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==Births== <!-- Please do not add yourself or anyone else without a biography in Wikipedia to this list.--> ===Pre-1600=== *[[1358]] – [[Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile|Eleanor of Aragon]], queen of [[John I of Castile]] (d. 1382)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Anne Commire|author2=Deborah Klezmer|title=Women in World History: Ead-Fur|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iEQOAQAAMAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Yorkin Publications|isbn=978-0-7876-4064-4|page=99|access-date=2019-02-20|archive-date=2020-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724112348/https://books.google.com/books?id=iEQOAQAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1469]] – [[Thomas Cajetan]], Italian philosopher (d. 1534)<ref>{{cite book|first=Ann J.|last=Cotton|title=Mercurius Rusticans: a critical edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i8EXAQAAIAAJ|date=1 August 1988|publisher=Garland|isbn=978-0-8240-6383-2|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226154427/https://books.google.com/books?id=i8EXAQAAIAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1523]] – [[Jan Blahoslav]], Czech writer (d. 1571) *[[1549]] – [[Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino]], last Duke of Urbino (d. 1631) *[[1552]] – [[Sengoku Hidehisa]], Daimyō (d. 1614) ===1601–1900=== *[[1608]] – [[Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham]] (d. 1649) *[[1631]] – [[Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds]], English politician, [[Treasurer of the Navy]] (d. 1712) *[[1633]] – [[Jan de Baen]], Dutch painter (d. 1702) *[[1705]] – [[Nicolas Chédeville]], French [[Musette de cour|musette]] player and composer (d. 1782) *[[1726]] – [[William Prescott]], American colonel (d. 1795) *[[1744]] – [[William Cornwallis]], English admiral and politician (d. 1819)<ref>{{cite book|author=Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts|title=Report of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts|location=London|publisher=His Majesty's Stationery Office|date=1917|oclc=1751467|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ppgKAAAAYAAJ|page=127|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Lodge|first=Edmund|title=The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage: With Brief Sketches of the Family Histories of the Nobility, With Engravings of the Arms|location=London|publisher=Saunders and Otley|date=1832|oclc=987931214|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QK-4tHp4dzgC|page=89|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Lambert|first=Andrew|chapter=Sir William Cornwallis, 1844-1819|title=Precursors of Nelson: British Admirals of the Eighteenth Century|location=London|publisher=Chatham|date=2000|isbn=9781861760623|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A1Nmhx-ZO_kC|page=354}}</ref> *[[1745]] – [[Henry James Pye]], English poet and politician (d. 1813) *[[1748]] – [[Luther Martin]], American politician (d. 1826)<ref name=ABDML>{{cite book|title=A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature 1635-1789|volume=2: I-Z|last1=Papenfuse|first1=Edward C.|last2=Day|first2=Alan F.|last3=Jordan|first3=David W.|last4=Stiverson|first4=Gregory A.|publisher=The Johns Hopkins University Press|pages=577–578|url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/000800/000875/pdf/lutherbio.pdf|access-date=2020-12-05|archive-date=2021-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417120631/https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/000800/000875/pdf/lutherbio.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><!-- added to target on 2020-12-05, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luther_Martin&diff=992502881&oldid=986853455 --> *[[1751]] – [[Johann Heinrich Voss]], German poet, translator, and academic (d. 1826) *[[1753]] – [[Louis-Alexandre Berthier]], French general and politician, [[Minister of Defence (France)|French Minister of Defence]] (d. 1815) *[[1756]] – [[Angelica Schuyler Church]], American socialite, sister-in-law to [[Alexander Hamilton]] (d. 1814) *[[1759]] – [[Johann Christian Reil]], German physician, physiologist, and anatomist (d. 1813) *[[1774]] – [[Vicente Sebastián Pintado]], Spanish cartographer, engineer, military officer and land surveyor of [[Spanish Louisiana]] and [[Spanish West Florida]] (d. 1829)<ref name=" La obra de Pintado en la Biblioteca del Congreso">[http://anuariosatlanticos.casadecolon.com/index.php/CHCA/article/download/7631/6602 La obra del canario Pintado en la Biblioteca del Congreso] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702124649/http://anuariosatlanticos.casadecolon.com/index.php/CHCA/article/download/7631/6602 |date=2015-07-02 }} (in Spanish: The work of the Canarian Pintado in the Library of Congress). Eric Beerman.