People born on February 2 207
Justin I
b. 450 – d. 527
Justin I, Byzantine emperor (b. 450)
James I of Aragon
b. 1208 – d. 1276
James I of Aragon (b. 1208)
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Maud Chaworth
b. 1282
Maud Chaworth, Countess of Leicester.
Eleanor of Navarre
b. 1426 – d. 1479
Eleanor of Navarre, Queen regnant of Navarre (d. 1479)
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony
b. 1443 – d. 1486
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony (d. 1486)
John, King of Denmark
b. 1455 – d. 1513
King John of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (b. 1455)
Peter Martyr d'Anghiera
b. 1457 – d. 1526
Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Italian-Spanish historian and author (d. 1526)
Columba of Rieti
b. 1467 – d. 1501
Columba of Rieti, Italian Dominican tertiary Religious Sister (b. 1467)
Bona Sforza
b. 1494 – d. 1557
Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)
Damião de Góis
b. 1502 – d. 1574
Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher and historian (d. 1574)
René de Birague
b. 1506 – d. 1583
René de Birague, Italian-French cardinal and politician (d. 1583)
John of Leiden
b. 1509 – d. 1536
John of Leiden, Dutch Anabaptist leader (d. 1536)
Lodovico Ferrari
b. 1522 – d. 1565
Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1522)
Piotr Skarga
b. 1536 – d. 1612
Piotr Skarga, Polish Jesuit and polemicist (b. 1536)
Nicolaus Reimers
b. 1551 – d. 1600
Nicolaus Reimers, German astronomer (d. 1600)
Alix Le Clerc
b. 1576 – d. 1622
Alix Le Clerc, French Canoness Regular and foundress (d. 1622)
Judith Quiney
b. 1585 – d. 1662
Judith Quiney, William Shakespeare's youngest daughter (d. 1662)
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Hamnet Shakespeare
b. 1585 – d. 1596
Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585)
Georg II of Fleckenstein-Dagstuhl
b. 1588 – d. 1644
Georg II of Fleckenstein-Dagstuhl, German nobleman (d. 1644)
Gabriel Naudé
b. 1600 – d. 1653
Gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (b. 1600)
Ulrik of Denmark (1611-1633)
b. 1611 – d. 1633
Ulrik of Denmark, Danish prince-bishop (d. 1633)
Noël Chabanel
b. 1613 – d. 1649
Noël Chabanel, French missionary and saint (d. 1649)
Johannes Schefferus
b. 1621 – d. 1679
Johannes Schefferus, Swedish author and hymn-writer (d. 1679)
Pope Benedict XIII
b. 1650 – d. 1730
Pope Benedict XIII (b. 1649)
Nell Gwyn
b. 1650 – d. 1687
Nell Gwyn, English actress (d. 1687)
William Phips
b. 1651 – d. 1695
Sir William Phips, governor of Massachusetts (b. 1650)
Louis Marchand
b. 1669 – d. 1732
Louis Marchand, French organist and composer (b. 1669)
William Borlase
b. 1695 – d. 1772
William Borlase, English geologist and archaeologist (d. 1772)
Johann Christoph Gottsched
b. 1700 – d. 1766
Johann Christoph Gottsched, German author and critic (d. 1766)
Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg
b. 1711 – d. 1794
Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (b. 1711)
Gottfried August Homilius
b. 1714 – d. 1785
Gottfried August Homilius, German organist and composer (d. 1785)
Ernst Gideon von Laudon
b. 1717 – d. 1790
Ernst Gideon von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (b. 1717)
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
b. 1754 – d. 1838
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French bishop and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1754)
Henri de Rigny
b. 1782 – d. 1835
Henri de Rigny, French admiral and politician, French Minister of War (d. 1835)
Jacques Philippe Marie Binet
b. 1786 – d. 1856
Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1786)
Jean-Baptiste Boussingault
b. 1802 – d. 1887
Jean-Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist and academic (b. 1802)
Albert Sidney Johnston
b. 1803 – d. 1862
Albert Sidney Johnston, American general (b. 1803)
Alfred Brehm
b. 1829 – d. 1884
Alfred Brehm, German zoologist and illustrator (d. 1884)
William Stanley (inventor)
b. 1829 – d. 1909
William Stanley, American engineer and philanthropist (b. 1829)
François-Alphonse Forel
b. 1841 – d. 1912
François-Alphonse Forel, Swiss limnologist and academic (b. 1841)
Julian Sochocki
b. 1842 – d. 1927
Julian Sochocki, Polish-Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1927)
Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav
b. 1849 – d. 1921
Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Slovak poet and playwright (d. 1921)
José Guadalupe Posada
b. 1851 – d. 1913
José Guadalupe Posada, Mexican illustrator and engraver (d. 1913)
Frederick William Vanderbilt
b. 1856 – d. 1938
Frederick William Vanderbilt, American railway magnate (d. 1938)
Makar Yekmalyan
b. 1856 – d. 1905
Makar Yekmalyan, Armenian composer (d. 1905)
Curtis Guild, Jr.
