Famous Births on 25 Feb

Famous Births on 25 Feb

1398 - Xuande, Emperor of China (d. 1435)
1591 - Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635)
1643 - Ahmed II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1695)
1663 - Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718)
1682 - Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (d. 1771)
1692 - Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (d. 1775)
1707 - Carlo Goldoni, Italian writer (d. 1793)
1714 - René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Chancellor of France (d. 1792)
1714 - Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Baronet, British admiral (d. 1782)
1725 - Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet (d. 1798)
1752 - John Graves Simcoe, first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada (d. 1806)
1778 - José de San Martín, Argentine general and liberator of South America (d. 1850)
1841 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter, graphic artist and sculptor (d. 1919)
1842 - Karl May, German writer (d. 1912)
1845 - George Reid, fourth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1918)
1855 - George Bonnor, Australian cricketer (d. 1912)
1855 - Cesário Verde, Portuguese poet (d. 1886)
1860 - Sir William Ashley, economic historian (d. 1927)
1866 - Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher (d. 1952)
1873 - Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor (d. 1921)
1877 - Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist (d. 1935)
1883 - Princess Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone (d. 1981)
1885 - Sylvia Brett, Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak (d. 1971)
1888 - John Foster Dulles, U.S. Secretary of State (d. 1959)
1889 - Homer S. Ferguson, United States Senator (d. 1982)
1890 - Dame Myra Hess, English pianist (d. 1965)
1890 - Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet politician (d. 1986)
1894 - Meher Baba, Indian spiritual leader (d. 1969)
1895 - Lew Andreas, American basketball coach (d. 1984)
1901 - Zeppo Marx, American actor (d. 1979)
1903 - King Clancy, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1986)
1908 - Frank G. Slaughter, American novelist (d. 2001)
1910 - Millicent Fenwick, American fashion editor and politician (d. 1992)
1912 - Brenda Joyce, American actress
1913 - Jim Backus, American actor (d. 1989)
1913 - Gert Fröbe, German actor (d. 1988)
1914 - John Arlott, English cricket journalist (d. 1991)
1916 - Reinhard Bendix, German sociologist (d. 1991)
1917 - Anthony Burgess, English author (d. 1993)
1918 - Barney Ewell, American athlete (d. 1996)
1918 - Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (d. 1995)
1918 - Rena Kyriakou, Greek pianist (d. 1994)
1919 - Karl H. Pribram, Austrian neuroscientist
1920 - Gérard Bessette, Canadian author (d. 2005)
1921 - Pierre Laporte, Canadian statesman (d. 1970)
1927 - Ralph Stanley, American musician
1928 - Larry Gelbart, American comedy writer
1929 - Christopher George, American actor (d. 1983)
1929 - Tommy Newsom, American bandleader (d. 2007)
1932 - Tony Brooks, English race car driver
1932 - Faron Young, American singer (d. 1996)
1934 - Bernard Bresslaw, English actor (d. 1993)
1934 - Tony Lema, American golfer (d. 1966)
1935 - Sally Jessy Raphaël, American talk show host
1937 - Barbara Piasecka Johnson, widow of John Seward Johnson I
1937 - Bob Schieffer, American broadcast journalist
1937 - Tom Courtenay, English actor
1938 - Diane Baker, American actress
1938 - Herb Elliott, Australian runner
1940 - Billy Packer, American sports broadcaster
1940 - Danny Cater, American baseball player
1940 - Ron Santo, American baseball player
1942 - Karen Grassle, American actress
1943 - Wilson da Silva Piazza, Brazilian footballer
1943 - George Harrison, English musician (The Beatles) (d. 2001)
1945 - Herbert Léonard, French singer
1945 - Elkie Brooks, English singer
1946 - Franz Xaver Kroetz, German dramatist
1946 - Jean Todt, French executive director of Scuderia Ferrari
1947 - Lee Evans, American athlete
1947 - Doug Yule, American bass guitarist (The Velvet Underground)
1948 - Aldo Busi, Italian writer
1948 - Danny Denzongpa, Indian actor
1949 - Ric Flair, American professional wrestler
1950 - Neil Jordan, Irish director
1950 - Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina
1950 - Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish alpine skier (d. 2006)
1951 - Don Quarrie, Jamaican runner
1951 - James Brown, American sportscaster
1951 - César Cedeño, Dominican baseball player
1952 - Inger Segelström, Swedish politician
1952 - Joey Dunlop, Irish motorcycle racer (d. 2000)
1952 - Jerry Chamberlain, American musician
1953 - José María Aznar, former Prime Minister of Spain
1953 - Kim Yeong-cheol, South Korean actor
1954 - John Doe, American musician
1958 - Kurt Rambis, American basketball player
1959 - Carl Marotte, Canadian actor
1959 - Mike Peters, Welsh musician (The Alarm)
1960 - Stefan Blöcher, German field hockey player
1960 - Tony Grimaud, Maltese-born singer and songwriter
1961 - Davey Allison, American race car driver (d. 1993)
1961 - Todd Blackledge, American football player
1962 - Birgit Fischer, German kayaker
1963 - Paul O'Neill, American baseball player
1964 - Don Majkowski, American football player
1964 - Lee Evans, English comedian
1965 - Carrot Top, American comedian
1965 - Brian Baker, American guitarist
1966 - Samantha Phillips, American actress
1966 - Nancy O'Dell, American reporter and television personality
1966 - Téa Leoni, American actress
1966 - Samson Kitur, Kenyan athlete (d. 2003)
1966 - Alexis Denisof, American actor
1968 - Sandrine Kiberlain, French actress
1968 - Evridiki, Greek Cypriot singer
1969 - Paul Trimboli, Australian soccer player
1970 - Julie Hesmondhalgh, English actress
1971 - Daniel Powter, Canadian musician
1971 - Dave Harris, American disc jockey
1971 - Sean Astin, American actor
1973 - Justin Jeffre, American singer (98 Degrees)
1973 - Anson Mount, American actor
1973 - Julio José Iglesias, Spanish singer
1973 - Normann Stadler, German triathlete
1975 - Chelsea Handler, American comedian and actress
1976 - Rashida Jones, American actress, writer, model, and musician
1976 - Chris Pitman, American keyboardist and member of Guns N' Roses
1977 - Josh Wolff, American footballer
1977 - Sarah Jezebel Deva, English singer
1979 - Jennifer Ferrin, American actress
1979 - David Hoflin, Swedish-born Australian Actor
1980 - Antonio Burks, American basketball player
1980 - Christy Knowings, American actress
1981 - Misty Giles, American beauty queen and Survivor contestant
1981 - Park Ji-Sung, South Korean footballer
1981 - Shahid Kapoor, Indian actor
1981 - Jamie Lynn, American model
1982 - Chris Baird, Irish footballer
1982 - Anton Volchenkov, Russian ice hockey player
1982 - Bert McCracken, American singer (The Used)
1982 - Maria Kanellis, American model and professional wrestler
1982 - Tara Wilson, Canadian actress
1983 - Eduardo da Silva, Brazilian-born Croatian footballer
1984 - Lovefoxxx, Brazilian singer (CSS)
1984 - Logan Leistikow, American director and actor
1985 - Joakim Noah, American basketball player
1985 - Benji Marshall, New Zealand rugby player
1986 - Justin Berfield, American actor
1986 - James and Oliver Phelps, English actors
1986 - Danny Saucedo, Swedish singer
1987 - Eva Avila, Canadian singer
1991 - Tony Oller, American actor
1998 - Brendon Baerg, American actor