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==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1222]] – [[Nichiren]], founder of Nichiren Buddhism (d. 1282)<ref>{{cite book|author=Diane Morgan|title=The Buddhist Experience in America|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SqwzJt9XGpoC&pg=PA119|year=2004|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-32491-8|pages=119–|access-date=2018-10-11|archive-date=2020-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801120715/https://books.google.com/books?id=SqwzJt9XGpoC&pg=PA119|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1304]] – [[Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür]], Chinese emperor (d. 1332) *[[1331]] – [[Coluccio Salutati]], Italian political leader (d. 1406)<ref>{{cite book|author=George Sarton|title=Introduction to the History of Science ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a7SJBmN5p5kC|year=1947|publisher=Carnegie Institution of Washington|access-date=2018-10-11|archive-date=2020-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801123447/https://books.google.com/books?id=a7SJBmN5p5kC|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1419]] – [[John I, Duke of Cleves]] (d. 1481) *[[1470]] – [[Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg]] (d. 1540)<ref name="Anderson1857">{{cite book|author=J. Anderson|title=Ladies of the Reformation|publisher=Blackie and Son|url=https://archive.org/details/ladiesofreformat01andeiala|year=1857|pages=[https://archive.org/details/ladiesofreformat01andeiala/page/117 117]}}</ref> *[[1471]] – [[Krishnadevaraya]], emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire (d. 1529) *[[1497]] – [[Philip Melanchthon]], German astronomer, theologian, and academic (d. 1560)<ref>{{cite book|author=H. Ashley Hall|title=Philip Melanchthon and the Cappadocians: A Reception of Greek Patristic Sources in the Sixteenth Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qz4TAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA75|date=12 March 2014|publisher=Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht|isbn=978-3-525-55067-0|pages=75–|access-date=11 October 2018|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801115926/https://books.google.com/books?id=qz4TAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA75|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1514]] – [[Georg Joachim Rheticus]], Austrian cartographer and instrument maker (d. 1574)<ref>{{cite book|author=Nicolaus Copernicus|title=Three Treatises on Copernican Theory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2dxqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA4|date=17 October 2018|publisher=Courier Dover Publications|isbn=978-0-486-82775-9|pages=4–|access-date=11 October 2018|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801123551/https://books.google.com/books?id=2dxqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA4|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1519]] – [[Gaspard II de Coligny]], French admiral (d. 1572) *[[1543]] – [[Kanō Eitoku]], Japanese painter and educator (d. 1590) ===1601–1900=== *[[1620]] – [[Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg|Frederick William]], Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1688) *[[1643]] – [[John Sharp (bishop)|John Sharp]], English archbishop (d. 1714) *[[1698]] – [[Pierre Bouguer]], French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer (d. 1758) *[[1727]] – [[Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin]], Austrian botanist, chemist, and mycologist (d. 1817) *[[1740]] – [[Giambattista Bodoni]], Italian publisher and engraver (d. 1813) *[[1761]] – [[Jean-Charles Pichegru]], French general (d. 1804)<ref>{{cite book|author=Grolier Incorporated|title=Academic American encyclopedia|url=https://archive.org/details/academicamericanv10grol|url-access=registration|year=1994|publisher=Grolier Incorporated|isbn=978-0-7172-2053-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/academicamericanv10grol/page/292 292]}}</ref> *[[1774]] – [[Pierre Rode]], French violinist and composer (d. 1830) *[[1786]] – [[Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1786–1859)|Maria Pavlovna]], Russian Grand Duchess (d. 1859) *[[1802]] – [[Phineas Quimby]], American mystic and philosopher (d. 1866) *[[1804]] – [[Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold]], German physiologist and zoologist (d. 1885) *[[1812]] – [[Henry Wilson]], American colonel and politician, 18th [[Vice President of the United States]] (d. 1875) *[[1821]] – [[Heinrich Barth]], German explorer and scholar (d. 1865)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Journal of the Linnean Society: Zoology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G1mZShPo2wkC&pg=PR53|year=1868|publisher=The