People born on February 5 206
Emperor Sanjō
b. 976 – d. 1017
Emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976)
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John II, Marquess of Montferrat
b. 1321 – d. 1372
John II, Marquess of Montferrat (d. 1372)
Philip II, Duke of Savoy
b. 1438 – d. 1497
Philip II, Duke of Savoy (d. 1497)
Aegidius Tschudi
b. 1505 – d. 1572
Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian and author (b. 1505)
René of Châlon
b. 1519 – d. 1544
René of Châlon (b. 1519)
Juraj Drašković
b. 1525 – d. 1587
Juraj Drašković, Croatian Catholic cardinal (d. 1587)
Andreas Dudith
b. 1533 – d. 1589
Andreas Dudith, Croatian-Hungarian nobleman and diplomat (d. 1589)
Giovanni de' Bardi
b. 1534 – d. 1612
Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian soldier, composer, and critic (d. 1612)
Esteban Manuel de Villegas
b. 1589 – d. 1669
Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet and educator (d. 1669)
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Biagio Marini
b. 1594 – d. 1663
Biagio Marini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1663)
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Gaspar Schott
b. 1608 – d. 1666
Gaspar Schott, German physicist and mathematician (b. 1608)
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné
b. 1626 – d. 1696
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (b. 1626)
Anne Jules de Noailles
b. 1650 – d. 1708
Anne Jules de Noailles, French general (b. 1650)
Gilbert Tennent
b. 1703 – d. 1764
Gilbert Tennent, Irish-American minister (d. 1764)
John Witherspoon
b. 1723 – d. 1794
John Witherspoon, Scottish-American minister and academic (d. 1794)
James Otis, Jr.
b. 1725 – d. 1783
James Otis, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1725)
Christian Gottlob Neefe
b. 1748 – d. 1798
Christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer and conductor (d. 1798)
Robert Peel
b. 1788 – d. 1850
Robert Peel, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1788)
Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger
b. 1795 – d. 1871
Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist, geologist, and physicist (d. 1871)
Johan Ludvig Runeberg
b. 1804 – d. 1877
Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Swedish-Finnish poet and hymn-writer (b. 1804)
Carl Spitzweg
b. 1808 – d. 1885
Carl Spitzweg, German painter and poet (d. 1885)
Ole Bull
b. 1810 – d. 1880
Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist and composer (d. 1880)
Peter Lalor
b. 1827 – d. 1889
Peter Lalor, Irish-Australian activist and politician (d. 1889)
Dwight L. Moody
b. 1837 – d. 1899
Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist and publisher, founded Moody Church, Moody Bible Institute, and Moody Publishers (d. 1899)
John Boyd Dunlop
b. 1840 – d. 1921
John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish businessman, co-founded Dunlop Rubber (d. 1921)
Hiram Maxim
b. 1840 – d. 1916
Hiram Maxim, American engineer, invented the Maxim gun (d. 1916)
Eduard Magnus Jakobson
b. 1847 – d. 1903
Eduard Magnus Jakobson, Estonian missionary and engraver (b. 1847)
Joris-Karl Huysmans
b. 1848 – d. 1907
Joris-Karl Huysmans, French author and critic (b. 1848)
Ignacio Carrera Pinto
b. 1848 – d. 1882
Ignacio Carrera Pinto, Chilean captain (b. 1848)
Terauchi Masatake
b. 1852 – d. 1919
Terauchi Masatake, Japanese field marshal and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1919)
Domhnall Ua Buachalla
b. 1866 – d. 1963
Domhnall Ua Buachalla, Irish politician, 3rd and last Governor-General of the Irish Free State (d. 1963)
Ernie McLea
b. 1876 – d. 1931
Ernie McLea, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1931)
André Citroën
b. 1878 – d. 1935
André Citroën, French engineer and businessman, founded the Citroën Company (b. 1878)
Gabriel Voisin
b. 1880 – d. 1973
Gabriel Voisin, French pilot and engineer (d. 1973)
