1583 – Edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher
1793 – William Charles Macready, British actor, manager, and diarist, born in London, England (d. 1873)
1868 – Alain [Emile-Auguste Chartier], French philosopher/writer
1895 – Robert Gordon, American silent film actor (Loveless), born in Belleville, Kansas (d. 1971)
1915 – George Brian Snape, businessman/rugby league entrepreneur
1942 – Mike Pender, vocalist/guitarist (Searchers-Needles and Pins), born in Liverpool, England
1953 – Dave Amato, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Can’t Fight this Feeling)
1961 – Perry McCarthy, English racing driver
1966 – Wendy Fletcher, WPVA volleyballer (National-5th-1993), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1967 – Elizabeth Cheshire, actress (Jill-Sunshine), born in Burbank, California
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 2nd March 2021
1481 – Franz von Sickingen, German knight
1824 – Konstantin Ushinsky, Russian educationalist, credited as the founder of scientific pedagogy in Russia
1842 – Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer (d. 1914)
1878 – William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1944)
1907 – Jheri [Robert] Redding, American hairdresser and businessman (created the Jheri curl and hair conditioner), born in Rantoul, Illinois (d. 1998)
1943 – Gordon Black, English industrialist
1948 – Larry Carlton, rock composer (Against All Odds, Who’s the Boss)
1950 – Mitchel Laurance, actor (LA Law, Not Necessarily the News)
1956 – Eusebio Pedroza, Panamanian boxer (WBA featherweight champion 1978-85), born in Panama City, Panama (d. 2019)
1977 – Andrew Strauss OBE, English cricket batsman and captain (100 Tests, 21 x 100s, 7,037 runs; 127 ODIs), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
Famous Birthdays for 1st March 2021
1709 – Josef Antonin Gurecky, Czech composer, born in Přerov (d. 1769)
1835 – Matthias J Scheeben, German theologist (Natur und Gnade)
1890 – Jan Duiker, Dutch architect (Zonnestral)
1896 – Moriz Seeler, German writer and producer (d. 1942)
1928 – Ivan Bohdan, Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold Soviet Union heavyweight 1960; World C’ship gold 1958, 61), born in Dmytro-Bilivka, Ukraine (d. 2020)
1928 – Seymour Papert, South African mathematician, born in Pretoria (d. 2016)
1946 – Lana Wood [Svetlana Gurdin], (Diamonds are Forever), born in Santa Rosa, California
1966 – Paul Hollywood, English baker and TV judge (The Great British Bake Off), born in Wallasey, England
1967 – Aron Winter, Dutch soccer midfielder and coach (84 caps; Ajax, Lazio, Inter), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
1978 – Jensen Ackles, American actor (Days of our Lives, Supernatural), born in Dallas, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 28th February 2021
1155 – Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)
1704 – Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760)
1875 – Viliam Figus-Bystry, Slovakian composer, born in Banská Bystrica (d. 1937)
1942 – Frank Bonner, actor (WKRP, Hoax, You Can’t Hurry Love), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
1957 – Ian Smith, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (1980-92), born in Nelson, New Zealand
1965 – Mikko Makela, Tampere Finland, NHL right wing (NY Islanders)
1969 – Patrick Monahan, American singer (Train)
1973 – Gary Walker, NFL defensive tackle/defensive end (Houston Oilers)
1978 – Jamaal Tinsley, American basketball player, born in Brooklyn, New York
1988 – Markéta Irglová, Czech songwriter and actress, born in Valašské Meziříčí, Czechia
Famous Birthdays for 27th February 2021
1779 – Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (d. 1842)
1862 – Anastasios Metaxas, Greek architect and shooter (d. 1937)
1891 – David Sarnoff, American radio and television pioneer (RCA, NBC), born in Uzlyany, Belarus, Russian Empire (d. 1971)
1901 – Horatio Luro, American horse trainer (Decidedly, Northern Dancer), born in Argentina (d. 1991)
1905 – Charles de Keukeleire, Belgian director (Evil Eye)
1920 – Robert L. “Bob” Talley, American jazz and blues pianist and composer (Blues Alley All Star Band), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1995)
1939 – Lester King, West Indian cricketer (WI fast bowler, 2 Tests 1962-68, 9 wkts), born in St Catherine, Jamaica
1940 – Dame Barbara Kelly, Scottish civic activist and former CEO (Crichton Foundation, Scottish Consumer Council), born in Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom
1945 – Daniel Olbrychski, Polish actor (La Truite), born in Łowicz, Poland
1983 – Devin Harris, American basketball player, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Famous Birthdays for 26th February 2021