b. 1860 – d. 1915
Curtis Guild, Jr., American journalist and politician, 43rd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1915)
Solomon R. Guggenheim
b. 1861 – d. 1949
Solomon R. Guggenheim, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (d. 1949)
Enrique Simonet
b. 1866 – d. 1927
Enrique Simonet, Spanish painter and educator (b. 1866)
Leo Fall
b. 1873 – d. 1925
Leo Fall, Czech-Austrian composer (b. 1873)
Konstantin von Neurath
b. 1873 – d. 1958
Konstantin von Neurath, German lawyer and politician, Reich Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1873)
Fritz Kreisler
b. 1875 – d. 1962
Fritz Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist and composer (d. 1962)
Orval Overall
b. 1881 – d. 1947
Orval Overall, American baseball player and manager (d. 1947)
James Joyce
b. 1882 – d. 1941
James Joyce, Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet (d. 1941)
Johnston McCulley
b. 1883 – d. 1958
Johnston McCulley, American author and screenwriter, created Zorro (d. 1958)
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William Rose Benét
b. 1886 – d. 1950
William Rose Benét, American poet and author (d. 1950)
Ernst Hanfstaengl
b. 1887 – d. 1975
Ernst Hanfstaengl, German businessman (d. 1975)
Pat Sullivan (film producer)
b. 1887 – d. 1933
Pat Sullivan, Australian animator and producer, co-created Felix the Cat (b. 1887)
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
b. 1889 – d. 1952
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, French general (d. 1952)
Charles Correll
b. 1890 – d. 1972
Charles Correll, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1890)
Tochigiyama Moriya
b. 1892 – d. 1959
Tochigiyama Moriya, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 27th Yokozuna (b. 1892)
Cornelius Lanczos
b. 1893 – d. 1974
Cornelius Lanczos, Hungarian mathematician and physicist (b. 1893)
Damdin Sükhbaatar
b. 1893 – d. 1924
Damdin Sükhbaatar, Mongolian soldier and politician (d. 1924)
George Halas
b. 1895 – d. 1983
George Halas, American football player and coach (d. 1983)
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Robert Philipp
b. 1895 – d. 1981
Robert Philipp, American painter (d. 1981)
Kazimierz Kuratowski
b. 1896 – d. 1980
Kazimierz Kuratowski, Polish mathematician and logician (d. 1980)
Howard Deering Johnson
b. 1897 – d. 1972
Howard Deering Johnson, American businessman, founded Howard Johnson's (d. 1972)
Gertrude Blanch
b. 1897 – d. 1996
Gertrude Blanch, Russian-American mathematician (d. 1996)
Anni Frind
b. 1900 – d. 1987
Anni Frind, German lyric soprano (d. 1987)
Willie Kamm
b. 1900 – d. 1988
Willie Kamm, American baseball player and manager (d. 1988)
Elena Sánchez Valenzuela
b. 1900 – d. 1950
Elena Sánchez Valenzuela, Mexican silent film star, journalist, and suffragette (d. 1950)
Jascha Heifetz
b. 1901 – d. 1987
Jascha Heifetz, Lithuanian-born American violinist and educator (d. 1987)
Newbold Morris
b. 1902 – d. 1966
Newbold Morris, American lawyer and politician (d. 1966)
Ayn Rand
b. 1905 – d. 1982
Ayn Rand, Russian-born American novelist and philosopher (d. 1982)
Wes Ferrell
b. 1908 – d. 1976
Wes Ferrell, American baseball player and manager (d. 1976)
Burton Lane
b. 1912 – d. 1997
Burton Lane, American songwriter and composer (d. 1997)
Eric Kierans
b. 1914 – d. 2004
Eric Kierans, Canadian economist and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Communications (d. 2004)
Abba Eban
b. 1915 – d. 2002