Patsy Hendren
b. 1889 – d. 1962
Patsy Hendren, English cricketer and footballer (d. 1962)
Ernest Tyldesley
b. 1889 – d. 1962
Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer (b. 1889)
Recep Peker
b. 1889 – d. 1950
Recep Peker, Turkish soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1889)
Renato Petronio
b. 1891 – d. 1976
Renato Petronio, Italian rower (b. 1891)
Elizabeth Ryan
b. 1892 – d. 1979
Elizabeth Ryan, American tennis player (d. 1979)
Dirk Stikker
b. 1897 – d. 1979
Dirk Stikker, Dutch businessman and politician, 3rd Secretary General of NATO (d. 1979)
Adlai Stevenson II
b. 1900 – d. 1965
Adlai Stevenson II, American soldier and politician, 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1900)
Joan Whitney Payson
b. 1903 – d. 1975
Joan Whitney Payson, American businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1903)
John Carradine
b. 1906 – d. 1988
John Carradine, American actor (d. 1988)
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Birgit Dalland
b. 1907 – d. 2007
Birgit Dalland, Norwegian politician (b. 1907)
Pierre Pflimlin
b. 1907 – d. 2000
Pierre Pflimlin, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1907)
Marie Baron
b. 1908 – d. 1948
Marie Baron, Dutch swimmer and diver (d. 1948)
Peg Entwistle
b. 1908 – d. 1932
Peg Entwistle, Welsh-American actress (d. 1932)
Daisy and Violet Hilton
b. 1908 – d. 1969
Daisy and Violet Hilton, English conjoined twins (d. 1969)
Grażyna Bacewicz
b. 1909 – d. 1969
Grażyna Bacewicz, Polish violinist and composer (d. 1969)
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Charles Philippe Leblond
b. 1910 – d. 2007
Charles Philippe Leblond, French-Canadian biologist and academic (b. 1910)
Francisco Varallo
b. 1910 – d. 2010
Francisco Varallo, Argentinian footballer (b. 1910)
Jussi Björling
b. 1911 – d. 1960
Jussi Björling, Swedish tenor (b. 1911)
William S. Burroughs
b. 1914 – d. 1997
William S. Burroughs, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1914)
Alan Lloyd Hodgkin
b. 1914 – d. 1998
Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, English physiologist, biophysicist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
Robert Hofstadter
b. 1915 – d. 1990
Robert Hofstadter, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990)
Isuzu Yamada
b. 1917 – d. 2012
Isuzu Yamada, Japanese actress (d. 2012)
Red Buttons
b. 1919 – d. 2006
Red Buttons, American actor (b. 1919)
Tim Holt
b. 1919 – d. 1973
Tim Holt, American actor (b. 1919)
Andreas Papandreou
b. 1919 – d. 1996
Andreas Papandreou, Greek economist and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1996)
Ken Adam
b. 1921 – d. 2016
Ken Adam, German-born English production designer and art director (d. 2016)
Claude King
b. 1923 – d. 2013
Claude King, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
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James E. Bowman
b. 1923 – d. 2011
James E. Bowman, American physician and academic (d. 2011)
Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
b. 1924 – d. 2014
Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Indian cardinal (b. 1924)
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Robert Allen (composer)
b. 1927 – d. 2000
Robert Allen, American pianist and composer (d. 2000)
Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten
b. 1927 – d. 1977
Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Dutch captain and pilot (d. 1977)
Tage Danielsson
b. 1928 – d. 1985
Tage Danielsson, Swedish author, actor, and director (d. 1985)
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Andrew Greeley
b. 1928 – d. 2013
Andrew Greeley, American priest, sociologist, and author (b. 1928)
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P. J. Vatikiotis
b. 1928 – d. 1997
P. J. Vatikiotis, Israeli-American historian and political scientist (d. 1997)
Hal Blaine
b. 1929
Hal Blaine, American session drummer
Luc Ferrari
