Famous Births on 9 Feb

Famous Births on 9 Feb

1533 - Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611)
1645 - Johann Aegidius Bach, German violistian (d. 1716)
1666 - George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (d. 1737)
1748 - Luther Martin, American patriot (d. 1826)
1756 - Karel Blažej Kopřiva, Czech composer (d. 1785)
1763 - Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Baden (d. 1830)
1769 - Susette Gontard, the beloved of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin (d. 1802)
1773 - William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States (d. 1841)
1775 - Farkas Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1856)
1781 - Johann Baptist von Spix, German scientist (d. 1826)
1783 - Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (d. 1852)
1789 - Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849)
1800 - Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (d. 1844)
1814 - Samuel Jones Tilden, 28th Governor of New York (d. 1886)
1830 - Abd-ul-Aziz, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1876)
1834 - Felix Dahn, German author (d. 1912)
1839 - Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (d. 1896)
1846 - Whitaker Wright, English mining tycoon (d. 1904)
1846 - Wilhelm Maybach, German automotive designer (d. 1929)
1865 - Mrs. Patrick Campbell, British actress (d. 1940)
1865 - Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (d. 1949)
1874 - Amy Lowell, American poet (d. 1925)
1880 - Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1959)
1885 - Alban Berg, Austrian composer (d. 1935)
1891 - Ronald Colman, English actor (d. 1958)
1892 - Peggy Wood, American actress (d. 1978)
1892 - Tommy Treichel, American professional wrestler (d. 1936)
1895 - Hermann Brill, German politician (d. 1959)
1897 - Charles Kingsford Smith, Australian pilot (d. 1935)
1901 - Brian Donlevy, Irish actor (d. 1972)
1901 - James Murray, American actor (d. 1936)
1902 - Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German women's leader (d. 1999)
1906 - André Kostolany, stock market expert and speculator (d. 1999)
1909 - Heather Angel, British actress (d. 1986)
1909 - Carmen Miranda, Brazilian actress (d. 1955)
1909 - Dean Rusk, 54th United States Secretary of State (d. 1994)
1909 - Harald Genzmer, German composer (d. 2007)
1910 - Jacques Monod, French biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1976)
1911 - William Darby, American WWII Army officer (d. 1945)
1914 - Gypsy Rose Lee, American dancer (d. 1970)
1914 - Ernest Tubb, American singer (d. 1984)
1914 - Bill Veeck, American baseball executive (d. 1986)
1915 - Lennard Pearce, English actor (d. 1984)
1916 - Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993)
1922 - Kathryn Grayson, American actress
1922 - Jim Laker, English cricketer (d. 1986)
1923 - Brendan Behan, Irish author (d. 1964)
1925 - Burkhard Heim, German physicist (d. 2001)
1926 - Garret FitzGerald, 7th Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland
1928 - Frank Frazetta, American illustrator
1928 - Rinus Michels, Dutch football coach (d. 2005)
1928 - Roger Mudd, American journalist
1929 - Clement Meadmore, Australian-born sculptor (d. 2005)
1930 - Garner Ted Armstrong, American evangelist (d. 2003)
1931 - Thomas Bernhard, Austrian playwright and novelist (d. 1989)
1931 - Josef Masopust, Czech footballer
1932 - Gerhard Richter, German painter
1932 - Tatsuro Hirooka, Japanese baseball player
1933 - Loris Azzaro, French fashion designer (d. 2003)
1934 - John Ziegler, former NHL Commissioner
1936 - Stompin' Tom Connors, Canadian country singer
1936 - Clive Swift, British actor
1937 - Clete Boyer, American baseball player (d. 2007)
1939 - Barry Mann, American singer
1939 - Janet Suzman, South African actress