</ref> *[[1784]] – [[Judith Montefiore]], British linguist, travel writer, philanthropist (d. 1862)<ref name="Speake2003">{{cite book|editor-last=Speake|editor-first=Jennifer|editor-link=Jennifer Speake|title=Literature of Travel and Exploration: G to P|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j3w07y2oRu8C&pg=PA810|year=2003|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-57958-424-5|pages=810–|access-date=2018-09-15|archive-date=2022-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220084916/https://books.google.com/books?id=j3w07y2oRu8C&pg=PA810|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1792]] – [[Eliza Courtney]], French daughter of [[Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire]] (d. 1859) *[[1794]] – [[William Carleton]], Irish author (d. 1869) *[[1802]] – [[Charles Auguste de Bériot]], Belgian violinist and composer (d. 1870) *[[1819]] – [[Alfred Escher]], Swiss businessman and politician (d. 1882) *[[1839]] – [[Benjamin Waugh]], English activist, founded the [[National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children|NSPCC]] (d. 1908) *[[1844]] – [[Ludwig Boltzmann]], Austrian physicist and philosopher (d. 1906) * 1844 – [[Joshua Slocum]], Canadian sailor and adventurer (d. 1909) *[[1848]] – [[E. H. Harriman]], American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1909) *[[1857]] – [[A. P. Lucas]], English cricketer (d. 1923) *[[1866]] – [[Carl Westman]], Swedish architect, designed the [[Stockholm Court House]] and [[Röhsska Museum]] (d. 1936) *[[1867]] – [[Louise, Princess Royal]] of England (d. 1931) *[[1870]] – [[Jay Johnson Morrow]], American engineer and politician, 3rd [[Governor of the Panama Canal Zone]] (d. 1937) *[[1874]] – [[Mary Garden]], Scottish-American soprano and actress (d. 1967)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mary Garden {{!}} Opera Scotland |url=http://www.operascotland.org/person/4366/Mary++Garden |website=www.operascotland.org |access-date=30 April 2020 |archive-date=2 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802031126/http://www.operascotland.org/person/4366/Mary++Garden |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1879]] – [[Hod Stuart]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1907) *[[1880]] – [[Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen]], French author and poet (d. 1923) *[[1882]] – [[Elie Nadelman]], Polish-American sculptor (d. 1946) *[[1887]] – [[Vincent Massey]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th [[Governor General of Canada]] (d. 1967) *[[1888]] – [[Georges Bernanos]], French soldier and author (d. 1948) *[[1889]] – [[Hulusi Behçet]], Turkish dermatologist and physician (d. 1948) *[[1893]] – [[Elizabeth Holloway Marston]], American psychologist and author (d. 1993) *[[1895]] – [[Louis Zborowski]], English race car driver and engineer (d. 1924) *[[1897]] – [[Ivan Albright]], American painter (d. 1983) *[[1898]] – [[Ante Ciliga]], Croatian politician, writer and publisher (d. 1992) *[[1899]] – [[Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney]], American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1992) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[René Dubos]], French-American biologist and author (d. 1982) * 1901 – [[Louis Kahn]], American architect, designed the [[Salk Institute]], the [[Kimbell Art Museum]] and the [[Bangladesh Parliament Building]] (d. 1974)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Feb. 20: Charles Barkley, Mike Leigh |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/02/20/Famous-birthdays-for-Feb-20-Charles-Barkley-Mike-Leigh/6671676741798/#:~:text=20%3A%20Charles%20Barkley%2C%20Mike%20Leigh,-By%20UPI%20Staff |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=19 February 2024 |date=20 February 2023}}</ref> * 1901 – [[Muhammad Naguib]], Egyptian general and politician, 1st [[President of Egypt]] (d. 1984) * 1901 – [[Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili]], Indian lawyer and politician, 6th [[List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister of Madras Presidency]] (d. 1978) *[[1902]] – [[Ansel Adams]], American photographer and environmentalist (d. 1984)<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1906]] – [[Gale Gordon]], American actor (d. 1995) *[[1912]] – [[Pierre Boulle]], French soldier and author (d. 1994) * 1912 – [[Johnny Checketts]], New Zealand flying ace of the [[Second World War]] (d. 2006)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1516660/Wing-Cdr-Johnny-Checketts.html|title=Wing Cdr Johnny Checketts|date=2006-04-25|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2020-04-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107221059/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1516660/Wing-Cdr-Johnny-Checketts.html|archive-date=2016-11-07|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> *[[1913]] – [[Tommy Henrich]], American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2009) *[[1914]] – [[John Charles Daly]], South African–American journalist and game show host (d. 1991) *[[1916]] – [[Jean Erdman]], American dancer and choreographer (d. 