b. 1929 – d. 2005
Luc Ferrari, French-Italian director and composer (b. 1929)
Fred Sinowatz
b. 1929 – d. 2008
Fred Sinowatz, Austrian politician, 19th Chancellor of Austria (d. 2008)
Cesare Maldini
b. 1932 – d. 2016
Cesare Maldini, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1932)
Jörn Donner
b. 1933
Jörn Donner, Finnish director and screenwriter
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B.S. Johnson
b. 1933 – d. 1973
B.S. Johnson, English author, poet, and critic (d. 1973)
Hank Aaron
b. 1934
Hank Aaron. American baseball player
Don Cherry
b. 1934
Don Cherry, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster
Alex Harvey (musician)
b. 1935 – d. 1982
Alex Harvey, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1982)
K. S. Nissar Ahmed
b. 1936
K. S. Nissar Ahmed, Indian poet and academic
Stuart Damon
b. 1937
Stuart Damon, American actor and singer
Larry Hillman
b. 1937
Larry Hillman, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Gaston Roelants
b. 1937
Gaston Roelants, Belgian runner
Alar Toomre
b. 1937
Alar Toomre, Estonian-American astronomer and mathematician
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Wang Xuan
b. 1937 – d. 2006
Wang Xuan, Chinese computer scientist and academic (d. 2006)
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Rafael Nieto Navia
b. 1938
Rafael Nieto Navia, Colombian lawyer, jurist, and diplomat
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Brian Luckhurst
b. 1939 – d. 2005
Brian Luckhurst, English cricketer (d. 2005)
H. R. Giger
b. 1940 – d. 2014
H. R. Giger, Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer (b. 1940)
Luke Graham (wrestler)
b. 1940 – d. 2006
Luke Graham, American wrestler (d. 2006)
Stephen J. Cannell
b. 1941 – d. 2010
Stephen J. Cannell, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1941)
Henson Cargill
b. 1941 – d. 2007
Henson Cargill, American country music singer (d. 2007)
David Selby
b. 1941
David Selby, American actor and playwright
Barrett Strong
b. 1941
Barrett Strong, American soul singer-songwriter and pianist
Kaspar Villiger
b. 1941
Kaspar Villiger, Swiss engineer and politician, 85th President of the Swiss Confederation
Cory Wells
b. 1941 – d. 2015
Cory Wells, American pop-rock singer (Three Dog Night) (d. 2015)
Roger Staubach
b. 1942
Roger Staubach, American football player, sportscaster, and businessman
Nolan Bushnell
b. 1943
Nolan Bushnell, American engineer and businessman, founded Atari, Inc.
Michael Mann (director)
b. 1943
Michael Mann, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Craig Morton
b. 1943
Craig Morton, American football player and sportscaster
J. R. Cobb
b. 1944
J. R. Cobb, American guitarist and songwriter
Henfil
b. 1944 – d. 1988
Henfil, Brazilian journalist, author, and illustrator (d. 1988)
Al Kooper
b. 1944
Al Kooper, American singer-songwriter and producer
Tamanoumi Masahiro
b. 1944 – d. 1971
Tamanoumi Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 51st Yokozuna (b. 1944)
Douglas Hogg
b. 1945
Douglas Hogg, English lawyer and politician, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Amnon Dankner
b. 1946 – d. 2013
Amnon Dankner, Israeli journalist and author (b. 1946)
Charlotte Rampling
b. 1946
Charlotte Rampling, English actress
Mary L. Cleave
b. 1947
Mary L. Cleave, American engineer and astronaut
Clemente Mastella
b. 1947
Clemente Mastella, Italian politician, Italian Minister of Justice
Darrell Waltrip
b. 1947
Darrell Waltrip, American race car driver and sportscaster
Sven-Göran Eriksson
b. 1948
Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish footballer and manager
Christopher Guest
b. 1948
Christopher Guest, American actor and director
Barbara Hershey
b. 1948
Barbara Hershey, American actress
Errol Morris
b. 1948
Errol Morris, American director and producer
Tom Wilkinson
b. 1948
Tom Wilkinson, English actor
Kurt Beck
b. 1949
Kurt Beck, German politician
