1766 – Samuel Wesley, composer/organist (Exultate Deo), born in Bristol, England
1912 – Julius Kowalski, composer
1919 – Earl Kitchener of Khartoum
1922 – Steven Hill, American actor (Mission Impossible, Law and Order), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2016)
1926 – Reginald Freeson, British MP
1932 – Everard Goodman, English real estate developer (TOPS Estates)
1962 – Outi Mäenpää, Finnish actress
1966 – Billy Zane, actor (Titanic, Dead Calm), born in Chicago, Illinois
1968 – Mitch Hedberg, American comedian (d. 2005)
1971 – Brian Savage, Sudbury, NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens)
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 23rd February 2019
1811 – George Washington Hewitt, composer
1824 – Herman N van der Tuuk, Dutch philologist (Tobasch’ Grammar)
1876 – Agnes M Royden, writer
1895 – Richard Goolden, British actor (Two Days to Live, School for Husbands), born in London, England (d. 1981)
1899 – Norman Taurog, American film director (Skippy), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1981)
1937 – David Ward, president (Law Society)
1965 – Helena Suková, Czech tennis player (14 Grand Slam doubles and mixed doubles titles), born in Prague, Czech Republic
1972 – Steve Holy, American country singer, born in Dallas, Texas
1973 – Jack Case, American artist
1975 – Chris Garner, NBA guard (Toronto Raptors), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Famous Birthdays for 22nd February 2019
1772 – Joseph Lipavsky, composer
1883 – Jaroslav Kocian, composer
1955 – Tim Young, Canadian ice hockey player (Minnesota North Stars), born in Scarborough, Ontario
1968 – Reggie Rivers, American NFL running back (Denver Broncos), born in Dayton, Ohio
1969 – Joaquín Cortés, Spanish dancer, born in Córdoba, Spain
1971 – Lea Salonga, Filipina singer and actress (Miss Siagon), born in Manila, Phillipines
1971 – Lisa Fernandez, American softball pitcher (Olympic gold 1996), born in Lakewood, California
1971 – Max Lane, American NFL tackle (NE Patriots), born in Norborne, Missouri
1984 – Venetian Princess [Jodie-Amy Rivera], YouTube Internet personality, born in Brockton, Massachusetts
1985 – Sean Garballey, American politician, born in Arlington, Massachusetts
Famous Birthdays for 21st February 2019
1900 – Sydney Arnold, British comic actor (The Meaning of Life, Top Secret!, Miss Jones and Son), born in Westminster, London, England (d. 1993)
1903 – Raymond Queneau, [M Presle], French author (Un Enfant a Dit)
1923 – Zvi Zeitlin, violinist/prof (Eastman School), born in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia
1934 – Rue McClanahan, Healdton Oklahoma, actress (Maude, Golden Girls)
1947 – Olympia J Snowe, (Rep-R-ME, 1979- )
1961 – Yobes Ondieki, Kenya, 10K runner (world record)
1975 – Troy Slaten, American actor (Jerry-Parker Lewis Can’t Lose), born in Los Angeles, California
1980 – Jim Vandermeer, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Caroline, Canada
1987 – Ellen Page, Canadian actress (Juno) and LGBT activist, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
1989 – Scout Taylor-Compton, American actress, born in Long Beach, California
Famous Birthdays for 20th February 2019
1844 – Joshua Slocum, Canadian seaman and adventurer (d. 1909)
1907 – Nadine Conner, California, soprano (Carmen, Pamina-Magic Flute)
1927 – Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American actor, first black actor to win Oscar for Best Actor (‘Lillies in the Field’ – 1963), born in Miami, Florida
1950 – Walter Becker, American rock bassist and record producer (Steely Dan-Peg), born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)
1966 – Derek Lilliquist, American baseball pitcher (Cleveland Indians, Atl Braves)
1967 – Theresa Luke, Canadian rower (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1967 – Kurt Knudsen, American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
1970 – Cheyenne Brando, Papeete Tahiti, daughter of Marlon
1974 – Ophelie Winter, French actress