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dancemagazine.com/jean-erdman-choreographer-and-theater-director-dies-at-104-2645934093.html|title=Jean Erdman, Choreographer and Theater Director, Dies at 104|date=May 6, 2020|website=Dance Magazine|access-date=February 15, 2021|archive-date=May 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507133431/https://www.dancemagazine.com/jean-erdman-choreographer-and-theater-director-dies-at-104-2645934093.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/arts/dance/jean-erdman-dead.html|title=Jean Erdman, a Dancer Moved by Myth, Is Dead at 104|first=Margalit|last=Fox|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 6, 2020|access-date=February 15, 2021|archive-date=December 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226195054/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/arts/dance/jean-erdman-dead.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1918]] – [[Leonore Annenberg]], American businesswoman and diplomat (d. 2009) *[[1919]] – [[James O'Meara]], English soldier and pilot (d. 1974) *[[1920]] – [[Karl Albrecht]], German businessman, co-founded [[Aldi]] (d. 2014) *[[1921]] – [[Buddy Rogers (wrestler)|Buddy Rogers]], American wrestler (d. 1992) *[[1923]] – [[Victor G. Atiyeh]], American businessman and politician, 32nd [[Governor of Oregon]] (d. 2014) * 1923 – [[Forbes Burnham]], Guyanese lawyer and politician, 2nd [[President of Guyana]] (d. 1985) * 1923 – [[Rena Vlahopoulou]], Greek actress (d. 2004) *[[1924]] – [[Gloria Vanderbilt]], American actress, fashion designer, and socialite (d. 2019)<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1925]] – [[Robert Altman]], American director and screenwriter (d. 2006)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Zenari |first1=Vivian |title=Altman, Robert (1925–2006) |journal=Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism |date=2016 |doi=10.4324/9781135000356-REM1207-1|isbn=9781135000356 }}</ref> * 1925 – [[Tochinishiki Kiyotaka]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 44th [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (d. 1990) *[[1926]] – [[Matthew Bucksbaum]], American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded [[General Growth Properties]] (d. 2013) * 1926 – [[Gillian Lynne]], English ballerina, choreographer, and director (d. 2018) * 1926 – [[Richard Matheson]], American author and screenwriter (d. 2013) * 1926 – [[Bob Richards]], American Olympic track and field athlete (d. 2023) * 1926 – [[María de la Purísima Salvat Romero]], Spanish Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (d. 1998) *[[1927]] – [[Roy Cohn]], American lawyer and political activist (d. 1986)<ref>{{cite news |first=Joan |last=Mower |title=Roy Cohn, Ex-Aide to Joseph McCarthy, Dead at 59 |work=[[Associated Press]] |date=August 3, 1986 |url=https://www.apnews.com/f05ceb7d140f3cae111b379077101bea |access-date=January 24, 2021 |archive-date=September 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929202039/https://www.apnews.com/f05ceb7d140f3cae111b379077101bea |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1927 – [[Ibrahim Ferrer]], Cuban singer and musician (d. 2005) * 1927 – [[Hubert de Givenchy]], French fashion designer (d. 2018)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1927 – [[Sidney Poitier]], Bahamian-American actor, director, and diplomat (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite book|first=Aram|last=Goudsouzian|title=Sidney Poitier: Man, Actor, Icon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MrXqCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA7|date=20 January 2011|publisher=Univ of North Carolina Press|isbn=978-0-8078-7584-1|pages=7|access-date=24 January 2021|archive-date=20 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220084859/https://books.google.com/books?id=MrXqCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA7|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1928]] – [[Jean Kennedy Smith]], American diplomat, 25th [[United States Ambassador to Ireland]] (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite news|title=Jean Kennedy Smith, Kennedy sister and architect of peace in Northern Ireland, dies at 92|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/jean-kennedy-smith-kennedy-sister-and-architect-of-peace-in-northern-ireland-dies-at-92/2020/06/18/a236b0b0-b15a-11ea-8758-bfd1d045525a_story.html|first=Vincent P.