People born on February 1 187
Walter de Stapledon
b. 1261 – d. 1326
Walter de Stapledon, English bishop and politician, Lord High Treasurer (d. 1326)
Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy
b. 1435 – d. 1472
Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (d. 1472)
Eberhard II, Duke of Württemberg
b. 1447 – d. 1504
Eberhard II, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1504)
Conrad Celtes
b. 1459 – d. 1508
Conrad Celtes, German poet and scholar (b. 1459)
Johannes Trithemius
b. 1462 – d. 1516
Johannes Trithemius, German lexicographer, historian, and cryptographer (d. 1516)
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Queen Munjeong
b. 1501 – d. 1565
Queen Munjeong of Korea (d. 1565)
Edward Coke
b. 1552 – d. 1634
Edward Coke, English lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (b. 1552)
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Henry Briggs (mathematician)
b. 1561 – d. 1630
Henry Briggs, British mathematician (d. 1630)
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Marquard Gude
b. 1635 – d. 1689
Marquard Gude, German archaeologist and scholar (d. 1689)
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Elkanah Settle
b. 1648 – d. 1724
Elkanah Settle, English poet and playwright (d. 1724)
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Jacob Roggeveen
b. 1659 – d. 1729
Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer (d. 1729)
Ignacia del Espíritu Santo
b. 1663 – d. 1748
Ignacia del Espíritu Santo, Filipino nun, founded the Religious of the Virgin Mary (b. 1663)
Marie Thérèse de Bourbon
b. 1666 – d. 1732
Marie Thérèse de Bourbon, Princess of Conti and titular queen of Poland (d.1732)
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Johann Adam Birkenstock
b. 1687 – d. 1733
Johann Adam Birkenstock, German violinist and composer (d. 1733)
Francesco Maria Veracini
b. 1690 – d. 1768
Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1768)
Johan Agrell
b. 1701 – d. 1765
Johan Agrell, Swedish-German pianist and composer (d. 1765)
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
b. 1761 – d. 1836
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, South African-French mycologist and academic (d. 1836)
Thomas Campbell (minister)
b. 1763 – d. 1854
Thomas Campbell, Irish minister and theologian (d. 1854)
George Duff
b. 1764 – d. 1805
George Duff, Scottish captain (d. 1805)
Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich
b. 1796 – d. 1865
Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss minister, poet, and educator (d. 1865)
Émile Littré
b. 1801 – d. 1881
Émile Littré, French lexicographer and philosopher (b. 1801)
George Hendric Houghton
b. 1820 – d. 1897
George Hendric Houghton, American clergyman and theologian (d. 1897)
Emil Hartmann
b. 1836 – d. 1898
Emil Hartmann, Danish organist and composer (d. 1898)
G. Stanley Hall
b. 1844 – d. 1924
G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist and academic (b. 1844)
Durham Stevens
b. 1851 – d. 1908
Durham Stevens, American lawyer and diplomat (d. 1908)
Ignacio Bonillas
b. 1858 – d. 1942
Ignacio Bonillas, Mexican diplomat (d. 1942)
Victor Herbert
b. 1859 – d. 1924
Victor Herbert, Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor, founded the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (b. 1859)
Agda Meyerson
b. 1866 – d. 1924
Agda Meyerson, Swedish nurse and healthcare activist (d. 1924)
Clara Butt
b. 1872 – d. 1936
Clara Butt, English singer (d. 1936)
Jerome F. Donovan
b. 1872 – d. 1949
Jerome F. Donovan, American lawyer and politician (d. 1949)
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John Barry (VC)
b. 1873 – d. 1901
John Barry, Irish soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1901)
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
b. 1874 – d. 1929
Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1874)
Alfréd Hajós
b. 1878 – d. 1955
Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer and architect, designed the Grand Hotel Aranybika (d. 1955)
Milan Hodža
b. 1878 – d. 1944
Milan Hodža, Czech journalist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (b. 1878)
Tip Snooke
b. 1881 – d. 1966
Tip Snooke, South African cricketer (b. 1881)
Louis St. Laurent
b. 1882 – d. 1973
Louis St. Laurent, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1882)
Bradbury Robinson
b. 1884 – d. 1949
Bradbury Robinson, American football player and physician (d. 1949)
Yevgeny Zamyatin
b. 1884 – d. 1937
Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian journalist and author (d. 1937)
