February 25 - Births

Births

• 1398 – Emperor Xuande of China (d. 1435)
• 1591 – Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635)
• 1643 – Ahmed II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1695)
• 1651 – Johann Philipp Krieger, German Baroque composer and organist (d. 1725)
• 1663 – Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718)
• 1682 – Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (d. 1771)
• 1692 – Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (d. 1775)
• 1707 – Carlo Goldoni, Italian writer (d. 1793)
• 1708 – Felix Benda, Bohemian composer and organist (d. 1768)
• 1714 – René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Chancellor of France (d. 1792)
• 1714 – Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Baronet, British admiral (d. 1782)
• 1725 – Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet (d. 1798)
• 1727 – Armand-Louis Couperin, French composer (d. 1789)
• 1728 – John Wood, the Younger, English architect (d. 1782)
• 1752 – John Graves Simcoe, English-born Canadian politician (d. 1806)
• 1755 – François René Mallarmé, French politician (d. 1835)
• 1778 – Don José de San Martín, Argentine military commander (d. 1850)
• 1812 – Carl Christian Hall, Danish statesman (d. 1888)
• 1816 – Giovanni Morelli, Italian art critic and political figure (d. 1891)
• 1833 – John St. John (Governor of Kansas) (d. 1916)
• 1841 – Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter and sculptor (d. 1919)
• 1842 – Karl May, German writer (d. 1912)
• 1845 – George Reid, Australian politician (d. 1918)
• 1855 – George Bonnor, Australian cricketer (d. 1912)
• 1855 – Cesário Verde, Portuguese poet (d. 1886)
• 1856 – Mathias Zdarsky, ski pioneer and instructor (d. 1940)
• 1856 – Karl Gotthard Lamprecht, German historian (d. 1915)
• 1857 – Robert Bond, Canadian politician (d. 1927)
• 1860 – Sir William Ashley, English historian (d. 1927)
• 1861 – Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher and educator (d. 1925)
• 1865 – Zoravar Andranik Armenian general and activist (d. 1927)
• 1866 – Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher (d. 1952)
• 1869 – Phoebus Levene, Russian-American biochemist (d. 1940)
• 1871 – Lesya Ukrainka, Ukrainian poet (d.1913)
• 1873 – Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor (d. 1921)
• 1877 – Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist (d. 1935)
• 1881 – William Z. Foster, American party leader (d. 1961)
• 1881 – Alexei Rykov, Soviet politician (d. 1938)
• 1883 – Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (d. 1981)
• 1885 – Princess Alice of Battenberg (d. 1969)
• 1885 – Sylvia Brett, English socialite (d. 1971)
• 1888 – John Foster Dulles, American politician (d. 1959)
• 1889 – Homer S. Ferguson, American politician (d. 1982)
• 1890 – Dame Myra Hess, English pianist (d. 1965)
• 1894 – Meher Baba, Indian spiritual figure (d. 1969)
• 1895 – Lew Andreas, American basketball coach (d. 1984)
• 1897 – Peter Llewelyn Davies, English namesake of Peter Pan (d. 1960)
• 1901 – Zeppo Marx, American actor (d. 1979)
• 1903 – King Clancy, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1986)
• 1905 – Harald Lander, Danish dancer and choreographer (d. 1971)
• 1906 – Boris Papandopulo, Croatian composer and conductor (d. 1991)
• 1906 – Domingo Ortega, Spanish matador (d. 1988)
• 1908 – Frank G. Slaughter, American novelist (d. 2001)
• 1910 – Millicent Fenwick, American fashion editor and politician (d. 1992)
• 1912 – Brenda Joyce, American actress (d. 2009)
• 1913 – Jim Backus, American actor (d. 1989)
• 1913 – Gert Fröbe, German actor (d. 1988)
• 1914 – John Arlott, English cricket journalist (d. 1991)
• 1916 – Reinhard Bendix, German sociologist (d. 1991)
• 1917 – Anthony Burgess, English author (d. 1993)
• 1918 – Barney Ewell, American athlete (d. 1996)
• 1918 – Rena Kyriakou, Greek pianist (d. 1994)
• 1918 – Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (d. 1995)
• 1919 – Monte Irvin, American baseball player
