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==Births== ===Pre-1600=== * [[624]] – [[Wu Zetian]], Chinese empress consort (died 705) *[[1028]] – [[Al-Juwayni]], Persian scholar and imam (died 1085)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Saflo |first1=Mohammad M. A. |title=Al-Juwayni's Thought and Methodology |date=11 October 2021 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |isbn=978-3-11-240161-3 |page=8 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1490]] – [[Charles III, Duke of Bourbon|Charles III]], duke of Bourbon (died 1527)<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Bourbon, Charles |volume= 04 | page = 328; lines one and two |quote=...constable of France....and dauphin of Auvergne, was born on the 17th of February 1490}}</ref> *[[1519]] – [[Francis, Duke of Guise|Francis]], French Grand Chamberlain (died 1563)<ref>{{cite book|author1=David Patrick|author2=William Geddie|title=Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WtVPAAAAMAAJ|year=1924|publisher=W. & R. Chambers Ltd|page=458|access-date=2019-12-21|archive-date=2020-05-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525011621/https://books.google.com/books?id=WtVPAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1524]] – [[Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine|Charles de Lorraine]], French cardinal (died 1574)<ref>{{cite book|author=DAVID LAING|title=THE WORKS OF JOHN KNOX|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aRIXAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA318|year=1848|pages=318|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=2020-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522065520/https://books.google.com/books?id=aRIXAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA318|url-status=live}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1646]] – [[Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert]], French economist (died 1714)<ref>{{cite book|author=Hazel Van Dyke Roberts|title=Boisguilbert: economist of the reign of Louis XIV|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XWvGAAAAMAAJ|year=1935|publisher=Columbia University Press|page=11|isbn=9780231904964|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=2020-05-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524110659/https://books.google.com/books?id=XWvGAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1653]] – [[Arcangelo Corelli]], Italian violinist and composer (died 1713)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Jack Ralph Ullom|author2=Arcangelo Corelli|title=An analysis and performing edition of Arcangelo Corelli's Sonata for violin and continuo, opus 5, no. 3, in C major|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hFE9AQAAIAAJ|year=1967|publisher=Dept. of Music|page=1|access-date=2019-12-21|archive-date=2020-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604124605/https://books.google.com/books?id=hFE9AQAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1723]] – [[Tobias Mayer]], German astronomer and academic (died 1762) *[[1740]] – [[Horace-Bénédict de Saussure]], Swiss physicist and meteorologist (died 1799)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Abel Stevens|author2=James Floy|title=The National Magazine: Devoted to Literature, Art, and Religion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6CcAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA168|year=1856|publisher=Carlton & Phillips|pages=168|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=2020-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531103042/https://books.google.com/books?id=6CcAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA168|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1752]] – [[Friedrich Maximilian Klinger]], German author and playwright (died 1831) *[[1754]] – [[Nicolas Baudin]], French cartographer and explorer (died 1803) *[[1758]] – [[John Pinkerton]], Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist and historian (died 1826) *[[1762]] – [[John Cooke (Royal Navy officer)|John Cooke]], English captain (died 1805)<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Howard|editor1-first=Joseph Jackson|editor1-link=Joseph Jackson Howard|year=1896|title=Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica|publisher=Mitchell and Hughes|volume=4|series=Third|page=51|location=London|language=en|oclc=1141272165|url=https://archive.org/details/miscellaneagenea04howa/page/106|access-date=May 11, 2021}}</ref> *[[1781]] – [[René Laennec]], French physician, invented the [[stethoscope]] (died 1826)<ref>{{cite book|author=René Théophile Hyacinthe Laennec|title=A Treatise on Mediate Auscultation, and on Diseases of the Lungs and Heart. ... With the notes and additions of M. M. Laënnec and M. Andral|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fVaObe8vNs4C&pg=PR9|year=1846|pages=9|access-date=2019-12-21|archive-date=2020-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527172842/https://books.google.com/books?id=fVaObe8vNs4C&pg=PR9|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1796]] – [[Philipp Franz von Siebold]], German physician and botanist (died 1866) *[[1799]] – [[Carl Julian (von) Graba]], German lawyer and ornithologist who visited and studied the Faroe Islands (died 1874)<ref name="KN">{{cite web|url= http://www.kn-online.de/htm/dauer/lok/hochschulen/hochschulseiten/990212/c-voegel.