Charles Nordhoff
b. 1887 – d. 1947
Charles Nordhoff, English-American lieutenant and author (b. 1887)
Nikolai Reek
b. 1890 – d. 1942
Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1890)
John Ford
b. 1894 – d. 1973
John Ford, American director and producer (d. 1973)
James P. Johnson
b. 1894 – d. 1955
James P. Johnson, American pianist and composer (d. 1955)
Conn Smythe
b. 1895 – d. 1980
Conn Smythe, Canadian businessman (d. 1980)
Denise Robins
b. 1897 – d. 1985
Denise Robins, English journalist and author (b. 1897)
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Leila Denmark
b. 1898 – d. 2012
Leila Denmark, American pediatrician and author (d. 2012)
Frank Buckles
b. 1901 – d. 2011
Frank Buckles, American soldier (b. 1901)
Clark Gable
b. 1901 – d. 1960
Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960)
Therese Brandl
b. 1902 – d. 1947
Therese Brandl, German concentration camp guard (d. 1947)
Langston Hughes
b. 1902 – d. 1967
Langston Hughes, American poet, social activist, novelist, and playwright (b. 1902)
S.J. Perelman
b. 1904 – d. 1979
S.J. Perelman, American humorist and screenwriter (d. 1979)
Emilio G. Segrè
b. 1905 – d. 1989
Emilio G. Segrè, Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)
Adetokunbo Ademola
b. 1906 – d. 1993
Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (d. 1993)
Günter Eich
b. 1907 – d. 1972
Günter Eich, German author and songwriter (d. 1972)
Camargo Guarnieri
b. 1907 – d. 1993
Camargo Guarnieri, Brazilian pianist and composer (d. 1993)
George Pal
b. 1908 – d. 1980
George Pal, Hungarian-American animator and producer (b. 1908)
Louis Rasminsky
b. 1908 – d. 1998
Louis Rasminsky, Canadian economist, 3rd Governor of the Bank of Canada (b. 1908)
George Beverly Shea
b. 1909 – d. 2013
George Beverly Shea, Canadian-American singer-songwriter (b. 1909)
Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme
b. 1910 – d. 2009
Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Chinese general and politician (d. 2009)
Stanley Matthews
b. 1915 – d. 2000
Stanley Matthews, English footballer and manager (b. 1915)
José Luis Sampedro
b. 1917 – d. 2013
José Luis Sampedro, Spanish economist and author (b. 1917)
Eiji Sawamura
b. 1917 – d. 1944
Eiji Sawamura, Japanese baseball player and soldier (d. 1944)
Muriel Spark
b. 1918 – d. 2006
Muriel Spark, Scottish novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1918)
Ignacy Tokarczuk
b. 1918 – d. 2012
Ignacy Tokarczuk, Polish archbishop (d. 2012)
Mike Scarry
b. 1920 – d. 2012
Mike Scarry, American football player and coach (b. 1920)
Peter Sallis
b. 1921 – d. 2017
Peter Sallis, English actor (b. 1921)
Renata Tebaldi
b. 1921 – d. 2004
Renata Tebaldi, Italian soprano and actress (d. 2004)
Patricia Robins
b. 1921 – d. 2016
Patricia Robins, British writer and WAAF officer (d. 2016).
Ben Weider
b. 1923 – d. 2008
Ben Weider, Canadian businessman, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (d. 2008)
Richard Hooker (author)
b. 1924 – d. 1997
Richard Hooker, American novelist (d. 1997)
Emmanuel Scheffer
b. 1924 – d. 2012
Emmanuel Scheffer, German-Israeli footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2012)
Galway Kinnell
b. 1927 – d. 2014
Galway Kinnell, American poet and academic (d. 2014)
Sam Edwards (physicist)
b. 1928 – d. 2015
Sam Edwards, Welsh physicist and academic (d. 2015)
Tom Lantos
b. 1928 – d. 2008
Tom Lantos, American lawyer and politician (b. 1928)
Shahabuddin Ahmed
b. 1930
Shahabuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi judge and politician, 12th President of Bangladesh
Hussain Muhammad Ershad
b. 1930
Hussain Muhammad Ershad, Indian-Bangladeshi general and politician, 10th President of Bangladesh
Boris Yeltsin
b. 1931 – d. 2007
Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (b. 1931)
Hassan Al-Turabi
b. 1932 – d. 2016
Hassan Al-Turabi, Sudanese activist and politician (d. 2016)
Nicolae Breban
b. 1934
Nicolae Breban, Romanian author, poet, and playwright
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Tuncel Kurtiz
b. 1936 – d. 2013
Tuncel Kurtiz, Turkish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1936)
Azie Taylor Morton
b. 1936 – d. 2003
Azie Taylor Morton, American educator and politician, 36th Treasurer of the United States (d. 2003)
Don Everly
b. 1937
Don Everly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Garrett Morris
b. 1937
Garrett Morris, American actor and comedian
Jimmy Carl Black
b. 1938 – d. 2008
Jimmy Carl Black, American drummer and singer (d. 2008)
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Jacky Cupit