• 1919 – Karl H. Pribram, Austrian neuroscientist
• 1920 – Gérard Bessette, Canadian author (d. 2005)
• 1920 – Philip Habib, American diplomat (d. 1992)
• 1920 – Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader, founder of Unification Church (d. 2012)
• 1921 – Pierre Laporte, Canadian statesman (d. 1970)
• 1921 – Andy Pafko, American baseball player
• 1923 – Takeo Kajiwara, Japanese Go player (d. 2009)
• 1924 – Hugh Huxley, British biologist
• 1927 – Dickie Jones, American actor
• 1927 – Ralph Stanley, American musician (Stanley Brothers)
• 1928 – Larry Gelbart, American comedy writer (d. 2009)
• 1928 – Paul Elvstrøm, Danish yachtsman
• 1928 – Richard G. Stern, American writer and educator
• 1929 – Christopher George, American actor (d. 1983)
• 1929 – Tommy Newsom, American bandleader (d. 2007)
• 1930 – Sister Wendy Beckett, South African-born British art connoisseur
• 1932 – Tony Brooks, English race car driver
• 1932 – Faron Young, American singer (d. 1996)
• 1934 – Bernard Bresslaw, English actor (d. 1993)
• 1934 – Tony Lema, American golfer (d. 1966)
• 1935 – Sally Jessy Raphaël, American talk show host
• 1936 – Jiří Černý, Czech music critic
• 1937 – Tom Courtenay, English actor
• 1937 – Barbara Piasecka Johnson, widow of John Seward Johnson I
• 1937 – Bob Schieffer, American broadcast journalist
• 1938 – Diane Baker, American actress
• 1938 – Herb Elliott, Australian runner
• 1940 – Danny Cater, American baseball player
• 1940 – Billy Packer, American sports broadcaster
• 1940 – Monica Proietti, Canadian bank robber (d. 1967)
• 1940 – Ron Santo, American baseball player and broadcaster (d. 2010)
• 1942 – Karen Grassle, American actress
• 1942 – John Saul, American author
• 1943 – George Harrison, One of the four Beatles (d. 2001)
• 1943 – Wilson da Silva Piazza, Brazilian footballer
• 1944 – Matt Guokas, American basketball player & head coach
• 1945 – Elkie Brooks, English singer (Vinegar Joe)
• 1945 – Herbert Léonard, French singer
• 1946 – Franz Xaver Kroetz, German dramatist
• 1946 – Jean Todt, French Formula One executive
• 1946 – Pete Wernick, American musician
• 1947 – Giuseppe Betori, Archbishop of Florence
• 1947 – Lee Evans, American athlete
• 1947 – Marc Sautet, French writer, teacher and philosopher (d. 1998)
• 1947 – Doug Yule, American bass guitarist (The Velvet Underground and American Flyer)
• 1948 – Aldo Busi, Italian writer
• 1948 – Danny Denzongpa, Indian actor
• 1949 – Ric Flair, American professional wrestler
• 1949 – Jack Handey, American humorist
• 1949 – Amin Maalouf, Lebanese writer
• 1950 – Neil Jordan, Irish director
• 1950 – Néstor Kirchner, Argentine politician (d. 2010)
• 1950 – Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish alpine skier (d. 2006)
• 1950 – Emitt Rhodes, American singer/songwriter
• 1951 – James Brown, American sportscaster
• 1951 – César Cedeño, Dominican baseball player
• 1951 – Don Quarrie, Jamaican runner
• 1952 – Jerry Chamberlain, American musician (Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies)
• 1952 – Joey Dunlop, Irish motorcycle racer (d. 2000)
• 1952 – Inger Segelström, Swedish politician
• 1953 – José María Aznar, Spanish politician
• 1953 – Kim Yeong-cheol, South Korean actor
• 1954 – John Doe, American musician (X)
• 1954 – Gerardo Pelusso, Uruguayan football manager
• 1955 – Camille Thériault, Canadian politician, 29th Premier of New Brunswick
• 1957 – Sérgio Marques, Portuguese politician
• 1957 – Chuck Strahl, Canadian politician
• 1958 – Panagiotis Beglitis, Greek politician
• 1958 – Jeff Fisher, American football coach
• 1958 – Kurt Rambis, American basketball player and coach
• 1959 – Carl Marotte, Canadian actor
• 1959 – Mike Peters, Welsh musician (The Alarm and Big Country)
• 1960 – Stefan Blöcher, German field hockey player
• 1961 – Davey Allison, American race car driver (d. 1993)
• 1961 – Todd Blackledge, American football player and television color commentator
• 1961 – Chris Pitman, American keyboardist (Guns N' Roses)
• 1962 – Birgit Fischer, German kayaker