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20010721034659/http://www.kn-online.de/htm/dauer/lok/hochschulen/hochschulseiten/990212/c-voegel.htm|archive-date=21 July 2001|language=de|title= Unbekannte Vögel entdeckt – Auf den Spuren von Graba|trans-title= Unknown birds discovered – In the footsteps of Graba|date=12 February 1999|author= Kieler Nachrichten| accessdate=20 August 2022}}</ref> *[[1817]] – [[Édouard Thilges]], Luxembourgish jurist and politician, 7th [[Prime Minister of Luxembourg]] (died 1904) *[[1820]] – [[Henri Vieuxtemps]], Belgian violinist and composer (died 1881)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Musical World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dfksAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA237|year=1845|publisher=J. Alfredo Novello|pages=237|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=2020-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602234240/https://books.google.com/books?id=dfksAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA237|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1821]] – [[Lola Montez]], Irish-American actress and dancer (died 1861)<ref>{{cite book|author=Bruce Seymour|title=Lola Montez: A Life|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F4DCffNBbPMC&pg=PA4|year=1996|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=978-0-300-07439-0|pages=4|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=2020-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530113745/https://books.google.com/books?id=F4DCffNBbPMC&pg=PA4|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1832]] – [[Richard Henry Park]], American sculptor (died 1902) *[[1836]] – [[Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer]], Spanish author, poet, and playwright (died 1870) *[[1843]] – [[Aaron Montgomery Ward]], American businessman, founded [[Montgomery Ward]] (died 1913) *[[1848]] – [[Louisa Lawson]], Australian poet and publisher (died 1920) *[[1849]] – [[Joseph Favre]], Swiss chef (died 1903)<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.archiviobiograficomovimentooperaio.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=21984:favre-joseph&lang=it|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130904222357/http://www.archiviobiograficomovimentooperaio.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=21984:favre-joseph&lang=it|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 4, 2013|chapter=Joseph Favre|title=L'Internazionale italiana fra libertari ed evoluzionisti|publisher=ABMO|access-date=2013-09-04|language=Italian}}</ref> *[[1854]] – [[Friedrich Alfred Krupp]], German businessman (died 1902) *[[1861]] – [[Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont|Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont]], duchess of Albany (died 1922)<ref>{{cite book|author=Harvester Wheatsheaf|title=The Constitutional Year Book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B9dVAAAAYAAJ|year=1971|publisher=Harvester Press|isbn=978-0-85527-070-4|page=28|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=2020-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526014603/https://books.google.com/books?id=B9dVAAAAYAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1862]] – [[Mori Ōgai]], Japanese general, author, and poet (died 1922) *[[1864]] – [[Jozef Murgaš]], Slovak priest, botanist, and painter (died 1929) * 1864 – [[Banjo Paterson]], Australian journalist, author, and poet (died 1941)<ref>{{cite book|author=Andrew Barton Paterson|title=Poems of Banjo Paterson|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VtjpAAAAMAAJ|year=1976|publisher=Ure Smith|isbn=978-0-7254-0297-6|page=13|access-date=2019-12-21|archive-date=2020-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610111846/https://books.google.com/books?id=VtjpAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1874]] – [[Thomas J. Watson]], American businessman (died 1956) *[[1877]] – [[Isabelle Eberhardt]], Swiss explorer and author (died 1904)<ref>{{cite book|author=Ursula Kingsmill Hart|title=Two ladies of colonial Algeria: the lives and times of Aurélie Picard and Isabelle Eberhardt|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WDZxAAAAMAAJ|year=1987|publisher=Ohio University Center for International Studies|page=73|isbn=9780896801431|access-date=2019-12-21|archive-date=2020-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526014605/https://books.google.com/books?id=WDZxAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1877 – [[André Maginot]], French sergeant and politician (died 1932) *[[1879]] – [[Dorothy Canfield Fisher]], American educational reformer, social activist and author (died 1958)<ref>{{cite book|last=Siles|first=Dorothy D.