Yvon Vallières
b. 1949
Yvon Vallières, Canadian educator and politician
Jonathan Freeman (actor)
b. 1950
Jonathan Freeman, American actor and singer
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Rafael Puente
b. 1950
Rafael Puente, Mexican footballer
Nikolay Merkushkin
b. 1951
Nikolay Merkushkin, Mordovian engineer and politician, 1st Head of the Republic of Mordovia
Daniel Balavoine
b. 1952 – d. 1986
Daniel Balavoine, French singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1986)
Vladimir Moskovkin
b. 1952
Vladimir Moskovkin, Ukrainian-Russian geographer, economist, and academic
Freddie Aguilar
b. 1953
Freddie Aguilar, Filipino singer-songwriter and guitarist
John Beilein
b. 1953
John Beilein, American basketball player and coach
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Gustavo Benítez
b. 1953
Gustavo Benítez, Paraguayan footballer and manager
Cliff Martinez
b. 1954
Cliff Martinez, American drummer and songwriter
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Frank Walker (Australian author)
b. 1954
Frank Walker, Australian journalist and author
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Mike Heath
b. 1955
Mike Heath, American baseball player and manager
Vinnie Colaiuta
b. 1956
Vinnie Colaiuta, American drummer
Héctor Rebaque
b. 1956
Héctor Rebaque, Mexican race car driver
David Wiesner
b. 1956
David Wiesner, American author and illustrator
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Mao Daichi
b. 1956
Mao Daichi, Japanese actress
Jüri Tamm
b. 1957
Jüri Tamm, Estonian hammer thrower and politician
Jennifer Granholm
b. 1959
Jennifer Granholm, Canadian-American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of Michigan
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Aris Christofellis
b. 1960
Aris Christofellis, Greek soprano and musicologist
Bonnie Crombie
b. 1960
Bonnie Crombie, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 6th Mayor of Mississauga
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Savvas Kofidis
b. 1961
Savvas Kofidis, Greek footballer and manager
Tim Meadows
b. 1961
Tim Meadows, American actor and screenwriter
Jennifer Jason Leigh
b. 1962
Jennifer Jason Leigh, American actress, screenwriter, producer and director
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Steven Shainberg
b. 1963
Steven Shainberg, American film director and producer
Laura Linney
b. 1964
Laura Linney, American actress
Duff McKagan
b. 1964
Duff McKagan, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
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Tarik Benhabiles
b. 1965
Tarik Benhabiles, Algerian-French tennis player and coach
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Keith Moseley
b. 1965
Keith Moseley, American bass player and songwriter
Gheorghe Hagi
b. 1965
Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian footballer and manager
José María Olazábal
b. 1966
José María Olazábal, Spanish golfer
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Rok Petrovič
b. 1966 – d. 1993
Rok Petrovič, Slovenian skier (d. 1993)
Chris Parnell
b. 1967
Chris Parnell, American actor and comedian
Roberto Alomar
b. 1968
Roberto Alomar, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
Marcus Grönholm
b. 1968
Marcus Grönholm, Finnish race car driver
Bobby Brown
b. 1969
Bobby Brown, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
Michael Sheen
b. 1969
Michael Sheen, Welsh actor and director
Derek Stephen Prince
b. 1969
Derek Stephen Prince, American voice actor
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Jean-Marc Jaumin
b. 1970
Jean-Marc Jaumin, Belgian basketball player and coach
Darren Lehmann
b. 1970
Darren Lehmann, Australian cricketer and coach
Michel Breistroff
b. 1971
Sara Evans
b. 1971
Sara Evans, American country singer
Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
b. 1972
Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