Society|pages=53|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=2020-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801122834/https://books.google.com/books?id=G1mZShPo2wkC&pg=PR53|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1822]] – [[Francis Galton]], English biologist and statistician (d. 1911) *[[1824]] – [[Peter Kosler]], Slovenian lawyer, geographer, and cartographer (d. 1879) *[[1826]] – [[Joseph Victor von Scheffel]], German poet and author (d. 1886) *[[1830]] – [[Lars Hertervig]], Norwegian painter (d. 1902) *[[1831]] – [[Nikolai Leskov]], Russian author, playwright, and journalist (d. 1895) *[[1834]] – [[Ernst Haeckel]], German biologist, physician, and philosopher (d. 1919) *[[1838]] – [[Henry Adams]], American journalist, historian, and author (d. 1918) *[[1841]] – [[Armand Guillaumin]], French painter (d. 1927) *[[1843]] – [[Henry M. Leland]], American engineer and businessman, founded [[Cadillac]] and [[Lincoln (automobile)|Lincoln]] (d. 1932) *[[1845]] – [[George Kennan (explorer)|George Kennan]], American journalist and explorer (d. 1924) *[[1848]] – [[Hugo de Vries]], Dutch botanist, geneticist, and academic (d. 1935) * 1848 – [[Octave Mirbeau]], French journalist, novelist, and playwright (d. 1917) *[[1856]] – [[Ossian Everett Mills]], American academic, founded [[Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia]] (d. 1920) *[[1866]] – [[Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866)|Billy Hamilton]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1940) *[[1873]] – [[Radoje Domanović]], Serbian journalist and author (d. 1908) *[[1876]] – [[G. M. Trevelyan]], English historian and academic (d. 1962) *[[1877]] – [[Tom Crean (explorer)|Tom Crean]], Irish seaman and Antarctic explorer (d. 1938)<ref name="Murphy">{{cite web |last1=Murphy |first1=David |title=Crean, Thomas ("Tom") |url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/crean-thomas-tom-a2175 |website=Dictionary of Irish Biography |publisher=Royal Irish Academy |access-date=25 March 2021}}</ref> *[[1878]] – [[Pamela Colman Smith]], English occultist and illustrator (d. 1951) * 1878 – [[James Colosimo]], Italian-American mob boss (d. 1920) *[[1884]] – [[Robert J. Flaherty]], American director and producer (d. 1951) *[[1887]] – [[Kathleen Clifford]], American actress (d. 1962) *[[1891]] – [[Hans F. K. Günther]], German eugenicist and academic (d. 1968) *[[1893]] – [[Katharine Cornell]], American actress and producer (d. 1974) *[[1896]] – [[Eugénie Blanchard]], French super-centenarian (d. 2010) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Wayne King]], American singer-songwriter and conductor (d. 1985) * 1901 – [[Chester Morris]], American actor (d. 1970)<ref>{{cite book|author=Jan Onofrio|title=Pennsylvania Biographical Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0HqhGvQF4CQC&pg=RA1-PA189|date=1 January 1999|publisher=Somerset Publishers, Inc.|isbn=978-0-403-09950-4|pages=189|access-date=17 February 2020|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801120136/https://books.google.com/books?id=0HqhGvQF4CQC&pg=RA1-PA189|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1902]] – [[Cyril Vincent]], South African cricketer (d. 1968) *[[1903]] – [[Edgar Bergen]], American ventriloquist and actor (d. 1978) *[[1904]] – [[James Baskett]], American actor and singer (d. 1948)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Feb. 16: Ice-T, John McEnroe |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/02/16/Famous-birthdays-for-Feb-16-Ice-T-John-McEnroe/7611676510686/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=15 February 2024 |date=16 February 2023}}</ref> * 1904 – [[George F. Kennan]], American historian and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union]] (d. 2005) *[[1905]] – [[Henrietta Barnett (WRAF officer)|Henrietta Barnett]], English [[Women's Royal Air Force (World War II)|Women's Royal Air Force]] officer (d. 1985)<ref>{{Cite ODNB|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-63949|title=Barnett, Dame (Mary) Henrietta (1905–1985), air force officer|last=Stone|first=Tessa|year=2004|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/63949|isbn=978-0-19-861412-8|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> *[[1906]] – [[Vera Menchik]], Russian-Czechoslovak-British chess player (d. 1944) *[[1909]] – [[Hugh Beaumont]], American actor and director (d. 1982)<ref>{{cite book|author=John Willis|title=Screen World 1968|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC&pg=PA217|date=June 1983|publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers|isbn=978-0-8196-0309-8|pages=217|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=2020-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801120013/https://books.google.com/books?id=Kq7KDU038mUC&pg=PA217|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1909 – [[Richard