1812 – Benjamin Franklin Sands, Commander (Union Navy), (d. 1883)
1829 – William Anderson Pile, American politician, minister, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1889)
1902 – Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect (d. 1971)
1905 – Beb [Elizabeth] Vuyk, Dutch/Indonesian writer (Camp diary)
1915 – Mervyn Levy, artist/critic
1938 – Bobby “Boris” Pickett, American singer-songwriter (Monster Mash), born in Somerville, Massachusetts (d. 2007)
1941 – Sergio Mendes, jazz/pop musician (Brazil ’66/’77/’88)
1956 – Didier Lockwood, French violinist, born in Calais, France (d. 2018)
1962 – Eric Vanderaerden, Belgian cyclist, born in Herk-de-Stad, Belgium
1964 – Sarah Palin, American politician, born in Sandpoint, Idaho
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 10th February 2021
1891 – Harold RLG, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Gov-gen of Canada (1945-52)
1903 – Waldemar Hoven, German physician (d. 1948)
1904 – John Farrow, Australian director and actor (Botany Bay, Wake Island), born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 1963)
1906 – John “Cat” Thompson, basketball hall of famer (elected 1962)
1920 – Alexander Comfort, English poet/writer (Wreath for the Living)
1927 – Viscount Cowdray, British financier/multi-millionaire
1948 – Conrad Cummings, American classical composer, born in San Francisco, California
1965 – Lenny Webster, American catcher (Montreal Expos), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1970 – Myrea Pettit, British illustrator
1995 – Lexi Thompson, American golfer (ANA Inspiration 2014), born in Coral Springs, Florida
Famous Birthdays for 9th February 2021
1865 – Mrs Patrick Campbell [Beatrice Tanner], English actress (Pygmalion), born in London, England (d. 1940)
1892 – Barend ter Haar, Dutch lawyer (Indonesian adat justice)
1906 – Gwen Catley, British(?) soprano
1925 – Vic Wertz, baseball player
1939 – Barry Mann [Imberman], American RandB singer (Who Put the Bomp), born in Brooklyn, New York
1953 – André Sevard, Canadian NHL player, born in Témiscaming, Quebec
1954 – Gina Rhinehart, Australian mining magnate (Australia’s richest person), born in Perth, Western Australia
1971 – Jason Mathews, NFL tackle (Indianapolis Colts)
1971 – Johan Mjällby, Swedish footballer
1981 – Tom Hiddleston, English actor and producer (Loki in Marvel films), born in London, England
Famous Birthdays for 8th February 2021
1720 – Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1750)
1741 – Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry, composer
1817 – Richard Stoddert Ewell, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), (d. 1872)
1890 – Claro Mayo Recto, Filipino nationalist/opponent of US colonialism
1918 – Lord Maxd Rayne, English broker/multi-millionaire
1950 – Jose Armando Lopez-Falcon, Cuba, cosmonaut
1951 – Z’EV, American text/sound artist (born Stefan Weisser)
1963 – Joshua Kadison, American pianist and songwriter
1979 – Deng Chao, Chinese actor (The Mermaid, The Dead End), born in Nanchang, China
1980 – Ralf Little, English actor/comedian
Famous Birthdays for 7th February 2021
1556 – Maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren
1740 – Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP
1801 – John Rylands, England, merchant/philanthropist
1894 – Joe Devlin, American actor (Sam-Dick Tracy), born in Manhattan, New York City
1924 – Dora Bryan [Broadhurst], English actress (Taste of Honey), born in Southport England, (d. 2014)
1967 – Richie Burnett, Welsh darts player (BDO World Darts Champion 1995), born in Cwmparc, Rhondda, Wales
1973 – Sonia Paquette, St-Janvier Quebec, hurdler (Olympics 1996)
1974 – Ryan Phillips, linebacker (NY Giants)
1988 – Matthew Stafford, American college football player
1992 – Miguel Andres Matienzo Guerra, Mexican athlete
Famous Birthdays for 6th February 2021
1695 – Andre Cheron, French composer and organist and harpsichordist, born in Paris, France (d. 1766)
1753 – Évariste de Parny, French poet, born in Saint-Paul, France (d. 1814)
1908 – Amintore Fanfani, Italian politician (Prime Minister), born in Pieve Santo Stefano, Italy (d. 1999)
1924 – Jin Yong [Louis Cha Leung-yung], Chinese Wuxia novelist, born in Haining, China (d. 2018)
