People born on February 19 174
Domenico Grimani
b. 1461 – d. 1523
Domenico Grimani, Italian cardinal (d. 1523)
Nicolaus Copernicus
b. 1473 – d. 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (b. 1473)
Matthäus Schwarz
b. 1497 – d. 1574
Matthäus Schwarz, German fashion writer (d. 1574)
Froben Christoph of Zimmern
b. 1519 – d. 1566
Froben Christoph of Zimmern, Author of the Zimmern Chronicle (d. 1566)
Carolus Clusius
b. 1526 – d. 1609
Carolus Clusius, Flemish botanist, mycologist, and academic (b. 1526)
Jean-Antoine de Baïf
b. 1532 – d. 1589
Jean-Antoine de Baïf, French poet (b. 1532)
Melchior Klesl
b. 1552 – d. 1630
Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal (b. 1552)
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
b. 1594 – d. 1612
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (d. 1612)
Andries de Graeff
b. 1611 – d. 1678
Andries de Graeff, Dutch politician (d. 1678)
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
b. 1630
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Indian warrior king and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan
Friedrich Hoffmann
b. 1660 – d. 1742
Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742)
David Garrick
b. 1717 – d. 1779
David Garrick, English actor, playwright, and producer (d. 1779)
Luigi Boccherini
b. 1743 – d. 1805
Luigi Boccherini, Italian cellist and composer (b. 1743)
Allan MacNab
b. 1798 – d. 1862
Allan MacNab, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, Premier of Canada West (d. 1862)
Émilie Gamelin
b. 1800 – d. 1851
Émilie Gamelin, Canadian nun, founded the Sisters of Providence (b. 1800)
Carl von Rokitansky
b. 1804 – d. 1878
Carl von Rokitansky, Bohemian physician, pathologist, and politician (b. 1804)
August Schleicher
b. 1821 – d. 1868
August Schleicher, German linguist and academic (d. 1868)
Élie Ducommun
b. 1833 – d. 1906
Élie Ducommun, Swiss journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1906)
Elfrida Andrée
b. 1841
Elfrida Andrée, Swedish organist, composer, and conductor.
Nishinoumi Kajirō I
b. 1855 – d. 1908
Nishinoumi Kajirō I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 16th Yokozuna (d. 1908)
Svante Arrhenius
b. 1859 – d. 1927
Svante Arrhenius, Swedish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
Sven Hedin
b. 1865 – d. 1952
Sven Hedin, Swedish geographer and explorer (d. 1952)
Hovhannes Tumanyan
b. 1869 – d. 1923
Hovhannes Tumanyan, Armenian-Russian poet and author (d. 1923)
Johan Pitka
b. 1872 – d. 1944
Johan Pitka, Estonian admiral (d. 1944)
Constantin Brâncuși
b. 1876 – d. 1957
Constantin Brâncuși, Romanian-French sculptor, painter, and photographer (d. 1957)
Gabriele Münter
b. 1877 – d. 1962
Gabriele Münter, German painter (d. 1962)
Harriet Bosse
b. 1878 – d. 1961
Harriet Bosse, Swedish-Norwegian actress (d. 1961)
Álvaro Obregón
b. 1880 – d. 1928
Álvaro Obregón, Mexican general and politician, 39th President of Mexico (b. 1880)
José Abad Santos
b. 1886 – d. 1942
José Abad Santos, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (d. 1942)
José Eustasio Rivera
b. 1888 – d. 1928
José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian lawyer and poet (d. 1928)
Cedric Hardwicke
b. 1893 – d. 1964
Cedric Hardwicke, English actor and director (b. 1893)
Louis Calhern
b. 1895 – d. 1956
Louis Calhern, American actor and singer (b. 1895)
André Breton
b. 1896 – d. 1966
André Breton, French author and poet (b. 1896)
Alma Rubens
b. 1897 – d. 1931
Alma Rubens, American actress (d. 1931)
Lucio Fontana
b. 1899 – d. 1968
Lucio Fontana, Argentinian-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1968)
Kay Boyle
b. 1902 – d. 1992
Kay Boyle, American novelist, short story writer, and educator (d. 1992)
Havank
b. 1904 – d. 1964
Havank, Dutch journalist and author (d. 1964)
Elisabeth Welch
b. 1904 – d. 2003
Elisabeth Welch, American actress and singer (b. 1904)
