History Births on February 25

Peter Llewelyn Davies, English soldier and publisher (d. 1960)

#Peter_Llewelyn_Davies

Ahmed II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1695)

#Ahmed_II

Chelsea Handler, American comedian, author, and talk show host

#Chelsea_Handler

Anson Mount, American actor

#Anson_Mount

Luis Gatica, Mexican actor

#Luis_Gatica

Dennis Diken, American rock drummer and record producer

#Dennis_Diken

Friedrich Spee, German poet and author (d. 1635)

#Friedrich_Spee

François René Mallarmé, French lawyer and politician (d. 1835)

#François_René_Mallarmé

Zeppo Marx, American comedian and agent (d. 1979)

#Zeppo_Marx

David Puttnam, English film producer and academic

#David_Puttnam

Nancy O'Dell, American model and journalist

#Nancy_O'Dell

Marc Sautet, French philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1998)

#Marc_Sautet

Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright and composer (d. 1793)

#Carlo_Goldoni

Sun Myung Moon, Messiah II, Korean religious leader, founded the Unification Church (d. 2012)

#Sun_Myung_Moon

Chuck Strahl, Canadian businessman and politician, 28th Canadian Minister of Transport

#Chuck_Strahl

Rashida Jones, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

#Rashida_Jones

Craig Mackail-Smith, Scottish footballer

#Craig_Mackail-Smith

Paul Elvstrøm, Danish sailor and engineer (d. 2016)

#Paul_Elvstrøm

Anthony Burgess, English author, playwright, and critic (d. 1993)

#Anthony_Burgess

Jan Groth, Norwegian singer and keyboard player (d. 2014)

#Jan_Groth

Princess Alice of Battenberg (d. 1969)

#Princess_Alice_of_Battenberg

Doug Yule, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Doug_Yule

Justin Abdelkader, American ice hockey player

#Justin_Abdelkader

Kevin Skinner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Kevin_Skinner

Benji Marshall, New Zealand rugby league player

#Benji_Marshall

Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (d. 1995)

#Bobby_Riggs

Infanta Branca of Portugal, daughter of King Afonso III of Portugal and Urraca of Castile (d. 1321)

#Blanche_of_Portugal_(1259-1321)

John Foster Dulles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 52nd United States Secretary of State (d. 1959)

#John_Foster_Dulles

Meher Baba, Indian spiritual master (d. 1969)

#Meher_Baba

Sean Astin, American actor, director, and producer

#Sean_Astin

Maria Kanellis, American wrestler

#Maria_Kanellis

Gert Fröbe, German actor (d. 1988)

#Gert_Fröbe

Masatoshi Gündüz Ikeda, Japanese-Turkish mathematician and academic (d. 2003)

#Masatoshi_Gündüz_Ikeda

Daniel Powter, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist

#Daniel_Powter

Camille Thériault, Canadian politician, 29th Premier of New Brunswick

#Camille_Thériault

Amin Maalouf, Lebanese-French journalist and author

#Amin_Maalouf

Millicent Fenwick, American journalist and politician (d. 1992)

#Millicent_Fenwick

Andy Pafko, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)

#Andy_Pafko

Mary Coyle Chase, American journalist and playwright (d. 1981)

#Mary_Chase_(playwright)

Ralph Stanley, American singer and banjo player (d. 2016)

#Ralph_Stanley

Vince Gair, Australian politician, 27th Premier of Queensland (d. 1980)

#Vince_Gair

John Hart, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of South Australia (d. 1873)

#John_Hart_(South_Australian_colonist)

René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (d. 1792)

#René_Nicolas_Charles_Augustin_de_Maupeou

Giuseppe Betori, Italian cardinal

#Giuseppe_Betori

Néstor Kirchner, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 51st President of Argentina (d. 2010)

#Néstor_Kirchner

Monte Irvin, American baseball player and executive (d. 2016)

#Monte_Irvin

François Cevert, French race car driver (d. 1973)

#François_Cevert

Neil Jordan, Irish director, screenwriter, and author

#Neil_Jordan

Philip Habib, American academic and diplomat, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (d. 1992)

#Philip_Habib

Paul O'Neill, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Paul_O'Neill_(baseball)

Aleksei Balabanov, Russian director and screenwriter (d. 2013)

#Aleksei_Balabanov

Jonathan Freedland, English journalist and author

#Jonathan_Freedland

Giovanni Morelli, Italian historian and critic (d. 1891)

#Giovanni_Morelli

Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist and pathologist (d. 1771)

#Giovanni_Battista_Morgagni

Sally Jessy Raphael, American journalist and talk show host

#Sally_Jessy_Raphael

Larry Gelbart, American author and screenwriter (d. 2009)

#Larry_Gelbart

Dominic Raab, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

#Dominic_Raab

Phoebus Levene, Russian-American biochemist and physician (d. 1940)