Brad Fittler
b. 1972
Brad Fittler, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
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Richard Matvichuk
b. 1973
Richard Matvichuk, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Trijntje Oosterhuis
b. 1973
Trijntje Oosterhuis, Dutch singer-songwriter
Luke Ricketson
b. 1973
Luke Ricketson, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
Michael Maguire (rugby league)
b. 1974
Michael Maguire, Australian rugby league player and coach
Giovanni van Bronckhorst
b. 1975
Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Dutch footballer and manager
John Aloisi
b. 1976
John Aloisi, Australian footballer and manager
Ben Ainslie
b. 1977
Ben Ainslie, English sailor
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Adam Dykes
b. 1977
Adam Dykes, Australian rugby league player
Adam Everett
b. 1977
Adam Everett, American baseball player and coach
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Brian Russell
b. 1978
Brian Russell, American football player
Samuel Sánchez
b. 1978
Samuel Sánchez, Spanish cyclist
Nate Holzapfel
b. 1979
Nate Holzapfel, American entrepreneur and television personality
Brad Fitzpatrick
b. 1980
Brad Fitzpatrick, American programmer, created LiveJournal
Jo Swinson
b. 1980
Jo Swinson, English politician
Mia Hansen-Løve
b. 1981
Mia Hansen-Løve, French director and screenwriter
Loukas Vyntra
b. 1981
Loukas Vyntra, Czech-Greek footballer
Laura del Rio
b. 1982
Laura del Rio, Spanish footballer
Kevin Everett
b. 1982
Kevin Everett, American football player
Tomáš Kopecký
b. 1982
Tomáš Kopecký, Slovak ice hockey player
Rodrigo Palacio
b. 1982
Rodrigo Palacio, Argentinian footballer
Anja Hammerseng-Edin
b. 1983
Anja Hammerseng-Edin, Norwegian handball player
Carlos Tevez
b. 1984
Carlos Tevez, Argentinian footballer
Lloyd Johansson
b. 1985
Lloyd Johansson, Australian rugby player
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Laurence Maroney
b. 1985
Laurence Maroney, American football player
Cristiano Ronaldo
b. 1985
Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer
Vedran Ćorluka
b. 1986
Vedran Ćorluka, Croatian footballer
Sekope Kepu
b. 1986
Sekope Kepu, Australian rugby player
Billy Sharp
b. 1986
Billy Sharp, English footballer
Reed Sorenson
b. 1986
Reed Sorenson, American race car driver
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Carlos Villanueva (footballer)
b. 1986
Carlos Villanueva, Chilean footballer
Darren Criss
b. 1987
Darren Criss, American actor, singer, and entrepreneur
Curtis Jerrells
b. 1987
Curtis Jerrells, American basketball player
Alex Kuznetsov
b. 1987
Alex Kuznetsov, Ukrainian-American tennis player
Linus Omark
b. 1987
Linus Omark, Swedish ice hockey player
Donald Sanford (athlete)
b. 1987
Donald Sanford, American-Israeli sprinter
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Karin Ontiveros
b. 1988
Karin Ontiveros, Mexican model
Marina Melnikova
b. 1989
Marina Melnikova, Russian tennis player
Dmitry Andreikin
b. 1990
Dmitry Andreikin, Russian chess player
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
b. 1990
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Indian cricketer
Jordan Rhodes
b. 1990
Jordan Rhodes, Scottish footballer
Nabil Bahoui
b. 1991
Nabil Bahoui, Swedish footballer
Gerald Tusha
b. 1991
Gerald Tusha, Albanian footballer
Stefan de Vrij
b. 1992
Stefan de Vrij, Dutch footballer
Neymar
b. 1992
Neymar, Brazilian footballer
Leilani Latu
b. 1993
Leilani Latu, Australian rugby league player
Ty Rattie
b. 1993
Ty Rattie, Canadian ice hockey player
Adnan Januzaj
b. 1995
Adnan Januzaj, Belgian-Albanian footballer
Stina Blackstenius
b. 1996
Stina Blackstenius, Swedish footballer
Patrick Roberts
b. 1997
Patrick Roberts, English footballer
Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck
b. 2016
Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, Bhutanese prince