History Births on February 09

Jameer Nelson, American basketball player

#Jameer_Nelson

Hugh Price Hughes, Welsh-English clergyman and theologian (d. 1902)

#Hugh_Price_Hughes

Yoshinori Ohsumi, Japanese cell biologist, 2016 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology or Medicine

#Yoshinori_Ohsumi

Clement Meadmore, Australian-American sculptor (d. 2005)

#Clement_Meadmore

Tom Hiddleston, English actor, producer, and musical performer

#Tom_Hiddleston

Ernesto Valverde, Spanish footballer and manager

#Ernesto_Valverde

Procopio Cutò, French entrepreneur (d. 1727)

#Procopio_Cutò

Maria of Portugal, Queen of Castile, Portuguese infanta (d. 1357)

#Maria_of_Portugal,_Queen_of_Castile

Henri-Joseph Rigel, German-French composer (d. 1799)

#Henri-Joseph_Rigel

Anthony Hope, English author and playwright (d. 1933)

#Anthony_Hope

Charlie Day, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Charlie_Day

Travis Tritt, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Travis_Tritt

Chris Weale, English footballer and manager

#Chris_Weale

Heather Angel, English-American actress (d. 1986)

#Heather_Angel_(actress)

Logan Ryan, American football player

#Logan_Ryan

Carole King, American singer-songwriter and pianist

#Carole_King

Whitaker Wright, English businessman and financier (d. 1904)

#Whitaker_Wright

Richard F. Colburn, American sergeant and politician

#Richard_F._Colburn

Farkas Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician and academic (d. 1856)

#Farkas_Bolyai

Roger Mudd, American journalist

#Roger_Mudd

Thomas Paine, English-American philosopher, author, and activist (d. 1809)

#Thomas_Paine

Josef Masopust, Czech footballer and coach (d. 2015)

#Josef_Masopust

Joe Pesci, American actor

#Joe_Pesci

Manu Raju, American journalist

#Manu_Raju

Ciarán Hinds, Irish actor

#Ciarán_Hinds

Davide Lanzafame, Italian footballer

#Davide_Lanzafame

Charles Shaughnessy, English actor

#Charles_Shaughnessy

Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-Brazilian actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1955)

#Carmen_Miranda

Brad Maynard, American football player

#Brad_Maynard

Brian Greene, American physicist

#Brian_Greene

Gaston Browne, Antiguan and Barbudan Prime Minister

#Gaston_Browne

Hermann Brill, German lawyer and politician, 8th Minister-President of Thuringia (d. 1959)

#Hermann_Brill

Colin Egglesfield, American actor

#Colin_Egglesfield

Gloria Trevi, Mexican singer and actress

#Gloria_Trevi

Jacques Monod, French biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976)

#Jacques_Monod

Dieter Baumann, German runner

#Dieter_Baumann

Erich von Drygalski, German geographer and geophysicist (d. 1949)

#Erich_von_Drygalski

J?kichi Yagi, Japanese poet and educator (d. 1927)

#J?kichi_Yagi

Hara Takashi, Japanese politician, 10th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1921)

#Hara_Takashi

Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician and academic (d. 1959)

#Lipót_Fejér

Larry Semon, American actor, producer, director and screenwriter (d. 1928)

#Larry_Semon

Ezechiele Ramin, Italian missionary, priest, and martyr (d. 1985)

#Ezechiele_Ramin

Magdalena Neuner, German biathlete

#Magdalena_Neuner

Garner Ted Armstrong, American evangelist and author (d. 2003)

#Garner_Ted_Armstrong

Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet and translator (d. 1852)

#Vasily_Zhukovsky

Brendan Behan, Irish rebel, poet, and playwright (d. 1964)

#Brendan_Behan

Jimmy Pursey, English singer-songwriter and producer

#Jimmy_Pursey

Amy Lowell, American poet, critic, and educator (d. 1925)

#Amy_Lowell

Svetlana Boginskaya, Belarusian gymnast

#Svetlana_Boginskaya

Sheila Kuehl, American actress, lawyer, gay rights activist, and politician

#Sheila_Kuehl

Glenn McGrath, Australian cricketer and sportscaster

#Glenn_McGrath

Alberto Vargas, Peruvian-American painter and illustrator (d. 1982)

#Alberto_Vargas

Michael B. Jordan, American actor

#Michael_B._Jordan

Natsume S?seki, Japanese author and poet (d. 1916)

#Natsume_S?seki

Maxime Dufour-Lapointe, Canadian skier

#Maxime_Dufour-Lapointe

Joseph Stiglitz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Joseph_Stiglitz

Barbara Lewis, American soul/R&B singer-songwriter

#Barbara_Lewis

James Murray, American actor (d. 1936)

#James_Murray_(American_actor)

Carla Del Ponte, Swiss lawyer and diplomat

#Carla_Del_Ponte

Charles Kingsford Smith, Australian captain and pilot (d. 1935)

#Charles_Kingsford_Smith

Kevin Warwick, English cybernetics scientist

#Kevin_Warwick

Avan Jogia, Canadian actor

#Avan_Jogia

Futabayama Sadaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 35th Yokozuna (d. 1968)

