Famous Birthdays for February 7th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 574 – Prince Shōtoku of Japan (d. 622)
• 1102 – Empress Matilda, Holy Roman Empress and claimant to the English throne (probable;^[20] d. 1167)
• 1478 – Thomas More, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1535)^[21]
• 1487 – Queen Dangyeong, Korean royal consort (d. 1557)
• 1500 – João de Castro, viceroy of Portuguese India (d. 1548)^[22]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1612 – Thomas Killigrew, English playwright and manager (d. 1683)^[23]
• 1622 – Vittoria della Rovere, Italian noble (d. 1694)^[24]
• 1693 – Empress Anna of Russia (d. 1740)^[25]
• 1722 – Azar Bigdeli, Iranian anthologist and poet (d. 1781)^[26][27]
• 1726 – Margaret Fownes-Luttrell, English painter (d. 1766)^[28]
• 1741 – Henry Fuseli, Swiss-English painter and academic (d. 1825)^[29]
• 1758 – Benedikt Schack, Czech tenor and composer (d. 1826)^[30]
• 1796 – Thomas Gregson, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania (baptism date;^[31] d. 1874)
• 1802 – Louisa Jane Hall, American poet, essayist, and literary critic (d. 1892)^[32]
• 1804 – John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded Deere & Company (d. 1886)^[33]
• 1812 – Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic (d. 1870)^[34]
• 1825 – Karl Möbius, German zoologist and ecologist (d. 1908)^[35]
• 1834 – Alfred-Philibert Aldrophe, French architect (d. 1895)
• 1837 – James Murray, Scottish lexicographer and philologist (d. 1915)^[36]
• 1864 – Arthur Collins, American baritone singer (d. 1933)
• 1867 – Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (d. 1957)^[37]
• 1870 – Alfred Adler, Austrian-Scottish psychologist and therapist (d. 1937)
• 1871 – Wilhelm Stenhammar, Swedish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1927)
• 1873 – Thomas Andrews, Irish shipbuilder and businessman, designed the RMS Titanic (d. 1912)^[38]
• 1875 – Erkki Melartin, Finnish composer (d. 1937)^[39]
• 1877 – G. H. Hardy, English mathematician and geneticist (d. 1947)
• 1878 – Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Russian-American pianist and conductor (d. 1936)
• 1885 – Sinclair Lewis, American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)
• 1885 – Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal (d. 1953)
• 1887 – Eubie Blake, American pianist and composer (d. 1983)
• 1889 – Harry Nyquist, Swedish-American engineer and theorist (d. 1976)
• 1893 – Joseph Algernon Pearce, Canadian astrophysicist and astronomer (d. 1988)
• 1893 – Nicanor Abelardo, Filipino pianist, composer and teacher (d. 1934)^[40]
• 1895 – Anita Stewart, American actress (d. 1961)

1901–present[edit]

• 1901 – Arnold Nordmeyer, New Zealand minister and politician, 30th New Zealand Minister of Finance (d. 1989)
• 1904 – Ernest E. Debs, American politician (d. 2002)
• 1905 – Paul Nizan, French philosopher and author (d. 1940)
• 1905 – Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)^[41]
• 1906 – Puyi, Chinese emperor (d. 1967)
• 1906 – Oleg Antonov, Russian engineer, founded the Antonov Aircraft Company (d. 1984)^[42]
• 1908 – Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (d. 1983)
• 1908 – Manmath Nath Gupta, Indian journalist and author (d. 2000)
• 1909 – Hélder Câmara, Brazilian archbishop (d. 1999)
• 1909 – Amedeo Guillet, Italian soldier (d. 2010)
• 1912 – Russell Drysdale, English-Australian painter (d. 1981)
• 1912 – Roberta McCain, American socialite and oil heiress (d. 2020)^[43]
• 1915 – Teoctist Arăpașu, Romanian patriarch (d. 2007)
• 1915 – Eddie Bracken, American actor and singer (d. 2002)
• 1916 – Frank Hyde, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007)
• 1919 – Jock Mahoney, American actor and stuntman (d. 1989)
• 1919 – Desmond Doss, American army corporal and combat medic, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2006)
• 1920 – Oscar Brand, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and author (d. 2016)
• 1920 – An Wang, Chinese-American engineer and businessman, founded Wang Laboratories (d. 1990)
• 1921 – Athol Rowan, South African cricketer (d. 1998)
• 1922 – Hattie Jacques, English actress (d. 1980)
• 1923 – Dora Bryan, English actress and restaurateur (d. 2014)
• 1925 – Hans Schmidt, Canadian wrestler (d. 2012)
• 1926 – Konstantin Feoktistov, Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 2009)
• 1927 – Juliette Gréco, French singer and actress (d. 2020)^[44]
• 1927 – Vladimir Kuts, Ukrainian-Russian runner and coach (d. 1975)
• 1927 – Lalo Ríos, Mexican actor (d. 1973)^[45]
• 1928 – Lincoln D. Faurer, American general (d. 2014)
• 1929 – Jim Langley, English international footballer and manager (d. 2007)^[46]
• 1932 – Gay Talese, American journalist and memoirist
• 1932 – Alfred Worden, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2020)
• 1933 – K. N. Choksy, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, Sri Lankan Minister of Finance (d. 2015)