#Phoebus_Levene

Boediono, Indonesian politician, 11th Vice President of Indonesia

#Boediono

Emma Catherine Embury, American author and poet (d. 1863)

#Emma_Catherine_Embury

Tony Oller, American singer-songwriter and actor (MKTO)

#Tony_Oller

Sean O'Haire, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and kick-boxer (d. 2014)

#Sean_O'Haire

Illa Martin, German dendrologist, botanist, conservationist, and dentist (d. 1988)

#Illa_Martin

King Clancy, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and coach (d. 1986)

#King_Clancy

Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher and politician (d. 1952)

#Benedetto_Croce

Shehu Shagari, former President of Nigeria (d. 2018)

#Shehu_Shagari

Ibn Battuta, Moroccan jurist

#Ibn_Battuta

Muratcan Güler, Turkish professional basketball player

#Muratcan_Güler

William Astbury, physicist and molecular biologist (d. 1961)

#William_Astbury

Nova Peris, Australian athlete and politician

#Nova_Peris

Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italian footballer

#Gianluigi_Donnarumma

Lovefoxxx, Brazilian singer-songwriter

#Lovefoxxx

Ed Balls, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

#Ed_Balls

Anton Volchenkov, Russian ice hockey player

#Anton_Volchenkov

Josh Wolff, American soccer player and manager

#Josh_Wolff

Jim Backus, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1989)

#Jim_Backus

William Ashley, English historian and academic (d. 1927)

#William_Ashley_(economic_historian)

Bert McCracken, American singer-songwriter

#Bert_McCracken

Tom Courtenay, English actor

#Tom_Courtenay

Joey Dunlop, Northern Irish motorcycle racer (d. 2000)

#Joey_Dunlop

Mike Peters, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Mike_Peters_(musician)

Brian Baker, American guitarist and songwriter

#Brian_Baker_(musician)

Steven Lewington, English wrestler

#Steven_Lewington

Cesário Verde, Portuguese poet and author (d. 1886)

#Cesário_Verde

Enrico Caruso, Italian-American tenor (d. 1921)

#Enrico_Caruso

Kurt Rambis, American basketball player and coach

#Kurt_Rambis

Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish skier (d. 2006)

#Francisco_Fernández_Ochoa

Joakim Noah, American basketball player

#Joakim_Noah

Eugenie Bouchard, Canadian tennis player

#Eugenie_Bouchard

Marianna Zachariadi, Greek pole vaulter (d. 2013)

#Marianna_Zachariadi

Oumou Sangaré, Grammy Award-winning Malian Wassoulou musician

#Oumou_Sangaré

Flavia Pennetta, Italian tennis player

#Flavia_Pennetta

Aidan Guerra, Australian-Italian rugby league player

#Aidan_Guerra

Myra Hess, English pianist and educator (d. 1965)

#Myra_Hess

Jack Concannon, American football player and actor (d. 2005)

#Jack_Concannon

Bob Schieffer, American journalist and author

#Bob_Schieffer

Don Majkowski, American football player and sportscaster

#Don_Majkowski

Ron Santo, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2010)

#Ron_Santo

Dave Harris, American radio host and songwriter

#Dave_Harris

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter and sculptor (d. 1919)

#Pierre-Auguste_Renoir

Jimmer Fredette, American basketball player

#Jimmer_Fredette

Homer S. Ferguson, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Philippines (d. 1982)

#Homer_S._Ferguson

Robert Bond, Canadian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Newfoundland (d. 1927)

#Robert_Bond

Andranik, Armenian general (d. 1927)

#Andranik

Kana Hanazawa, Japanese voice actress and singer

#Kana_Hanazawa

Marina Yurlova, Russian-American child soldier, author, and dancer (d. 1984)

#Marina_Yurlova

Jeff Fisher, American football player and coach

#Jeff_Fisher

David E. Jeremiah, American admiral (d. 2013)

#David_E._Jeremiah

Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, last male member of the House of York (d. 1499)

#Edward_Plantagenet,_17th_Earl_of_Warwick

Diane Baker, American actress

#Diane_Baker

José de San Martín, Argentinian general and politician, 1st President of Peru (d. 1850)

#José_de_San_Martín

Alexei Rykov, Russian politician, Premier of Russia (d. 1938)

#Alexei_Rykov

Zahia Dehar, Algerian fashion & lingerie designer

#Zahia_Dehar

Thomas Newcomen, English pastor and engineer (d. 1729)

#Thomas_Newcomen

Dane Swan, Australian footballer

#Dane_Swan

Quirinus Kuhlmann, German Baroque poet and mystic (d. 1689)

#Quirinus_Kuhlmann

Davey Allison, American race car driver (d. 1993)

#Davey_Allison

Danny Saucedo, Swedish singer-songwriter

#Danny_Saucedo

James Starks, American football player

#James_Starks

John Wood, the Younger, English architect, designed the Royal Crescent (d. 1782)