|chapter=Fisher, Dorothy (Frances) Canfield|editor-first=D.L.|editor-last=Kirkpatrick|title=Twentieth-century Children's Writers|location=London|publisher=Macmillan|year=1978|isbn=978-0-33323-414-3|page=455}}</ref> *[[1881]] – [[Mary Carson Breckinridge]], American [[nurse midwife]], founded [[Frontier Nursing Service]] (died 1965) *[[1887]] – [[Joseph Bech]], Luxembourgish lawyer and politician, 15th [[Prime Minister of Luxembourg]] (died 1975) * 1887 – [[Leevi Madetoja]], Finnish composer and critic (died 1947) *[[1888]] – [[Ronald Knox]], English Catholic priest (died 1957)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Waugh |first1=Evelyn |author1-link=Evelyn Waugh |title=The Life of Ronald Knox |date=1959 |publisher=Chapman and Hall |page=35 |url=https://archive.org/details/lifeofronaldknox0000evel/mode/2up}}</ref> * 1888 – [[Otto Stern]], German-American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1969) *[[1890]] – [[Ronald Fisher]], English-Australian statistician, biologist, and geneticist (died 1962) *[[1891]] – [[Abraham Fraenkel]], German-Israeli mathematician and academic (died 1965) *[[1893]] – [[Wally Pipp]], American baseball player and journalist (died 1965) *[[1899]] – [[Jibanananda Das]], Bangladeshi-Indian poet and author (died 1954) *[[1900]] – [[Ruth Clifford]], American actress (died 1998) ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[Sadegh Hedayat]], Iranian-French author and translator (died 1951) * 1903 – [[Joaquín Rodríguez Ortega]], known as "Cagancho", Spanish bullfighter (died 1984)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://tauroarte.com/index.php/toreros-s-xx/matadores-de-toros/33233-CAGANCHO | title = CAGANCHO | last = | first = | date = 2024 | website = tauroarte.com | publisher = Tauroarte | access-date = 25 September 2024 | language = es }}</ref> *[[1904]] – [[Hans Morgenthau]], German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (died 1980) *[[1905]] – [[Rózsa Péter]], Hungarian mathematician (died 1977)<ref>{{cite book | first=Hajnal | last=Andréka | chapter=Rózsa Péter | editor-last1=Grinstein | editor-first1=Louise S. | editor-last2=Campbell | editor-first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics: a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-3132-4849-8 | page=[https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/171 171] | chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/171 }}</ref> *[[1906]] – [[Mary Brian]], American actress (died 2002) *[[1908]] – [[Bo Yibo]], Chinese general and politician, [[Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China]] (died 2007) *[[1910]] – [[Marc Lawrence]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2005) *[[1911]] – [[Oskar Seidlin]], German-American author, poet, and scholar (died 1984) *[[1912]] – [[Andre Norton]], American author (died 2005) *[[1914]] – [[Arthur Kennedy (actor)|Arthur Kennedy]], American actor (died 1990) *[[1916]] – [[Alexander Obolensky]], Russian rugby player and pilot (died 1940) * 1916 – [[Don Tallon]], Australian cricketer (died 1984) * 1916 – [[Raf Vallone]], Italian footballer and actor (died 2002) *[[1918]] – [[William Bronk]], American poet and academic (died 1999) * 1918 – [[Jacqueline Ferrand]], French mathematician (died 2014) *[[1919]] – [[J. M. S. Careless]], Canadian historian and academic (died 2009) * 1919 – [[Kathleen Freeman]], American actress and singer (died 2001) * 1919 – [[Joe Hunt]], American tennis player (died 1945)<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Porter|editor1-first=David L.|title=Biographical Dictionary of American Sports|date=1992|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0313267062|pages=[https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict0000unse_z6t1/page/552 552–553]|url=https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict0000unse_z6t1/page/552}}</ref> *[[1920]] – [[Ivo Caprino]], Norwegian director and screenwriter (died 2001) * 1920 – [[Annie Glenn]], American disability and communication disorder advocate (died 2020) * 1920 – [[Curt Swan]], American illustrator (died 1996)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Comics Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pBRLAQAAIAAJ|year=1996|publisher=Comics Journal, Incorporated|page=13|access-date=2021-06-21|archive-date=2021-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624213155/https://books.google.com/books?id=pBRLAQAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1921]] – [[Duane Gish]], American biochemist and academic (died 2013)<ref>{{cite book|author=Strathmore Directories, Limited|title=Strathmore's Who's Who, 2000-2001|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JiNJ8XXpJn0C|date=May 2001|publisher=Strathmore Directories, Limited|isbn=978-1-890347-06-2|page=656|access-date=2021-06-21|archive-date=2021-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204302/https://books.google.com/books?id=JiNJ8XXpJn0C|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1922]] – [[Tommy Edwards]], American R&B singer-songwriter (died 1969) *[[1923]] – [[Buddy DeFranco]], American clarinet