• 1934 – Eddie Fenech Adami, Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th President of Malta
• 1934 – King Curtis, American saxophonist and producer (d. 1971)
• 1934 – Earl King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2003)^[47]
• 1935 – Cliff Jones, Welsh international footballer^[48]
• 1935 – Herb Kohl, American businessman and politician
• 1935 – Jörg Schneider, Swiss actor and author (d. 2015)
• 1936 – Jas Gawronski, Italian journalist and politician
• 1937 – Peter Jay, English economist, journalist, and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States
• 1937 – Juan Pizarro, Puerto Rican baseball player (d. 2021)
• 1940 – Tony Tan, Singaporean academic and politician, 7th President of Singapore^[49]
• 1943 – Eric Foner, American historian, author, and academic
• 1943 – Gareth Hunt, English actor (d. 2007)^[50]
• 1945 – Gerald Davies, Welsh rugby player and journalist
• 1946 – Héctor Babenco, Argentinian-Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
• 1946 – Pete Postlethwaite, English actor (d. 2011)
• 1946 – Gérard Jean-Juste, Haitian priest and activist (d. 2009)
• 1949 – Jacques Duchesneau, Canadian police officer and politician
• 1950 – Karen Joy Fowler, American author
• 1954 – Dieter Bohlen, German singer-songwriter and producer
• 1955 – Rolf Benirschke, American football player and game show host
• 1955 – Miguel Ferrer, American actor and director (d. 2017)
• 1956 – John Nielsen, Danish racing driver
• 1956 – Mark St. John, American guitarist (d. 2007)
• 1958 – Giuseppe Baresi, Italian footballer and manager
• 1958 – Terry Marsh, English boxer and politician
• 1958 – Matt Ridley, English journalist, author, and politician^[51]
• 1959 – Mick McCarthy, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
• 1960 – Robert Smigel, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1960 – James Spader, American actor and producer
• 1962 – Garth Brooks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist^[52]
• 1962 – David Bryan, American keyboard player and songwriter
• 1962 – Eddie Izzard, English comedian, actor, and producer
• 1963 – Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, American Naval officer and astronaut
• 1964 – Ashok Banker, Indian journalist, author, and screenwriter
• 1965 – Chris Rock, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1966 – Kristin Otto, German swimmer
• 1968 – Peter Bondra, Ukrainian-Slovak ice hockey player and manager
• 1968 – Mark Tewksbury, Canadian swimmer and sportscaster
• 1969 – Andrew Micallef, Maltese painter and musician^[53]
• 1971 – Anita Tsoy, Russian singer-songwriter
• 1972 – Robyn Lively, American actress
• 1973 – Juwan Howard, American basketball player and coach
• 1974 – J Dilla, American rapper and producer (d. 2006)
• 1974 – Nujabes, Japanese record producer, DJ, composer and arranger (d. 2010)
• 1974 – Steve Nash, South African-Canadian basketball player
• 1975 – Wes Borland, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1975 – Miriam Corowa, Australian journalist, television presenter and producer^[54]
• 1975 – Alexandre Daigle, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 – Rémi Gaillard, French comedian and actor
• 1976 – Chito Miranda, Filipino singer-songwriter
• 1977 – Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, Japanese footballer
• 1978 – David Aebischer, Swiss ice hockey player
• 1978 – Endy Chávez, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1978 – Ashton Kutcher, American model, actor, producer, and entrepreneur^[55]
• 1978 – Daniel Van Buyten, Belgian football player
• 1979 – Daniel Bierofka, German footballer and coach
• 1979 – Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate^[56]
• 1979 – Sam J. Miller, American author^[57]
• 1981 – Darcy Dolce Neto, Brazilian footballer
• 1981 – Lee Ok-sung, South Korean boxer
• 1982 – Mohammed Bijeh, iranian serial killer (d. 2006)^[58]
• 1982 – Osamu Mukai, Japanese actor
• 1982 – Mickaël Piétrus, French basketball player
• 1983 – Sho Kamogawa, Japanese footballer
• 1983 – Federico Marchetti, Italian footballer
• 1984 – Trey Hardee, American decathlete
• 1985 – Tina Majorino, American actress
• 1988 – Ai Kago, Japanese singer and actress
• 1988 – Matthew Stafford, American football player^[59]
• 1989 – Nick Calathes, Greek basketball player
• 1989 – Elia Viviani, Italian cyclist
• 1990 – Gianluca Lapadula, Italian footballer
• 1990 – Dalilah Muhammad, American hurdler^[60]
• 1990 – Steven Stamkos, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1991 – Ryan O'Reilly, Canadian ice hockey player^[61]
• 1992 – Sergi Roberto, Spanish footballer
• 1992 – Ksenia Stolbova, Russian figure skater^[62]
• 1992 – Maimi Yajima, Japanese singer and actress
• 1993 – Chris Mears, English diver^[63]
• 1994 – Riley Barber, American ice hockey player^[64]
• 1995 – Roberto Osuna, Mexican baseball player^[65]
• 1996 – Pierre Gasly, French racing driver^[66]
• 1997 – Nicolò Barella, Italian footballer
• 1997 – Anhelina Kalinina, Ukrainian tennis player^[67]