Abba Eban, South African-Israeli politician and diplomat, 1st Israel Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2002)
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Stan Leonard
b. 1915 – d. 2005
Stan Leonard, Canadian golfer (d. 2005)
Khushwant Singh
b. 1915 – d. 2014
Khushwant Singh, Indian journalist and author (d. 2014)
Đỗ Mười
b. 1917
Đỗ Mười, Vietnamese politician, 5th Prime Minister of Vietnam
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Georg Gawliczek
b. 1919 – d. 1999
Georg Gawliczek, German footballer and manager (b. 1919)
George Hardwick
b. 1920 – d. 2004
George Hardwick, English footballer and coach (d. 2004)
James L. Usry
b. 1922 – d. 2002
James L. Usry, American politician, first African-American mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey (b. 1922)
Stoyanka Mutafova
b. 1922
Stoyanka Mutafova, Bulgarian actress
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Jean Babilée
b. 1923 – d. 2014
Jean Babilée, French dancer and choreographer (d. 2014)
James Dickey
b. 1923 – d. 1997
James Dickey, American poet and novelist (d. 1997)
Bonita Granville
b. 1923 – d. 1988
Bonita Granville, American actress (b. 1923)
Red Schoendienst
b. 1923
Red Schoendienst, American baseball player, coach, and manager
Liz Smith (journalist)
b. 1923
Liz Smith, American journalist and author
Sonny Stitt
b. 1924 – d. 1982
Sonny Stitt, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1982)
Elaine Stritch
b. 1925 – d. 2014
Elaine Stritch, American actress and singer (b. 1925)
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
b. 1926
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, French academic and politician, 20th President of France
Stan Getz
b. 1927 – d. 1991
Stan Getz, American saxophonist (b. 1927)
Doris Sams
b. 1927 – d. 2012
Doris Sams, American baseball player (b. 1927)
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Jay Handlan
b. 1928 – d. 2013
Jay Handlan, American basketball player and engineer (d. 2013)
A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
b. 1928 – d. 1998
A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., American judge, author, and activist (d. 1998)
George Band
b. 1929 – d. 2011
George Band, Taiwanese-English mountaineer and author (b. 1929)
Věra Chytilová
b. 1929 – d. 2014
Věra Chytilová, Czech actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
John Henry Holland
b. 1929 – d. 2015
John Henry Holland, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1929)
Dries van Agt
b. 1931
Dries van Agt, Dutch lawyer, jurist, and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Les Dawson
b. 1931 – d. 1993
Les Dawson, English comedian, actor, writer and presenter (b. 1931)
John Paul Harney
b. 1931
John Paul Harney, Canadian educator and politician
Judith Viorst
b. 1931
Judith Viorst, American journalist and author
Arthur Lyman
b. 1932 – d. 2002
Arthur Lyman, American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (d. 2002)
Robert Mandan
b. 1932
Robert Mandan, American actor
M'el Dowd
b. 1933 – d. 2012
M'el Dowd, American actress and singer (b. 1933)
Tony Jay
b. 1933 – d. 2006
Tony Jay, English actor and singer (b. 1933)
Orlando "Cachaíto" López
b. 1933 – d. 2009
Orlando "Cachaíto" López, Cuban bassist and composer (b. 1933)
Than Shwe
b. 1933
Than Shwe, Burmese general and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Burma
Skip Battin
b. 1934 – d. 2003
Skip Battin, American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2003)