|last=Bzdek|date=June 18, 2020|access-date=June 18, 2020|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-date=June 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618145038/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/jean-kennedy-smith-kennedy-sister-and-architect-of-peace-in-northern-ireland-dies-at-92/2020/06/18/a236b0b0-b15a-11ea-8758-bfd1d045525a_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1929]] – [[Amanda Blake]], American actress (d. 1989) *[[1931]] – [[John Milnor]], American mathematician and academic *[[1932]] – [[Adrian Cristobal]], Filipino journalist and author (d. 2007)<ref>{{cite book|title=Philippine Journal of Education|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U5ecAAAAMAAJ|year=1998|page=411|access-date=2021-01-24|archive-date=2022-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220084900/https://books.google.com/books?id=U5ecAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1934]] – [[Bobby Unser]], American race car driver (d. 2021)<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1935]] – [[Ellen Gilchrist]], American novelist, short story writer, and poet (d. 2024) *[[1936]] – [[Marj Dusay]], American actress (d. 2020) * 1936 – [[Larry Hovis]], American actor and singer (d. 2003) * 1936 – [[Shigeo Nagashima]], Japanese baseball player and coach *[[1937]] – [[Robert Huber]], German biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate * 1937 – [[Roger Penske]], American race car driver and businessman<ref name="UPI"/> * 1937 – [[Nancy Wilson (jazz singer)|Nancy Wilson]], American singer and actress (d. 2018)<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1939]] – [[Herbert Kohler Jr.]], American businessman (d. 2022)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/16/business/herbert-kohler-dead.html |url-access=subscription |title=Herbert Kohler, Plumbing Mogul Who Created a Golf Mecca, Dies at 83|newspaper=The New York Times|last=Shanahan|first=Ed|date=September 16, 2022|access-date=September 20, 2022}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Jimmy Greaves]], English footballer and TV pundit (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=3056|title=Jimmy Greaves|website=Soccer Base|access-date=15 February 2020|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913160114/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=3056|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1941]] – [[Lim Kit Siang]], Malaysian lawyer and politician<ref>{{cite book |last1=Leifer |first1=Michael |title=Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Southeast Asia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PQs_1X_z5boC&pg=PA166 |date=2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1135129385 |pages=166 |edition=3rd (revised)}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Ooi |first1=Kee Beng |title=The Right TO Differ: A Biographical Sketch of Lim Kit Siang |date=2011 |publisher=Research for Social Advancement |isbn=9789675942068 |pages=3 }}</ref> * 1941 – [[Buffy Sainte-Marie]], Canadian singer-songwriter and producer<ref>{{cite book|author1=Norm N. Nite|author2=Ralph M. Newman|title=Rock on: the illustrated encyclopedia of rock 'n roll, the modern years|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sxwuFs6rSgAC|year=1978|publisher=T. Y. Crowell Co.|isbn=978-0-690-01196-8|page=415|access-date=2021-01-24|archive-date=2022-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220084920/https://books.google.com/books?id=sxwuFs6rSgAC|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1942]] – [[Phil Esposito]], Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager<ref name="UPI"/> * 1942 – [[Mitch McConnell]], American lawyer and politician<ref name="UPI"/> * 1942 – [[Claude Miller]], French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) *[[1943]] – [[Antonio Inoki]], Japanese wrestler, mixed martial artist, and politician (d. 2022) * 1943 – [[Mike Leigh]], English director and screenwriter<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1944]] – [[Robert de Cotret]], Canadian economist and politician, 56th [[Secretary of State for Canada]] (d. 1999) * 1944 – [[Lew Soloff]], American trumpet player, composer, and actor (d. 2015) * 1944 – [[Willem van Hanegem]], Dutch footballer and coach *[[1945]] – [[Alan Hull]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995) *[[1946]] – [[Brenda Blethyn]], English actress<ref name="AP"/> * 1946 – [[Sandy Duncan]], American actress, singer, and dancer<ref name="AP"/> * 1946 – [[J. Geils]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017) *[[1947]] – [[Peter Osgood]], English footballer (d. 2006) * 1947 – [[Peter Strauss]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP"/> *[[1948]] – [[Pierre Bouchard]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster * 1948 – [[Jennifer O'Neill]], American model and actress<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1949]] – [[Eddie Hemmings (cricketer)|Eddie Hemmings]], English cricketer * 1949 – [[Ivana Trump]], Czech-American socialite and model (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Inventing Ivana |url=https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2022/12/1/inventing-ivana |date=December 2022 |access-date=10 December 2022 |first1=Mark |last1=Seal |page=125 |issue=1|volume=65 |issn=0733-8899 |url-access=subscription |magazine=Vanity Fair |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221210180550/https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2022/12/1/inventing-ivana |archive-date= 10 December 2022 }}</ref> *[[1950]] – [[Walter Becker]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2017) * 1950 – [[Peter Marinello]], Scottish footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4809|title=Peter Marinello|website=Soccer Base|access-date=15 February 2020|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913160118/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4809|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1950 – [[Tony Wilson]], English journalist and businessman (d. 2007) *[[1951]] – [[Edward Albert]], American actor (d. 2006) * 1951 – [[Gordon Brown]], Scottish politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Gordon Brown {{!