McDonald]], American businessman, co-founded [[McDonald's]] (d. 1998) *[[1914]] – [[Jimmy Wakely]], American country music singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1982) *[[1916]] – [[Bill Doggett]], American pianist and composer (d. 1996) *[[1919]] – [[Georges Ulmer]], Danish-French actor and composer (d. 1989) *[[1920]] – [[Anna Mae Hays]], American general (d. 2018) *[[1921]] – [[Jean Behra]], French race car driver (d. 1959) * 1921 – [[John Galbraith Graham]], English priest and academic (d. 2013) * 1921 – [[Vera-Ellen]], German-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1981)<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1922]] – [[Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer]], German soldier and pilot (d. 1950) *[[1923]] – [[Samuel Willenberg]], Polish-Israeli sculptor and painter (d. 2016) *[[1925]] – [[Ed Emshwiller]], American illustrator and experiment film maker (d. 1990)<ref>{{cite news|last=Ortiz|first=Luis|title=Ed Emshwiller: The Art of Things to Come|work=Illustration Magazine|date=February 2007|page=85}}</ref> *[[1926]] – [[Margot Frank]], German-Dutch [[holocaust]] victim (d. 1945) * 1926 – [[John Schlesinger]], English actor and director (d. 2003) *[[1927]] – [[June Brown]], English actress (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whitmore |first1=Greg |title=June Brown: a life in pictures |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/gallery/2022/apr/04/june-brown-a-life-in-pictures |website=The Guardian |access-date=4 April 2022 |date=4 April 2022}}</ref> *[[1929]] – [[Gerhard Hanappi]], Austrian footballer and architect (d. 1980) * 1929 – [[Peter Porter (poet)|Peter Porter]], Australian-English poet and educator (d. 2010) *[[1931]] – [[Otis Blackwell]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2002) * 1931 – [[Bernie Geoffrion]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2006)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bernie Geoffrion |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/bernie-geoffrion-8446579 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> * 1931 – [[Ken Takakura]], Japanese actor and singer (d. 2014) *[[1932]] – [[Ahmad Tejan Kabbah]], Sierra Leonean economist, lawyer, and politician, 3rd [[President of Sierra Leone]] (d. 2014) * 1932 – [[Gretchen Wyler]], American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2007) *[[1934]] – [[August Coppola]], American author and academic (d. 2009) * 1934 – [[Marlene Hagge]], American golfer (d. 2023) *[[1935]] – [[Brian Bedford]], English-American actor and director (d. 2016) *[[1934]] – [[Ken Brown (footballer)|Ken Brown]], English footballer and manager * 1935 – [[Sonny Bono]], American actor, singer, and politician (d. 1998)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1935 – [[Stephen Gaskin]], American activist, co-founded [[The Farm (Tennessee)|The Farm]] (d. 2014) * 1935 – [[Bradford Parkinson]], American colonel and engineer * 1935 – [[Kenneth Price]], American painter and sculptor (d. 2012) *[[1936]] – [[Carl Icahn]], American businessman and investor<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1937]] – [[Paul Bailey (British writer)|Paul Bailey]], British novelist, critic, and biographer * 1937 – [[Valentin Bondarenko]], Soviet aviator and cosmonaut (d. 1961)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=Colin |last2=Hall |first2=Rex |title=The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team: Their Lives, Legacy, and Historical Impact |date=2009 |publisher=Springer |location=Berlin |isbn=9780387848235 |page=35 |lccn=2008935694}}</ref> * 1937 – [[Yuri Manin]], Russian-German mathematician and academic (d. 2023) *[[1938]] – [[John Corigliano]], American composer and academic *[[1939]] – [[Adolfo Azcuna]], Filipino lawyer and judge *[[1940]] – [[Hannelore Schmatz]], German mountaineer (d. 1979) *[[1941]] – [[Kim Jong Il]], North Korean commander and politician, 2nd [[List of leaders of North Korea|Supreme Leader of North Korea]] (d. 2011)<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1942]] – [[Yang Jen-fu]], Taiwanese politician (d. 2024)<ref>[https://news.ipcf.org.tw/137564 前立委楊仁福病逝享壽83歲 生前致力原民事務] {{in lang|zh}}</ref> *[[1944]] – [[Glyn Davies (British politician)|Glyn Davies]], Welsh farmer and politician * 1944 – [[Richard Ford]], American novelist and short story writer<ref name="UPI"/> * 1944 – [[António Mascarenhas Monteiro]], Cape Verdean politician, 2nd [[List of heads of state of Cape Verde|President of Cape Verde]] (d. 2016) *[[1947]] – [[Jaroslav Kubera]], Czech politician (d. 2020)<ref name="Šestinásobný primátor. Do čela Teplic opět usedne Kubera z ODS Domov">{{cite web|url=http://www.lidovky.cz/primatorem-teplic-se-poseste-stal-jaroslav-kubera-z-ods-pjh-/zpravy-domov.aspx?c=A141107_152154_ln_domov_sho|title=Šestinásobný primátor. Do čela Teplic