February 1 - Births

Births

1261 – Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326)
1459 – Conrad Celtes, German scholar (d. 1508)
1462 – Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516)
1552 – Edward Coke, English jurist and MP (d. 1634)
1635 – Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689)
1659 – Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer (d. 1729)
1663 – Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, Filipino nun (d. 1748)
1687 – Johann Adam Birkenstock, German composer and violinist (d. 1733)
1690 – Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian composer (d. 1768)
1701 – Johan Agrell, Swedish-born German composer (d. 1765)
1710 – Konrad Ernst Ackermann, German actor (d. 1771)
1761 – Christian Hendrik Persoon, South African mycologist (d. 1836)
1763 – Thomas Campbell, Irish theologian (d. 1854)
1764 – George Duff, English Royal Navy officer (d.1805)
1796 – Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss poet (d. 1865)
1801 – Émile Littré, French lexicographer (d. 1881)
1820 – George Hendric Houghton, American clergyman (d. 1897)
1841 – William Davenport, American magician (d. 1877)
1844 – G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist (d. 1924)
1851 – Durham Stevens, American diplomat (d. 1908)
1859 – Victor Herbert, Irish composer (d. 1924)
1871 – Hellmer Hermandsen, Norwegian rifle shooter (d. 1958)
1872 – Jerome F. Donovan, American politician (d. 1949)
1872 – Andrew Kehoe, American mass murderer. (d. 1927)
1873 – Joseph Allard, Canadian fiddler (d. 1947)
1873 – John Barry, Irish Victoria Cross recipient(d. 1901)
1874 – Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian writer (d. 1929)
1878 – Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer and architect (d. 1955)
1878 – Milan Hodža, Slovak politician (d. 1944)
1882 – Louis Stephen St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1973)
1884 – Bradbury Robinson, American football player (d. 1949)
1884 – Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian writer (d. 1937)
1887 – Charles Nordhoff, English-born author (d. 1947)
1888 – Charles January, American soccer player (d. 1970)
1894 – John Ford, American director and producer (d. 1973)
1894 – James P. Johnson, American composer (d. 1955)
1895 – Conn Smythe, Canadian businessman and sportsman (d. 1980)
1897 – Denise Robins, English romance novelist (d. 1985)
1898 – Leila Denmark, American pediatrician and supercentenarian (d. 2012)
1901 – Frank Buckles, last surviving American veteran of World War I (d. 2011)
1901 – Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960)
1902 – Therese Brandl, Nazi concentration camp guard (d. 1947)
1902 – Langston Hughes African-American poet and author (d. 1967)
1904 – S. J. Perelman, American humorist (d. 1979)
1905 – Emilio G. Segrè, Italian-born physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1989)
1906 – Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian Chief Justice (d. 1993)
1906 – Hildegarde, American actress and singer (d. 2005)
1907 – Günter Eich, German lyricist (d. 1972)
1907 – Camargo Guarnieri, Brazilian composer (d. 1993)
1908 – George Pal, Hungarian-born director and producer (d. 1980)
1908 – Louis Rasminsky, Canadian economist, bank governor (d. 1998)
1909 – George Beverly Shea, Canadian singer
1910 – Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Tibetan politician (d. 2009)
1915 – Stanley Matthews, English footballer (d. 2000)
1917 – A. K. Hangal, Indian actor (d. 2012)
1917 – Eiji Sawamura, Japanese baseball player (d. 1944)
1918 – Muriel Spark, Scottish author (d. 2006)
1920 – Mike Scarry, American football player and coach (d. 2012)
1921 – Patricia Robins (alias Claire Lorrimer), English writer
1921 – Peter Sallis, English actor
1921 – Renata Tebaldi, Italian soprano (d. 2004)
1924 – Richard Hooker, American writer (d. 1997)
1924 – Ben Weider, Canadian businessman and author (d. 2008)
1926 – Shane Devine, American federal judge (d. 1999)
1927 – Jimmy Andrews, Scottish footballer (d. 2012)
1928 – Tom Lantos, American politician (d. 2008)
1928 – Stuart Whitman, American actor
1930 – Shahabuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh
1930 – Mario Beaulieu, Canadian politician (d. 1998)
1930 – Hossain Mohammad Ershad, Bangladeshi politician
1931 – Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh
1931 – Boris Yeltsin, 1st President of the Russian Federation (d. 2007)
1932 – Jan Ramberg, Swedish law professor and judge
1934 – Bob Shane, American folk singer (The Kingston Trio)
1936 – Azie Taylor Morton, American politician (d. 2003)
1937 – Antonis Christeas, Greek basketball player (d. 2011)
1937 – Don Everly, American musician (Everly Brothers)
1937 – Garrett Morris, American comedian
1937 – Ray Sawyer, American singer (Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show)
1938 – Sherman Hemsley, American comedian and actor (d. 2012)
1939 – Fritjof Capra, Austrian physicist
1939 – Claude François, French singer (d. 1978)
1939 – Paul Gillmor, American politician (d. 2007)
1939 – Del McCoury, American musician (Del McCoury Band)
1939 – Joe Sample, American pianist (The Crusaders)
1940 – Bibi Besch, Austrian-American actress (d. 1996)
1940 – Hervé Filion, Canadian harness racer
1941 – Karl Dall, German television host
1941 – Jerry Spinelli, American children's author
1942 – Terry Jones, Welsh actor and writer