• 1962 – Foster Sylvers, American singer, (The Sylvers)
• 1962 – Faron Moller, Canadian-born British computer scientist
• 1963 – Joseph E. Duncan III, American convicted serial killer and sex offender
• 1963 – Paul O'Neill, American baseball player
• 1964 – Lee Evans, English comedian
• 1964 – Don Majkowski, American football player
• 1964 – Luigi Troiani, Italian rugby player
• 1965 – Brian Baker, American guitarist (Minor Threat and Bad Religion)
• 1965 – Maricel Soriano, Filipina actress
• 1965 – Veronica Webb, American supermodel and actress
• 1965 – Carrot Top, American comedian
• 1966 – Alexis Denisof, American actor
• 1966 – Samson Kitur, Kenyan athlete (d. 2003)
• 1966 – Téa Leoni, American actress
• 1966 – Nancy O'Dell, American television personality
• 1966 – Samantha Phillips, American actress
• 1968 – Evridiki, Greek Cypriot singer
• 1968 – Sandrine Kiberlain, French actress
• 1969 – Paul Trimboli, Australian soccer player
• 1970 – Julie Hesmondhalgh, English actress
• 1971 – Sean Astin, American actor
• 1971 – Dave Harris, American disc jockey
• 1971 – Daniel Powter, Canadian musician
• 1973 – Julio Iglesias, Jr., Spanish singer
• 1973 – Anson Mount, American actor
• 1973 – Normann Stadler, German triathlete
• 1974 – Divya Bharti, Indian actress
• 1974 – Kevin Skinner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1975 – Chelsea Handler, American comedian, author, and actress
• 1975 – Mandingo, Pornographic actor
• 1976 – Rashida Jones, American actress
• 1976 – Samaki Walker, American basketball player
• 1977 – Niña Corpuz, Filipino journalist
• 1977 – Sarah Jezebel Deva, English singer (Angtoria and Cradle of Filth)
• 1977 – Josh Wolff, American footballer
• 1979 – Jennifer Ferrin, American actress
• 1979 – David Hoflin, Swedish-born Australian Actor
• 1980 – Antonio Burks, American basketball player
• 1980 – Christy Knowings, American actress
• 1981 – Park Ji-Sung, South Korean footballer
• 1981 – Shahid Kapoor, Indian actor
• 1981 – Jamie Lynn, American porn actress
• 1981 – Duc Nguyen, Vietnamese conjoined twin
• 1981 – Viet Nguyen, Vietnamese conjoined twin (d. 2007)
• 1982 – Chris Baird, Irish footballer
• 1982 – Kimberly Caldwell, American singer and actress
• 1982 – Maria Kanellis, American model and wrestler
• 1982 – Bert McCracken, American singer-songwriter (The Used)
• 1982 – Flavia Pennetta, Italian tennis player
• 1982 – Anton Volchenkov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1982 – Tara Wilson, Canadian actress
• 1983 – Eduardo da Silva, Brazilian-Croatian footballer
• 1984 – Logan Leistikow, American filmmaker and comedian
• 1984 – Lovefoxxx, Brazilian singer (CSS)
• 1984 – Dane Swan, Australian footballer
• 1984 – Craig Mackail-Smith, Scottish footballer
• 1984 – João Pereira, Portuguese footballer
• 1985 – Benji Marshall, New Zealand rugby league footballer
• 1985 – Joakim Noah, American basketball player
• 1986 – Justin Berfield, American actor
• 1986 – James and Oliver Phelps, English actors
• 1986 – Danny Saucedo, Swedish singer (E.M.D.)
• 1986 – James Starks, American football player
• 1987 – Justin Abdelkader, American ice hockey player
• 1987 – Kwaku Afriyie, Ghanaian footballer
• 1987 – Adrián López Rodríguez, Spanish footballer
• 1987 – Eva Avila, Canadian singer
• 1987 – Mevlüt Erdinç, Turkish footballer
• 1987 – Andrew Poje, Canadian figure skater
• 1988 – Sören Ludolph, German athlete
• 1988 – Jimmy Monaghan, Irish musician (Music for Dead Birds)
• 1989 – Jimmer Fredette, American basketball player
• 1989 – E'Twaun Moore, American basketball player
• 1990 – Alejandra Andreu, Spanish pageant contestant
• 1990 – Jefferson Alves Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
• 1991 – Gerran Howell, Welsh actor
• 1991 – Tony Oller, American actor
• 1993 – Christina Kirkman, American actress
• 1993 – Mohammed Milon, Bangladeshi archer
• 1994 – Eugenie Bouchard, Canadian tennis player
• 1997 – Isabelle Fuhrman, American actress
• 1998 – Brendon Baerg, American actor