opět usedne Kubera z ODS|date=7 November 2014|website=Lidovky.cz|access-date=20 July 2017|archive-date=31 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731070714/http://www.lidovky.cz/primatorem-teplic-se-poseste-stal-jaroslav-kubera-z-ods-pjh-/zpravy-domov.aspx?c=A141107_152154_ln_domov_sho|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1948]] – [[Kaiketsu Masateru]], Japanese sumo wrestler and coach (d. 2014) *[[1950]] – [[Peter Hain]], Welsh politician, [[Secretary of State for Wales]] *[[1951]] – [[William Katt]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> *[[1952]] – [[James Ingram]], American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2019) * 1952 – [[Peter Kitchen]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/peter-kitchen-33281/|title=Peter Kitchen|website=11v11.com|access-date=11 February 2020|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731040104/https://www.11v11.com/players/peter-kitchen-33281/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1953]] – [[John Bradbury (drummer)|John Bradbury]], English musician, songwriter, and producer (d. 2015) * 1953 – [[Lanny McDonald]], Canadian ice hockey player and manager * 1953 – [[Roberta Williams]], American video game designer, co-founded [[Sierra Entertainment]] *[[1954]] – [[Iain Banks]], Scottish author and playwright (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=Iain Banks obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jun/09/iain-banks-dies-59-cancer |website=The Guardian |access-date=25 May 2020 |language=en |date=10 June 2013 |archive-date=10 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810170610/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jun/09/iain-banks-dies-59-cancer |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1954 – [[Margaux Hemingway]], American model and actress (d. 1996)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1954 – [[Michael Holding]], Jamaican cricketer and sportscaster<ref name="18facts">{{cite web |last1=Rajendiran |first1=Veeran |title=18 facts about Michael Holding: The quickest of em' all |url=https://www.crictracker.com/18-facts-about-michael-holding-the-quickest-of-em-all/ |website=CricTracker |access-date=15 February 2021 |language=en |date=16 February 2016 |quote=1. Born On: Michael Anthony Holding was born on February 16, 1954, in Half Way Tree, neighborhood city of Kingston, Jamaica. |archive-date=21 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321163753/http://www.crictracker.com/18-facts-about-michael-holding-the-quickest-of-em-all/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1956]] – [[Vincent Ward (director)|Vincent Ward]], New Zealand director and screenwriter *[[1957]] – [[LeVar Burton]], American actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for February 16, 2023 includes celebrities Elizabeth Olsen, LeVar Burton |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-16-2023-includes-celebrities-elizabeth-olsen-levar-burton.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=15 February 2024 |date=16 February 2023}}</ref> *[[1958]] – [[Natalie Angier]], American author * 1958 – [[Ice-T]], American rapper and actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1958 – [[Oscar Schmidt]], Brazilian basketball player * 1958 – [[Herb Williams]], American basketball player and coach *[[1959]] – [[John McEnroe]], American tennis player and sportscaster<ref name="UPI"/> * 1959 – [[Kelly Tripucka]], American basketball player and sportscaster *[[1960]] – [[Pete Willis]], English guitarist and songwriter *[[1961]] – [[Niko Nirvi]], Finnish journalist<ref>Malin, Aarno: [https://suomenkuvalehti.fi/jutut/kulttuuri/niko-nirvi-on-suomalaisen-pelijournalismin-pioneeri-jonka-olemassaoloa-moni-ehti-epailla-kameran-karttamisesta-tuli-pakkomielle/ Niko Nirvi on suomalaisen pelijournalismin pioneeri, jonka olemassaoloa moni ehti epäillä – kameran karttamisesta tuli pakkomielle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216182122/https://suomenkuvalehti.fi/jutut/kulttuuri/niko-nirvi-on-suomalaisen-pelijournalismin-pioneeri-jonka-olemassaoloa-moni-ehti-epailla-kameran-karttamisesta-tuli-pakkomielle/ |date=2021-02-16 }}, ''[[Suomen Kuvalehti]]'' 16 February 2021. Accessed on 17 February 2021.