}} prime minister of United Kingdom |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gordon-Brown |website=Britannica |access-date=20 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * 1951 – [[Randy California]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1997) * 1951 – [[Phil Neal]], English footballer and manager *[[1953]] – [[Poison Ivy (musician)|Poison Ivy]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer *[[1954]] – [[Jon Brant]], American bass player * 1954 – [[Anthony Head]], English actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1954 – [[Patty Hearst]], American actress and author<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1957]] – [[Glen Hanlon]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach *[[1958]] – [[James Wilby]], English actor<ref name="AP"/> *[[1959]] – [[Scott Brayton]], American race car driver (d. 1996) * 1959 – [[David Corn]], American journalist and author * 1959 – [[Bill Gullickson]], American baseball player *[[1960]] – [[Joel Hodgson]], American comedian, actor, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"/> * 1960 – [[Cándido Muatetema Rivas]], Equatoguinean politician and diplomat, [[Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea]] (d. 2014) *[[1961]] – [[Steve Lundquist]], American swimmer *[[1962]] – [[Dwayne McDuffie]], American author, screenwriter, and producer, co-founded [[Milestone Media]] (d. 2011) *[[1963]] – [[Charles Barkley]], American basketball player and sportscaster<ref name="AP"/> * 1963 – [[Ian Brown]], English singer-songwriter and musician<ref name="AP"/> * 1963 – [[Joakim Nystrom]], Swedish tennis player * 1963 – [[Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou]], Greek lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Health (Greece)|Greek Minister of Health]] * 1963 – [[Cui Yongyuan]], Chinese former anchor *[[1964]] – [[Willie Garson]], American actor and director (d. 2021) * 1964 – [[Tom Harris (British politician)|Tom Harris]], Scottish journalist and politician * 1964 – [[Jeff Maggert]], American golfer * 1964 – [[French Stewart]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> *[[1966]] – [[Cindy Crawford]], American model and businesswoman<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for February 20, 2023 includes celebrities Miles Teller, Olivia Rodrigo |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-20-2023-includes-celebrities-miles-teller-olivia-rodrigo.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=19 February 2024 |date=20 February 2023}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[Paul Accola]], Swiss alpine skier * 1967 – [[Kurt Cobain]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1994)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1967 – [[David Herman]], American comedian and actor * 1967 – [[Andrew Shue]], American actor and activist, founded [[Do Something]]<ref name="AP"/> * 1967 – [[Lili Taylor]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> *[[1969]] – [[Kjell Ove Hauge]], Norwegian school principal and track and field athlete * 1969 – [[Siniša Mihajlović]], Serbian footballer and manager (d. 2022) * 1969 – [[Danis Tanović]], Bosnian director and screenwriter<ref>{{Cite web |title=Danis Tanović |url=https://www.romarchive.eu/en/collection/p/danis-tanovic/ |website=RomArchive}}</ref> *[[1971]] – [[Jari Litmanen]], Finnish footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten_a-maajoukkue/pelaajat/litmanen_jari |title=Profile at FA of Finland's official website |language=fi |access-date=21 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804215005/http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten_a-maajoukkue/pelaajat/litmanen_jari |archive-date=4 August 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> * 1971 – [[Joost van der Westhuizen]], South African rugby player (d. 2017) *[[1973]] – [[Andrea Savage]], American actress and comedian<ref name="AP"/> *[[1974]] – [[Karim Bagheri]], Iranian footballer and manager *[[1975]] – [[Liván Hernández]], Cuban-American baseball player * 1975 – [[Brian Littrell]], American singer-songwriter and actor<ref>{{cite book| last =Netter| first =Matt| title =Backstreet Boys - Aaron Carter| publisher =Pocket Books| date =January 1999| location =New York| pages =[https://archive.org/details/backstreetboysaa0000nett/page/43 43–44]| url =https://archive.org/details/backstreetboysaa0000nett/page/43| isbn =0-671-03539-8}}</ref> *[[1977]] – [[Gail Kim]], Canadian wrestler * 1977 – [[Stephon Marbury]], American basketball player<ref>{{basketballstats|nba=950|bbr=m/marbust01}}</ref> *[[1978]] – [[Lauren