b. 1938
Jacky Cupit, American golfer
Sherman Hemsley
b. 1938 – d. 2012
Sherman Hemsley, American actor and singer (b. 1938)
Fritjof Capra
b. 1939
Fritjof Capra, Austrian physicist, author, and academic
Claude François
b. 1939 – d. 1978
Claude François, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and dancer (d. 1978)
Paul Gillmor
b. 1939 – d. 2007
Paul Gillmor, American lawyer and politician (b. 1939)
Ekaterina Maximova
b. 1939 – d. 2009
Ekaterina Maximova, Russian ballerina and actress (b. 1939)
Joe Sample
b. 1939 – d. 2014
Joe Sample, American pianist and composer (b. 1939)
Jerry Spinelli
b. 1941
Jerry Spinelli, American author
Bibi Besch
b. 1942 – d. 1996
Bibi Besch, Austrian-American actress (b. 1942)
Terry Jones
b. 1942
Terry Jones, Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter
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David Sincock
b. 1942
David Sincock, Australian cricketer
Mike Enzi
b. 1944
Mike Enzi, American soldier, accountant, and politician
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Petru Popescu
b. 1944
Petru Popescu, Romanian-American director, producer, and author
Burkhard Ziese
b. 1944 – d. 2010
Burkhard Ziese, German footballer and manager (d. 2010)
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Serge Joyal
b. 1945
Serge Joyal, Canadian lawyer and politician, 50th Secretary of State for Canada
Elisabeth Sladen
b. 1946 – d. 2011
Elisabeth Sladen, English actress (d. 2011)
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Adam Ingram (Labour politician)
b. 1947
Adam Ingram, Scottish computer programmer and politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces
Normie Rowe
b. 1947
Normie Rowe, Australian singer-songwriter and actor
Jessica Savitch
b. 1947 – d. 1983
Jessica Savitch, American journalist (d. 1983)
Rick James
b. 1948 – d. 2004
Rick James, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1948)
Ferruccio Mazzola
b. 1948 – d. 2013
Ferruccio Mazzola, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1948)
Mike Campbell (musician)
b. 1950
Mike Campbell, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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Ali Haydar Konca
b. 1950
Ali Haydar Konca, Turkish politician, 4th Turkish Minister of European Union Affairs
Rich Williams
b. 1950
Rich Williams, American guitarist and songwriter
Sonny Landreth
b. 1951
Sonny Landreth, American guitarist and songwriter
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Andrew Smith (politician)
b. 1951
Andrew Smith, English politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Owoye Andrew Azazi
b. 1952 – d. 2012
Owoye Andrew Azazi, Nigerian general (d. 2012)
Chuck Dukowski
b. 1954
Chuck Dukowski, American singer-songwriter and bass player
Exene Cervenka
b. 1956
Exene Cervenka, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Mohammed Jamal Khalifa
b. 1957 – d. 2007
Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, Saudi Arabian businessman (d. 2007)
Gilbert Hernandez
b. 1957
Gilbert Hernandez, American author and illustrator
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Luther Blissett
b. 1958
Luther Blissett, Jamaican-English footballer and manager
Eleanor Laing
b. 1958
Eleanor Laing, Scottish lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
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Volker Fried
b. 1961
Volker Fried, German field hockey player and coach
Daniel M. Tani
b. 1961
Daniel M. Tani, American engineer and astronaut
José Luis Cuciuffo
b. 1962 – d. 2004
José Luis Cuciuffo, Argentinian footballer (d. 2004)
Tomoyasu Hotei
b. 1962
Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
Takashi Murakami
b. 1962
Takashi Murakami, Japanese painter and sculptor
Jani Lane
b. 1964 – d. 2011
Jani Lane, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
Mario Pelchat
b. 1964
Mario Pelchat, Canadian singer-songwriter
Linus Roache
b. 1964
Linus Roache, English actor
Stéphanie of Monaco
b. 1965
Stéphanie of Monaco, designer, singer and princess
Brandon Lee
b. 1965 – d. 1993
Brandon Lee, American actor and martial artist (d. 1993)
Sherilyn Fenn
b. 1965
Sherilyn Fenn, American actress
Michelle Akers
b. 1966
Michelle Akers, American soccer player
Meg Cabot
b. 1967
Meg Cabot, American author and screenwriter
Lisa Marie Presley
b. 1968
Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter and actress
Mark Recchi
b. 1968
Mark Recchi, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Pauly Shore
b. 1968
Pauly Shore, American comedian, actor, director, and producer
Gabriel Batistuta