</ref> * 1961 – [[Andy Taylor (guitarist)|Andy Taylor]], English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP"/> *[[1962]] – [[John Balance]], English singer-songwriter (d. 2004) *[[1964]] – [[Bebeto]], Brazilian footballer and manager * 1964 – [[Christopher Eccleston]], English actor<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1965]] – [[Dave Lombardo]], Cuban-American musician and songwriter<ref name="AP"/> *[[1967]] – [[Keith Gretzky]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach *[[1968]] – [[Warren Ellis]], English author and screenwriter *[[1970]] – [[Angelo Peruzzi]], Italian footballer and manager *[[1971]] – [[Michael Avenatti]], American attorney and pundit<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Michael_Avenatti|title=Michael Avenatti|access-date=29 September 2018|archive-date=12 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712123823/http://racing-reference.info/driver/Michael_Avenatti|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1971 – [[Craig Laundy]], Australian politician *[[1972]] – [[Jerome Bettis]], American football player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BettJe00.htm|title=Jerome Bettis Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=2021-02-15|archive-date=2021-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214155546/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BettJe00.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1972 – [[Zoran Čampara]], Bosnian football player * 1972 – [[Sarah Clarke]], American actress * 1972 – [[Naomi Nishida]], Japanese actress *[[1973]] – [[Cathy Freeman]], Australian sprinter *[[1974]] – [[Mahershala Ali]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1974 – [[José Dominguez]], Portuguese footballer and manager<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=2111|title=Jose Dominguez|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=11 February 2020|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731141900/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=2111|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1976]] – [[Eric Byrnes]], American baseball player and sportscaster * 1976 – [[Kyo (musician)|Kyo]], Japanese singer-songwriter and producer *[[1977]] – [[Ian Clarke (computer scientist)|Ian Clarke]], Irish-American computer scientist, founded [[Freenet]] * 1977 – [[Ahman Green]], American football player * 1977 – [[Alexei Morozov]], Russian ice hockey player and executive<ref>{{cite web |title=Aleksey Morozov |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/aleksey-morozov-8462054 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1978]] – [[Tia Hellebaut]], Belgian high jumper and chemist * 1978 – [[Wasim Jaffer]], Indian cricketer * 1978 – [[John Tartaglia]], American actor, singer, and puppeteer *[[1979]] – [[Stéphane Dalmat]], French footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=17918|title=Stéphane Dalmat|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=11 February 2020|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731140310/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=17918|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1979 – [[Eric Mun]], American-South Korean singer and actor * 1979 – [[Valentino Rossi]], Italian motorcycle racer *[[1980]] – [[Longineu W. Parsons III]], French-American musician and songwriter *[[1981]] – [[Jay Howard]], English race car driver * 1981 – [[Susanna Kallur]], Swedish sprint hurdler<ref>{{cite web |title=Susanna Kallur |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/sweden/susanna-kallur-14302070 |website=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=20 August 2021 |archive-date=20 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820010046/https://worldathletics.org/athletes/sweden/susanna-kallur-14302070 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1981 – [[Jerry Owens]], American baseball player * 1981 – [[Qyntel Woods]], American basketball player *[[1982]] – [[Manny Delcarmen]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Manny Delcarmen |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/manny-delcarmen-434668 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> * 1982 – [[Aleksandr Dmitrijev]], Estonian footballer * 1982 – [[Lupe Fiasco]], American rapper<ref name="AP"/> * 1982 – [[Rickie Lambert]], English footballer *[[1983]] – [[Agyness Deyn]], English model, actress, and singer * 1983 – [[Tuomo Ruutu]], Finnish ice hockey player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Tuomo Ruutu |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/tuomo-ruutu-8469462 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1984]] – [[Sofia Arvidsson]], Swedish tennis player * 1984 – [[Oussama Mellouli]], Tunisian swimmer<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lohn |first1=John |title=Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming |date=2010 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-6775-8 |page=95 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RWLKhp7HEkMC&pg=PA95 |language=en |access-date=2020-09-23 |archive-date=2020-12-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213235440/https://books.google.com/books?id=RWLKhp7HEkMC&pg=PA95 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1985]] – [[Simon Francis (footballer)|Simon Francis]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Premier League - Simon