People born on February 9 194
Pope Honorius II
b. 1060 – d. 1130
Pope Honorius II (b. 1060)
Louis of Toulouse
b. 1274 – d. 1297
Louis of Toulouse, French bishop and saint (b. 1274)
Maria of Portugal, Queen of Castile
b. 1313 – d. 1357
Maria of Portugal, Portuguese infanta (d. 1357)
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Meinhard III of Gorizia-Tyrol
b. 1344 – d. 1363
Meinhard III, count of Tyrol (d. 1363)
Ali-Shir Nava'i
b. 1441 – d. 1501
Ali-Shir Nava'i, Turkish poet, linguist, and painter (d. 1501)
Shimazu Yoshihisa
b. 1533 – d. 1611
Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese daimyo (d. 1611)
Johannes Meursius
b. 1579 – d. 1639
Johannes Meursius, Dutch historian and scholar (b. 1579)
Procopio Cutò
b. 1651 – d. 1727
Procopio Cutò, French entrepreneur (d. 1727)
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney
b. 1666 – d. 1737
George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Scottish field marshal (d. 1737)
Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla
b. 1711 – d. 1762
Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla Spanish sailor and commander (b. 1711)
Thomas Paine
b. 1737 – d. 1809
Thomas Paine, English-American theorist and author (b. 1737)
Henri-Joseph Rigel
b. 1741 – d. 1799
Henri-Joseph Rigel, German-French composer (d. 1799)
Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet
b. 1748 – d. 1817
Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1817)
Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden
b. 1763 – d. 1830
Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden (d. 1830)
George W. Campbell
b. 1769 – d. 1848
George W. Campbell, Scottish-American lawyer and politician, 5th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1848)
William Henry Harrison
b. 1773 – d. 1841
William Henry Harrison, American general and politician, 9th President of the United States (b. 1773)
Farkas Bolyai
b. 1775 – d. 1856
Farkas Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician and academic (d. 1856)
Johann Baptist von Spix
b. 1781 – d. 1826
Johann Baptist von Spix, German biologist and explorer (d. 1826)
Vasily Zhukovsky
b. 1783 – d. 1852
Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet and translator (b. 1783)
Franz Xaver Gabelsberger
b. 1789 – d. 1849
Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German engineer, invented Gabelsberger shorthand (d. 1849)
Hyrum Smith
b. 1800 – d. 1844
Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (b. 1800)
Samuel J. Tilden
b. 1814 – d. 1886
Samuel J. Tilden, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of New York (b. 1814)
Federico de Madrazo
b. 1815 – d. 1894
Federico de Madrazo, Spanish painter (d.1894)
Felix Dahn
b. 1834 – d. 1912
Felix Dahn, German lawyer, historian, and author (d. 1912)
José Burgos
b. 1837 – d. 1872
José Burgos, Filipino priest and revolutionary (d. 1872)
Silas Adams
b. 1839 – d. 1896
Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (b. 1839)
Wilhelm Maybach
b. 1846 – d. 1929
Wilhelm Maybach, German engineer and businessman, founded Maybach (d. 1929)
Whitaker Wright
b. 1846 – d. 1904
Whitaker Wright, English businessman and financier (d. 1904)
Hugh Price Hughes
b. 1847 – d. 1902
Hugh Price Hughes, Welsh-English clergyman and theologian (d. 1902)
Aletta Jacobs
b. 1854 – d. 1929
Aletta Jacobs, Dutch physician (b. 1854)
Hara Takashi
b. 1856 – d. 1921
Hara Takashi, Japanese politician, 10th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1921)
Akiyama Yoshifuru
b. 1859 – d. 1930
Akiyama Yoshifuru, Japanese general (d. 1930)
Anthony Hope
b. 1863 – d. 1933
Anthony Hope, English author and playwright (b. 1863)
Miina Härma
b. 1864 – d. 1941
Miina Härma, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1941)
Mrs. Patrick Campbell
b. 1865 – d. 1940
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, English actress (b. 1865)
Erich von Drygalski
b. 1865 – d. 1949
Erich von Drygalski, German geographer and geophysicist (d. 1949)
Natsume Sōseki
b. 1867 – d. 1916
Natsume Sōseki, Japanese author and poet (d. 1916)
Howard Taylor Ricketts
b. 1871 – d. 1910
Howard Taylor Ricketts, American pathologist (b. 1871)
Amy Lowell
b. 1874 – d. 1925
Amy Lowell, American poet and critic (b. 1874)
Lipót Fejér
b. 1880 – d. 1959
Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician and academic (d. 1959)
Jules Berry
b. 1883 – d. 1951
Jules Berry, French actor and director (b. 1883)
Alban Berg
b. 1885 – d. 1935
Alban Berg, Austrian composer and educator (d. 1935)
