Famous Births on 2 Feb

Famous Births on 2 Feb

1208 - James I of Aragon (d. 1276)
1455 - King John of Denmark (d. 1513)
1494 - Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)
1502 - Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)
1506 - René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)
1522 - Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)
1600 - Gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (d. 1653)
1613 - Noël Chabanel, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)
1621 - Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (d. 1679)
1649 - Pope Benedict XIII (d. 1730)
1650 - Nell Gwynne, English actress and royal mistress (d. 1687)
1669 - Louis Marchand, French organist and harpsichordist (d. 1732)
1695 - William Borlase, English naturalist (d. 1772)
1695 - François de Chevert, French general (d. 1769)
1700 - Johann Christoph Gottsched, German writer (d. 1766)
1711 - Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz, Austrian diplomat (d. 1794)
1714 - Gottfried August Homilius, German composer (d. 1785)
1717 - Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (d. 1790)
1754 - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French politician (d. 1838)
1786 - Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (d. 1856)
1802 - Jean Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (d. 1887)
1803 - Albert Sidney Johnston, American Confederate general (d. 1862)
1829 - Alfred Brehm, German zoologist (d. 1884)
1841 - François-Alphonse Forel, Swiss hydrologist (d. 1912)
1842 - Yulian Vasilievich Sokhotski, Russian mathematician (d. 1927)
1849 - Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Slovak poet (d. 1921)
1851 - José Guadalupe Posada, Mexican artist (d. 1913)
1860 - Curtis Guild, Jr., 43rd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1915)
1861 - Solomon R. Guggenheim, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1949)
1873 - Konstantin von Neurath, German foreign minister 1932-1938 (d. 1956)
1875 - Fritz Kreisler, Austrian violinist (d. 1962)
1878 - Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (d. 1955)
1881 - Orval Overall, major league baseball pitcher (d. 1947)
1882 - James Joyce, Irish author (d. 1941)
1887 - Ernst Hanfstängl, German pianist and politician (d. 1975)
1888 - Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (d. 1969)
1889 - Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, French general, posthumous Marshal of France (d. 1952)
1890 - Charles Correll, American actor (d. 1972)
1893 - Cornelius Lanczos, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1974)
1893 - Raoul Riganti, Argentine racing driver (d. 1970)
1895 - George Halas, American football player, coach, and league founder (d. 1983)
1896 - Kazimierz Kuratowski, Polish mathematician and logician (d. 1980)
1897 - Howard Johnson, American hotelier (d. 1972)
1897 - Aimé Avignon, France's former oldest living man (d. 2007)
1900 - Willie Kamm, MLB third baseman (d. 1988)
1901 - Jascha Heifetz, Lithuanian violinist (d. 1987)
1902 - Newbold Morris, American politician (d. 1966)
1905 - Ayn Rand, Russian-born author and philosopher (d. 1982)
1908 - Wes Ferrell, All-Star MLB pitcher (d. 1976)
1909 - Frank Albertson, American actor (d. 1964)
1912 - Burton Lane, American composer and lyricist (d. 1997)
1913 - Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor (d. 1985)
1914 - Eric Kierans, Canadian politician and economist (d. 2004)
1915 - Abba Eban, Israeli diplomat (d. 2002)
1915 - Stan Leonard, Canadian professional golfer (d. 2005)
1916 - Xuân Diệu, Vietnamese poet (d. 1985)
1918 - Hella S. Haasse, Dutch writer
1923 - James Dickey, American poet and author (d. 1997)
1923 - Bonita Granville, American actress (d. 1988)
1923 - Red Schoendienst, Hall of Famer baseball player and manager
1923 - Liz Smith, American gossip columnist
1924 - Elfi von Dassanowsky, Austrian-American producer and musician
1925 - Elaine Stritch, American actress
1926 - Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, French politician
1927 - Stan Getz, American musician (d. 1991)
1928 - Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham, Jr., civil rights activist and author (d. 1998)
1931 - Dries van Agt, Dutch politician
1931 - Les Dawson, British comedian (d. 1993)
1931 - Judith Viorst, American author
1932 - Robert Mandan, American actor
1933 - Than Shwe, ruler of Myanmar
1933 - Tony Jay, English actor (d. 2006)
1936 - Duane Jones, American actor
1937 - Tom Smothers, American musician and comedian
1937 - Remak Ramsay, American actor
1937 - Don Buford, All-Star MLB outfielder
1939 - Akbar Adibi, Iranian scientist, father of electronics in Iran (d. 2000)
1940 - David Jason, English actor
1940 - Wayne Fontes, American football coach
1942 - Graham Nash, American (British-born) rock musician
1943 - Susan Hanson, English actress
1944 - Karen Foss, American broadcaster
1944 - Geoffrey Hughes, British actor
1946 - Alpha Oumar Konaré, ex-president of Mali
1947 - Farrah Fawcett, American actress
1948 - Al McKay, American guitarist and songwriter (Earth, Wind & Fire)
1948 - Roger Williamson, English racecar driver (d. 1973)
1949 - Brent Spiner, American actor
1949 - Ross Valory, American musician (Journey)
1949 - Francisco Maturana, Colombian football manager
1952 - Genichiro Tenryu, Japanese professional wrestler
1953 - Duane Chapman, American bounty hunter.