Francis |url=https://the-premier-league.com/player/simon-francis/ |website=the-premier-league.com |access-date=14 April 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731055833/https://the-premier-league.com/player/simon-francis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1985 – [[Stacy Lewis]], American golfer<ref>{{cite web |title=Women's British Open 2014: Stacy Lewis glad of Michelle Wie rivalry |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/28214346 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=14 April 2020 |language=en-gb |date=9 July 2014 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308133426/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/28214346 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1985 – [[Ron Vlaar]], Dutch footballer *[[1986]] – [[Diego Godín]], Uruguayan footballer * 1986 – [[Shawne Williams]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Shawne Williams |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/200761/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Luc Bourdon]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2008) * 1987 – [[Theresa Goh]], Singaporean swimmer * 1987 – [[Tommy Milone]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tommy Milone |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/tommy-milone-543548 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Jon Ossoff]], American politician and filmmaker<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ossoff, Thomas Jonathan (Jon)|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/O000174|access-date=January 22, 2021|website=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Hasheem Thabeet]], Tanzanian basketball player *[[1988]] – [[Diego Capel]], Spanish footballer * 1988 – [[Denílson (footballer, born 1988)|Denílson]], Brazilian footballer * 1988 – [[Korbinian Holzer]], German ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Korbinian Holzer |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/korbinian-holzer-8473560 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Zhang Jike]], Chinese table tennis player * 1988 – [[Andrea Ranocchia]], Italian footballer * 1988 – [[Kim Soo-hyun]], South Korean actor and singer *[[1989]] – [[Elizabeth Olsen]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> *[[1990]] – [[The Weeknd]], Canadian singer-songwriter and producer<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rivera |first1=Joe |title=Who is The Weeknd? Super Bowl 55 halftime show performer's songs, lyrics & more to know |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/the-weeknd-songs-lyrics-super-bowl-halftime-show/bbt2m5plh8q216w2yb5jficq9 |access-date=8 February 2021 |work=[[Sporting News]] |date=7 February 2021 |language=en |quote=The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye (born Feb. 16, 1990), is a Canadian alternative R&B singer-songwriter who rose to prominence in the early 2010s... |archive-date=8 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208022212/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/the-weeknd-songs-lyrics-super-bowl-halftime-show/bbt2m5plh8q216w2yb5jficq9 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Sergio Canales]], Spanish footballer *[[1992]] – [[Nicolai Boilesen]], Danish footballer * 1992 – [[Zsófia Susányi]], Hungarian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tennis Abstract: Zsofia Susanyi Match Results, Splits, and Analysis |url=https://www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/player-classic.cgi?p=ZsofiaSusanyi |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=tennisabstract.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Billie Jean King Cup Profile: Zsófia Susányi |url=https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800283094 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=billiejeankingcup.com |archive-date=2022-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021123349/https://www.billiejeankingcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800283094 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Annika Beck]], German tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Annika Beck Stats | Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/316979/annika-beck/stats |website=Women's Tennis Association |access-date=25 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731124640/https://www.wtatennis.com/players/316979/annika-beck/stats |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1994 – [[Federico Bernardeschi]], Italian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Federico Bernardeschi Stats, News, Bio |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/180956/federico-bernardeschi |website=ESPN |access-date=25 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=10 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510075609/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/180956/federico-bernardeschi |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1994 – [[Ava Max]], American singer and songwriter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocnal.com/2019/04/ava-max-i-feel-albanian-my-parents.html|title=Ava Max: I feel Albanian. My parents taught me never to give up|author=Oculus News|date=3 April 2019|work=Music|publisher=Oculus News|access-date=3 April 2019|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308124214/https://www.ocnal.com/2019/04/ava-max-i-feel-albanian-my-parents.