People born on February 15 179
Ladislaus of Naples
b. 1377 – d. 1414
Ladislaus of Naples (b. 1377)
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Ivan the Young
b. 1458 – d. 1490
Ivan the Young, son of Ivan III of Russia (d. 1490)
Piero the Unfortunate
b. 1471 – d. 1503
Piero the Unfortunate, Italian ruler (d. 1503)
Juliana of Stolberg
b. 1506 – d. 1580
Juliana of Stolberg, German countess (d. 1580)
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
b. 1519 – d. 1574
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Spanish admiral and explorer, founded St. Augustine, Florida (b. 1519)
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Alfonso Fontanelli
b. 1557 – d. 1622
Alfonso Fontanelli, Italian composer (d. 1622)
Galileo Galilei
b. 1564 – d. 1642
Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (d. 1642)
Michael Praetorius
b. 1571 – d. 1621
Michael Praetorius, German organist and composer (b. 1571)
Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
b. 1612 – d. 1676
Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve, French soldier, founded Montreal (b. 1612)
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Charles Morton (educator)
b. 1627 – d. 1698
Charles Morton, Cornish nonconformist minister (d. 1698)
Charles-André van Loo
b. 1705 – d. 1765
Charles-André van Loo, French painter (b. 1705)
Louis XV of France
b. 1710 – d. 1774
Louis XV of France (b. 1710)
Abraham Clark
b. 1725 – d. 1794
Abraham Clark, American police officer and politician (b. 1725)
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William Stacy
b. 1734 – d. 1802
William Stacy, American colonel (d. 1802)
Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart
b. 1739 – d. 1813
Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect, designed the Hôtel de Mademoiselle de Condé (b. 1739)
Jeremy Bentham
b. 1748 – d. 1832
Jeremy Bentham, English jurist and philosopher (b. 1748)
Friedrich August Wolf
b. 1759 – d. 1824
Friedrich August Wolf, German philologist and critic (d. 1824)
Jean-François Le Sueur
b. 1760 – d. 1837
Jean-François Le Sueur, French composer and educator (d. 1837)
Henry E. Steinway
b. 1797 – d. 1871
Henry E. Steinway, German-American businessman, founded Steinway & Sons (d. 1871)
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André Dumont
b. 1809 – d. 1857
André Dumont, Belgian geologist and academic (b. 1809)
Cyrus McCormick
b. 1809 – d. 1884
Cyrus McCormick, American businessman, co-founded the International Harvester Company (b. 1809)
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
b. 1811 – d. 1888
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Argentinian journalist and politician, 7th President of Argentina (b. 1811)
Charles Lewis Tiffany
b. 1812 – d. 1902
Charles Lewis Tiffany, American businessman, founded Tiffany & Co. (b. 1812)
Susan B. Anthony
b. 1820 – d. 1906
Susan B. Anthony, American suffragist and activist (d. 1906)
Carter Harrison, Sr.
b. 1825 – d. 1893
Carter Harrison, Sr., American lawyer and politician, 29th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1893)
V. A. Urechia
b. 1834 – d. 1901
V. A. Urechia, Moldavian-Romanian historian, author, and playwright (d. 1901)
Demetrius Vikelas
b. 1835 – d. 1908
Demetrius Vikelas, Greek businessman and author (b. 1835)
Titu Maiorescu
b. 1840 – d. 1917
Titu Maiorescu, Romanian critic and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1840)
Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales
b. 1841 – d. 1913
Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Brazil (b. 1841)
Elihu Root
b. 1845 – d. 1937
Elihu Root, American lawyer and politician, 38th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)
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Robert Fuchs
b. 1847 – d. 1927
Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer and educator (b. 1847)
Rickman Godlee
b. 1849 – d. 1925
Rickman Godlee, English surgeon and academic (d. 1925)
Sophie Bryant
b. 1850 – d. 1922
Sophie Bryant, Irish mathematician, academic and activist (d. 1922)
Spiru Haret
b. 1851 – d. 1912
Spiru Haret, Romanian mathematician, astronomer, and politician, 55th Romanian Minister of Internal Affairs (d. 1912)
Emil Kraepelin