1954 - John Tudor, American baseball pitcher
1954 - Hansi Hinterseer, Austrian singer, actor, former skier
1954 - Christie Brinkley, American model
1958 - Michel Marc Bouchard, Quebec playwright
1960 - Jari Porttila, Finnish sports journalist
1961 - Lauren Lane, American actress
1961 - Steve Penney, National Hockey League goaltender
1962 - Andy Fordham, English darts player
1962 - Paul Kilgus, baseball player
1962 - Michael T. Weiss, American actor
1963 - Philip Laats, Belgian judoka
1963 - Eva Cassidy, American singer (d. 1996)
1965 - Carl Airey, English footballer
1965 - Naoki Sano, Japanese professional wrestler
1966 - Andrei Chesnokov, Russian former tennis player
1966 - D. C. Douglas, American actor and director
1966 - Robert DeLeo, American musician (Stone Temple Pilots)
1967 - Arturs Irbe, Latvian hockey player
1967 - Laurent Nkunda, Congolese general
1968 - Simon Wickham-Smith, composer and Mongolist
1968 - Scott Erickson, MLB pitcher
1968 - Sean Elliott, American basketball player
1969 - Valeri Karpin, Russian footballer
1969 - Tim Sherwood, English footballer
1970 - Nikolaos Michopoulos, Greek footballer
1970 - C. Ernst Harth, Canadian actor
1970 - Jennifer Westfeldt, American actress
1970 - Roar Strand, Norwegian footballer
1972 - Tego Calderón , nominated reggaeton singer/rapper.
1972 - Melvin Mora, Venezuelan baseball player
1972 - Dana International, Israeli singer
1973 - Aleksander Tammert, Estonian discus thrower
1975 - Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek footballer
1975 - Vaggelis Koutsoures, Greek footballer
1975 - Todd Bertuzzi, Canadian hockey player
1975 - Niclas Wallin, Swedish hockey player
1976 - James Hickman, British swimmer
1976 - Lori Beth Denberg, American actress
1977 - Heather Martin, American gospel singer
1977 - Libor Sionko, Czech football player
1977 - Shakira, Colombian singer
1978 - Eden Espinosa, American singer and stage actress
1978 - Barry Ferguson, Scotish football player
1979 - Fani Halkia, Greek hurdler
1979 - Irini Terzoglou, Greek shot putter
1980 - Oleguer Presas, Spanish football player
1980 - Gucci Mane, African-American rapper
1980 - Teddy Hart, Canadian professional wrestler
1981 - Jason Kapono, American basketball player
1982 - Kelly Mazzante, American basketball player
1982 - Sergio Castaño, Spanish footballer
1982 - Han Ga In, South Korean model/actress
1983 - Carolina Klüft, Swedish athlete
1983 - Alex Westaway, British musician
1983 - Will South, Thirteen Senses frontman
1983 - Jordin Tootoo, Canadian hockey player
1987 - Gerard Piqué, Spanish football player
1987 - Martin Spanjers, American actor
1992 - Danielle White, American singer