player and bandleader (died 2014) *[[1924]] – [[Margaret Truman]], American singer and author (died 2008)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Ron Cockrell|author2=Keith Krueger|title=Cultural Landscape Report: Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Independence, Missouri|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OOaZRpTIMrsC&pg=PA26|year=1990|publisher=National Park Service|pages=26|access-date=2021-06-21|archive-date=2021-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205734/https://books.google.com/books?id=OOaZRpTIMrsC&pg=PA26|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1925]] – [[Ron Goodwin]], English composer and conductor (died 2003) * 1925 – [[Hal Holbrook]], American actor and director (died 2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/theater/hal-holbrook-dead.html|title=Hal Holbrook, Actor Who Channeled Mark Twain, Is Dead at 95|date=February 2, 2021|website=New York Times|author=Robert Berkvist|access-date=February 2, 2021|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202183539/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/theater/hal-holbrook-dead.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1928]] – [[Marta Romero]], Puerto Rican actress and singer (died 2013) * 1928 – [[Michiaki Takahashi]], Japanese virologist (died 2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://doodles.google/doodle/dr-michiaki-takahashis-94th-birthday/|title=Michiaki Takahashi's 94th Birthday|date=February 17, 2021|website=Google|access-date=February 17, 2021}}</ref> *[[1929]] – [[Alejandro Jodorowsky]], Chilean-French director and screenwriter * 1929 – [[Chaim Potok]], American rabbi and author (died 2002)<ref>{{cite book|author=Sanford Sternlicht|title=Chaim Potok: A Critical Companion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8vOG2EXef4EC&pg=PA2|year=2000|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-31181-9|pages=2|access-date=2021-02-02|archive-date=2022-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217163120/https://books.google.com/books?id=8vOG2EXef4EC&pg=PA2|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1929 – [[Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale]], English lieutenant and politician, [[Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills]] (died 1993) * 1929 – [[Patricia Routledge]], English actress and singer *[[1930]] – [[Roger Craig (baseball)|Roger Craig]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2023) * 1930 – [[Benjamin Fain]], Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (died 2013) * 1930 – [[Ruth Rendell]], English author (died 2015) *[[1931]] – [[Jiřina Jirásková]], Czech actress and singer (died 2013) * 1931 – [[Buddy Ryan]], American football coach (died 2016) *[[1933]] – [[Craig L. Thomas]], American captain and politician (died 2007) *[[1934]] – [[Alan Bates]], English actor (died 2003)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Guardian/0,4029,1113685,00.html |title=Sir Alan Bates |author=Michael Billington |work=The Guardian |date=29 December 2003 |access-date=4 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114224632/http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Guardian/0%2C4029%2C1113685%2C00.html |archive-date=14 November 2007 |url-status=live |location=London }}</ref> * 1934 – [[Barry Humphries]], Australian comedian, actor, and author (died 2023)<ref name="Chase's2018"/> *[[1935]] – [[Christina Pickles]], English-American actress<ref name="AP"/> *[[1936]] – [[Jim Brown]], American football player and actor (died 2023)<ref name="Chase's2018"/> *[[1937]] – [[Mary Ann Mobley]], American model and actress, [[Miss America 1959]] (died 2014) *[[1940]] – [[Vicente Fernández]], Mexican singer-songwriter, actor, and producer (died 2021)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chung|first=Christine|date=2021-12-12|title=Vicente Fernández, 'El Rey' of Mexican Ranchera Music, Is Dead at 81|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/arts/music/vicente-fernandez-dead.html|access-date=2021-12-13|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2021-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212235803/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/arts/music/vicente-fernandez-dead.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Vicente Fernández, king of Mexican ranchera music, dies at 81|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/vicente-fernandez-dead/2021/12/12/bf8cb158-38c9-11ec-8be3-e14aaacfa8ac_story.html|access-date=12 December 2021|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=12 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212160552/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/vicente-fernandez-dead/2021/12/12/bf8cb158-38c9-11ec-8be3-e14aaacfa8ac_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1940 – [[Gene Pitney]], American singer-songwriter (died 2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/apr/06/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries|title=Gene Pitney|date=6 April 2006|author=Adam Sweeting|website=The