Merle Oberon
b. 1911 – d. 1979
Merle Oberon, Indian-American actress (d. 1979)
Dorothy Janis
b. 1912 – d. 2010
Dorothy Janis, American actress (d. 2010)
Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza
b. 1913 – d. 2007
Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (d. 2007)
John Freeman (British politician)
b. 1915 – d. 2014
John Freeman, English lawyer, politician, and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States (d. 2014)
Eddie Arcaro
b. 1916 – d. 1997
Eddie Arcaro, American jockey and sportscaster (d. 1997)
Carson McCullers
b. 1917 – d. 1967
Carson McCullers, American novelist, playwright, essayist, and poet (b. 1917)
C. Z. Guest
b. 1920 – d. 2003
C. Z. Guest, American actress, fashion designer, and author (d. 2003)
Jaan Kross
b. 1920 – d. 2007
Jaan Kross, Estonian author and poet (d. 2007)
George Rose (actor)
b. 1920 – d. 1988
George Rose, English actor and singer (d. 1988)
Władysław Bartoszewski
b. 1922 – d. 2015
Władysław Bartoszewski, Polish journalist and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1922)
David Bronstein
b. 1924 – d. 2006
David Bronstein, Ukrainian chess player and theoretician (d. 2006)
Lee Marvin
b. 1924 – d. 1987
Lee Marvin, American actor (b. 1924)
György Kurtág
b. 1926
György Kurtág, Hungarian composer and academic
Philippe Boiry
b. 1927 – d. 2014
Philippe Boiry, French journalist (d. 2014)
Jacques Deray
b. 1929 – d. 2003
Jacques Deray, French director and screenwriter (b. 1929)
John Frankenheimer
b. 1930 – d. 2002
John Frankenheimer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
Kasinathuni Viswanath
b. 1930
Kasinathuni Viswanath, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter
Joseph P. Kerwin
b. 1932
Joseph P. Kerwin, American captain, physician, and astronaut
Dave Niehaus
b. 1935 – d. 2010
Dave Niehaus, American sportscaster (d. 2010)
Sam Myers
b. 1936 – d. 2006
Sam Myers, American singer-songwriter (b. 1936)
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Frederick Seidel
b. 1936
Frederick Seidel, American poet
Terry Carr
b. 1937 – d. 1987
Terry Carr, American author and educator (d. 1987)
Norm O'Neill
b. 1937 – d. 2008
Norm O'Neill, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2008)
Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama
b. 1938 – d. 1989
Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama (d. 1989)
Erin Pizzey
b. 1939
Erin Pizzey, English activist and author, founded Refuge
Saparmurat Niyazov
b. 1940 – d. 2006
Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmen engineer and politician, 1st President of Turkmenistan (d. 2006)
Smokey Robinson
b. 1940
Smokey Robinson, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Miracles)
Bobby Rogers
b. 1940 – d. 2013
Bobby Rogers, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
David Gross
b. 1941
David Gross, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Jenny Tonge, Baroness Tonge
b. 1941
Jenny Tonge, Baroness Tonge, English politician
Cyrus Chothia
b. 1942
Cyrus Chothia emeritus scientist at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Paul Krause
b. 1942
Paul Krause, American football player and politician
Howard Stringer
b. 1942
Howard Stringer, Welsh businessman
Will Provine
b. 1942 – d. 2015
Will Provine, American biologist, historian, and academic (d. 2015)
Lou Christie
b. 1943
Lou Christie, American singer-songwriter
Homer Hickam
b. 1943
Homer Hickam, American author and engineer
Tim Hunt
b. 1943
Tim Hunt, English biochemist and academic, Nobel laureate
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Les Hinton
b. 1944
Les Hinton, English-American journalist and businessman
Yuri Antonov (musician)
b. 1945
Yuri Antonov, Uzbek-Russian singer-songwriter
Paul Dean (guitarist)
b. 1946
Paul Dean, Canadian guitarist
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Peter Hudson