1885 – Aleksandras Stulginskis, President of Lithuania (d. 1969)
1885 – Lili Green [Alice Sally Mary], Dutch English dancer, born in Bromley, England (d. 1977)
1887 – Stefan Grabinski, Polish writer (d. 1936)
1887 – Benegal Narsing Rau, Indian lawyer and civil servant, President of UN Security Council (1950), helped draft India’s constitution, born in Mangalore, India (d. 1953)
1924 – Noboru Takeshita, Japanese PM (1987-89), born in Unnan, Japan (d. 2000)
1939 – Josephine Tewson, English actress, born in Hampstead, United Kingdom
1967 – Currie Graham, Canadian actor, born in Hamilton, Canada
1968 – Leif Rohlin, Swedish NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks), born in Vasteras, Sweden
1981 – Johnathan Wendel, American professional video gamer, born in Kansas City, Kansas
1986 – Crystal Kay, Japanese singer, born in Yokohama, Japan
Famous Birthdays for 25th February 2021
1902 – Max Kommerell, German literary/author (Die Gefangenen)
1909 – Geoffrey Dummer, electronics engineer, first to build integrated circuit / microchip, born in Hull England (d. 2002)
1910 – Millicent Fenwick, American (Rep-R-NJ 1975-82) (Doonesbury), born in NYC, New York
1926 – Harvey McGregor, QC/warden (New College-Oxford)
1927 – Rev. Bruce Ritter, Catholic priest and controversial founder of charity Covenant House, born in Trenton New Jersey (d. 1999)
1955 – Leann Hunley, actress (Dane Carrington-Dynasty, Dawson’s Creek)
1963 – Tom McHale, NFL tackle (Miami Dolphins)
1966 – Don Anurasiri, cricketer (Sri Lankan slow left-armer)
1973 – Normann Stadler, German triathlete
1974 – Detron Smith, NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
Famous Birthdays for 24th February 2021
1103 – Emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156)
1723 – John Burgoyne, British general (surrendered at Saratoga during the American Revolutionary War), born in Sutton, England (d. 1792)
1766 – Samuel Wesley, British organist and composer referred to as “The English Mozart” (Exultate Deo), born in Bristol, England
1848 – Andrew Inglis Clark, Tasmanian politician (d. 1907)
1876 – Victor Moore, Hammonton NJ, comedian (Ziegfeld Follies, 7 Year Itch)
1914 – Zachary Scott, American actor (Spotlight Playhouse, Mildred Pierce), born in Austin, Texas (d. 1965)
1927 – David Mourao-Ferreira, poet/politician
1940 – John Lyall, English soccer manager (West Ham United 1974-89; FA Cup 1980), born in Ilford, England (d. 2006)
1951 – Helen Shaver, Ontario Canada, actress (WIOU, Praise of Older Women)
1974 – Simeon Rice, American NFL defensive end (Super Bowl 2002, Tampa Bay Buccaneers; 3-time Pro Bowl), born in Chicago, Illinois
Famous Birthdays for 23rd February 2021
1648 – Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730)
1834 – Gustav Hermann Nachtigal, German physician/colonizer/consul in Tunis
1886 – Albert Edward Sammons, composer
1925 – Ian Smith, South African cricket leg-spinner (1947-58) who averaged 64.08, born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2015)
1930 – Bobby Dillon, American NFL defensive back (second to record 50 interceptions), born in Temple, Texas (d. 2019)
1937 – David Ward, president (Law Society)
1942 – Joop van den Ende, Dutch theatrical producer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1949 – Anna-Maria Muller, German DR, Luge (Olympic gold 1972)
1951 – Patricia Richardson, American actress (Double Trouble, Home Improvement), born in Bethesda, Maryland
1973 – Jack Case, American artist
Famous Birthdays for 22nd February 2021
1788 – Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (Great Pessimist)
1915 – Dan Seymour [Daniel Seymour Katz], American actor (To Have and Have Not, We the People, Sing It Again), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1993)
1919 – Jiří Pauer, Czech composer, born in Libušín (d. 2007)
1921 – Jean-Bédel Bokassa, President (1966-1976) and later Emperor (1976-1979) of the Central African Republic, born in Bobangui, then French Equatorial Guinea (d. 1996)
1921 – Giulietta Masina, Italian actress (La Strada, Swindle, White Sheik) and wife of director Federico Fellini, born in San Giorgio di Piano, Italy (d. 1994)
1922 – Andre Asriel, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria
1933 – Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley, Duchess of Kent, born in Hovingham, United Kingdom
1950 – Ellen Greene, American vocalist and actress (Little Shoppe of Horrors), born in Brooklyn, New York
1952 – Wayne Levi, American golfer (12 PGA Tour titles), born in Little Falls, New York
1966 – Brian Greig, Australian politician, born in Fremantle, Australia