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
Category: Famous Birthdays
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
Famous Birthdays for 21st February 2021
1705 – Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. 1781)
1785 – Karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner)
1860 – Goscombe John, Welsh sculptor (d. 1952)
1900 – Sydney Arnold, British comic actor (The Meaning of Life, Top Secret!, Miss Jones and Son), born in Westminster, London, England (d. 1993)
1903 – Eric Fogg, English composer, born in Manchester (d. 1939)
1915 – Ann Sheridan, American actress (They Drive by Night, Dodge City, Another World), born in Denton, Texas (d. 1967)
1925 – Al Fann, actor (Alvin-He’s the Mayor), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1939 – Richard Beymer, Avoca IA, actor (West Side Story, Diary of Anne Frank)
1958 – Jack Coleman, Easton Pa, actor (Steven Carrington-Dynasty)
1969 – Petra Kronberger, Austrian alpine skier (Olympic gold 1992), born in Pfarrwerfen, Austria
Famous Birthdays for 20th February 2021
1827 – Edward Stuyvesant Bragg, American politician, lawyer and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Unadilla, New York (d. 1912)
1835 – Allessandro d’Ancona, Italian philologist
1915 – Chick Harbert, American golfer (PGA C’ship 1954), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 1992)
1921 – Joseph A. Walker, American experimental physicist, WWII and NASA test pilot (1st spaceplane flights to edge of outerspace), born in Washington, Pennsylvania (d. 1966)
1924 – Gloria Vanderbilt, American fashion designer, artist, heiress and socialite, born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2019)
1926 – Cameron Rusby, British Vice-Admiral
1941 – Clyde Wright, American MLB pitcher (no-hitter v Oakland 1970), born in Jefferson City, Tennessee
1947 – Peter Osgood, English soccer striker (4 caps; Chelsea, Southampton), born in Clewer, Berkshire, England (d. 2006)
1949 – Ivana Trump, Czech-American model and ex-wife of Donald Trump (1st Wives Club), born in Gottwaldov, Moravia, Czechoslovak Republic
1964 – French Stewart, American actor (Harry Solomon-Third Rock From the Sun), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Famous Birthdays for 19th February 2021
1671 – Charles-Hubert Gervais, French baroque composer, born at the Palais Royal, Paris, France (d. 1744)
1917 – Carson McCullers, American novelist (Heart Is a Lonely Hunter)
1920 – C. Z. Guest, American socialite (d. 2003)
1956 – George David Low, astronaut (STS 32, STS 43), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1960 – Keith Musa[kawukhathi] Zondi, South African head of Inkatha Youth Brigade
1968 – Rob Dimaio, NHL right wing (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Calgary, Alberta
1971 – Wally Williams, NFL center/guard (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
1978 – Michalis Konstantinou, Greek-Cypriot footballer
1981 – Daniel Letterle, American Actor and Singer
1983 – Assunta De Rossi, Filipino actress
Famous Birthdays for 18th February 2021
1404 – Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura)
1891 – Chester Clute, NJ, actor (Niagra Falls)
1895 – George “The Gipper” Gipp, American football player (Notre Dame), born in Laurium, Michigan (d. 1920)
1897 – Charles Kuentz, WW1 veteran, changed nationality 4 times (d.2005)
1914 – Pee Wee King, country vocalist (Pee Wee King Song), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1955 – Raymond Rougeau, Canadian professional wrestler, born in Saint-Sulpice, Canada
1970 – Raine Maida, Canadian musician (Our Lady Peace), born in Toronto, Canada
1970 – Tyler Green, American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Springfield, Ohio
1975 – Gary Neville, English footballer, born in Bury, United Kingdom
1977 – Chrissie Wellington, British triathlete, born in Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
Famous Birthdays for 17th February 2021
1864 – Andrew Barton “Banjo” Paterson, Australian bush poet (Waltzing Matilda, The Man From Snowy River), born near Orange, New South Wales (d. 1941)
1910 – Arthur Hunnicutt, American actor (El Dorado, Big Sky, Apache Uprising), born in Gravelly, Arkansas (d. 1979)
1957 – Loreena McKennitt, Canadian musician and composer, born in Morden, Manitoba
1959 – Ambrose “Rowdy” Gaines, American 100m swimmer (3 Olympic golds 1984) and television commentator, born in Winter Haven, Florida
1970 – Tommy Moe, American nordic skier (Olympic-gold/silver-1994), born in Anchorage, Alaska
1973 – Frank Sanders, NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals)
1976 – Scott Williamson, American baseball player
1976 – Kelly Carlson, American actress
1984 – Kenta Kamakari, Japanese actor and seiyuu, born in Osaka, Japan
1984 – AB de Villiers, South African cricketer, born in Warmbad, South Africa
Famous Birthdays for 16th February 2021
1684 – Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, Nymburk, Bohemia, Czech monk/composer
1934 – Marlene Bauer Hagge, American golfer, co-founder LPGA (Woman’s PGA C’ship 1956), born in Eureka, South Dakota
1935 – Robin Clark, chemist (FRS)
1935 – Brian Bedford, English actor (Anthony-Coronet Blue), born in Morley, West Yorkshire (d. 2016)
1941 – Vitali Kuznetsov, USSR, judo (Olympic silver 1972)
1942 – Gabriel Brncic, Chilean composer, and pedagogue, born in Santiago, Chile
1954 – Michael Holding, cricket fast bowler (Whispering Death-Awesome for WI)
1962 – John Balance, English musician (Coil, Psychic TV), born in Mansfield, England (d. 2004)
1965 – Dave Lombardo, Cuban drummer (Slayer)
1977 – Ahman Green, American football player
Famous Birthdays for 15th February 2021
1524 – Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims
1812 – Charles Lewis Tiffany, American jeweler and founder of Tiffany and Co, born in Killingly, Connecticut (d. 1902)
1895 – Earl Thomson, Canadian athlete (d. 1971)
1899 – Lillian Disney, wife of animator Walt Disney, born in Spalding, Idaho (d. 1997)
1914 – Hale Boggs, American politician (d. 1972)
1957 – Bienvenida Buck, Spanish lover of Peter Harding, born in Velencia Spain
1964 – Chris Farley, American actor (SNL, Wayne’s World, Coneheads), born in Madison, Wisconsin (d. 1997)
1964 – Mark Price, NBA guard (Washington Bullets, Orlando Magic), born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
1971 – Jim Butler, US table tennis player (Olympics 1992, 96), born in Iowa City, Iowa
1977 – Brooks Wackerman, American musician (Bad Religion, Avenged Sevenfold)
Famous Birthdays for 14th February 2021
1806 – Lajos, Count Batthyany, 1st Prime Minister of Hungary, born in Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (d. 1849)
1898 – Fritz Zwicky, Swiss astronomer (supernova, dark matter), born in Varna, Bulgaria (d. 1974)
1913 – Mel Allen, American sportscaster (voice of NY Yankees), born in Birmingham, Alabama
1940 – Willie Hunter, Scottish soccer forward (3 caps; Motherwell) and manager (Queen of the South, Inverness Caledonian), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2020)
1948 – Pat O’Brien, reporter (Entertainment Tonight)
1964 – Gianni Bugno, Italian cyclist, born in Brugg, Switzerland
1973 – Steve McNair, American football quarterback (Houston Oilers, Titans), born in Mount Olive, Mississippi (d. 2009)
1980 – Fátima Leyva, Mexican footballer, born in Mexico City, Mexico
1985 – Heart Evangelista, Filipina singer and actress, born in Manila, Philippines
1988 – Asia Nitollano, American dancer (Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll winner), born in Mount Vernon, New York