Famous Birthdays for February 3rd

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1338 – Joanna of Bourbon (d. 1378)^[16]
• 1392 – Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English nobleman and military commander (d. 1455)^[17]
• 1428 – Helena Palaiologina, Queen of Cyprus (d. 1458)^{[citation needed]}
• 1478 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham (d. 1521)^[18]
• 1504 – Scipione Rebiba, Italian cardinal (d. 1577)^[19]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1677 – Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect, designed the Karlova Koruna Chateau (d. 1723)
• 1689 – Blas de Lezo, Spanish admiral (d. 1741)^[20]
• 1721 – Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)
• 1736 – Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austrian composer and theorist (d. 1809)^[21]
• 1747 – Samuel Osgood, American soldier and politician, 1st United States Postmaster General (d. 1813)
• 1757 – Joseph Forlenze, Italian ophthalmologist and surgeon (d. 1833)^{[citation needed]}
• 1763 – Caroline von Wolzogen, German author (d. 1847)^[22]
• 1777 – John Cheyne, Scottish physician and author (d. 1836)
• 1780 – Mihail G. Boiagi, Aromanian grammarian and professor (d. uncertain)^[23]
• 1790 – Gideon Mantell, English scientist (d. 1852)
• 1795 – Antonio José de Sucre, Venezuelan general and politician, 2nd President of Bolivia (d. 1830)
• 1807 – Joseph E. Johnston, American general and politician (d. 1891)
• 1809 – Felix Mendelssohn, German pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1847)
• 1811 – Horace Greeley, American journalist and politician (d. 1872)
• 1816 – Ram Singh Kuka, Indian credited with starting the Non-cooperation movement
• 1815 – Edward James Roye, 5th President of Liberia (d. 1872)^[24]
• 1817 – Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse, French geologist and mineralogist (d. 1881)
• 1817 – Émile Prudent, French pianist and composer (d. 1863)
• 1821 – Elizabeth Blackwell, American physician and educator (d. 1910)
• 1824 – Ranald MacDonald, American explorer and educator (d. 1894)
• 1826 – Walter Bagehot, English journalist and businessman (d. 1877)
• 1830 – Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1903)
• 1842 – Sidney Lanier, American composer and poet (d. 1881)
• 1843 – William Cornelius Van Horne, American-Canadian businessman (d. 1915)
• 1857 – Giuseppe Moretti, Italian sculptor, designed the Vulcan statue (d. 1935)
• 1859 – Hugo Junkers, German engineer, designed the Junkers J 1 (d. 1935)
• 1862 – James Clark McReynolds, American lawyer and judge (d. 1946)
• 1867 – Charles Henry Turner, American biologist, educator and zoologist (d. 1923)
• 1872 – Lou Criger, American baseball player and manager (d. 1934)
• 1874 – Gertrude Stein, American novelist, poet, playwright, (d. 1946)
• 1878 – Gordon Coates, New Zealand soldier and politician, 21st Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1943)
• 1887 – Georg Trakl, Austrian pharmacist and poet (d. 1914)
• 1889 – Artur Adson, Estonian poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1977)
• 1889 – Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish director and screenwriter (d. 1968)
• 1889 – Risto Ryti, Finnish lawyer, politician and the Governor of the Bank of Finland; 5th President of Finland (d. 1956)^[25][26]
• 1892 – Juan Negrín, Spanish physician and politician, 67th Prime Minister of Spain (d. 1956)
• 1893 – Gaston Julia, Algerian-French mathematician and academic (d. 1978)
• 1894 – Norman Rockwell, American painter and illustrator (d. 1978)
• 1898 – Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect, designed the Finlandia Hall and Aalto Theatre (d. 1976)
• 1899 – Café Filho, Brazilian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 18th President of Brazil (d. 1970)
• 1900 – Mabel Mercer, English-American singer (d. 1984)

1901–present[edit]