Guardian|access-date=17 February 2020|archive-date=17 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217114037/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/apr/06/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1941]] – [[Julia McKenzie]], English actress, singer, and director *[[1942]] – [[Huey P. Newton]], American activist, co-founded the [[Black Panther Party]] (died 1989) *[[1944]] – [[Karl Jenkins]], Welsh saxophonist, keyboard player, and composer<ref>{{cite book | last = Daniels | first = David | title = Orchestral music : a handbook | publisher = Scarecrow Press | location = Lanham, Md | year = 2005 | isbn = 9781461664253 | page=202}}</ref> *[[1945]] – [[Zina Bethune]], American actress, dancer, and choreographer (died 2012) * 1945 – [[Brenda Fricker]], Irish actress<ref name="Chase's2018">{{cite book|author=((Editors of Chase's))|title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2019: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JVJtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA135|date=30 September 2018|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-1-64143-264-1|pages=135|access-date=21 June 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624210644/https://books.google.com/books?id=JVJtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA135|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1946]] – [[Shahrnush Parsipur]], Iranian-American author and academic *[[1948]] – [[José José]], Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (died 2019) *[[1949]] – [[Fred Frith]], English guitarist and songwriter<ref name=Larkin>{{cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Larkin |title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uWoZAQAAIAAJ |year=2002 |edition=3rd revised |publisher=Virgin |page=175 |isbn=978-1-85227-947-9 |access-date=2020-09-30 |archive-date=2021-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510143040/https://books.google.com/books?id=uWoZAQAAIAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1949 – [[Dennis Green]], American football player and coach (died 2016) *[[1951]] – [[Rashid Minhas]], Pakistani soldier and pilot (died 1971) *[[1952]] – [[Karin Büttner-Janz]], German gymnast and physician * 1952 – [[Vladimír Padrůněk]], Czech musician (died 1991) *[[1953]] – [[Becky Ann Baker]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> *[[1954]] – [[Lou Ann Barton]], American singer-songwriter * 1954 – [[Miki Berkovich]], Israeli basketball player * 1954 – [[Rene Russo]], American actress<ref name="Chase's2018"/> *[[1955]] – [[Mo Yan]], Chinese author and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate *[[1956]] – [[Richard Karn]], American actor and game show host<ref name="AP"/> *[[1957]] – [[Loreena McKennitt]], Canadian singer-songwriter, accordion player, and pianist *[[1959]] – [[Aryeh Deri]], Moroccan-Israeli rabbi and politician, [[Ministry of Interior (Israel)|Israeli Minister of Internal Affairs]] * 1959 – [[Rowdy Gaines]], American swimmer and sportscaster<ref>{{cite book|title=Guinness Sports Record Book|publisher=Sterling Publishing Company|year=1990|page=180}}</ref> *[[1960]] – [[Lindy Ruff]], Canadian hockey player and coach *[[1961]] – [[Angela Eagle]], English politician, [[Shadow Leader of the House of Commons]] * 1961 – [[Maria Eagle]], English politician, [[Shadow Secretary of State for Defence]] * 1961 – [[Andrey Korotayev]], Russian anthropologist, historian, and sociologist *[[1962]] – [[Lou Diamond Phillips]], American actor and director<ref name="Chase's2018"/> *[[1963]] – [[Larry the Cable Guy]], American comedian and voice actor<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for February 17, 2023 includes celebrities Paris Hilton, Michael Bay |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-17-2023-includes-celebrities-paris-hilton-michael-bay.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=15 February 2024 |date=17 February 2023}}</ref> * 1963 – [[Alison Hargreaves]], English mountaineer (died 1995)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-alison-hargreaves-1597291.html | newspaper=The Independent | title=Obituary: Alison Hargeaves | author=Venables, Stephen | date=20 August 1995 | access-date=6 March 2016 | archive-date=2 February 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202071921/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-alison-hargreaves-1597291.html | url-status=live }}</ref> * 1963 – [[Jen-Hsun Huang]], Taiwanese-American businessman, co-founded [[Nvidia]] * 1963 – [[Michael Jordan]], American basketball player, executive, and businessman<ref name="Chase's2018"/> *[[1964]] – [[Sherry Hawco]], Canadian gymnast (died 1991)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sherry (Hawco) Delanty |url=http://cambridgeshf.com/inductee/sherry-hawco-delanty/ |website=Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=10 January 2020 |archive-date=21 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521102619/http://cambridgeshf.com/inductee/sherry-hawco-delanty/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1965]] – [[Michael