1926 – Walker Edmiston, American actor (Star Trek, Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, The Dukes of Hazzard), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2007)
1938 – Ellsworth Milburn, American composer and educator (Menil Antiphons), born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
1941 – Stephen Albert, American composer, born in NYC, New York (d. 1992)
1947 – Charles Hickcox, American 200m/400m medley swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1968), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2010)
1964 – Andrey Zvyagintsev, Russian director and screenwriter (The Return), born in Novosibirsk, USSR
1971 – Lance Bade, American target shooter (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Vancouver, Washington
Famous Birthdays for 5th February 2021
1626 – Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)
1837 – Dwight Lyman Moody, American evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement)
1908 – Daisy and Violet Hilton, British conjoined twins, born in Brighton, England (d. 1969)
1943 – Ivan Alexandrovich Tcherepnin, French-American composer of Russian and Chinese parentage (Le va et le vient), born in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France (d. 2003)
1954 – Roseanne Katan, American model, actress and Playboy playmate (Sep 1978), born in NYC, New York
1966 – Rok Petrovič, Slovenian skier, born in Ljubljana, Slovenia (d. 1993)
1981 – Loukas Vyntra, Greek football player, born in Město Albrechtice, Czechia
1982 – Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Iranian basketball player, born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2007)
1985 – Lindsey Cardinale, American singer, born in Hammond, Louisiana
1987 – Henry Golding, Malaysian actor (Crazy Rich Asians), born in Betong, Sarawak, Malaysia
Famous Birthdays for 4th February 2021
1746 – Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish-Lithuanian military leader and statesman considered a national hero, born in Mereczowszczyzna, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1817)
1925 – Russell Hoban, US children’s book author (Riddley Walker/Pilgermann)
1930 – Jim Loscutoff, American basketball forward (NBA champion (1957, 59–64; Boston Celtics), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2015)
1943 – Cheryl Miller, American actress (Paula-Daktari, Born Free), born in Sherman Oaks, California
1944 – Florence LaRue Gordon, Penn, rocker (5th Dimension-One Less Bell)
1948 – Robert Coover, novelist (Pricksongs and Descants)
1950 – Robert-John Stips, rock keyboardist/singer (The Nits)
1952 – Lisa Eichhorn, actress (Cutter’s Way, Yanks), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
1974 – Mijntje Donners, Dutch hockey international
1988 – Alexandros Pagalis, Greek footballer, born in Stuttgart, Germany
Famous Birthdays for 3rd February 2021
1690 – Richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)
1755 – Florido Tomeoni, composer
1811 – Horace Greeley, American founder and editor of the New-York Tribune (“Go west, young man”), born in Amherst, New Hampshire (d. 1872)
1845 – Ernest von Wildenbruch, German playwright (Sedan)
1880 – Arnoldus JH Aerts, bishop of Neth-Guinea (1920-42)
1898 – Paul Urysohn, Russian mathematician
1915 – Richard Bales, composer
1925 – Joop C Swart, Dutch publisher/founder (World Press Photo)
1936 – Bob Simpson, Australian cricket batsman, captain and coach (62 Tests; Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1965), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1971 – Sarah Kane, English playwright (d. 1999)
Famous Birthdays for 2nd February 2021
1649 – Benedict XIII [Pierfrancesco Orsini], Italian 245th pope (1724-30)
1886 – Kurt Baschwitz, German/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Du und)
1891 – Antonio Segni, Italian politician, Prime Minister of Italy (1955-57, 59-60, 62-64), born in Sassari, Sardinia (d. 1972)
1939 – Akbar Adibi, Iranian scientist, father of electronics in Iran (d. 2000)
1940 – Wayne Fontes, American football coach
1968 – Sean Elliott, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs)
1972 – Ivan Droppa, Liptovsky Mikulas CZE, NHL defenseman (Chicago)
1973 – Sergio Gonzalez, rocker (Menudo-Cannonball)
1973 – Patrick Jeffers, NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
1982 – Han Ga In, South Korean model/actress