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Clarence H. Haring
b. 1885 – d. 1960
Clarence H. Haring, American historian and author (d. 1960)
Larry Semon
b. 1889 – d. 1928
Larry Semon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1889)
Ronald Colman
b. 1891 – d. 1958
Ronald Colman, English actor (b. 1891)
Peggy Wood
b. 1892 – d. 1978
Peggy Wood, American actress (d. 1978)
Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas
b. 1893 – d. 1987
Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Greek lawyer and politician, 163rd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1893)
Hermann Brill
b. 1895 – d. 1959
Hermann Brill, German lawyer and politician, 8th Minister-President of Thuringia (d. 1959)
Alberto Vargas
b. 1896 – d. 1982
Alberto Vargas, Peruvian-American painter and illustrator (d. 1982)
Charles Kingsford Smith
b. 1897 – d. 1935
Charles Kingsford Smith, Australian captain and pilot (d. 1935)
Jūkichi Yagi
b. 1898 – d. 1927
Jūkichi Yagi, Japanese poet and educator (d. 1927)
Brian Donlevy
b. 1901 – d. 1972
Brian Donlevy, American actor and producer (b. 1901)
James Murray (American actor)
b. 1901 – d. 1936
James Murray, American actor (d. 1936)
David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter
b. 1905 – d. 1981
David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, English hurdler and politician (d. 1981)
André Kostolany
b. 1906 – d. 1999
André Kostolany, Hungarian-French economist and journalist (d. 1999)
Trường Chinh
b. 1907 – d. 1988
Trường Chinh, Vietnamese politician, 4th President of Vietnam (d. 1988)
Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter
b. 1907 – d. 2003
Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter, English-Canadian mathematician and academic (d. 2003)
Heather Angel (actress)
b. 1909 – d. 1986
Heather Angel, English-American actress (d. 1986)
Carmen Miranda
b. 1909 – d. 1955
Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-Brazilian actress and singer (b. 1909)
Dean Rusk
b. 1909 – d. 1994
Dean Rusk, American colonel and politician, 54th United States Secretary of State (d. 1994)
Jacques Monod
b. 1910 – d. 1976
Jacques Monod, French biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
William Orlando Darby
b. 1911 – d. 1945
William Orlando Darby, American general (d. 1945)
Futabayama Sadaji
b. 1912 – d. 1968
Futabayama Sadaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 35th Yokozuna (d. 1968)
Ginette Leclerc
b. 1912 – d. 1992
Ginette Leclerc, French actress (d. 1992)
Ernest Tubb
b. 1914 – d. 1984
Ernest Tubb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1914)
Tex Hughson
b. 1916 – d. 1993
Tex Hughson, American baseball player (b. 1916)
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Lloyd Noel Ferguson
b. 1918 – d. 2011
Lloyd Noel Ferguson, African American chemist (d. 2011)
Fred Allen (rugby union)
b. 1920 – d. 2012
Fred Allen, New Zealand rugby player and coach (b. 1920)
Kathryn Grayson
b. 1922 – d. 2010
Kathryn Grayson, American actress and singer (b. 1922)
Jim Laker
b. 1922 – d. 1986
Jim Laker, English cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1922)
C. P. Krishnan Nair
b. 1922 – d. 2014
C. P. Krishnan Nair, Indian businessman, founded The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts (b. 1922)
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Robert E. Ogren
b. 1922 – d. 2005
Robert E. Ogren, American zoologist (b. 1922)
Brendan Behan
b. 1923 – d. 1964
Brendan Behan, Irish rebel, poet, and playwright (d. 1964)
Tonie Nathan
b. 1923 – d. 2014
Tonie Nathan, American radio host, producer, and politician (d. 2014)
John B. Cobb
b. 1925
John B. Cobb, American philosopher and theologian
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Burkhard Heim
b. 1925 – d. 2001
Burkhard Heim, German physicist and academic (d. 2001)
Garret FitzGerald
b. 1926 – d. 2011
Garret FitzGerald, Irish lawyer and politician, 8th Taoiseach of Ireland (b. 1926)
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Richard A. Long
b. 1927 – d. 2013
Richard A. Long, American historian and author (d. 2013)
Frank Frazetta
b. 1928 – d. 2010
Frank Frazetta, American illustrator and painter (b. 1928)
Rinus Michels
b. 1928 – d. 2005
Rinus Michels, Dutch footballer and coach (d. 2005)
Roger Mudd
b. 1928
Roger Mudd, American journalist
A. R. Antulay
b. 1929 – d. 2014
A. R. Antulay, Indian social worker and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2014)
Clement Meadmore
b. 1929 – d. 2005
Clement Meadmore, Australian-American sculptor and author (b. 1929)