b. 1856 – d. 1926
Emil Kraepelin, German psychologist and academic (b. 1856)
Martin Burns
b. 1861 – d. 1937
Martin Burns, American wrestler and coach (d. 1937)
Charles Édouard Guillaume
b. 1861 – d. 1938
Charles Édouard Guillaume, Swiss-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1861)
Alfred North Whitehead
b. 1861 – d. 1947
Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1947)
Hans von Euler-Chelpin
b. 1873 – d. 1964
Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-Swiss biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964)
Ernest Shackleton
b. 1874 – d. 1922
Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish captain and explorer (d. 1922)
Sax Rohmer
b. 1883 – d. 1959
Sax Rohmer, English-American author (d. 1959)
Robert Ley
b. 1890 – d. 1945
Robert Ley, German politician (d. 1945)
James Forrestal
b. 1892 – d. 1949
James Forrestal, American lieutenant and politician, 1st United States Secretary of Defense (d. 1949)
Roy Rene
b. 1892 – d. 1954
Roy Rene, Australian comedian (d. 1954)
Arthur Shields
b. 1896 – d. 1970
Arthur Shields, Irish rebel and actor (b. 1896)
Gerrit Kleerekoper
b. 1897 – d. 1943
Gerrit Kleerekoper, Jewish-Dutch gymnast and coach (d. 1943)
Totò
b. 1898 – d. 1967
Totò, Italian comedian (b. 1898)
Georges Auric
b. 1899 – d. 1983
Georges Auric, French composer (b. 1899)
Gale Sondergaard
b. 1899 – d. 1985
Gale Sondergaard, American actress (b. 1899)
Antonin Magne
b. 1904 – d. 1983
Antonin Magne, French cyclist (b. 1904)
Harold Arlen
b. 1905 – d. 1986
Harold Arlen, American composer (b. 1905)
Jean Langlais
b. 1907 – d. 1991
Jean Langlais, French pianist and composer (b. 1907)
Cesar Romero
b. 1907 – d. 1994
Cesar Romero, American actor (d. 1994)
Sarto Fournier
b. 1908 – d. 1980
Sarto Fournier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 38th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1908)
Miep Gies
b. 1909 – d. 2010
Miep Gies, Austrian-Dutch humanitarian, helped hide Anne Frank and her family (d. 2010)
Irena Sendler
b. 1910 – d. 2008
Irena Sendler, Polish nurse and humanitarian (b. 1910)
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George Mikes
b. 1912 – d. 1987
George Mikes, Jewish Hungarian-English journalist and author (d. 1987)
Erich Eliskases
b. 1913 – d. 1997
Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player (d. 1997)
Hale Boggs
b. 1914 – d. 1972
Hale Boggs, American lawyer and politician (d. 1972)
Kevin McCarthy (actor)
b. 1914 – d. 2010
Kevin McCarthy, American actor (b. 1914)
Mary Jane Croft
b. 1916 – d. 1999
Mary Jane Croft, American actress (b. 1916)
Allan Arbus
b. 1918 – d. 2013
Allan Arbus, American actor and photographer (b. 1918)
Hank Locklin
b. 1918 – d. 2009
Hank Locklin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)
Ducky Detweiler
b. 1919 – d. 2013
Ducky Detweiler, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)
Endicott Peabody
b. 1920 – d. 1997
Endicott Peabody, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 62nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1997)
Eio Sakata
b. 1920 – d. 2010
Eio Sakata, Japanese Go player (d. 2010)
John B. Anderson
b. 1922
John B. Anderson, Swedish-American lawyer and politician
Yelena Bonner
b. 1923 – d. 2011
Yelena Bonner, Russian activist (b. 1923)
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Robert Drew
b. 1924 – d. 2014
Robert Drew, American director and producer (b. 1924)
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Angella D. Ferguson
b. 1925
Angella D. Ferguson, American pediatrician
Frank Dunlop (director)
b. 1927
Frank Dunlop, English actor and director
Harvey Korman
b. 1927 – d. 2008
Harvey Korman, American actor and comedian (b. 1927)
Yehoshua Neuwirth
b. 1927 – d. 2013
Yehoshua Neuwirth, Israeli rabbi and scholar (d. 2013)
Norman Bridwell
b. 1928 – d. 2014
Norman Bridwell, American author and illustrator, created Clifford the Big Red Dog (d. 2014)
Joseph Willcox Jenkins
b. 1928 – d. 2014
Joseph Willcox Jenkins, American composer, conductor, and educator (d. 2014)
Graham Hill
b. 1929 – d. 1975
Graham Hill, English race car driver and businessman (d. 1975)
James R. Schlesinger
b. 1929 – d. 2014