Bay]], American director and producer<ref>{{cite book|title=Film Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oXdZAAAAMAAJ|date=July 2001|publisher=Orpheus Pub|page=189|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=2020-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601073000/https://books.google.com/books?id=oXdZAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1966]] – [[Luc Robitaille]], Canadian ice hockey player, manager, and actor<ref>{{cite book|author=Morgan Hughes|title=Hockey Legends of All Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=35JXzaaRmlIC|date=1 August 1995|publisher=Publications International Limited|isbn=978-0-7853-1689-3|page=98|access-date=17 February 2020|archive-date=23 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523032332/https://books.google.com/books?id=35JXzaaRmlIC|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Giuseppe Signori]], Italian footballer * 1968 – [[Wu'erkaixi]], Chinese journalist and activist *[[1969]] – [[David Douillet]], French martial artist and politician * 1969 – [[Vasily Kudinov]], Russian handball player (died 2017) *[[1970]] – [[Dominic Purcell]], English-Australian actor and producer<ref name="AP"/> *[[1971]] – [[Denise Richards]], American model and actress<ref name="Chase's2018"/> *[[1972]] – [[Billie Joe Armstrong]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and producer<ref name="AP"/> * 1972 – [[Philippe Candeloro]], French figure skater<ref>{{cite book|author=Steve Milton|title=Super Skaters: World Figure Skating Stars|url=https://archive.org/details/superskatersworl0000milt|url-access=registration|date=1 February 1997|publisher=Crescent Books|isbn=978-0-517-18482-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/superskatersworl0000milt/page/20 20]}}</ref> * 1972 – [[Taylor Hawkins]], American singer-songwriter and musician (died 2022)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ganz |first1=Caryn |last2=Coscarelli|first2=Joe| title=Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dies at 50 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/arts/music/taylor-hawkins-foo-fighters-dead.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 26, 2022 |date=March 26, 2022}}</ref> * 1972 – [[Valeria Mazza]], Argentine model and businesswoman *[[1973]] – [[Drew Barry]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Drew Barry |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1003/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> * 1973 – [[Goran Bunjevčević]], Serbian footballer (died 2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=20604|title=Goran Bunjevcevic|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=12 February 2020|archive-date=21 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521102606/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=20604|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1973 – [[Raphaël Ibañez]], French rugby player *[[1974]] – [[Kaoru (musician)|Kaoru]], Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer * 1974 – [[Jerry O'Connell]], American actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP"/> *[[1975]] – [[Kaspars Astašenko]], Latvian ice hockey player (died 2012)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kaspars Astashenko |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/kaspars-astashenko-8468000 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> * 1975 – [[Václav Prospal]], Czech ice hockey player *[[1976]] – [[Kelly Carlson]], American actress and model<ref name="AP"/> *[[1978]] – [[Rory Kinnear]], English actor and playwright *[[1979]] – [[Conrad Ricamora]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1979 – [[Josh Willingham]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Willingham |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/josh-willingham-425545 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[Al Harrington]], American basketball player * 1980 – [[Jason Ritter]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1980 – [[Klemi Saban]], Israeli footballer *[[1981]] – [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]], American actor, director, and producer<ref name="Chase's2018"/> * 1981 – [[Paris Hilton]], American model, media personality, actress, singer, DJ, author and businesswoman<ref name="Chase's2018"/> * 1981 – [[Pontus Segerström]], Swedish footballer (died 2014) *[[1982]] – [[Adriano (footballer, born February 1982)|Adriano]], Brazilian footballer * 1982 – [[Brian Bruney]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite book|author=Sporting News|title=Baseball Register|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b5ON9XuC4noC|date=December 2004|publisher=Sporting News Publishing Company|isbn=978-0-89204-745-1|page=61|access-date=2019-09-29|archive-date=2020-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604012931/https://books.google.com/books?id=b5ON9XuC4noC|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1984]] – [[AB de Villiers]], South African cricketer * 1984 – [[Marcin Gortat]], Polish