b. 1946
Peter Hudson, Australian footballer and coach
Karen Silkwood
b. 1946 – d. 1974
Karen Silkwood, American technician and activist (d. 1974)
Jackie Curtis
b. 1947 – d. 1985
Jackie Curtis, American actress and writer (b. 1947)
Tim Shadbolt
b. 1947
Tim Shadbolt, New Zealand businessman and politician, 42nd Mayor of Invercargill
Mark Andes
b. 1948
Mark Andes, American singer-songwriter and bass player
Pim Fortuyn
b. 1948 – d. 2002
Pim Fortuyn, Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician (b. 1948)
Tony Iommi
b. 1948
Tony Iommi, English guitarist and songwriter
Danielle Bunten Berry
b. 1949 – d. 1998
Danielle Bunten Berry, American game designer and programmer (b. 1949)
Eddie Hardin
b. 1949 – d. 2015
Eddie Hardin, English singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2015)
William Messner-Loebs
b. 1949
William Messner-Loebs, American author and illustrator
Juice Leskinen
b. 1950 – d. 2006
Juice Leskinen, Finnish singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
Andy Powell
b. 1950
Andy Powell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
b. 1951
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, Pakistani scholar and politician, founder of Minhaj-ul-Quran
Ryū Murakami
b. 1952
Ryū Murakami, Japanese novelist and filmmaker
Rodolfo Neri Vela
b. 1952
Rodolfo Neri Vela, Mexican engineer and astronaut
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Gary Seear
b. 1952
Gary Seear, New Zealand rugby player
Amy Tan
b. 1952
Amy Tan, American novelist, essayist, and short story writer.
Danilo Türk
b. 1952
Danilo Türk, Slovene academic and politician, 3rd President of Slovenia
Corrado Barazzutti
b. 1953
Corrado Barazzutti, Italian tennis player
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
b. 1953
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 52nd President of Argentina
Massimo Troisi
b. 1953 – d. 1994
Massimo Troisi, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1994)
Sócrates
b. 1954 – d. 2011
Sócrates, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2011)
Francis Buchholz
b. 1954
Francis Buchholz, German bass player
Michael Gira
b. 1954
Michael Gira, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Jeff Daniels
b. 1955
Jeff Daniels, American actor and playwright
Kathleen Beller
b. 1956
Kathleen Beller, American actress
Peter Holsapple
b. 1956
Peter Holsapple, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Roderick MacKinnon
b. 1956
Roderick MacKinnon, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Dave Wakeling
b. 1956
Dave Wakeling, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Falco (musician)
b. 1957 – d. 1998
Falco, Austrian singer-songwriter, rapper, and musician (d. 1998)
Dave Stewart (baseball)
b. 1957
Dave Stewart, American baseball player and coach
Ray Winstone
b. 1957
Ray Winstone, English actor
Tommy Cairo
b. 1958
Tommy Cairo, American wrestler
Helen Fielding
b. 1958
Helen Fielding, English author and screenwriter
Steve Nieve
b. 1958
Steve Nieve, English keyboard player and composer
Roger Goodell
b. 1959
Roger Goodell, American businessman
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
b. 1960
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
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John Paul, Jr. (racing driver)
b. 1960
John Paul, Jr., American race car driver
Justin Fashanu
b. 1961 – d. 1998
Justin Fashanu, English footballer (b. 1961)
Hana Mandlíková
b. 1962
Hana Mandlíková, Czech-Australian tennis player and coach
Seal (musician)
b. 1963
Seal, English singer-songwriter
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Jessica Tuck
b. 1963
Jessica Tuck, American actress
Doug Aldrich
b. 1964
Doug Aldrich, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jonathan Lethem
b. 1964
Jonathan Lethem, American novelist, essayist, and short story writer.