James R. Schlesinger, American economist and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2014)
Bruce Dawe
b. 1930
Bruce Dawe, Australian poet and academic
Claire Bloom
b. 1931
Claire Bloom, English actress
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Jonathan Steele
b. 1931
Jonathan Steele, English journalist and author
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Jimmy Bloomfield
b. 1934 – d. 1983
Jimmy Bloomfield, English footballer and manager (b. 1934)
Graham Kennedy
b. 1934 – d. 2005
Graham Kennedy, Australian television host and actor (b. 1934)
Niklaus Wirth
b. 1934
Niklaus Wirth, Swiss computer scientist, created the Pascal programming language
Abe Woodson
b. 1934 – d. 2014
Abe Woodson, American football player and minister (d. 2014)
Susan Brownmiller
b. 1935
Susan Brownmiller, American journalist and author
Roger B. Chaffee
b. 1935 – d. 1967
Roger B. Chaffee, American lieutenant, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1967)
Gene Hickerson
b. 1935 – d. 2008
Gene Hickerson, American football player (d. 2008)
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Gregory Mcdonald
b. 1937 – d. 2008
Gregory Mcdonald, American author (b. 1937)
Coen Moulijn
b. 1937 – d. 2011
Coen Moulijn, Dutch footballer (d. 2011)
İsmail Cem İpekçi
b. 1940 – d. 2007
İsmail Cem İpekçi, Turkish journalist and politician, 45th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2007)
John Hadl
b. 1940
John Hadl, American football player and coach
Hamzah Haz
b. 1940
Hamzah Haz, Indonesian journalist and politician, 9th Vice President of Indonesia
Vaino Vahing
b. 1940 – d. 2008
Vaino Vahing, Estonian psychiatrist, author, and playwright (d. 2008)
Florinda Bolkan
b. 1941
Florinda Bolkan, Brazilian actress
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Brian Holland
b. 1941
Brian Holland, American songwriter and producer
Mick Avory
b. 1944
Mick Avory, English drummer
Jack Dann
b. 1945
Jack Dann, American-Australian author and poet
John Helliwell
b. 1945
John Helliwell, English saxophonist and keyboard player
Douglas Hofstadter
b. 1945
Douglas Hofstadter, American author and academic
Clare Short
b. 1946
Clare Short, English civil servant and politician, Secretary of State for International Development
John Adams (composer)
b. 1947
John Adams, American composer
Marisa Berenson
b. 1947
Marisa Berenson, American model and actress
Art Spiegelman
b. 1948
Art Spiegelman, Swedish-American cartoonist and critic
Ken Anderson (quarterback)
b. 1949
Ken Anderson, American football quarterback and coach
Markku Alén
b. 1951
Markku Alén, Finnish race car driver
Melissa Manchester
b. 1951
Melissa Manchester, American singer-songwriter and actress
Jane Seymour (actress)
b. 1951
Jane Seymour, English-American actress, producer, and jewelry designer
Tomislav Nikolić
b. 1952
Tomislav Nikolić, Serbian politician, 4th President of Serbia
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Nikolai Sorokin
b. 1952 – d. 2013
Nikolai Sorokin, Russian actor and director (d. 2013)
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Tony Adams (producer)
b. 1953 – d. 2005
Tony Adams, Irish-American screenwriter and producer (d. 2005)
Matt Groening
b. 1954
Matt Groening, American animator, producer, and screenwriter
Janice Dickinson
b. 1955
Janice Dickinson, American model, agent, and author
Christopher McDonald
b. 1955
Christopher McDonald, American actor
Desmond Haynes
b. 1956
Desmond Haynes, Barbadian cricketer and coach
Ann Westin
b. 1956
Ann Westin, Swedish comedian
Jake E. Lee
b. 1957
Jake E. Lee, American guitarist and songwriter
Jimmy Spencer
b. 1957
Jimmy Spencer, American race car driver and sportscaster
Chrystine Brouillet
b. 1958
Chrystine Brouillet, Canadian author
Tony McKegney
b. 1958
Tony McKegney, Canadian ice hockey player
Matthew Ward (singer)
b. 1958
Matthew Ward, American singer-songwriter
Adam Boulton
b. 1959
Adam Boulton, English journalist
Ali Campbell
b. 1959
Ali Campbell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Brian Propp
b. 1959
Brian Propp, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Martin Rowson
b. 1959
Martin Rowson, English author and illustrator
Hugo Savinovich
b. 1959
Hugo Savinovich, Ecuadorian wrestler and sportscaster