#John_Wood,_the_Younger

Stuart MacGill, Australian cricketer and sportscaster

#Stuart_MacGill

Max Aaron, American figure skater

#Max_Aaron

George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2001)

#George_Harrison

Jameela Jamil, American actress and activist

#Jameela_Jamil

Tom Marshall, British photo colouriser and artist

#Tom_Marshall_(artist)

Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English aristocrat and courtier (d. 1614)

#Henry_Howard,_1st_Earl_of_Northampton

Frank G. Slaughter, American physician and author (d. 2001)

#Frank_G._Slaughter

Anthony Barness, English footballer

#Anthony_Barness

Téa Leoni, American actress

#Téa_Leoni

César Cedeño, Dominican baseball player and coach

#César_Cedeño

Park Ji-sung, South Korean footballer

#Park_Ji-sung

William Z. Foster, American union leader and politician (d. 1961)

#William_Z._Foster

José María Aznar, Spanish academic and politician, Prime Minister of Spain

#José_María_Aznar

Carl Christian Hall, Danish lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Denmark (d. 1888)

#Carl_Christian_Hall

Eduardo da Silva, Brazilian footballer

#Eduardo_da_Silva

Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg (d. 1383)

#Wenceslaus_I,_Duke_of_Luxembourg

Ric Flair, American wrestler, manager, and trainer

#Ric_Flair

John Doe, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor

#John_Doe_(musician)

Jimmy Monaghan, American-born Irish singer-songwriter and pianist

#Jimmy_Monaghan

Lisa Kirk, American actress and singer (d. 1990)

#Lisa_Kirk

Karl May, German author, poet, and playwright (d. 1912)

#Karl_May

Samaki Walker, American basketball player

#Samaki_Walker

Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (d. 1981)

#Princess_Alice,_Countess_of_Athlone

Faron Young, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1996)

#Faron_Young

Don Quarrie, Jamaican runner and coach

#Don_Quarrie

John Graves Simcoe, English-Canadian general and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (d. 1806)

#John_Graves_Simcoe

Mathias Zdarsky, Czech-Austrian skier, painter, and sculptor (d. 1940)

#Mathias_Zdarsky

Herb Elliott, Australian runner and businessman

#Herb_Elliott

Lee Evans, English comedian and actor

#Lee_Evans_(comedian)

Richard G. Stern, American author and academic (d. 2013)

#Richard_G._Stern

Jean Todt, French race car driver and businessman

#Jean_Todt

Dominika Ka?áková, Czech tennis player

Jefferson Alves Oliveira, Brazilian footballer

Alejandra Andreu, Spanish beauty queen

Milan Badelj, Croatian footballer

João Pereira, Portuguese footballer

Chris Baird, Northern Irish footballer

Antonio Burks, American basketball player and coach

Julio Iglesias, Jr., Spanish singer and actor

Helen Dobson, English golfer

Petri Walli, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist for Kingston Wall

Danny Crnkovich, Australian rugby league player

Andrew Feldman, Baron Feldman of Elstree, English lawyer and politician

Todd Blackledge, American football player and sportscaster

Rodger McFarlane, American soldier, therapist, and activist (d. 2009)

Jerry Chamberlain, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Emitt Rhodes, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and recording engineer

Jack Handey, American author and screenwriter

Lee Evans, American runner and coach

Brian Burke, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Western Australia

Pete Wernick, American banjo player

Franz Xaver Kroetz, German actor, director, and playwright

Andrew Ang, Singaporean lawyer, judge, and academic

Matt Guokas, American basketball player and coach

Billy Packer, American sportscaster and author

Farokh Engineer, Indian cricketer and referee

Oktay Sinano?lu, Turkish chemist and academic (d. 2015)

Tony Lema, American golfer (d. 1966)

Tony Brooks, English race car driver

Tommy Newsom, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 2007)

A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., American judge, author, and activist (d. 1998)

Hugh Huxley, English-American biologist and academic (d. 2013)

Pierre Laporte, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec (d. 1970)

John Arlott, English journalist and author (d. 1991)

Mary Locke Petermann, cellular biochemist (d. 1975)

Sabahattin Ali, Turkish journalist, author, and poet (d. 1948)

Perry Miller, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1963)

Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist and scholar (d. 1935)

Karl Gotthard Lamprecht, German historian and academic (d. 1915)

George Reid, Scottish-Australian lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1918)

John St. John, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Kansas (d. 1916)

Maria Margarethe Kirch, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1720)

Peter Anthony Motteux, French-English author, playwright, and translator (d. 1718)

Johann Philipp Krieger, German organist and composer (d. 1725)

Magdalene of Lippe (d. 1587)

Sharaf Khan Bidlisi, Emir of Bitlis (d. 1603)

Al-Mutawakkil Yahya Sharaf ad-Din, Imam of the Zaidi state in Yemen (d. 1555)

Emperor Qianfei, emperor of the Liu Song dynasty (d. 466)