Garner Ted Armstrong
b. 1930 – d. 2003
Garner Ted Armstrong, American evangelist and author (b. 1930)
Thomas Bernhard
b. 1931 – d. 1989
Thomas Bernhard, Austrian playwright and author (b. 1931)
Josef Masopust
b. 1931 – d. 2015
Josef Masopust, Czech footballer and coach (b. 1931)
Robert Morris (artist)
b. 1931
Robert Morris, American sculptor and painter
Tatsuro Hirooka
b. 1932
Tatsuro Hirooka, Japanese baseball player and manager
Gerhard Richter
b. 1932
Gerhard Richter, German painter and photographer
Lionel Fanthorpe
b. 1935
Lionel Fanthorpe, English-Welsh priest, journalist, and author
Clive Swift
b. 1936
Clive Swift, English actor and songwriter
Clete Boyer
b. 1937 – d. 2007
Clete Boyer, American baseball player and manager (b. 1937)
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Ron Logan
b. 1938
Ron Logan, Disney theatrical producer and professor
Barry Mann
b. 1939
Barry Mann, American pianist, songwriter, and producer
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Janet Suzman
b. 1939
Janet Suzman, South African-British actress and director
Brian Bennett
b. 1940
Brian Bennett, English drummer and songwriter
J. M. Coetzee
b. 1940
J. M. Coetzee, South African-Australian novelist, essayist, and linguist, Nobel Prize laureate
Sheila Kuehl
b. 1941
Sheila Kuehl, American actress, lawyer, gay rights activist, and politician
Carole King
b. 1942
Carole King, American singer-songwriter and pianist
Barbara Lewis
b. 1943
Barbara Lewis, American soul/R&B singer-songwriter
Joe Pesci
b. 1943
Joe Pesci, American actor
Joseph Stiglitz
b. 1943
Joseph Stiglitz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Derryn Hinch
b. 1944
Derryn Hinch, New Zealand-Australian radio and television host and politician
Alice Walker
b. 1944
Alice Walker, American novelist, short story writer, and poet
Mia Farrow
b. 1945
Mia Farrow, American actress, activist, and former fashion model
Yoshinori Ohsumi
b. 1945
Yoshinori Ohsumi, Japanese cell biologist, 2016 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
Carol Wood
b. 1945
Carol Wood, American mathematician and academic
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Bob Eastwood
b. 1946
Bob Eastwood, American golfer
Vince Papale
b. 1946
Vince Papale, American football player and sportscaster
Jim Webb
b. 1946
Jim Webb, American captain and politician, 18th United States Secretary of the Navy
Carla Del Ponte
b. 1947
Carla Del Ponte, Swiss lawyer and diplomat
Joe Ely
b. 1947
Joe Ely, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Major Harris (singer)
b. 1947 – d. 2012
Major Harris, American R&B singer (d. 2012)
Alexis Smirnoff
b. 1947
Alexis Smirnoff, Canadian-American wrestler and actor
Guy Standing (economist)
b. 1948
Guy Standing, English economist and academic
Bernard Gallacher
b. 1949
Bernard Gallacher, Scottish golfer and journalist
Judith Light
b. 1949
Judith Light, American actress
Richard F. Colburn
b. 1950
Richard F. Colburn, American sergeant and politician
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David Pomeranz
b. 1951
David Pomeranz, American singer, musician, and composer
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Danny White
b. 1952
Danny White, American football player and sportscaster
Ciarán Hinds
b. 1953
Ciarán Hinds, Irish actor
Ezechiele Ramin
b. 1953 – d. 1985
Ezechiele Ramin, Italian missionary and martyr (b. 1953)
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Gabriel Rotello
b. 1953
Gabriel Rotello, American journalist and author, founded OutWeek
Jo Duffy
b. 1954
Jo Duffy, American author
Chris Gardner
b. 1954
Chris Gardner, American businessman and philanthropist
Kevin Warwick
b. 1954
Kevin Warwick, English cybernetics scientist
Jerry Beck
b. 1955
Jerry Beck, American historian and author
Jimmy Pursey
b. 1955
Jimmy Pursey, English singer-songwriter and producer
Charles Shaughnessy
b. 1955
Charles Shaughnessy, English actor
Mookie Wilson
b. 1956
Mookie Wilson, American baseball player and coach
Terry McAuliffe
b. 1957
Terry McAuliffe, American businessman and politician, 72nd Governor of Virginia
Gordon Strachan
b. 1957
Gordon Strachan, Scottish footballer and manager
Sandy Lyle
b. 1958
Sandy Lyle, Scottish golfer
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Chris Nilan
b. 1958
Chris Nilan, American ice hockey player, coach, and radio host
Holly Johnson
b. 1960
Holly Johnson, English singer-songwriter and bass player
David Simon
b. 1960
David Simon, American journalist, author, screenwriter, and television producer
Peggy Whitson
b. 1960