Darrell Green
b. 1960
Darrell Green, American football player
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Jock Hobbs
b. 1960
Jock Hobbs, New Zealand rugby player
Milo Đukanović
b. 1962
Milo Đukanović, Montenegrin politician, 29th Prime Minister of Montenegro
Chris Farley
b. 1964 – d. 1997
Chris Farley, American comedian and actor (d. 1997)
Leland D. Melvin
b. 1964
Leland D. Melvin, American engineer and astronaut
Mark Price
b. 1964
Mark Price, American basketball player and coach
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Craig Matthews
b. 1965
Craig Matthews, South African cricketer
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Jane Child
b. 1967
Jane Child, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
Syed Kamall
b. 1967
Syed Kamall, English academic and politician
Craig Simpson
b. 1967
Craig Simpson, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Birdman (rapper)
b. 1969
Birdman, American rapper and producer
Shepard Fairey
b. 1970
Shepard Fairey, American artist and activist
Alex Borstein
b. 1971
Alex Borstein, American actress, voice artist, producer, and screenwriter
Renee O'Connor
b. 1971
Renee O'Connor, American actress, director, and producer
Jaromír Jágr
b. 1972
Jaromír Jágr, Czech ice hockey player
Kateřina Neumannová
b. 1973
Kateřina Neumannová, Czech skier
Amy van Dyken
b. 1973
Amy van Dyken, American swimmer
Miranda July
b. 1974
Miranda July, American actress, director, and screenwriter
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Ugueth Urbina
b. 1974
Ugueth Urbina, Venezuelan baseball player
Alexander Wurz
b. 1974
Alexander Wurz, Austrian race car driver and businessman
Serge Aubin
b. 1975
Serge Aubin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Annemarie Kramer
b. 1975
Annemarie Kramer, Dutch sprinter
Brendon Small
b. 1975
Brendon Small, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and actor
Brandon Boyd
b. 1976
Brandon Boyd, American singer-songwriter
Óscar Freire
b. 1976
Óscar Freire, Spanish cyclist
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Josh Low
b. 1979
Josh Low, English footballer
Hamish Marshall
b. 1979
Hamish Marshall, New Zealand cricketer
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James Marshall (cricketer)
b. 1979
James Marshall, New Zealand cricketer
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Scott Severin
b. 1979
Scott Severin, Scottish footballer
Gordon Shedden
b. 1979
Gordon Shedden, Scottish race car driver
Conor Oberst
b. 1980
Conor Oberst, American singer-songwriter
Matt Hoopes
b. 1981
Matt Hoopes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Rita Jeptoo
b. 1981
Rita Jeptoo, Kenyan runner
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Diego Martínez (footballer, born 1981)
b. 1981
Diego Martínez, Mexican footballer
Vivek Shraya
b. 1981
Vivek Shraya, Canadian singer and songwriter
Shameka Christon
b. 1982
Shameka Christon, American basketball player
James Yap
b. 1982
James Yap, Filipino basketball player
Don Cowie (footballer)
b. 1983
Don Cowie, Scottish footballer
David Degen
b. 1983
David Degen, Swiss footballer
Philipp Degen
b. 1983
Philipp Degen, Swiss footballer
Alan Didak
b. 1983
Alan Didak, Australian footballer
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Russell Martin
b. 1983
Russell Martin, Canadian baseball player
Serkan Kırıntılı
b. 1985
Serkan Kırıntılı, Turkish footballer
Valeri Bojinov
b. 1986
Valeri Bojinov, Bulgarian footballer
Johnny Cueto
b. 1986
Johnny Cueto, Dominican baseball player
Jarrod Sammut
b. 1987
Jarrod Sammut, Australian rugby league player
Jarryd Hayne
b. 1988
Jarryd Hayne, Australian rugby league player and football player
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Hironori Kusano
b. 1988
Hironori Kusano, Japanese singer and actor
Tim Mannah
b. 1988
Tim Mannah, Australian rugby league player
Rui Patrício
b. 1988
Rui Patrício, Portuguese footballer
Charles Pic
b. 1990
Charles Pic, French race car driver
Ángel Sepúlveda
b. 1991
Ángel Sepúlveda, Mexican footballer
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Johanna Hyoty
b. 1992
Johanna Hyoty, Finnish tennis player
Ravi (rapper)
b. 1993
Ravi (rapper), South Korean rapper