b. 1969
Gabriel Batistuta, Argentinian footballer
Andrew Breitbart
b. 1969 – d. 2012
Andrew Breitbart, American journalist, author, and publisher (d. 2012)
Brian Krause
b. 1969
Brian Krause, American actor and screenwriter
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Franklyn Rose
b. 1969
Franklyn Rose, Jamaican cricketer
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Patrick Wilson (musician)
b. 1969
Patrick Wilson, American drummer
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Yasuyuki Kazama
b. 1970
Yasuyuki Kazama, Japanese race car driver
Malik Sealy
b. 1970 – d. 2000
Malik Sealy, American basketball player and actor (b. 1970)
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Harald Brattbakk
b. 1971
Harald Brattbakk, Norwegian footballer and pilot
Michael C. Hall
b. 1971
Michael C. Hall, American actor and producer
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Andrew DeClercq
b. 1973
Andrew DeClercq, American basketball player and coach
Óscar Pérez Rojas
b. 1973
Óscar Pérez Rojas, Mexican footballer
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Walter McCarty
b. 1974
Walter McCarty, American basketball player and coach
Big Boi
b. 1975
Big Boi, American rapper and producer
Martijn Reuser
b. 1975
Martijn Reuser, Dutch footballer
Phil Ivey
b. 1976
Phil Ivey, American poker player
Mat Rogers
b. 1976
Mat Rogers, Australian rugby player
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Lari Ketner
b. 1977 – d. 2014
Lari Ketner, American football and basketball player (b. 1977)
Robert Traylor
b. 1977 – d. 2011
Robert Traylor, American basketball player (b. 1977)
Tim Harding (musician)
b. 1978
Tim Harding, Australian singer and actor
Valentín Elizalde
b. 1979 – d. 2006
Valentín Elizalde, Mexican singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
Jason Isbell
b. 1979
Jason Isbell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Juan Silveira dos Santos
b. 1979
Juan Silveira dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
Héctor Luna
b. 1980
Héctor Luna, Dominican baseball player
Moisés Muñoz
b. 1980
Moisés Muñoz, Mexican footballer
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Otilino Tenorio
b. 1980 – d. 2005
Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (b. 1980)
Rob Austin
b. 1981
Rob Austin, English race car driver
Hins Cheung
b. 1981
Hins Cheung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter
Christian Giménez (footballer, born 1981)
b. 1981
Christian Giménez, Argentinian footballer
Graeme Smith
b. 1981
Graeme Smith, South African cricketer
Gavin Henson
b. 1982
Gavin Henson, Welsh rugby player
Shoaib Malik
b. 1982
Shoaib Malik, Pakistani cricketer
Heather DeLoach
b. 1983
Heather DeLoach, child actress
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Kevin Martin (basketball)
b. 1983
Kevin Martin, American basketball player
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Anna Suzuki
b. 1983
Anna Suzuki, Japanese actress and model
Jurgen Van den Broeck
b. 1983
Jurgen Van den Broeck, Belgian cyclist
Andrew VanWyngarden
b. 1983
Andrew VanWyngarden, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Darren Fletcher
b. 1984
Darren Fletcher, Scottish footballer
Dean Shiels
b. 1985
Dean Shiels, Irish footballer
Jorrit Bergsma
b. 1986
Jorrit Bergsma, Dutch speed skater
Lauren Conrad
b. 1986
Lauren Conrad, American fashion designer and author
Sebastian Boenisch
b. 1987
Sebastian Boenisch, Polish footballer
Moises Henriques
b. 1987
Moises Henriques, Portuguese-Australian cricketer
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Austin Jackson
b. 1987
Austin Jackson, American baseball player
Ronda Rousey
b. 1987
Ronda Rousey, American mixed martial artist and actress
Giuseppe Rossi
b. 1987
Giuseppe Rossi, Italian footballer
Brett Anderson (baseball)
b. 1988
Brett Anderson, American baseball player
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Ricky Pinheiro
b. 1989
Ricky Pinheiro, Portuguese footballer
Dan Gosling
b. 1990
Dan Gosling, English footballer
Laura Marling
b. 1990
Laura Marling, British singer-songwriter
Blake Austin
b. 1991
Blake Austin, Australian rugby league player
Kyle Palmieri
b. 1991
Kyle Palmieri, American hockey player
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Diego Mella
b. 1993
Diego Mella, Italian footballer
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Joe Boyce
b. 1994
Joe Boyce, Australian rugby league player
Anna-Lena Friedsam
b. 1994
Anna-Lena Friedsam, German tennis player
Harry Styles
b. 1994
Harry Styles, English singer-songwriter