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
Category: Famous Birthdays
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
Famous Birthdays for 14th February 2019
1602 – Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, born in Crema, Lombardy, Italy (d. 1676)
1763 – Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general, born in Morlaix, Brittany, France (d. 1813)
1882 – George Jean Nathan, American editor, author and critic (American Mercury), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana (d. 1958)
1916 – Edward Platt, actor (Chief-Get Smart), born in Staten Island, New York
1921 – Piet Kraak, Dutch soccer player
1934 – Florence Henderson, actress and singer (Carol in The Brady Bunch), born in Dale, Indiana (d. 2016)
1943 – Aaron Russo, American political activist, movie producer and director (Trading Places, Wise Guys, The Rose), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2007)
1960 – Meg Tilly, Canadian–American actress (Big Chill, Impulse), born in Los Angeles, California
1970 – Guillaume Raoux, French tennis star, born in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France
1972 – Big Daddy V, US professional wrestler, born in Goldsboro, North Carolina (d. 2014)
Famous Birthdays for 13th February 2019
1658 – Jan B. Wellekens, Dutch poet and painter
1660 – Johann Sigismund Kusser, composer
1682 – Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Italian Rococo painter of religious subjects and genre scenes (Fortune Teller), born in Venice (d. 1754)
1883 – Harold “Hal” Chase, baseball player/manager
1950 – Ewa Aulin, Swedish actress (Candy, Fiorina La Vacca), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1953 – Rico J. Puno, Filipino pop singer, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 2018)
1963 – Roberta Vasquez, US actor and model (November, 1984), born in Los Angeles, California
1968 – Matt Mieske, US baseball outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Midland, Michigan
1980 – Kristy Powell, US gymnast (Olympics 1996), born in Stuart, Florida
1981 – Luke Ridnour, US basketball player, born in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Famous Birthdays for 12th February 2019
1663 – Cotton Mather, American Puritan minister (Salem witchcraft trials), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1728)
1706 – Josef Christian, German sculptor
1791 – Peter Cooper, American industrialist, inventor and philanthropist (Cooper Union, steam locomotive), born in NYC, New York (d. 1883)
1857 – Bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96)
1898 – [Le]Roy Harris, Oklahoma, composer (When Johnny Comes Marching Home)
1899 – Albert Huybrechts, Belgian composer, born in Dinant, Belgium (d. 1936)
1959 – Omar Hakim, US drummer and composer (Dire Straits, Weather Report), born in NYC, New York
1963 – Brent Jones, NFL tight end (SF 49ers), born in Santa Clara, California
1970 – Dell Demps, NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs), born in Long Beach, Canada
1982 – Onil Joseph, Dominican baseball player, born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Famous Birthdays for 11th February 2019
1506 – Juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau
1874 – Fritz Bennicke Hart, composer
1890 – David Drummond, Australian politician (d. 1965)
1906 – Anita Garvin, American actress (Swiss Miss, Blotto, Charlatan, Hats Off), born in NYC, New York (d. 1994)
1914 – French Duynstee, Dutch constitutional lawyer
1914 – Matt Dennis, vocalist (Matt Dennis Show), born in Seattle, Washington
1930 – C H Dearnley, organist
1967 – Uwe Daßler, German swimmer
1973 – Jeon Do-yeon, Korean actress, born in Seoul, South Korea
1974 – Brian Newman, US football guard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Houston, Texas