basketball player * 1984 – [[Katie Hill (basketball)|Katie Hill]], Australian [[3.0 point player|3.0 point]] [[wheelchair basketball]] player *[[1985]] – [[Anders Jacobsen (ski jumper)|Anders Jacobsen]], Norwegian ski jumper *[[1986]] – [[Brett Kern]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brett Kern |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/11555/brett-kern |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Ísis Valverde]], Brazilian actress<ref>{{cite web |url=http://caras.uol.com.br/perfil/isis-valverde|accessdate=February 17, 2023|title=Ísis Valverde |date=5 January 2022 |publisher=Caras|language=Portuguese}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Michael Frolík]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Frolik |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/michael-frolik-8473564 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Case Keenum]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Case Keenum |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/15168/case-keenum |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Vasyl Lomachenko]], Ukrainian boxer *[[1989]] – [[Rebecca Adlington]], English swimmer<ref>{{cite web |title=Ones to watch in Delhi: Rebecca Adlington |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/commonwealth_games/delhi_2010/9016935.stm |website=BBC News |access-date=8 January 2022 |date=30 September 2010 |archive-date=17 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217163130/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/commonwealth_games/delhi_2010/9016935.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1989 – [[Chord Overstreet]], American actor and singer<ref name="AP"/> *[[1990]] – [[Marianne St-Gelais]], Canadian speed skater * 1990 – [[Edin Višća]], Bosnian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Edin Višća|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/edin-visca/121573/|website=Soccerway|access-date=17 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Phil Pressey]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Phil Pressey |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203515/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Ed Sheeran]], English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="Chase's2018"/> * 1991 – [[Jeremy Allen White]], American actor<ref>{{cite web |last1=DeInnocentiis |first1=Felicia |title=The Stunning Transformation Of Jeremy Allen White |url=https://www.thelist.com/985395/the-stunning-transformation-of-jeremy-allen-white/ |publisher=[[TheList.com]] |access-date=7 February 2023 |date=29 August 2022}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Bonnie Wright]], English actress, filmmaker, and activist<ref>{{cite news |title=Bonnie Wright Biography |url=https://www.empireonline.com/people/bonnie-wright/ |access-date=February 17, 2023|magazine=Empire}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Meaghan Martin]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP"/> *[[1993]] – [[Marc Márquez]], Spanish motorcycle racer *[[1994]] – [[Mason Jobst]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mason Jobst |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/player/mason-jobst-8481480 |access-date=23 September 2024 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] }}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Madison Keys]], American tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/316959/madison-keys|title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Madison Keys|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]|access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Sebastian Aho (ice hockey, born 1996)|Sebastian Aho]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Sebastian Aho |url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/player/sebastian-aho-8480222 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Sasha Pieterse]], South African-American actress and singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/> *[[1997]] – [[Gaetano Castrovilli]], Italian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Gaetano Castrovilli|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/gaetano-castrovilli/366543/|website=Soccerway|access-date=17 February 2025}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Zeki Çelik]], Turkish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Zeki Çelik|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/mehmet-celik/322520/|website=Soccerway|access-date=17 February 2025}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Devin White]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Devin White |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4035434/devin-white |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> *[[2006]] – [[Tyler Dibling]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Tyler Dibling|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/112917/Tyler-Dibling/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=17 February 2025}}</ref>
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