People born on February 7 159
Prince Shōtoku
b. 574 – d. 622
Shōtoku, Japanese prince (b. 572)
Empress Matilda
b. 1102 – d. 1167
Matilda of England, Holy Roman Empress (b. 1102)
Thomas More
b. 1478 – d. 1535
Thomas More, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1478)
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Queen Dangyeong
b. 1487 – d. 1557
Queen Dangyeong, Korean royal consort (d. 1557)
João de Castro
b. 1500 – d. 1548
João de Castro, Portuguese soldier and politician, Governor of Portuguese India (b. 1500)
Thomas Killigrew
b. 1612 – d. 1683
Thomas Killigrew, English playwright and manager (d. 1683)
Vittoria della Rovere
b. 1622 – d. 1694
Vittoria della Rovere, Italian noble (d. 1694)
Anna of Russia
b. 1693 – d. 1740
Empress Anna of Russia (d. 1740)
Margaret Fownes-Luttrell
b. 1726 – d. 1766
Margaret Fownes-Luttrell, English painter (b. 1726)
Henry Fuseli
b. 1741 – d. 1825
Henry Fuseli, Swiss-English painter and academic (d. 1825)
Benedikt Schack
b. 1758 – d. 1826
Benedikt Schack, Czech tenor and composer (d. 1826)
Antoine-Athanase Royer-Collard
b. 1768 – d. 1825
Antoine-Athanase Royer-Collard, French physician (d. 1825)
John Deere (inventor)
b. 1804 – d. 1886
John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded the Deere & Company (b. 1804)
Charles Dickens
b. 1812 – d. 1870
Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic (b. 1812)
Karl Möbius
b. 1825 – d. 1908
Karl Möbius, German zoologist and ecologist (d. 1908)
James Murray (lexicographer)
b. 1837 – d. 1915
James Murray, Scottish lexicographer and philologist (b. 1837)
Alexandre Ribot
b. 1842 – d. 1923
Alexandre Ribot, French academic and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1923)
Arthur Collins (singer)
b. 1864 – d. 1933
Arthur Collins, American baritone singer (d. 1933)
Laura Ingalls Wilder
b. 1867 – d. 1957
Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (b. 1867)
Alfred Adler
b. 1870 – d. 1937
Alfred Adler, Austrian-Scottish ophthalmologist and psychologist (b. 1870)
Wilhelm Stenhammar
b. 1871 – d. 1927
Wilhelm Stenhammar, Swedish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1927)
Thomas Andrews (shipbuilder)
b. 1873
G. H. Hardy
b. 1877 – d. 1947
G. H. Hardy, English mathematician and geneticist (d. 1947)
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
b. 1878 – d. 1936
Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Russian-American pianist and conductor (b. 1878)
Sinclair Lewis
b. 1885 – d. 1951
Sinclair Lewis, American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)
Hugo Sperrle
b. 1885 – d. 1953
Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal (b. 1885)
Eubie Blake
b. 1887 – d. 1983
Eubie Blake, American pianist and composer (b. 1887)
Harry Nyquist
b. 1889 – d. 1976
Harry Nyquist, Swedish engineer and theorist (b. 1889)
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Joseph Algernon Pearce
b. 1893 – d. 1988
Joseph Algernon Pearce, Canadian astrophysicist and astronomer (d. 1988)
Anita Stewart
b. 1895 – d. 1961
Anita Stewart, American actress (d. 1961)
Dock Boggs
b. 1898 – d. 1971
Dock Boggs, American folk singer-songwriter and banjo player (d. 1971)
Arnold Nordmeyer
b. 1901 – d. 1989
Arnold Nordmeyer, New Zealand minister and politician, 30th New Zealand Minister of Finance (d. 1989)
Ernest E. Debs
b. 1904 – d. 2002
Ernest E. Debs, American politician, California State Assembly member, Los Angeles city councilman, and a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (d. 2002)
Paul Nizan
b. 1905 – d. 1940
Paul Nizan, French philosopher and author (d. 1940)
Ulf von Euler
b. 1905 – d. 1983
Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)
Puyi
b. 1906 – d. 1967
Puyi, Chinese emperor (d. 1967)
Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov
b. 1906 – d. 1984
Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov, Russian engineer, founded the Antonov Aircraft Company (d. 1984)
Buster Crabbe
b. 1908 – d. 1983
Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (b. 1908)
Manmath Nath Gupta
b. 1908 – d. 2000
Manmath Nath Gupta, Indian journalist and author (d. 2000)
Hélder Câmara
b. 1909 – d. 1999
Hélder Câmara, Brazilian archbishop and theologian (b. 1909)
Amedeo Guillet
b. 1909 – d. 2010
Amedeo Guillet, Italian soldier (d. 2010)
Russell Drysdale
b. 1912 – d. 1981
Russell Drysdale, English-Australian painter (b. 1912)
Teoctist Arăpașu
b. 1915 – d. 2007
Teoctist Arăpașu, Romanian patriarch (b. 1915)
Eddie Bracken
b. 1915 – d. 2002
Eddie Bracken, American actor and singer (d. 2002)
Frank Hyde
b. 1916 – d. 2007
Frank Hyde, Australian rugby player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007)
Jock Mahoney
b. 1919 – d. 1989
Jock Mahoney, American actor and stuntman (d. 1989)
Desmond Doss
