February 9 - Births

Births

1533 – Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611)
1645 – Johann Aegidius Bach, German violist (d. 1716)
1666 – George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (d. 1737)
1711 – Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla, Spanish sailor and commander in the Royal Spanish Navy (d. 1762)
1737 – Thomas Paine, English radical liberal philosopher, American revolutionary (d. 1809)
1741 – Henri-Joseph Rigel, German-born composer (d. 1799)
1747 – John Thomas Duckworth, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1817)
1748 – Luther Martin, American patriot (d. 1826)
1751 – Antoine Bullant, Czech musician (bassoon player) and opera composer (d. 1821)
1756 – Karel Blažej Kopřiva, Czech composer (d. 1785)
1763 – Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Baden (d. 1830)
1769 – Susette Gontard, the beloved of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin (d. 1802)
1773 – William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States (d. 1841)
1775 – Farkas Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1856)
1781 – Johann Baptist von Spix, German scientist (d. 1826)
1783 – Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (d. 1852)
1789 – Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849)
1792 – Thomas Cooke, Canadian Roman Catholic bishop (d. 1870)
1800 – Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (d. 1844)
1814 – Samuel Jones Tilden, 28th Governor of New York (d. 1886)
1830 – Abd-ul-Aziz, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1876)
1834 – Felix Dahn, German author (d. 1912)
1839 – Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (d. 1896)
1846 – Wilhelm Maybach, German automotive designer (d. 1929)
1846 – Whitaker Wright, English mining tycoon (d. 1904)
1865 – Mrs. Patrick Campbell, British actress (d. 1940)
1865 – Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (d. 1949)
1867 – Natsume Sōseki, Japanese novelist. (d. 1916)
1871 – Howard Taylor Ricketts, American bacteriologist. (d. 1910)
1874 – Amy Lowell, American poet (d. 1925)
1880 – Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1959)
1883 – Jules Berry, French actor (d. 1951)
1885 – Alban Berg, Austrian composer (d. 1935)
1891 – Ronald Colman, English actor (d. 1958)
1892 – Peggy Wood, American actress (d. 1978)
1893 – Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Greek lawyer, politician and Prime Minister (d. 1987)
1895 – Hermann Brill, German politician (d. 1959)
1897 – Charles Kingsford Smith, Australian pilot (d. 1935)
1901 – Brian Donlevy, Irish actor (d. 1972)
1901 – James Murray, American actor (d. 1936)
1902 – Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German women's leader (d. 1999)
1906 – André Kostolany, Hungarian stock market expert and speculator (d. 1999)
1907 – Donald Coxeter, British-born Canadian geometer (d. 2003)
1909 – Heather Angel, British actress (d. 1986)
1909 – Harald Genzmer, German composer (d. 2007)
1909 – Carmen Miranda, Brazilian actress (d. 1955)
1909 – Dean Rusk, 54th United States Secretary of State (d. 1994)
1910 – Jacques Monod, French biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1976)
1911 – William Darby, American World War II Army officer (d. 1945)
1912 – Futabayama Sadaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 35th Yokozuna (d. 1968)
1912 – Ginette Leclerc, French actress (d. 1992)
1914 – Bill Justice, American Disney animator (d. 2011)
1914 – Ernest Tubb, American singer (d. 1984)
1914 – Bill Veeck, American baseball executive (d. 1986)
1915 – Lennard Pearce, English actor (d. 1984)
1916 – Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993)
1919 – John Abramovic, American basketball player (d. 2000)
1920 – Fred Allen, New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach (d. 2012)
1922 – Kathryn Grayson, American actress (d. 2010)
1922 – Jim Laker, English cricketer (d. 1986)
1923 – Brendan Behan, Irish author (d. 1964)
1925 – John B. Cobb, American theologian
1925 – Burkhard Heim, German physicist (d. 2001)
1926 – Garret FitzGerald, 7th Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland (d. 2011)
1928 – Frank Frazetta, American illustrator (d. 2010)
1928 – Rinus Michels, Dutch football coach (d. 2005)
1928 – Roger Mudd, American journalist
1929 – Clement Meadmore, Australian-born sculptor (d. 2005)
1929 – Danny Malloy (Boxer), Scottish professional boxer and footballer
1930 – Garner Ted Armstrong, American evangelist (d. 2003)
1931 – Thomas Bernhard, Austrian playwright and novelist (d. 1989)
1931 – Josef Masopust, Czech footballer
1932 – Tatsuro Hirooka, Japanese baseball player
1932 – Gerhard Richter, German painter
1933 – Loris Azzaro, French fashion designer (d. 2003)
1934 – John Ziegler, former NHL Commissioner
1935 – Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe, British pastor, entertainer, journalist, writer and paranormal investigator
1936 – Stompin' Tom Connors, Canadian country singer
1936 – Clive Swift, British actor
1937 – Clete Boyer, American baseball player (d. 2007)
1939 – Barry Mann, American singer
1939 – Tadahiro Matsushita, Japanese politician (d. 2012)
1939 – Janet Suzman, South African actress