Peggy Whitson, American biochemist and astronaut
John Kruk
b. 1961
John Kruk, American baseball player and sportscaster
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Anik Bissonnette
b. 1962
Anik Bissonnette, Canadian ballerina
Brian Greene
b. 1963
Brian Greene, American physicist
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Peter Rowsthorn (actor)
b. 1963
Peter Rowsthorn, Australian comedian and actor
Travis Tritt
b. 1963
Travis Tritt, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
Debrah Miceli
b. 1964
Debrah Miceli, Italian-American wrestler and manager
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Dewi Morris
b. 1964
Dewi Morris, English rugby player
Dieter Baumann
b. 1965
Dieter Baumann, German runner
Harald Eia
b. 1966
Harald Eia, Norwegian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
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Todd Pratt
b. 1967
Todd Pratt, American baseball player and coach
Alejandra Guzmán
b. 1968
Alejandra Guzmán, Mexican singer-songwriter and actress
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Derek Strong
b. 1968
Derek Strong, American basketball player and race car driver
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Jimmy Smith (wide receiver)
b. 1969
Jimmy Smith, American football player
Glenn McGrath
b. 1970
Glenn McGrath, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
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Matt Gogel
b. 1971
Matt Gogel, American golfer
Johan Mjällby
b. 1971
Johan Mjällby, Swedish footballer and manager
Darren Ferguson
b. 1972
Darren Ferguson, Scottish footballer and manager
Svetlana Boginskaya
b. 1973
Svetlana Boginskaya, Belarusian gymnast
Colin Egglesfield
b. 1973
Colin Egglesfield, American actor
Makoto Shinkai
b. 1973
Makoto Shinkai, Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter
Brad Maynard
b. 1974
Brad Maynard, American football player
Amber Valletta
b. 1974
Amber Valletta, American model
John Wallace (basketball)
b. 1974
John Wallace, American basketball player and coach
Kurt Asle Arvesen
b. 1975
Kurt Asle Arvesen, Norwegian cyclist and coach
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Clinton Grybas
b. 1975 – d. 2008
Clinton Grybas, Australian journalist and sportscaster (d. 2008)
Vladimir Guerrero
b. 1975
Vladimir Guerrero, Dominican-American baseball player
Charlie Day
b. 1976
Charlie Day, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
A. J. Buckley
b. 1978
A. J. Buckley, Irish-Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
Akinori Iwamura
b. 1979
Akinori Iwamura, Japanese baseball player
Irina Slutskaya
b. 1979
Irina Slutskaya, Russian figure skater
Angelos Charisteas
b. 1980
Angelos Charisteas, Greek footballer
Margarita Levieva
b. 1980
Margarita Levieva, Russian-American actress
Manu Raju
b. 1980
Manu Raju, American journalist
Tom Hiddleston
b. 1981
Tom Hiddleston, English actor, producer, and musical performer
Daisuke Sekimoto
b. 1981
Daisuke Sekimoto, Japanese wrestler
Domingo Cisma
b. 1982
Domingo Cisma, Spanish footballer
Jameer Nelson
b. 1982
Jameer Nelson, American basketball player
Ami Suzuki
b. 1982
Ami Suzuki, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
Chris Weale
b. 1982
Chris Weale, English footballer and manager
Mikel Arruabarrena
b. 1983
Mikel Arruabarrena, Spanish footballer
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Maurice Ager
b. 1984
Maurice Ager, American basketball player, singer, and producer
Shōhōzan Yūya
b. 1984
Shōhōzan Yūya, Japanese sumo wrestler
David Gallagher
b. 1985
David Gallagher, American actor
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Sam Coulson
b. 1987
Sam Coulson, English guitarist
Michael B. Jordan
b. 1987
Michael B. Jordan, American actor
Davide Lanzafame
b. 1987
Davide Lanzafame, Italian footballer
Magdalena Neuner
b. 1987
Magdalena Neuner, German biathlete
Lotte Friis
b. 1988
Lotte Friis, Danish swimmer
Maxime Dufour-Lapointe
b. 1989
Maxime Dufour-Lapointe, Canadian skier
Tariq Sims
b. 1990
Tariq Sims, Australian-Fijian rugby league player
Logan Ryan
b. 1991
Logan Ryan, American football player
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Kyle Feldt
b. 1992
Kyle Feldt, Australian rugby league player
Mitchell Frei
b. 1992
Mitchell Frei, Australian rugby league player
Avan Jogia
b. 1992
Avan Jogia, Canadian actor
Niclas Füllkrug
b. 1993
Niclas Füllkrug, German footballer
André Burakovsky
b. 1995
André Burakovsky, Swedish ice hockey player
Mario Pašalić
b. 1995
Mario Pašalić, Croatian footballer