1940 - J. M. Coetzee, South African author, Nobel laureate
1940 - Brian Bennett, British musician (The Shadows)
1941 - Sheila Kuehl, American actress
1942 - Carole King, American singer
1943 - Barbara Lewis, American singer and songwriter
1943 - Jonny Nilsson, Swedish speedskater
1943 - Joe Pesci, American actor
1943 - Joseph E. Stiglitz, American economist, Nobel laureate
1944 - Alice Walker, American writer
1944 - Derryn Hinch, Australian media personality
1945 - Mia Farrow, American actress
1945 - Gérard Lenorman, French singer
1946 - Séan Neeson, Northern Irish politician
1946 - Vince Papale, American football player
1946 - Jim Webb, United States Senator from Virginia
1947 - Carla Del Ponte, Swiss UN prosecutor
1947 - Joe Ely, American musician
1947 - Major Harris, American singer
1949 - Judith Light, American actress
1950 - Richard F. Colburn, American politician
1952 - Danny White, American football player
1952 - Mookie Wilson, American baseball player
1953 - Ciarán Hinds, Northern Irish actor
1953 - Gabriel Rotello, American television documentary producer
1954 - Mary Jo Duffy, American comic book writer and editor
1954 - Christopher Gardner, American entrepreneur
1954 - Kevin Warwick, Cyborg Scientist
1955 - Charles Shaughnessy, British actor
1955 - JM J. Bullock, American actor
1957 - Gordon Strachan, Scottish football player and manager
1958 - Chris Nilan, National Hockey League player
1958 - Cyrille Regis, English former footballer
1960 - Holly Johnson, British singer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
1961 - John Kruk, American baseball player
1961 - Jussi Lampi, Finnish musician and actor
1962 - Anik Bissonnette, Quebec ballet dancer (Les Grands Ballets Canadiens)
1963 - Travis Tritt, American singer
1963 - Brian Greene, American physicist
1965 - Igor Malkov, Russian speedskater
1965 - Julie Warner, American actress
1966 - Ellen van Langen, Dutch athlete
1966 - Harald Eia, Norwegian TV - comedian
1967 - Todd Pratt, American baseball player
1968 - Alejandra Guzmán, Mexican singer
1968 - Rahul Roy, Indian actor
1969 - Jimmy Smith, American football player
1970 - Glenn McGrath, Australian cricketer
1971 - Sharon Case, American actress
1971 - Johan Mjällby, Swedish footballer
1972 - Crispin Freeman, American voice actor
1972 - Darren Ferguson, Scottish footballer
1972 - Jason Winston George, American actor
1973 - Colin Egglesfield, American actor
1973 - Svetlana Boginskaya, Soviet gymnast
1974 - Brad Maynard, National Football League punter
1974 - Amber Valletta, American model
1975 - Clinton Grybas, Australian Football commentator (d. 2008)
1975 - Viktor Chistiakov, Russian-born Australian athlete
1976 - Charlie Day, American actor
1976 - Vladimir Guerrero, Dominican baseball player
1976 - Georgios Korakakis, Greek footballer
1978 - Airton Daré, Brazilian racing driver
1978 - Daniel Mann, British television commentator
1979 - Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress
1979 - Irina Slutskaya, Russian figure skater
1979 - Akinori Iwamura, Japanese baseball pitcher
1979 - David Gray, English snooker player
1980 - Angelos Charisteas, Greek footballer
1980 - Shelly Martinez, American wrestler
1981 - Joël Camathias, Swiss racing driver
1981 - John Walker Lindh, American Taliban fighter
1982 - Ami Suzuki, Japanese singer
1983 - Mikel Arruabarrena, Spanish footballer
1984 - Dioner Navarro, Venezuelan baseball player
1984 - Han Kyung, Korean singer Super Junior
1985 - David Gallagher, American actor
1986 - Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein, of Jordan
1987 - Magdalena Neuner, German biathlete
1987 - Joe O'Cearuill, Irish footballer
1989 - Wu Chia-ching, Taiwanese pool player
1989 - Gia Farrell, American singer
1990 - Camille Winbush, American actress
1996 - Jimmy Bennett, American actor