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Pete Brown (golfer)
b. 1935 – d. 2015
Pete Brown, American golfer (d. 2015)
Evgeny Velikhov
b. 1935
Evgeny Velikhov, Russian physicist and academic
Metin Oktay
b. 1936 – d. 1991
Metin Oktay, Turkish footballer and manager (b. 1936)
Don Buford
b. 1937
Don Buford, American baseball player and coach
Eric Arturo Delvalle
b. 1937 – d. 2015
Eric Arturo Delvalle, Panamanian lawyer and politician, President of Panama (b. 1937)
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Anthony Haden-Guest
b. 1937
Anthony Haden-Guest, British journalist, poet, and critic
Tom Smothers
b. 1937
Tom Smothers, American comedian, actor, and activist
Norman Fowler
b. 1938
Norman Fowler, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport
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Gene MacLellan
b. 1938 – d. 1995
Gene MacLellan, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1995)
Mary-Dell Chilton
b. 1939
Mary-Dell Chilton, American chemist and inventor and one of the founders of modern plant biotechnology
Dale T. Mortensen
b. 1939 – d. 2014
Dale T. Mortensen, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014)
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Alan Caddy
b. 1940 – d. 2000
Alan Caddy, English guitarist and producer (d. 2000)
Thomas M. Disch
b. 1940 – d. 2008
Thomas M. Disch, American author and poet (b. 1940)
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Wayne Fontes
b. 1940
Wayne Fontes, American football player and coach
David Jason
b. 1940
David Jason, English actor, director, and producer
Graham Nash
b. 1942
Graham Nash, English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Andrew Davis (conductor)
b. 1944
Andrew Davis, English organist and conductor
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Ursula Oppens
b. 1944
Ursula Oppens, American pianist and educator
John Eatwell, Baron Eatwell
b. 1945
John Eatwell, Baron Eatwell, English economist and academic
John Armitt
b. 1946
John Armitt, English engineer and businessman
Alpha Oumar Konaré
b. 1946
Alpha Oumar Konaré, Malian academic and politician, 3rd President of Mali
Farrah Fawcett
b. 1947 – d. 2009
Farrah Fawcett, American actress and producer (b. 1947)
Ina Garten
b. 1948
Ina Garten, American chef and author
Al McKay
b. 1948
Al McKay, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Roger Williamson
b. 1948 – d. 1973
Roger Williamson, English race car driver (b. 1948)
Duncan Bannatyne
b. 1949
Duncan Bannatyne, Scottish businessman and philanthropist
Yasuko Namba
b. 1949 – d. 1996
Yasuko Namba, Japanese mountaineer (d. 1996)
Brent Spiner
b. 1949
Brent Spiner, American actor
Ross Valory
b. 1949
Ross Valory, American rock bass player and songwriter
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Libby Purves
b. 1950
Libby Purves, British journalist and author
Genichiro Tenryu
b. 1950
Genichiro Tenryu, Japanese wrestler
Vangelis Alexandris
b. 1951
Vangelis Alexandris, Greek basketball player and coach
John Cornyn
b. 1952
John Cornyn, American lawyer and politician, 49th Attorney General of Texas
Rick Dufay
b. 1952
Rick Dufay, French-American guitarist and songwriter
Park Geun-hye
b. 1952
Park Geun-hye, South Korean politician, 11th President of South Korea
Ralph Merkle
b. 1952
Ralph Merkle, American computer scientist and academic
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Jerry Sisk, Jr.