1940 – Brian Bennett, British musician (The Shadows)
1940 – J. M. Coetzee, South African author, Nobel laureate
1941 – Sheila Kuehl, American actress
1942 – Carole King, American singer
1943 – Barbara Lewis, American singer and songwriter
1943 – Jonny Nilsson, Swedish speedskater
1943 – Joe Pesci, American actor
1943 – Joseph E. Stiglitz, American economist, Nobel laureate
1944 – Derryn Hinch, Australian media personality
1944 – Alice Walker, American writer
1945 – Mia Farrow, American actress
1945 – Gérard Lenorman, French singer
1946 – Eamon Duffy, Irish academic, Cambridge University
1946 – Séan Neeson, Northern Irish politician
1946 – Vince Papale, American football player
1946 – Jim Webb, American politician, senior senator of Virginia
1947 – Reinhard Adler, German footballer
1947 – Carla Del Ponte, Swiss UN prosecutor
1947 – Joe Ely, American musician (The Flatlanders)
1947 – Major Harris, American singer (d. 2012)
1947 – Michel Lamarche, Canadian professional wrestler
1949 – Judith Light, American actress
1950 – Richard F. Colburn, American politician
1952 – Danny White, American football player
1953 – Ciarán Hinds, Northern Irish actor
1953 – Father Ezechiele Ramin MCCJ, Italian Comboni missionary priest and martyr (d. 1985)
1953 – Gabriel Rotello, American television documentary producer
1954 – Mary Jo Duffy, American comic book writer and editor
1954 – Christopher Gardner, American entrepreneur
1954 – Kevin Warwick, British cybernetics scientist
1954 – Omar Belhouchet, Algerian journalist
1955 – Jim J. Bullock, American actor
1955 – Charles Shaughnessy, British actor
1956 – Mookie Wilson, American baseball player
1957 – Gordon Strachan, Scottish football player and manager
1958 – Chris Nilan, American ice hockey player
1958 – Cyrille Regis, English former footballer
1959 – Antonis Manikas, Greek football manager and former footballer
1960 – Holly Johnson, British singer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
1960 – Peggy Whitson, American astronaut
1961 – John Kruk, American baseball player
1961 – Jussi Lampi, Finnish musician and actor
1962 – Anik Bissonnette, Canadian ballet dancer (Les Grands Ballets Canadiens)
1963 – Brian Greene, American physicist
1963 – Travis Tritt, American singer
1965 – Dieter Baumann, German athlete
1965 – Igor Malkov, Russian speedskater
1965 – Julie Warner, American actress
1966 – Harald Eia, Norwegian TV personality and comedian
1966 – Ellen van Langen, Dutch athlete
1967 – Todd Pratt, American baseball player
1968 – Alejandra Guzmán, Mexican singer
1968 – Rahul Roy, Indian actor
1968 – Derek Strong, American basketball player
1969 – Tom Scharpling, American radio-host
1969 – Ian Eagle, American sportscaster
1969 – Jimmy Smith, American football player
1970 – Krister Linder, Swedish musician (Dive)
1970 – Glenn McGrath, Australian cricketer
1971 – Sharon Case, American actress
1971 – Johan Mjällby, Swedish footballer
1972 – Darren Ferguson, Scottish footballer
1972 – Crispin Freeman, American voice actor
1972 – Jason Winston George, American actor
1972 – Norbert Rózsa, Hungarian swimmer
1973 – Svetlana Boginskaya, Belorussian/Soviet gymnast
1973 – Colin Egglesfield, American actor
1974 – Erra Fazira, Malaysian actress and beauty queen
1974 – Brad Maynard, American football player
1974 – Amber Valletta, American model
1974 – John Wallace, American basketball player
1975 – Kurt Asle Arvesen, Norwegian cyclist
1975 – Viktor Chistiakov, Russian-born Australian athlete
1975 – Clinton Grybas, Australian football commentator (d. 2008)
1975 – Vladimir Guerrero, Dominican baseball player
1976 – Charlie Day, American actor
1976 – Georgios Korakakis, Greek footballer
1978 – Airton Daré, Brazilian racing driver
1979 – David Gray, English snooker player
1979 – Akinori Iwamura, Japanese baseball player
1979 – Irina Slutskaya, Russian figure skater
1979 – Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress
1980 – Angelos Charisteas, Greek footballer
1980 – Shelly Martinez, American wrestler
1981 – Joël Camathias, Swiss racing driver
1981 – Tom Hiddleston, English actor
1981 – John Walker Lindh, American Taliban fighter
1981 – The Rev, American musician (Avenged Sevenfold) (d. 2009)
1982 – Jameer Nelson, American basketball player
1982 – Ami Suzuki, Japanese singer
1982 – Chris Weale, English footballer
1982 – Domingo Cisma González, Spanish footballer
1983 – Mikel Arruabarrena Aranbide, Spanish footballer
1984 – Maurice Ager, American basketball player
1984 – Han Geng, Chinese singer and dancer (Super Junior)
1984 – Dioner Navarro, Venezuelan baseball player
1985 – David Gallagher, American actor
1985 – Rachel Melvin, American actress
1986 – Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein, of Jordan
1987 – Davide Lanzafame, Italian footballer
1987 – Magdalena Neuner, German biathlete
1987 – Joe O'Cearuill, Irish footballer
1987 – Michael B. Jordan, American actor
1988 – Lotte Friis, Danish swimmer
1989 – Wu Chia-ching, Taiwanese pool player
1989 – Gia Farrell, American singer
1990 – Tyson Houseman, Canadian actor
1990 – Camille Winbush, American actress
1992 – Avan Jogia, Canadian actor
1993 – Niclas Füllkrug, German footballer
1996 – Jimmy Bennett, American actor
1996 – Kelli Berglund, American actress