• 1903 – Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish soldier, pilot, and politician (d. 1973)
• 1904 – Pretty Boy Floyd, American gangster (d. 1934)
• 1905 – Paul Ariste, Estonian linguist and academic (d. 1990)
• 1905 – Arne Beurling, Swedish-American mathematician and academic (d. 1986)
• 1906 – George Adamson, Indian-English author and activist (d. 1989)
• 1907 – James A. Michener, American author and philanthropist (d. 1997)
• 1909 – André Cayatte, French lawyer and director (d. 1989)
• 1909 – Simone Weil, French mystic and philosopher (d. 1943)
• 1911 – Jehan Alain, French organist and composer (d. 1940)
• 1912 – Jacques Soustelle, French anthropologist and politician (d. 1990)
• 1914 – Mary Carlisle, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2018)
• 1915 – Johannes Kotkas, Estonian wrestler and hammer thrower (d. 1998)
• 1917 – Shlomo Goren, Polish-Israeli rabbi and general (d. 1994)
• 1918 – Joey Bishop, American actor and producer (d. 2007)
• 1918 – Helen Stephens, American runner, baseball player, and manager (d. 1994)
• 1920 – Russell Arms, American actor and singer (d. 2012)
• 1920 – Tony Gaze, Australian race car driver and pilot (d. 2013)
• 1920 – Henry Heimlich, American physician and author (d. 2016)
• 1924 – E. P. Thompson, English historian and author (d. 1993)
• 1924 – Martial Asselin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 2013)
• 1925 – Shelley Berman, American actor and comedian (d. 2017)
• 1925 – John Fiedler, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1926 – Hans-Jochen Vogel, German lawyer and politician, 8th Mayor of Berlin (d. 2020)
• 1927 – Kenneth Anger, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1927 – Blas Ople, Filipino journalist and politician, 21st President of the Senate of the Philippines (d. 2003)^[27]
• 1933 – Paul Sarbanes, American lawyer and politician (d. 2020)
• 1934 – Juan Carlos Calabró, Argentinian actor and screenwriter (d. 2013)
• 1935 – Johnny "Guitar" Watson, American blues, soul, and funk singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1996)^[28]
• 1936 – Elizabeth Peer, American journalist (d. 1984)
• 1936 – Bob Simpson, Australian cricketer and coach
• 1937 – Billy Meier, Swiss author and photographer
• 1938 – Victor Buono, American actor (d. 1982)
• 1938 – Emile Griffith, American boxer and trainer (d. 2013)
• 1939 – Michael Cimino, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016)^[29]
• 1940 – Fran Tarkenton, American football player and sportscaster
• 1941 – Dory Funk, Jr., American wrestler and trainer
• 1941 – Howard Phillips, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
• 1943 – Blythe Danner, American actress
• 1943 – Dennis Edwards, American soul/R&B singer (d. 2018)
• 1943 – Eric Haydock, English bass player (d. 2019)
• 1943 – Shawn Phillips, American-South African singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1945 – Johnny Cymbal, Scottish-American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1993)
• 1945 – Bob Griese, American football player and sportscaster
• 1947 – Paul Auster, American novelist, essayist, and poet
• 1947 – Dave Davies, English musician^[30]
• 1947 – Stephen McHattie, Canadian actor and director
• 1948 – Henning Mankell, Swedish author and playwright (d. 2015)
• 1949 – Jim Thorpe, American golfer
• 1950 – Morgan Fairchild, American actress
• 1950 – Grant Goldman, Australian radio and television host (d. 2020)
• 1951 – Eugenijus Riabovas, Lithuanian footballer and manager
• 1951 – Michael Ruppert, American journalist and author (d. 2014)
• 1952 – Fred Lynn, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1954 – Tiger Williams, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1956 – John Jefferson, American football player and coach
• 1956 – Nathan Lane, American actor and comedian
• 1957 – Eric Lander, American mathematician, geneticist, and academic
• 1958 – Joe F. Edwards, Jr., American commander, pilot, and astronaut
• 1958 – Douglas Holtz-Eakin, American economist
• 1958 – Greg Mankiw, American economist and academic
• 1959 – Óscar Iván Zuluaga, Colombian economist and politician, 67th Colombian Minister of Finance
• 1960 – Joachim Löw, German footballer and manager
• 1961 – Linda Eder, American singer and actress
• 1963 – Raghuram Rajan, Indian economist and academic
• 1963 – Vũ Đức Đam, Vietnamese politician^[31]
• 1964 – Indrek Tarand, Estonian historian, journalist, and politician
• 1965 – Maura Tierney, American actress and producer
• 1966 – Frank Coraci, American director and screenwriter
• 1966 – Danny Morrison, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster
• 1967 – Tim Flowers, English footballer and coach
• 1967 – Mixu Paatelainen, Finnish footballer and coach
• 1968 – Vlade Divac, Serbian-American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1968 – Marwan Khoury, Lebanese singer, songwriter, and composer
• 1969 – Beau Biden, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 44th Attorney General of Delaware (d. 2015)
• 1969 – Retief Goosen, South African golfer
• 1970 – Óscar Córdoba, Colombian footballer
• 1970 – Warwick Davis, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1971 – Sarah Kane, English playwright (d. 1999)^[32]
• 1971 – Hong Seok-cheon, South Korean actor
• 1972 – Jesper Kyd, Danish pianist and composer
• 1973 – Ilana Sod, Mexican journalist and producer
• 1976 – Isla Fisher, Australian actress.
• 1977 – Daddy Yankee, American-Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, rapper, actor and record producer^[33][34]
• 1977 – Marek Židlický, Czech ice hockey player
• 1978 – Joan Capdevila, Spanish footballer
• 1979 – Paul Franks, English cricketer and coach
• 1982 – Becky Bayless, American wrestler
• 1982 – Marie-Ève Drolet, Canadian speed skater
• 1984 – Elizabeth Holmes, American fraudster, founder of Theranos^[35]
• 1985 – Angela Fong, Canadian wrestler and actress
• 1985 – Andrei Kostitsyn, Belarusian ice hockey player
• 1986 – Lucas Duda, American baseball player
• 1986 – Mathieu Giroux, Canadian speed skater
• 1986 – Kanako Yanagihara, Japanese actress
• 1987 – Elvana Gjata, Albanian singer^[36]
• 1988 – Cho Kyuhyun, South Korean singer
• 1989 – Slobodan Rajković, Serbian footballer
• 1990 – Sean Kingston, American-Jamaican singer-songwriter
• 1990 – Martin Taupau, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1991 – Corey Norman, Australian rugby league player
• 1992 – Olli Aitola, Finnish ice hockey player