 – Ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1844)
1888 – Heintje Davids [Hendrika], Dutch cabaret artist, (Zandvoort by the sea), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1975)
1913 – Guiseppe Dossetti, Italian politician (drafted Italian constitution) and priest, born in Genoa, Italy (d. 1996)
1914 – George Kleinsinger, American composer (Tubby the Tuba), born in San Bernardino, California (d. 1982)
1915 – Aung San, Burmese general and nationalist politician, born in Natmauk, Myanmar (d. 1947)
1954 – Donnie Moore, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1985 California Angels), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 1989)
1958 – Marc Fox, British percussionist (Haircut One Hundred – “Nobody’s Fool”), and record producer, born in London, England
1961 – Henry Rollins [Garfield], American musician (Big Ugly Mouth; Talking From the Box), monologuist, and actor, born in Washington, D.C.
1967 – Bas Roorda, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen, NEC), born in Assen, Netherlands
1981 – Luisão [Ânderson Luís da Silva], Brazilian footballer, born in São Paulo, Brazil
Famous Birthdays for 12th February 2026
1865 – Kazimierz Tetmajer, Polish writer and poet (Young Poland), born in Ludźmierz, Galicia (d. 1940)
1910 – Lee Byung Chull, Korean industrialist, founder of Samsung, born in Uiryeong County, Korean Empire (d. 1987)
1925 – Joan Mitchell, American painter and printmaker, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1992)
1939 – John D Hancock, American actor and director (Black Marble, Traxx, Houston Knights), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1945 – Don Wilson, American baseball pitcher (2 x no-hitters 1967, 69; MLB All Star 1971; Houston Astros), born in Monroe, Louisiana (d. 1975)
1948 – Raymond Kurzweil, American inventor and author (Kurzweil reading machine, text-to-speech synthesis), born in New York City
1955 – Daniele Masala, Italian athlete (Olympic gold modern pentathlon individual and team 1976), born in Rome, Italy
1965 – Brett Kavanaugh, American lawyer and US Supreme Court Justice (2018-), born in Washington, D.C.
1977 – Jimmy Conrad, US soccer player, born in Arcadia, California
1982 – Onil Joseph, Dominican baseball player, born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Famous Birthdays for 11th February 2026
1764 – Marie-Joseph de Chénier, French poet (Caïus Gracchus), born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (d. 1811)
1881 – Arthur Davison, American businessman (co-founder of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1950)
1901 – (Anton) “Tony” Hulman Jr., American businessman and motorsport entrepreneur (owner of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 1945-77), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 1977)
1941 – Glenn Randall Jr., American stuntman (Boba Fett in “Return of the Jedi”; The Mask of Zorro; Poltergeist; Planet of the Apes films), birthplace unknown
1953 – Philip Anglim, American actor (The Thorn Birds – “Dane”), born in San Francisco, California
1953 – Neil Henderson, Scottish pop guitarist (Middle Of The Road – “Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep Cheep”), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1956 – Didier Lockwood, French violinist, born in Calais, France (d. 2018)
1966 – Stephen Gregory, American actor (ChaseBenson in “The Young and the Restless”), born in New York City
1982 – Neil Robertson, Australian snooker player (World C’ship 2010; Masters 2012, 22; UK C’ship 2013, 15, 20), born in Melbourne, Australia
1998 – Margo Hayes, American rock climber (First-ever female to climb at 9a+), born in Boulder, Colorado
Famous Birthdays for 10th February 2026
1735 – Johann Christoph Kuhnau, German composer, church musician choral director, and teacher, born in Volkstedt, Saxony (d. 1805)
1846 – Ira Remsen, American chemist, Johns Hopkins first chemistry professor, born in New York City (d. 1927)
1890 – Fanny Kaplan, Russian Socialist Revolutionary who attempted to assassinate Vladimir Lenin, born in Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1918)
1890 – Boris Pasternak, Russian novelist and poet (Doctor Zhivago, Nobel 1958), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1960)
1935 – Conrad Klapheck, German surrealist and pop-art painter and graphic artist (typewriters), born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 2023)