#Futabayama_Sadaji

Vladimir Guerrero, Dominican-American baseball player

#Vladimir_Guerrero

Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (d. 1844)

#Hyrum_Smith

Louis of Toulouse, French bishop (d. 1297)

#Louis_of_Toulouse

Alice Walker, American novelist, short story writer, and poet

#Alice_Walker

Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese daimy? (d. 1611)

#Shimazu_Yoshihisa

John Kruk, American baseball player and sportscaster

#John_Kruk

Gordon Strachan, Scottish footballer and manager

#Gordon_Strachan

Ali-Shir Nava'i, Turkish poet, linguist, and painter (d. 1501)

#Ali-Shir_Nava'i

Daisuke Sekimoto, Japanese wrestler

#Daisuke_Sekimoto

Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden (d. 1830)

#Louis_I,_Grand_Duke_of_Baden

Irina Slutskaya, Russian figure skater

#Irina_Slutskaya

Tonie Nathan, American radio host, producer, and politician (d. 2014)

#Tonie_Nathan

Kathryn Grayson, American actress and soprano (d. 2010)

#Kathryn_Grayson

Silas Adams, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (d. 1896)

#Silas_Adams

Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993)

#Tex_Hughson

Lotte Friis, Danish swimmer

#Lotte_Friis

William Henry Harrison, American general and politician, 9th President of the United States (d. 1841)

#William_Henry_Harrison

Brian Bennett, English drummer and songwriter

#Brian_Bennett

Akiyama Yoshifuru, Japanese general (d. 1930)

#Akiyama_Yoshifuru

Carol Wood, American mathematician and academic

#Carol_Wood

Makoto Shinkai, Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter

#Makoto_Shinkai

Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German engineer, invented Gabelsberger shorthand (d. 1849)

#Franz_Xaver_Gabelsberger

David Simon, American journalist, author, screenwriter, and television producer

#David_Simon

Judith Light, American actress

#Judith_Light

Gerhard Richter, German painter and photographer

#Gerhard_Richter

Howard Taylor Ricketts, American pathologist and physician (d. 1910)

#Howard_Taylor_Ricketts

Harald Eia, Norwegian comedian, actor, and screenwriter

#Harald_Eia

Tatsuro Hirooka, Japanese baseball player and manager

#Tatsuro_Hirooka

William Orlando Darby, American general (d. 1945)

#William_Orlando_Darby

Jim Webb, American captain and politician, 18th United States Secretary of the Navy

#Jim_Webb

Derryn Hinch, New Zealand-Australian radio and television host and politician

#Derryn_Hinch

Johannes Meursius, Dutch classical scholar (d. 1639)

#Johannes_Meursius

Chris Gardner, American businessman and philanthropist

#Chris_Gardner

Tariq Sims, Australian-Fijian rugby league player

#Tariq_Sims

Tr??ng Chinh, Vietnamese politician, 4th President of Vietnam (d. 1988)

#Tr??ng_Chinh

Domingo Cisma, Spanish footballer

#Domingo_Cisma

Ernest Tubb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1984)

#Ernest_Tubb

Holly Johnson, English singer-songwriter and bass player

#Holly_Johnson

Garret FitzGerald, Irish lawyer and politician, 7th Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 2011)

#Garret_FitzGerald

Angelos Charisteas, Greek footballer

#Angelos_Charisteas

George W. Campbell, Scottish-American lawyer and politician, 5th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1848)

#George_W._Campbell

Mia Farrow, American actress, activist, and former fashion model

#Mia_Farrow

Alejandra Guzmán, Mexican singer-songwriter and actress

#Alejandra_Guzmán

Dean Rusk, American colonel and politician, 54th United States Secretary of State (d. 1994)

#Dean_Rusk

Johann Baptist von Spix, German biologist and explorer (d. 1826)

#Johann_Baptist_von_Spix

Mitchell Frei, Australian rugby league player

#Mitchell_Frei

C. P. Krishnan Nair, Indian businessman, founded The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts (d. 2014)

#C._P._Krishnan_Nair

Rinus Michels, Dutch footballer and coach (d. 2005)

#Rinus_Michels

Arthur Edward Moore, New Zealand-Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Queensland (d. 1963)

#Arthur_Edward_Moore

Johan Mjällby, Swedish footballer and manager

#Johan_Mjällby

David Gallagher, American actor

#David_Gallagher

Fred Allen, New Zealand rugby player and coach (d. 2012)

#Fred_Allen_(rugby_union)

Brian Donlevy, American actor (d. 1972)

#Brian_Donlevy

Samuel J. Tilden, American lawyer and politician, 28th Governor of New York (d. 1886)

#Samuel_J._Tilden

Clete Boyer, American baseball player and manager (d. 2007)

#Clete_Boyer

Mario Pašali?, Croatian footballer

#Mario_Pašali?