1989 – Melanie Leishman, Canadian actress
Famous Birthdays for 19th February 2019
1754 – Vincenzo Monti, Italian poet/translator (Al Signor di Montgolfier)
1762 – Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer
1902 – Hugo Haas, Czechoslovakian actor and director (Bait, Pick Up, 2 Smart People), born in Brno, Czechoslovakia (d. 1968)
1909 – Charlie Walker, South Aust cricket wicket-keeper (toured but no Tests)
1940 – Carlin Glynn, US actress (Continental Divide)
1942 – Ken Kramer [Kenneth Bentley Kramer], former American Republican member of the House of Representatives, born in Chicago, Illinois
1949 – Eddie Hardin, English rock pianist and singer (Spencer Davis Group), born in London, England
1979 – Mariska [Anna Maria Rahikainen], Finnish rapper, born in Helsinki, Finland
1981 – Gil Reyes, American boxer
1985 – Haylie Duff, American singer/actress
Famous Birthdays for 18th February 2019
1486 – Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Bengali saint, inspired Chaitanya movement, born in Navadwip, India (d. 1534)
1772 – Giovanni Battista Brocchi, Bassano del Grappa, Italian Geologist
1853 – August Belmont Jr, breeder (Man ‘O War)/founder (NY Jockey Club)
1912 – Dane Clark, American actor (Wire Service, Bold Venture, Perry Mason), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1998)
1916 – Betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator
1928 – Tom Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player
1948 – Sinead Cusack, Irish actress (Waterland, Revenge)
1954 – John Travolta, American actor (Grease, Pulp Fiction), born in Englewood, New Jersey
1966 – Guy Ferland, American television director
1972 – Lubomir Rybovic, Kosice CZE, hockey forward (Team Slovakia)
Famous Birthdays for 17th February 2019
1855 – Otto Liman von Sanders, German general in Turkey (WWI)
1907 – Charles B Timmer, Dutch translator/writer (Russia Black on White)
1910 – Arthur Hunnicutt, American actor (El Dorado, Big Sky, Apache Uprising), born in Gravelly, Arkansas (d. 1979)
1916 – Don Tallon, cricketer (perhaps Australia’s greatest wicket-keeper)
1924 – Gevork Vartanian, Iran, Soviet intelligence agent (Operation Long Jump), (d. 2012)
1962 – Hennie Meijer, soccer player (Cambuur L, FC Heerenveen)
1968 – Bryan Cox, American NFL linebacker and coach (Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears), born in East St. Louis, Illinois
1981 – Lisa Skinner, Queensland Australia, gymnast (Olympics 1996)
1982 – Lupe Fiasco, American rapper
1985 – Anne Curtis, Filipino actress and commercial model
Famous Birthdays for 16th February 2019
1620 – Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia
1838 – Arnoldus Pannevis, South African ship’s doctor/linguist
1922 – Paul van ‘t Veer, Dutch journalist/writer (Het Vrije Volk)
1926 – Jack Levy, mechanical engineer
1932 – Nand Baert, Belgian radio/TV-host
1946 – Aleksandr Shaparenko, USSR, 1K kayaker (Olympic gold 1972)
1950 – Roman Tam, Hong Kong famous singer (d. 2002)
1968 – Erik Regtop, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen), born in Schoonebeek, Netherlands
1975 – Casey Barrett, 200m Butterfly (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
2335 – Geordi La Forge, character on Star Trek Next Generation
Famous Birthdays for 15th February 2019
1774 – W G Frederik, prince of Orange
1884 – Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American athlete, inventor, and businessman (invented the Erector Set), born in Salem, Oregon (d. 1961)
1899 – Georges Auric, Lodve France, Composer
1916 – Ian Ballantine, publisher (Ballantine Books)
1939 – Robert Hansen, American serial killer
1950 – Nikolai Sergeivich Grekov, Russian cosmonaut
1951 – Jane Seymour [Joyce Frankenberg], British actress (Live and Let Die, Somewhere in Time, Dr Quinn), born in London, England
1953 – Tony Adams, Irish film producer (d. 2005)
1957 – Steve Farhood, American boxing historian and analyst
1990 – Erwin Sak, Polish football goalkeeper (Stomil Olstyn), born in Lublin, Poland