1942 – Muna Wassef, Syrian actress and UN Goodwill ambassador
1944 – Mike Enzi, American politician
1944 – Dick Snyder, American basketball player
1944 – Burkhard Ziese, German football manager (d. 2010)
1945 – Serge Joyal, Canadian politician
1946 – Chris Clark, American singer
1946 – Elisabeth Sladen, English Actress (d. 2011)
1946 – Gerhard Welz, German footballer
1947 – Mike Brant, Israeli singer (d. 1975)
1947 – Normie Rowe, Australian singer
1947 – Jessica Savitch, American journalist (d. 1983)
1948 – Rick James, American musician and composer (d. 2004)
1950 – Mike Campbell, American guitarist and producer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
1951 – Sonny Landreth, American guitarist and songwriter
1952 – Jenő Jandó, Hungarian pianist
1953 – Brendan Batson, English footballer
1954 – Chuck Dukowski, American musician (Black Flag)
1954 – Bill Mumy, American actor and musician
1955 – Ernie Camacho, American baseball player
1956 – Brahmanandam, Indian film actor
1956 – Exene Cervenka, American musician (X)
1956 – Mike Kitchen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1957 – Renae Jacobs, American voice actress
1958 – Luther Blissett, English footballer
1958 – Ryo Horikawa, Japanese voice actor
1958 – Jackie Shroff, Indian actor
1961 – Volker Fried, German field hockey player
1961 – Daniel Tani, American engineer and astronaut
1962 – José Luis Cuciuffo, Argentinian footballer (d. 2004)
1962 – Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese guitarist (Boøwy and Complex)
1963 – Takashi Murakami, Japanese artist
1964 – Jani Lane, American musician and songwriter (Warrant) (d. 2011)
1964 – Mario Pelchat, Canadian singer
1964 – Linus Roache, English actor
1965 – Sherilyn Fenn, American actress
1965 – Brandon Lee, American actor (d. 1993)
1965 – Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
1966 – Michelle Akers, American soccer player
1966 – Vasilis Dimitriadis, Greek footballer
1966 – Rob Lee, English footballer
1967 – Meg Cabot, American author
1967 – Patle Shishupal Natthu, Indian politician
1968 – Kent Mercker, American baseball player
1968 – Lisa Marie Presley, American singer and actress
1968 – Mark Recchi, Canadian ice hockey player
1968 – Pauly Shore, American comedian
1969 – Gabriel Batistuta, Argentine footballer
1969 – Andrew Breitbart, American publisher and conservative political commentator (d. 2012)
1969 – Brian Krause, American actor
1969 – Joshua Redman, American musician
1969 – Patrick Wilson, American musician (Weezer)
1970 – Yasuyuki Kazama, Japanese racing driver
1970 – Malik Sealy, American basketball player (d. 2000)
1971 – Harald Martin Brattbakk, Norwegian footballer
1971 – Michael C. Hall, American actor
1971 – Ajay Jadeja, Former Indian cricketer
1971 – Jill Kelly, American pornographic actress
1971 – Hynden Walch, American actress
1971 – Ron Welty, American musician (The Offspring and Steady Ground)
1971 – Zlatko Zahovič, Slovenian footballer
1972 – Yoshi DeHerrera, American TV personality
1972 – Kami, Japanese drummer (Malice Mizer) (d. 1999)
1973 – Andrew DeClercq, American basketball player
1973 – Yuri Landman, Dutch experimental luthier
1973 – Makiko Ohmoto, Japanese voice actress
1973 – Óscar Pérez, Mexican footballer
1974 – Walter McCarty, American basketball player
1974 – David Meca, Spanish long distance swimmer
1975 – Big Boi, American musician (Outkast)
1975 – Katerina Thanou, Greek sprinter
1976 – Phil Ivey, American poker player
1977 – Kevin Kilbane, Irish footballer
1977 – Robert Traylor, American basketball player (d. 2011)
1978 – Domenick Davies, Welsh-born German rugby player
1978 – Tim Harding, Australian singer (Hi-5)
1979 – Julie Augustyniak, American soccer player
1979 – Valentín Elizalde, Mexican singer (d. 2006)
1979 – Rachelle LeFevre, Canadian actress
1979 – Juan Silveira dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
1980 – Héctor Luna, Dominican Republic baseball player
1980 – Moisés Muñoz, Mexican footballer
1980 – Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2005)
1981 – Rob Austin, English racing driver
1981 – Luis Lamá, Angolan footballer
1981 – Graeme Smith, South African cricketer
1982 – Gavin Henson, Welsh rugby player
1982 – Shoaib Malik, Pakistani cricketer
1983 – Iveta Benešová, Czech tennis player
1983 – Kevin Martin, American basketball player
1983 – Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgian cyclist
1983 – Andrew VanWyngarden, American musician (MGMT)
1984 – Darren Fletcher, Scottish footballer
1984 – Lee Thompson Young, American actor
1985 – Jodi Gordon, Australian actress and model
1985 – Rachael Scdoris, American dog musher
1985 – Karine Sergerie, Canadian Taekwondo world champion
1985 – Dean Shiels, Northern Irish footballer
1986 – Lauren Conrad, American reality TV personality
1987 – Montario Hardesty, American football player
1987 – Heather Morris, American actress and dancer
1987 – Sebastian Boenisch, Polish footballer
1987 – Giuseppe Rossi, Italian footballer
1987 – Wu Jingyu, Chinese taekwondo practitioner
1988 – Brett Anderson, American baseball player
1988 – Mark Healey, English computer games developer
1989 – Ricky Pinheiro, Portuguese footballer
1990 – Laura Marling, English singer-songwriter
1991 – Luca Caldirola, Italian footballer
1994 – Anna-Lena Friedsam, German tennis player
1994 – Skylar Laine, American singer