February 5 - Births

Births

976 – Emperor Sanjō, of Japan (d. 1017)
1505 – Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)
1519 – René of Châlon, (d. 1544)
1534 – Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)
1589 – Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)
1594 – Biagio Marini, Italian virtuoso violinist and composer (d. 1663)
1608 – Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)
1626 – Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)
1650 – Anne-Jules, French general (d. 1708)
1703 – Gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764)
1725 – James Otis, American lawyer and patriot (d. 1783)
1744 – John Jeffries, Physician, Surgeon, Balloonist (d. 1819)
1748 – Christian Gottlob Neefe, German opera composer and conductor (d. 1798)
1784 – Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1818)
1788 – Robert Peel, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1850)
1795 – Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871)
1804 – Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet (d. 1877)
1808 – Carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)
1810 – Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist (d. 1880)
1837 – Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist (d. 1899)
1840 – John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish inventor (d. 1921)
1840 – Hiram Stevens Maxim, American inventor (Maxim gun) (d. 1916)
1848 – Joris-Karl Huysmans, French author (d. 1907)
1848 – Ignacio Carrera Pinto, Chilean war hero (d. 1882)
1848 – Belle Starr, American outlaw (d. 1889)
1878 – André Citroën, French automobile pioneer (d. 1935)
1880 – Gabriel Voisin, French aviation pioneer (d. 1973)
1885 – Burton Downing, American racing cyclist (d. 1929)
1889 – Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer (d. 1962)
1897 – Dirk Stikker, Dutch banker, industrialist, politician, and diplomat (d. 1979)
1900 – Adlai Stevenson, American politician, 31st Governor of Illinois (d. 1965)
1903 – Joan Whitney Payson, American heiress (d. 1975)
1906 – John Carradine, American actor (d. 1988)
1907 – Pierre Pflimlin, French Politician (d. 2000)
1908 – Mietje Baron, Dutch swimmer (d. 1948)
1908 – Bob Dunn (musician), pioneer Western swing musician (d. 1971)
1908 – Peg Entwistle, English actress (d. 1932)
1908 – Daisy and Violet Hilton, British conjoined twins (d. 1969)
1909 – Grażyna Bacewicz, Polish composer and violinist (d. 1969)
1910 – Charles Leblond, Canadian cell biologist (d. 2007)
1910 – Francisco Varallo, Argentine footballer (d. 2010)
1911 – Jussi Björling, Swedish tenor (d. 1960)
1914 – William S. Burroughs, American author (d. 1997)
1914 – Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1998)
1915 – Robert Hofstadter, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1990)
1917 – Isuzu Yamada, Japanese actress
1919 – Red Buttons, American actor (d. 2006)
1919 – Kenneth Hare, Canadian climatologist and academic (d. 2002)
1919 – Tim Holt, American actor (d. 1973)
1919 – Andreas Papandreou, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1996)
1920 – Frank Muir, British comedian (d. 1998)
1921 – John Pritchard, British conductor (d. 1989)
1922 – Alain de Changy, Belgian racing driver (d. 1994)
1923 – Claude King, American musician
1923 – Fatmawati, Indonesian First Lady
1926 – Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, American publisher (d. 2012)
1927 – Robert Allen, pianist and composer of popular songs (d. 2000)
1927 – Ruth Fertel, American entrepreneur (d. 2002)
1927 – Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Dutch pilot (d. 1977)
1928 – Andrew Greeley, American priest and novelist
1929 – Luc Ferrari, French composer (d. 2005)
1929 – Fred Sinowatz, Austrian politician (d. 2008)
1929 – Al Worthington, American baseball player
1930 – John A. Gambling, American radio show host (d. 2004)
1932 – Cesare Maldini, Italian footballer and manager
1933 – Jörn Donner, Finnish director and screenwriter
1933 – Norm Grabowski, American actor (d. 2012)
1934 – Hank Aaron. American baseball player
1934 – Don Cherry, Canadian ice hockey commentator
1935 – Alex Harvey, Scottish rock musician (d. 1982)
1935 – Michel Steininger, Swiss fencer
1936 – K. S. Nissar Ahmed, Kannada Poet
1937 – Stuart Damon, American actor
1937 – Larry Hillman, Canadian ice hockey player
1937 – Gaston Roelants, Belgian athlete
1937 – Wang Xuan, Chinese scientist (d. 2006)
1939 – Jane Bryant Quinn, American journalist
1940 – H.R. Giger, Swiss artist
1940 – Dick Warlock, Canadian actor and stuntman
1941 – Jaap Blokker, Dutch businessman (d. 2011)
1942 – Stephen J. Cannell. American television producer and writer (d. 2010)
1941 – David Selby, American actor
1941 – Kaspar Villiger, Swiss Federal Councilor
1942 – Roger Staubach, American football player
1942 – Cory Wells, American singer (Three Dog Night)
1943 – Nolan Bushnell, American video game pioneer