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Denzel Curry]], American rapper<ref>{{cite web |title=Denzel Curry |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/denzel-curry/631440154 |website=Apple Music |access-date=February 15, 2025}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Katy Dunne]], English tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tennis Katy Dunne - ESPN |url=http://m.espn.com/general/tennis/playercard?playerId=1844&src=desktop |website=m.espn.com |access-date=14 April 2020 |language=EN |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731124727/http://m.espn.com/general/tennis/playercard?playerId=1844&src=desktop |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1995 – [[Carina Witthöft]], German tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Carina Witthoeft Matches | Past Tournaments & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/317536/carina-witthoeft/matches |website=Women's Tennis Association |access-date=25 May 2020 |language=en |archive-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731063412/https://www.wtatennis.com/players/317536/carina-witthoeft/matches |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Jordan Greenway]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan Greenway |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/player/jordan-greenway-8478413 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> * [[1998]] – [[An Hye-jin|An Hyejin]], South Korean volleyball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Volleyball Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 |url=https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/olympics-2020/players/151959 |website=volleyballworld.com |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105182926/https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/olympics-2020/players/151959 |archive-date=2022-11-05 |language=en}}</ref> * 1998 – [[Kim Su-ji (diver)|Kim Suji]], South Korean diver<ref>{{cite web |title=Suji KIM | Profile | World Aquatics Official |url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1018175/suji-kim/profile |website=World Aquatics |access-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808101747/https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1018175/suji-kim/profile |archive-date=2024-08-08 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Ignatius Ganago]], Cameroonian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Ignatius Ganago - Player Profile - Football |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/ignatius-ganago_prs483455/person.shtml |publisher=Eurosport |access-date=29 October 2023}}</ref> * 1999 – [[Marie Ulven Ringheim]], Norwegian singer, songwriter and music producer<ref>{{cite news |title=Girl In Red's Real Name Was Inspired By Her Unrequited Love |url=https://hollywoodmask.com/lgbtiq/girl-in-red-real-name.html |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=Hollywood Mask |date=22 December 2020 |archive-date=18 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418135852/https://hollywoodmask.com/lgbtiq/girl-in-red-real-name.html |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Original Koffee|Koffee]], Jamaican singer, songwriter and rapper<ref>{{cite news |title=Koffee reveals the cutest baby pics for her birthday |url=https://www.loopjamaica.com/content/koffee-reveals-cutest-baby-pics-her-birthday |access-date=4 May 2021 |work=Loop News |date=16 Feb 2021 |archive-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216213831/http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/koffee-reveals-cutest-baby-pics-her-birthday |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2000 – [[Coby White]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Coby White |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1629632/coby-white |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Yuki Naito]], Japanese tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yuki Naito | Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/326235/yuki-naito |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> <!--Do not add yourself or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.-->
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