1961 – George Stephanopoulos, American journalist, political commentator, and political advisor (Clinton), born in Fall River, Massachusetts
1969 – Laurie Dhue, American recovery advocate and television journalist (Fox News), born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1976 – Keeley Hawes, British actress (Bodyguard, Line of Duty), born in London
1984 – Alex Gordon, American baseball player, born in Lincoln, Nebraska
1988 – Daniel Kwan, American filmmaker (Everything, Everywhere, All at Once), born in Westborough, Massachusetts
Famous Birthdays for 9th February 2026
1769 – Susette Gontard, German muse to German poet Friedrich Hölderlin and inspiration for Hölderlin’s novel Hyperion, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1802)
1865 – Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, glaciologist and polar explorer, born in Königsberg, East Prussia (d. 1949)
1874 – Vsevolod Meyerhold [Karl Kasimir Theodor], Russian theatrical director and actor (Houligan), born in Penza Oblast, Russian Empire (d. 1940)
1909 – Harald Genzmer, German composer, born in Blumenthal, Germany (d. 2007)
1925 – Burkhard Heim, German physicist (Heim theory), born in Potsdam, Germany (d. 2001)
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 City
1940 – J. M. Coetzee, South African novelist, born in Cape Town, South Africa
1957 – Mohammed Valli Moosa, South African politician and veteran of the freedom struggle, born in Johannesburg, South Africa
1963 – Travis Tritt, American country vocalist (“Country Club”), born in Marietta, Georgia
1982 – Behn Gillece, American jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator, born in New Jersey
Famous Birthdays for 8th February 2026
1685 – Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French writer and historian (A Chronological Abridgement of the History of France), born in Paris, Kingdom of France (d. 1770)
1893 – Ba Maw, Burmese politician, lawyer, and first Burma Premier (1937-9), born in Maubin, British India (d. 1977)
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)
1940 – Ted Koppel, German-American Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist (ABC’s Nightline; NPR; CBS), born in Lancashire, England
1944 – Kansai Yamamoto, Japanese fashion designer known for his work with David Bowie, born in Yokohama, Japan (d. 2020)
1945 – Taffy Thomas, Welsh thoroughbred jockey (Singapore Gold Cup 1977, Vernons Sprint Cup 1978, King’s Stand Stakes 1983), born in Caernarvon, Wales (d. 2022)
1958 – “Sensational” Sherri Martel, American professional wrestler (WWF), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2007)
1970 – Cameron Cuffy, West Indian cricket fast bowler (15 Tests, 43 wickets; Windward Islands), born in South Rivers, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1982 – Sousuke Takaoka, Japanese actor (Battle Royale), born in Tokyo, Japan
1989 – Julio Jones, American football receiver (First-team All-Pro 2015, 16; 7 × Pro Bowl; Atlanta Falcons), born in Foley, Alabama
Famous Birthdays for 7th February 2026
1102 – Empress Matilda [Maud], Princess of England, claimant to the English throne as daughter of Henry I, wife of Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, born in Sutton Courtenay, England (d. 1169)
1812 – Charles Dickens, English writer (“Oliver Twist”; “A Tale of Two Cities”; “A Christmas Carol”), born in Portsmouth, Hampshire (d. 1870)
1822 – Joaquin Gaztambide, Spanish composer (Una vieja), born in Tudela, Spain (d. 1870)
1871 – (Carl) Wilhelm Stenhammar, Swedish composer considered the finest Swedish pianist of his time, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1927)
1914 – Jacques Mornard [Ramon Mercader], Spanish communist (murdered Trotsky in Mexico with an ice axe), born in Argentona, Spain (d. 1978)
1923 – Martha Holmes, American photographer and photojournalist, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2006)
1931 – Gloria Talbott, American film and television actress, sometimes known as “the Scream Queen” for her work in B-movies, born in Glendale, California (d. 2000)
1954 – Dieter Bohlen, German pop singer-songwriter, record producer, and television personality, born in Berne, West Germany
1956 – Mark St. John [Norton], American rock guitarist (KISS, April-November, 1984), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2007)
1986 – Stephen Colletti, American actor (One Tree Hill; Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County), born in Newport Beach, California