John B. Cobb, American philosopher and theologian

#John_B._Cobb

Felix Dahn, German lawyer, historian, and author (d. 1912)

#Felix_Dahn

Darren Ferguson, Scottish footballer and manager

#Darren_Ferguson

Miina Härma, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1941)

#Miina_Härma

Thomas Bernhard, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1989)

#Thomas_Bernhard

Peggy Whitson, American biochemist and astronaut

#Peggy_Whitson

Margarita Levieva, Russian-American actress

#Margarita_Levieva

Terry McAuliffe, American businessman and politician, 72nd Governor of Virginia

#Terry_McAuliffe

Jerry Beck, American historian and author

#Jerry_Beck

Alban Berg, Austrian composer and educator (d. 1935)

#Alban_Berg

George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Scottish field marshal (d. 1737)

#George_Hamilton,_1st_Earl_of_Orkney

Peggy Wood, American actress (d. 1978)

#Peggy_Wood

André Burakovsky, Swedish ice hockey player

#André_Burakovsky

Mookie Wilson, American baseball player and coach

#Mookie_Wilson

Jo Duffy, American author

#Jo_Duffy

Ronald Colman, English-American actor (d. 1958)

#Ronald_Colman

José Burgos, Filipino priest and revolutionary (d. 1872)

#José_Burgos

J. M. Coetzee, South African-Australian novelist, essayist, and linguist, Nobel Prize laureate

#J._M._Coetzee

Amber Valletta, American model

#Amber_Valletta

Ke?elik?lani, Hawaiian royal and governor (d. 1883)

#Ke?elik?lani

Wilhelm Maybach, German engineer and businessman, founded Maybach (d. 1929)

#Wilhelm_Maybach

Lionel Fanthorpe, English-Welsh priest, journalist, and author

#Lionel_Fanthorpe

Joe Ely, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Joe_Ely

Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1817)

#Sir_John_Duckworth,_1st_Baronet

Barry Mann, American pianist, songwriter, and producer

#Barry_Mann

Akinori Iwamura, Japanese baseball player

#Akinori_Iwamura

Kurt Asle Arvesen, Norwegian cyclist and coach

#Kurt_Asle_Arvesen

Guy Standing, English economist and academic

#Guy_Standing_(economist)

David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, English hurdler and politician (d. 1981)

#David_Cecil,_6th_Marquess_of_Exeter

Niclas Füllkrug, German footballer

#Niclas_Füllkrug

Sh?h?zan Y?ya, Japanese sumo wrestler

#Sh?h?zan_Y?ya

Mikel Arruabarrena, Spanish footballer

#Mikel_Arruabarrena

Aletta Jacobs, Dutch physician and suffrage activist (d. 1929)

#Aletta_Jacobs

Ami Suzuki, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress

#Ami_Suzuki

Vince Papale, American football player and sportscaster

#Vince_Papale

Kyle Feldt, Australian rugby league player

Sam Coulson, English guitarist

Maurice Ager, American basketball player, singer, and producer

A. J. Buckley, Irish-Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter

Clinton Grybas, Australian journalist and sportscaster (d. 2008)

John Wallace, American basketball player and coach

Matt Gogel, American golfer

Jimmy Smith, American football player

Derek Strong, American basketball player and race car driver

Dan Shulman, Canadian sportscaster

Todd Pratt, American baseball player and coach

Alejandro Ávila, Mexican telenovela actor

Dewi Morris, English rugby player

Debrah Miceli, Italian-American wrestler and manager

Peter Rowsthorn, Australian comedian and actor

Anik Bissonnette, Canadian ballerina

Chris Nilan, American ice hockey player, coach, and radio host

Sandy Lyle, Scottish golfer

Gabriel Rotello, American journalist and author, founded OutWeek

Danny White, American football player and sportscaster

David Pomeranz, American singer, musician, and composer

Bernard Gallacher, Scottish golfer and journalist

Alexis Smirnoff, Canadian-American wrestler and actor

Major Harris, American R&B singer (d. 2012)

Bob Eastwood, American golfer

Kermit Gosnell, American abortionist and serial killer

Janet Suzman, South African-British actress and director

Ron Logan, Disney theatrical producer and professor

Clive Swift, English actor and singer-songwriter (d. 2019)

Robert Morris, American sculptor and painter (d. 2018)

A. R. Antulay, Indian social worker and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2014)

Frank Frazetta, American painter and illustrator (d. 2010)

Richard A. Long, American historian and author (d. 2013)

Burkhard Heim, German physicist and academic (d. 2001)

Robert E. Ogren, American zoologist (d. 2005)

Jim Laker, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1986)

Lloyd Noel Ferguson, African American chemist (d. 2011)

Ginette Leclerc, French actress (d. 1992)

Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter, English-Canadian mathematician and academic (d. 2003)

André Kostolany, Hungarian-French economist and journalist (d. 1999)

Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Greek lawyer and politician, 163rd Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1987)

Clarence H. Haring, American historian and author (d. 1960)

Jules Berry, French actor and director (d. 1951)

Mrs. Patrick Campbell, English-French actress (d. 1940)

Federico de Madrazo, Spanish painter (d.1894)

Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla, Spanish sailor and commander (d. 1762)

Meinhard III, count of Tyrol (d. 1363)

Honorius II, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1130)