b. 1953 – d. 2013
Jerry Sisk, Jr., American gemologist, co-founded Jewelry Television (d. 2013)
Christie Brinkley
b. 1954
Christie Brinkley, American actress, model, and businesswoman
John Tudor (baseball)
b. 1954
John Tudor, American baseball player
Leszek Engelking
b. 1955
Leszek Engelking, Polish poet and author
Kim Zimmer
b. 1955
Kim Zimmer, American actress
Abraham Iyambo
b. 1961 – d. 2013
Abraham Iyambo, Namibian politician (d. 2013)
Philippe Claudel
b. 1962
Philippe Claudel, French author, director, and screenwriter
Eva Cassidy
b. 1963 – d. 1996
Eva Cassidy, American singer and guitarist (d. 1996)
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Kjell Dahlin
b. 1963
Kjell Dahlin, Swedish ice hockey player
Andrej Kiska
b. 1963
Andrej Kiska, Slovak entrepreneur and philanthropist, President of Slovakia
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Carl Airey
b. 1965
Carl Airey, English footballer
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Andrei Chesnokov
b. 1966
Andrei Chesnokov, Russian tennis player and coach
Robert DeLeo
b. 1966
Robert DeLeo, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
Michael Misick
b. 1966
Michael Misick, Caicos Islander politician, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Artūrs Irbe
b. 1967
Artūrs Irbe, Latvian ice hockey player and coach
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Laurent Nkunda
b. 1967
Laurent Nkunda, Congolese general
Sean Elliott
b. 1968
Sean Elliott, American basketball player and sportscaster
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Scott Erickson
b. 1968
Scott Erickson, American baseball player and coach
Valeri Karpin
b. 1969
Valeri Karpin, Estonian-Russian footballer and manager
Jennifer Westfeldt
b. 1970
Jennifer Westfeldt, American actress and singer
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Isaac Kungwane
b. 1971 – d. 2014
Isaac Kungwane, South African footballer (b. 1971)
Jason Taylor (rugby league)
b. 1971
Jason Taylor, Australian rugby league player and coach
Hwang Seok-jeong
b. 1971
Hwang Seok-jeong, South Korean actress
Melvin Mora
b. 1972
Melvin Mora, Venezuelan baseball player
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Andrei Luzgin
b. 1973
Andrei Luzgin, Estonian tennis player and coach
Marissa Jaret Winokur
b. 1973
Marissa Jaret Winokur, American actress and singer
Todd Bertuzzi
b. 1975
Todd Bertuzzi, Canadian ice hockey player
Donald Driver
b. 1975
Donald Driver, American football player
Ieroklis Stoltidis
b. 1975
Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek footballer
Ryan Farquhar
b. 1976
Ryan Farquhar, Northern Irish motorcycle racer
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James Hickman
b. 1976
James Hickman, English swimmer
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Ana Roces
b. 1976
Ana Roces, Filipino actress
Shakira
b. 1977
Shakira, Colombian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Libor Sionko
b. 1977
Libor Sionko, Czech footballer
Eden Espinosa
b. 1978
Eden Espinosa, American actress and singer
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Annabel Ellwood
b. 1978
Annabel Ellwood, Australian tennis player
Barry Ferguson
b. 1978
Barry Ferguson, Scottish footballer and manager
Urmo Aava
b. 1979
Urmo Aava, Estonian race car driver
Klaus Mainzer
b. 1979
Klaus Mainzer, German rugby player
Angela Finger-Erben
b. 1980
Angela Finger-Erben, German journalist
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Sergio Castaño Ortega
b. 1982
Sergio Castaño Ortega, Spanish footballer
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Kelly Mazzante
b. 1982
Kelly Mazzante, American basketball player
Kan Mi-youn
b. 1982
Kan Mi-youn, South Korean singer, model, and host
Ronny Cedeño
b. 1983
Ronny Cedeño, Venezuelan baseball player
Carolina Klüft
b. 1983
Carolina Klüft, Swedish heptathlete and jumper
Jordin Tootoo
b. 1983
Jordin Tootoo, Canadian ice hockey player
Vladimir Voskoboinikov
b. 1983
Vladimir Voskoboinikov, Estonian footballer
Rudi Wulf
b. 1984
Rudi Wulf, New Zealand rugby player
Silvestre Varela
b. 1985
Silvestre Varela, Portuguese footballer
Gemma Arterton
b. 1986
Gemma Arterton, English actress and singer
Anthony Fainga'a
b. 1987
Anthony Fainga'a, Australian rugby player
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Saia Fainga'a
b. 1987
Saia Fainga'a, Australian rugby player
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Mimi Page
b. 1987
Mimi Page, American singer-songwriter and composer
Gerard Piqué
b. 1987
Gerard Piqué, Spanish footballer
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Javon Ringer
b. 1987
Javon Ringer, American football player
Harrison Smith (American football)
b. 1989
Harrison Smith, American football player
Nathan Delfouneso
b. 1991
Nathan Delfouneso, English footballer
Gregory Mertens
b. 1991 – d. 2015
Gregory Mertens, Belgian footballer (d. 2015)
Ravel Morrison
b. 1993
Ravel Morrison, English footballer
Paul Digby
b. 1995
Paul Digby, English footballer
Aleksander Jagiełło
b. 1995
Aleksander Jagiełło, Polish footballer