b. 1919 – d. 2006
Desmond Doss, American army corporal and combat medic, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2006)
Oscar Brand
b. 1920 – d. 2016
Oscar Brand, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and author (d. 2016)
An Wang
b. 1920 – d. 1990
An Wang, Chinese-American engineer and businessman, founded Wang Laboratories (d. 1990)
Athol Rowan
b. 1921 – d. 1998
Athol Rowan, South African cricketer (d. 1998)
Hattie Jacques
b. 1922 – d. 1980
Hattie Jacques, English actress and producer (b. 1922)
Dora Bryan
b. 1923 – d. 2014
Dora Bryan, English actress and restaurateur (b. 1923)
Hans Schmidt (wrestler)
b. 1925 – d. 2012
Hans Schmidt, Canadian wrestler (b. 1925)
Konstantin Feoktistov
b. 1926 – d. 2009
Konstantin Feoktistov, Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 2009)
Bill Hoest
b. 1926 – d. 1988
Bill Hoest, American cartoonist (d. 1988)
Juliette Gréco
b. 1927
Juliette Gréco, French singer and actress
Vladimir Kuts
b. 1927 – d. 1975
Vladimir Kuts, Ukrainian-Russian runner and coach (d. 1975)
Lincoln D. Faurer
b. 1928 – d. 2014
Lincoln D. Faurer, American general (d. 2014)
Gay Talese
b. 1932
Gay Talese, American journalist and memoirist
Alfred Worden
b. 1932
Alfred Worden, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
K. N. Choksy
b. 1933 – d. 2015
K. N. Choksy, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, Sri Lankan Minister of Finance (d. 2015)
Eddie Fenech Adami
b. 1934
Eddie Fenech Adami, Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th President of Malta
King Curtis
b. 1934 – d. 1971
King Curtis, American saxophonist and producer (d. 1971)
Earl King
b. 1934 – d. 2003
Earl King, American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter (b. 1934)
Herb Kohl
b. 1935
Herb Kohl, American businessman and politician
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Jörg Schneider
b. 1935 – d. 2015
Jörg Schneider, Swiss actor and author (d. 2015)
Jas Gawronski
b. 1936
Jas Gawronski, Italian journalist and politician
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Peter Jay (diplomat)
b. 1937
Peter Jay, English economist, journalist, and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States
Juan Pizarro (baseball)
b. 1937
Juan Pizarro, Puerto Rican baseball player
Tony Tan
b. 1940
Tony Tan, Singaporean academic and politician, 7th President of Singapore
Kevin Crossley-Holland
b. 1941
Kevin Crossley-Holland, English author and poet
Eric Foner
b. 1943
Eric Foner, American historian, author, and academic
Gareth Hunt
b. 1943 – d. 2007
Gareth Hunt, English actor (d. 2007)
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Gerald Davies
b. 1945
Gerald Davies, Welsh rugby player and journalist
Héctor Babenco
b. 1946 – d. 2016
Héctor Babenco, Argentinian-Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
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Sammy Johns
b. 1946 – d. 2013
Sammy Johns, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
Pete Postlethwaite
b. 1946 – d. 2011
Pete Postlethwaite, English actor (d. 2011)
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Gérard Jean-Juste
b. 1946 – d. 2009
Gérard Jean-Juste, Haitian-American priest and theologian (b. 1946)
Jimmy Greenspoon
b. 1948 – d. 2015
Jimmy Greenspoon, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 2015)
Jacques Duchesneau
b. 1949
Jacques Duchesneau, Canadian police officer and politician
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Joe English (musician)
b. 1949
Joe English, American drummer and songwriter
Alan Lancaster
b. 1949
Alan Lancaster, English bass player and songwriter
Karen Joy Fowler
b. 1950
Karen Joy Fowler, American author
Dan Quisenberry
b. 1953 – d. 1998
Dan Quisenberry, American baseball player and poet (b. 1953)
Dieter Bohlen
b. 1954
Dieter Bohlen German singer-songwriter and producer
Rolf Benirschke
b. 1955
Rolf Benirschke, American football player and game show host
Miguel Ferrer
b. 1955 – d. 2017
Miguel Ferrer, American actor and director (d. 2017)
Mark St. John
b. 1956 – d. 2007
Mark St. John, American guitarist (b. 1956)
Carney Lansford
b. 1957
Carney Lansford, American baseball player and coach
Giuseppe Baresi
b. 1958
Giuseppe Baresi, Italian footballer and manager
Terry Marsh (boxer)
b. 1958
Terry Marsh, English boxer and politician
Matt Ridley
b. 1958
Matt Ridley, English journalist, author, and politician
Mick McCarthy
b. 1959
Mick McCarthy, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
Robert Smigel
b. 1960
Robert Smigel, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
James Spader
b. 1960
James Spader, American actor and producer
Garth Brooks
b. 1962
Garth Brooks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
David Bryan
b. 1962
David Bryan, American keyboard player and songwriter
