Famous Birthdays for 1st February 2026

1763 – Thomas Campbell, Irish-American clergyman (founder of Disciples of Christ movement in America), born in County Down, Ireland (d. 1854)
1903 – Carl Reynolds, American baseball outfielder, 1927-39 (Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, and 3 other tems) who was 2nd player in MLB history to hit HRs in 3 consecutive innings (1930), born in LaRue, Texas (d. 1978)
1906 – Hildegarde [Sell], American cabaret vocalist (“Leave It To The Girls”; “Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup”), born in Adell, Wisconsin (d. 2005)
1909 – George Beverly Shea, Canadian-American Grammy Award-winning gospel singer (Billy Graham Crusades, 1947-2013), born in Winchester, Ontario (d. 2013)
1928 – Sir Samuel “Sam” Edwards, Welsh physicist (condensed matter physics), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2015)
1932 – John Nott, British Conservative politician (Member of Parliament, 1966-83) who served as Secretary of State for Defence during Falkland War (1981-83), born in Bideford, Devon, England (d. 2024)
1959 – Wade Wilson, American football quarterback (Super Bowl XXX Dallas Cowboys; Pro Bowl 1988 Minnesota Vikings), born in Greenville, Texas (d. 2019)
1961 – Daniel M. Tani, American astronaut, born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania
1964 – Jani Lane [John Oswald], American heavy metal rock songwriter, and singer (Warrant – “Cherry Pie”), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2011)
1977 – Kevin Kilbane, Irish soccer left back, winger (110 caps Republic of Ireland; WBA, Sunderland, Everton), born in Preston, England

More Famous Birthdays »

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *