Famous Birthdays for February 14th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1404 – Leon Battista Alberti, Italian painter, poet, and philosopher (d. 1472)
• 1408 – John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel (d. 1435)
• 1452 – Pandolfo Petrucci, tyrant of Siena (d. 1512)
• 1468 – Johannes Werner, German priest and mathematician (d. 1522)
• 1483 – Babur, Moghul emperor (d. 1530)
• 1490 – Valentin Friedland, German scholar and educationist of the Reformation (d. 1556)
• 1513 – Domenico Ferrabosco, Italian composer (d. 1573)
• 1545 – Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara (d. 1561)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1602 – Francesco Cavalli, Italian composer (d. 1676)^[12]
• 1614 – John Wilkins, English bishop, academic and natural philosopher (d. 1672)^[13][14]
• 1625 – Countess Palatine Maria Euphrosyne of Zweibrücken, Swedish princess (d. 1687)^[15]
• 1628 – Valentine Greatrakes, Irish faith healer (d. 1683)^[16]
• 1640 – Countess Palatine Anna Magdalena of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (d. 1693)^{[citation needed]}
• 1670 – Rajaram Raj Bhonsle, third Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire (d. 1700)^[17]
• 1679 – Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, German organist and composer (d. 1735)
• 1692 – Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French author and playwright (d. 1754)
• 1701 – Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author (d. 1773)
• 1763 – Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (d. 1813)
• 1782 – Eleanora Atherton, English philanthropist (d. 1870)^[18]
• 1784 – Heinrich Baermann, German clarinetist (d. 1847)
• 1799 – Walenty Wańkowicz, Polish painter and illustrator (d. 1842)
• 1800 – Emory Washburn, American historian, lawyer, and politician, 22nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1877)
• 1808 – Michael Costa, Italian-English conductor and composer (d. 1884)
• 1812 – Fernando Wood, American merchant and politician, 73rd Mayor of New York City (d. 1881)^[19]
• 1813 – Lydia Hamilton Smith, African-American businesswoman (d. 1884)^[20]
• 1819 – Christopher Latham Sholes, American journalist and politician, invented the typewriter (d. 1890)
• 1824 – Winfield Scott Hancock, American general and politician (d. 1886)
• 1828 – Edmond François Valentin About, French journalist and author (d. 1885)
• 1835 – Piet Paaltjens, Dutch minister and poet (d. 1894)
• 1838 – Margaret E. Knight, American inventor (d. 1914)
• 1846 – Julian Scott, American soldier and drummer, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1901)
• 1847 – Anna Howard Shaw, American physician, minister, and activist (d. 1919)
• 1848 – Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer and academic (d. 1934)
• 1855 – Frank Harris, Irish author and journalist (d. 1931)
• 1859 – George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., American engineer, inventor of the Ferris wheel (d. 1896)
• 1860 – Eugen Schiffer, German lawyer and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (d. 1954)
• 1869 – Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Scottish physicist and meteorologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1959)
• 1878 – Julius Nieuwland, Belgian priest, chemist and academic (d. 1936)
• 1882 – John Barrymore, American actor (d. 1942)
• 1884 – Nils Olaf Chrisander, Swedish actor and director (d. 1947)
• 1884 – Kostas Varnalis, Greek poet and playwright (d. 1974)
• 1888 – Chandrashekhar Agashe, Indian industrialist (d. 1956)^[21]
• 1890 – Nina Hamnett, Welsh-English painter and author (d. 1956)
• 1890 – Dick Richards, Welsh international footballer (d. 1934)^[22]
• 1891 – Katherine Stinson, American aviator (d. 1977)
• 1892 – Radola Gajda, Czech commander and politician (d. 1948)
• 1894 – Jack Benny, American actor and producer (d. 1974)^[23]
• 1895 – Wilhelm Burgdorf, German general (d. 1945)
• 1895 – Max Horkheimer, German philosopher and sociologist (d. 1973)
• 1898 – Bill Tilman, English mountaineer and explorer (d. 1977)
• 1898 – Fritz Zwicky, Swiss-American physicist and astronomer (d. 1974)
• 1900 – Jessica Dragonette, American singer (d. 1980)^[24]

1901–present[edit]

• 1903 – Stuart Erwin, American actor (d. 1967)
• 1905 – Thelma Ritter, American actress and singer (d. 1969)
• 1907 – Johnny Longden, English-American jockey and trainer (d. 2003)
• 1911 – Willem Johan Kolff, Dutch physician and inventor (d. 2009)
• 1912 – Tibor Sekelj, Hungarian lawyer, explorer, and author (d. 1988)
• 1913 – Mel Allen, American sportscaster (d. 1996)
• 1913 – Woody Hayes, American football player and coach (d. 1987)
• 1913 – Jimmy Hoffa, American trade union leader (d. 1975)
• 1913 – James Pike, American bishop (d. 1969)
• 1915 – Sally Gray, English actress and singer (d. 2006)
• 1916 – Marcel Bigeard, French general (d. 2010)
• 1916 – Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese director and producer (d. 1996)
• 1916 – Edward Platt, American actor (d. 1974)
• 1917 – Herbert A. Hauptman, American mathematician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
• 1921 – Hugh Downs, American journalist, game show host, and producer (d. 2020)
• 1921 – Hazel McCallion, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 3rd Mayor of Mississauga^[25]
• 1923 – Jay Hebert, American golfer (d. 1997)
• 1924 – Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (d. 2017)
• 1927 – Lois Maxwell, Canadian-Australian model and actress (d. 2007)
• 1928 – William Allain, American lawyer and politician, 58th Governor of Mississippi (d. 2013)
• 1928 – Vicente T. Blaz, American general and politician (d. 2014)
• 1929 – Vic Morrow, American actor and director (d. 1982)
• 1931 – Bernie Geoffrion, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2006)
• 1931 – Brian Kelly, American actor and director (d. 2005)
• 1932 – Harriet Andersson, Swedish actress
• 1934 – Florence Henderson, American actress and singer (d. 2016)
• 1935 – David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, Scottish academic and diplomat, 27th Governor of Hong Kong
• 1936 – Anna German, Polish singer (d. 1982)
• 1937 – John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market, English politician, Secretary of State for Transport
• 1937 – Magic Sam, American singer and guitarist (d. 1969)^[26]
• 1939 – Razzy Bailey, American country music singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2021)
• 1939 – Blowfly, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2016)^[27]
• 1939 – Eugene Fama, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1941 – Donna Shalala, American academic and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
• 1941 – Paul Tsongas, American lawyer and politician (d. 1997)
• 1942 – Michael Bloomberg, American businessman and politician, 108th Mayor of New York City
• 1942 – Andrew Robinson, American actor and director
• 1942 – Ricardo Rodríguez, Mexican racing driver (d. 1962)
• 1943 – Maceo Parker, American saxophonist^[28]
• 1944 – Carl Bernstein, American journalist and author
• 1944 – Alan Parker, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2020)
• 1944 – Ronnie Peterson, Swedish racing driver (d. 1978)^[29]
• 1945 – Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
• 1945 – Rod Masterson, American lieutenant and actor (d. 2013)
• 1946 – Bernard Dowiyogo, Nauru politician, President of Nauru (d. 2003)
• 1946 – Gregory Hines, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 2003)
• 1947 – Tim Buckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)
• 1947 – Judd Gregg, American lawyer and politician, 76th Governor of New Hampshire
• 1948 – Kitten Natividad, Mexican-American actress and dancer
• 1948 – Pat O'Brien, American journalist and author
• 1948 – Wally Tax, Dutch singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
• 1948 – Teller, American magician and actor
• 1950 – Roger Fisher, American guitarist and songwriter
• 1951 – Terry Gross, American radio host and producer
• 1951 – Kevin Keegan, English footballer and manager
• 1952 – Sushma Swaraj, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (d. 2019)
• 1954 – Jam Mohammad Yousaf, Pakistani politician, Chief Minister of Balochistan (d. 2013)
• 1955 – Carol Kalish, American publisher (d. 1991)
• 1956 – Howard Davis Jr., American boxer and trainer (d. 2015)
• 1956 – Dave Dravecky, American baseball player
• 1956 – Katharina Fritsch, German sculptor and academic
• 1957 – Soile Isokoski, Finnish soprano and actress
• 1957 – Alan Smith, English bishop^[30]
• 1958 – Grant Thomas, Australian footballer and coach
• 1959 – Renée Fleming, American soprano and actress
• 1960 – Philip Jones, English admiral^[31]
• 1960 – Jim Kelly, American football player and businessman
• 1960 – Meg Tilly, American actress and author
• 1963 – Enrico Colantoni, Canadian actor, director, and producer
• 1963 – John Marzano, American baseball player (d. 2008)^[32]
• 1964 – Gianni Bugno, Italian cyclist and sportscaster
• 1966 – Petr Svoboda, Czech ice hockey player and agent
• 1967 – Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Greek-English businessman, founded easyJet
• 1967 – Manuela Maleeva, Bulgarian-Swiss tennis player
• 1967 – Mark Rutte, Dutch businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
• 1968 – Jules Asner, American model and television host
• 1968 – Chris Lewis, Guyanese-English cricketer
• 1968 – Scott McClellan, American civil servant and author, 25th White House Press Secretary
• 1969 – Meg Hillier, English journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
• 1970 – Giuseppe Guerini, Italian cyclist
• 1970 – Sean Hill, American ice hockey player
• 1970 – Simon Pegg, English actor, director, and producer
• 1971 – Kris Aquino, Filipino talk show host, actress, and producer
• 1971 – Gheorghe Mureșan, Romanian basketball player
• 1972 – Drew Bledsoe, American football player and coach
• 1972 – Musōyama Masashi, Japanese sumo wrestler
• 1972 – Najwa Nimri, Spanish actress and singer ^[33]
• 1972 – Jaan Tallinn, Estonian computer programmer, co-developed Skype
• 1972 – Rob Thomas, American singer-songwriter
• 1973 – H. D. Ackerman, South African cricketer
• 1973 – Tyus Edney, American basketball player and coach
• 1973 – Steve McNair, American football player (d. 2009)
• 1973 – Annalisa Buffa, Italian mathematician
• 1974 – Valentina Vezzali, Italian fencer and politician
• 1976 – Liv Kristine, Norwegian singer-songwriter
• 1976 – Rie Rasmussen, Danish model, film director, writer, photographer, and actress
• 1977 – Cadel Evans, Australian cyclist
• 1977 – Jim Jefferies, Australian comedian and actor
• 1977 – Darren Purse, English footballer
• 1977 – Elmer Symons, South African motorcycle racer (d. 2007)
• 1977 – Anna Erschler, Russian mathematician
• 1977 – Robert J. Jackson Jr., American law professor
• 1978 – Richard Hamilton, American basketball player
• 1978 – Darius Songaila, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
• 1980 – Josh Senter, American screenwriter and producer
• 1980 – Michelle Ye, Hong Kong actress and producer
• 1981 – Matteo Brighi, Italian footballer
• 1981 – Randy de Puniet, French motorcycle racer
• 1981 – Brad Halsey, American baseball player (d. 2014)
• 1982 – Marián Gáborík, Slovak ice hockey player
• 1982 – John Halls, English footballer and model
• 1982 – Lenka Tvarošková, Slovak tennis player
• 1983 – Callix Crabbe, Virgin Islander baseball player
• 1983 – Rocky Elsom, Australian rugby player
• 1983 – Bacary Sagna, French footballer
• 1985 – Karima Adebibe, English model and actress
• 1985 – Tyler Clippard, American baseball player
• 1985 – Heart Evangelista, Filipino singer and actress
• 1985 – Philippe Senderos, Swiss international footballer^[34]
• 1985 – Miki Yeung, Hong Kong singer and actress
• 1986 – Michael Ammermüller, German racing driver
• 1986 – Oliver Lee, English actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1986 – Gao Lin, Chinese footballer
• 1987 – Edinson Cavani, Uruguayan footballer
• 1987 – Tom Pyatt, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1987 – David Wheater, English footballer
• 1988 – Katie Boland, Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 1988 – Ángel Di María, Argentinian footballer
• 1988 – Siim Liivik, Estonian ice hockey player
• 1989 – Néstor Calderón, Mexican footballer
• 1989 – Adam Matuszczyk, Polish footballer
• 1989 – Emma Miskew, Canadian curler^[35]
• 1989 – Brandon Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 – Jurij Tepeš, Slovenian ski jumper
• 1989 – Kristian Thomas, English gymnast^[36]
• 1990 – Sefa Yılmaz, German-Turkish footballer
• 1991 – Daniela Mona Lambin, Estonian footballer^[37]
• 1992 – Christian Eriksen, Danish footballer^[38]
• 1992 – Freddie Highmore, English actor
• 1996 – Lucas Hernandez, French footballer^[39]
• 1997 – Jaehyun, South Korean singer and actor^[40]