Eddie Izzard
b. 1962
Eddie Izzard, English comedian, actor, and producer
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
b. 1963
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, American Naval officer and astronaut
Ashok Banker
b. 1964
Ashok Banker, Indian journalist, author, and screenwriter
Chris Rock
b. 1965
Chris Rock, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Kristin Otto
b. 1966
Kristin Otto, German swimmer
Peter Bondra
b. 1968
Peter Bondra, Ukrainian-Slovak ice hockey player and manager
Sully Erna
b. 1968
Sully Erna, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Mark Tewksbury
b. 1968
Mark Tewksbury, Canadian swimmer and sportscaster
Anita Tsoy
b. 1971
Anita Tsoy, Russian singer-songwriter
Robyn Lively
b. 1972
Robyn Lively, American actress
Juwan Howard
b. 1973
Juwan Howard, American basketball player and coach
J Dilla
b. 1974 – d. 2006
J Dilla, American rapper and producer (d. 2006)
Nujabes
b. 1974 – d. 2010
Jun Seba, also known as "Nujabes", Japanese record producer, DJ, composer and arranger (b. 1974)
Danny Goffey
b. 1974
Danny Goffey, English singer-songwriter and drummer
Steve Nash
b. 1974
Steve Nash, South African-Canadian basketball player
Wes Borland
b. 1975
Wes Borland, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Alexandre Daigle
b. 1975
Alexandre Daigle, Canadian ice hockey player
Rémi Gaillard
b. 1975
Rémi Gaillard, French comedian and actor
Chito Miranda
b. 1976
Chito Miranda, Filipino singer-songwriter
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
b. 1977
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, Japanese footballer
David Aebischer
b. 1978
David Aebischer, Swiss ice hockey player
Endy Chávez
b. 1978
Endy Chávez, Venezuelan baseball player
Ashton Kutcher
b. 1978
Ashton Kutcher, American model, actor, producer, and entrepreneur
Daniel Van Buyten
b. 1978
Daniel Van Buyten, Belgian football player
Daniel Bierofka
b. 1979
Daniel Bierofka, German footballer and coach
Tawakkol Karman
b. 1979
Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate
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Darcy Dolce Neto
b. 1981
Darcy Dolce Neto, Brazilian footballer
Lee Ok-sung
b. 1981
Lee Ok-sung, South Korean boxer
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Osamu Mukai
b. 1982
Osamu Mukai, Japanese actor
Mickaël Piétrus
b. 1982
Mickaël Piétrus, French basketball player
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Sho Kamogawa
b. 1983
Sho Kamogawa, Japanese footballer
Christian Klien
b. 1983
Christian Klien, Austrian race car driver
Federico Marchetti
b. 1983
Federico Marchetti, Italian footballer
Trey Hardee
b. 1984
Trey Hardee, American decathlete
Tina Majorino
b. 1985
Tina Majorino, American actress
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Devis Nossa
b. 1985
Devis Nossa, Italian footballer
Leonardo Bonucci
b. 1987
Leonardo Bonucci, Italian footballer
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Albin Hodža
b. 1988
Albin Hodža, French footballer
Ai Kago
b. 1988
Ai Kago, Japanese singer and actress
Matthew Stafford
b. 1988
Matthew Stafford, American football player
Nick Calathes
b. 1989
Nick Calathes, Greek basketball player
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Jake Granville
b. 1989
Jake Granville, Australian rugby league player
Elia Viviani
b. 1989
Elia Viviani, Italian cyclist
Isaiah Thomas (basketball)
b. 1989
Isaiah Thomas, American basketball player
Neil Etheridge
b. 1990
Neil Etheridge, English-Filipino footballer
Gianluca Lapadula
b. 1990
Gianluca Lapadula, Italian footballer
Steven Stamkos
b. 1990
Steven Stamkos, Canadian ice hockey player
Jacksepticeye
b. 1990
Jacksepticeye, Irish internet personality
Ryan O'Reilly (ice hockey)
b. 1991
Ryan O'Reilly, Canadian ice hockey player
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Zhou Yimiao
b. 1991
Zhou Yimiao, Chinese tennis player
Sergi Roberto
b. 1992
Sergi Roberto, Spanish footballer
Ksenia Stolbova
b. 1992
Ksenia Stolbova, Russian figure skater
Maimi Yajima
b. 1992
Maimi Yajima, Japanese singer and actress
Diego Laxalt
b. 1993
Diego Laxalt, Uruguayan footballer
Chris Mears (diver)
b. 1993
Chris Mears, English diver and musician
Roberto Osuna
b. 1995
Roberto Osuna, Mexican baseball player
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Shani Tarashaj
b. 1995
Shani Tarashaj, Swiss footballer
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Alessandro Mastalli
b. 1996
Alessandro Mastalli, Italian footballer
Anhelina Kalinina
b. 1997
Anhelina Kalinina, Ukrainian tennis player
Nicolò Barella
b. 1997
Nicolò Barella, Italian footballer
Bea Miller
b. 1999
Bea Miller, American singer-songwriter and actress
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