Jon Fishman
b. 1965
Jon Fishman, American drummer
Clark Hunt
b. 1965
Clark Hunt, American businessman
Leroy (musician)
b. 1965
Leroy, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Justine Bateman
b. 1966
Justine Bateman, American actress and producer
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Paul Haarhuis
b. 1966
Paul Haarhuis, Dutch tennis player and coach
Eduardo Xol
b. 1966
Eduardo Xol, American designer and author
Benicio del Toro
b. 1967
Benicio del Toro, Puerto Rican-American actor, director, and producer
Frank Watkins (musician)
b. 1968 – d. 2015
Frank Watkins, American bass player (d. 2015)
Prince Markie Dee
b. 1968
Prince Markie Dee, American rapper and actor
Burton C. Bell
b. 1969
Burton C. Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Helena Guergis
b. 1969
Helena Guergis, Canadian businesswoman and politician
Joacim Cans
b. 1970
Joacim Cans, Swedish singer-songwriter
Miguel Batista
b. 1971
Miguel Batista, Dominican baseball player and poet
Richard Green (golfer)
b. 1971
Richard Green, Australian golfer
Jeff Kinney (author)
b. 1971
Jeff Kinney, American author and illustrator
Francine Fournier
b. 1972
Francine Fournier, American wrestler and manager
Sunset Thomas
b. 1972
Sunset Thomas, American pornographic actress
Daniel Adair
b. 1975
Daniel Adair, Canadian drummer and producer
Daewon Song
b. 1975
Daewon Song, South Korean-American skateboarder, co-founded Almost Skateboards
Ola Salo
b. 1977
Ola Salo, Swedish singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Andrew Ross Sorkin
b. 1977
Andrew Ross Sorkin, American journalist and author
Gianluca Zambrotta
b. 1977
Gianluca Zambrotta, Italian footballer and manager
Ben Gummer
b. 1978
Ben Gummer, English scholar and politician
Immortal Technique
b. 1978
Immortal Technique, Peruvian-American rapper
Steve Cherundolo
b. 1979
Steve Cherundolo, American soccer player and manager
Dwight Freeney
b. 1980
Dwight Freeney, American football player
Ma Lin (table tennis)
b. 1980
Ma Lin, Chinese table tennis player
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Mike Miller (basketball player)
b. 1980
Mike Miller, American basketball player
Beth Ditto
b. 1981
Beth Ditto, American singer
Kotoōshū Katsunori
b. 1983
Kotoōshū Katsunori, Bulgarian sumo wrestler
Mika Nakashima
b. 1983
Mika Nakashima, Japanese singer and actress
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Ryan Whitney
b. 1983
Ryan Whitney, American ice hockey player
Chris Richardson
b. 1984
Chris Richardson, American singer-songwriter
Haylie Duff
b. 1985
Haylie Duff, American actress and singer
Kyle Chipchura
b. 1986
Kyle Chipchura, Canadian ice hockey player
Marta (footballer)
b. 1986
Marta, Brazilian footballer
Maria Mena
b. 1986
Maria Mena, Norwegian singer-songwriter
Michael Schwimer
b. 1986
Michael Schwimer, American baseball player
Anna Cappellini
b. 1987
Anna Cappellini, Italian ice dancer
Shawn Matthias
b. 1988
Shawn Matthias, Canadian ice hockey player
Seth Morrison (musician)
b. 1988
Seth Morrison, American guitarist
Christoph Kramer
b. 1991
Christoph Kramer, German national footballer
Trevor Bayne
b. 1991
Trevor Bayne, American race car driver
Sander Pärn
b. 1992
Sander Pärn, Estonian race car driver
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Jelena Simić
b. 1992
Jelena Simić, Bosnian tennis player
Mauro Icardi
b. 1993
Mauro Icardi, Argentinian footballer
Victoria Justice
b. 1993
Victoria Justice, American actress, singer, and dancer
Sam Lisone
b. 1994
Sam Lisone, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player
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Tiina Trutsi
b. 1994
Tiina Trutsi, Estonian footballer
Katharina Gerlach
b. 1998
Katharina Gerlach, German tennis player
David Mazouz
b. 2001
David Mazouz, American actor
Millie Bobby Brown
b. 2004
Millie Bobby Brown, English actress and model