1943 – Michael Mann, American film director
1943 – Craig Morton, American football player
1944 – James B. Cobb, Jr., American guitarist (Classics IV)
1944 – Al Kooper, American musician
1944 – Tamanoumi Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 51st Yokozuna (d. 1971)
1946 – Charlotte Rampling, British actress
1947 – Darrell Waltrip, American race car driver
1948 – Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish football manager
1948 – Christopher Guest, American film actor and director
1948 – Barbara Hershey, American actress
1948 – Errol Morris, American film director
1949 – Yvon Vallières, French-Canadian politician
1950 – Jonathan Freeman, American actor
1951 – Russell Grant, British astrologer
1952 – Daniel Balavoine, French singer and songwriter (d. 1986)
1953 – John Beilein, American basketball coach
1953 – Takashi Ishikawa, Japanese sumo and professional wrestler
1953 – Loretta Tofani, American journalist
1954 – Cliff Martinez, American musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Dickies)
1955 – Mike Heath, American baseball player
1956 – Betty Ong, Flight attendant of American Airlines Flight 11 on September 11, 2001 (d. 2001)
1956 – Hector Rebaque, Mexican racing driver
1959 – Jennifer Granholm American politician, 47th Governor of Michigan
1960 – Aris Christofellis, Greek countertenor
1961 – Savvas Kofidis, Greek footballer and manager
1962 – Jennifer Jason Leigh, American actress
1963 – Steven Shainberg, American film director
1964 – Laura Linney, American actress
1964 – Duff McKagan, American musician (Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver)
1965 – Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian footballer
1965 – Keith Moseley, American musician (The String Cheese Incident)
1965 – Andreas Vogler, German footballer
1966 – Apostolos Nanos, Greek archer
1966 – Rok Petrovič, Slovenian skier (d. 1993)
1966 – José María Olazábal, Spanish golfer
1967 – Chris Parnell, American actor
1967 – Frederick Pitcher, Nauruan politician
1968 – Roberto Alomar, Puerto Rican baseball player
1968 – Eyþór Guðjónsson, Icelandic actor
1968 – Nir Kabaretti, Israeli conductor
1968 – Qasim Melho, Syrian actor
1969 – Bobby Brown, American singer (New Edition)
1969 – Michael Sheen, Welsh actor
1971 – Michel Breistroff, French hockey player (d. 1996)
1971 – Sara Evans, American singer
1972 – Kristopher Carter, American composer
1972 – Koriki Chōshū, Japanese comedian
1972 – Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
1973 – Richard Matvichuk, Canadian ice hockey player
1973 – Trijntje Oosterhuis, Dutch singer
1975 – Brainpower, Dutch rapper
1975 – Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Dutch footballer
1975 – Adam Carson, American musician (AFI)
1976 – John Aloisi, Australian soccer player
1976 – Abhishek Bachchan, Indian actor
1976 – Tony Jaa, Thai actor
1976 – Brian Moorman, American football player
1977 – Ben Ainslie, British sailor
1977 – Adam Everett, American baseball player
1977 – Ahmad Merritt, American football player
1978 – Shawn Reaves, American actor
1978 – Brian Russell, American football player
1980 – Stefano Di Fiordo, Italian footballer
1980 – Brad Fitzpatrick, American programmer
1980 – Prince Peter, American-born Yugoslav royalty
1980 – Jo Swinson, British politician
1980 – Robin Vik, Czech tennis player
1981 – Loukas Vyntra, Greek football player
1981 – Nora Zehetner, American actress
1982 – Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Iranian basketball player (d. 2007)
1982 – Deidra Dionne, Canadian freestyle skier
1982 – Kevin Everett, American football player
1982 – Marc Kennedy, Canadian Curler
1982 – Tomáš Kopecký, Slovak ice hockey player
1982 – Dionysis Makris, Greek singer
1982 – Rodrigo Palacio, Argentine footballer
1982 – Wheesung, Korean R&B singer
1984 – Nate Salley, American football player
1984 – Carlos Tévez, Argentine footballer
1985 – Lindsey Cardinale, American singer
1985 – Crystal Hunt, American actress
1985 – Robert Lijesen, Dutch swimmer
1985 – Laurence Maroney, American football player
1985 – Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer
1986 – Vedran Ćorluka, Croatian footballer
1986 – Manuel Fernandes, Portuguese footballer
1986 – Ashley Simmons, American professional wrestler
1986 – Billy Sharp, English footballer
1986 – Reed Sorenson, American racecar driver
1986 – Carlos Villanueva, Chilean footballer
1987 – Darren Criss, American actor, singer
1987 – Linus Omark, Swedish ice hockey player
1988 – Johnathan Haggerty, American football player
1988 – Kevin J. Maclean, Scottish singer-songwriter
1989 – Cristine Reyes, Filipino actress
1989 – Jeremy Sumpter, American actor
1990 – Marvin Knoll, German footballer
1991 – Alba Riquelme, Paraguayan model
1992 – Neymar, Brazilian footballer
1992 – Stefan de Vrij, Dutch footballer
1994 – Saki Nakajima, Japanese singer (Cute)
2002 – Davis Cleveland, American actor