Ambrose]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> * 1978 – [[Jay Hernandez]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1978 – [[Chelsea Peretti]], American actress, comedian, writer, and singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/> *[[1979]] – [[Michael Zegen]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> *[[1980]] – [[Imanol Harinordoquy]], French rugby player * 1980 – [[Luis Gabriel Rey]], Colombian footballer * 1980 – [[Artur Boruc]], Polish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Artur Boruc|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/4601/Artur-Boruc/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=20 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1981]] – [[Majandra Delfino]], American actress and singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/> * 1981 – [[Tony Hibbert]], English footballer *[[1983]] – [[José Morales (catcher)|Jose Morales]], Puerto Rican baseball player * 1983 – [[Justin Verlander]], American baseball player *[[1984]] – [[Brian McCann (baseball)|Brian McCann]], American baseball player<ref>{{baseballstats |mlb=435263}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Trevor Noah]], South African comedian, actor, and television host<ref name="AP"/> *[[1985]] – [[Killian Dain]], Northern Irish wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Killian Dain |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/23406370/wwe-profile-page-killian-dain |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=19 February 2024 |date=4 May 2018}}</ref> * 1985 – [[Ryan Sweeney (baseball)|Ryan Sweeney]], American baseball player * 1985 – [[Julia Volkova]], Russian singer and actress *[[1986]] – [[Julio Borbón]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Julio Borbon |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/julio-borbon-474865 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=19 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Luke Burgess (rugby league)|Luke Burgess]], English rugby league player * 1987 – [[Martin Hanzal]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Martin Hanzal |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/martin-hanzal-8471691 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=19 February 2024}}</ref> * 1987 – [[James Johnson (basketball, born 1987)|James Johnson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=James Johnson |url=https://www.nba.com/player/201949/james-johnson |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=19 February 2024}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Daniella Pineda]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> * 1987 – [[Miles Teller]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> *[[1988]] – [[Ki Bo-bae]], South Korean archer * 1988 – [[Jiah Khan]], Indian singer and actress (d. 2013) * 1988 – [[Rihanna]], Barbadian singer, songwriter and actress<ref name="AP"/> *[[1989]] – [[Jack Falahee]], American actor and singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/> *[[1990]] – [[Ciro Immobile]], Italian footballer *[[1991]] – [[Hidilyn Diaz]], Filipino weightlifter * 1991 – [[Angelique van der Meet]], Dutch tennis player *[[1993]] – [[Jurickson Profar]], Curaçaoan baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jurickson Profar |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jurickson-profar-595777 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=19 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Kateryna Baindl]], Ukrainian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kateryna Baindl {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/316739/kateryna-baindl |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Luis Severino]], Dominican baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Luis Severino |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/luis-severino-622663 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=19 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Elle Purrier St. Pierre]], American track and field athlete<ref>{{Cite web |title= Elle Purrier St. Pierre |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/147104 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=27 March 2024 }}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Clarke Schmidt]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Clarke Schmidt |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/clarke-schmidt-657376 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=21 May 2024}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Emam Ashour]], Egyptian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations squads — List of Players: Egypt |url=https://images.cafonline.com/image/upload/caf-prd/cngdkfcfnjo83bvphxma.pdf |publisher=[[Confederation of African Football]] |page=3 |date=5 November 2019 |access-date=11 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105140641/https://images.cafonline.com/image/upload/caf-prd/cngdkfcfnjo83bvphxma.pdf |archive-date=5 November 2019 }}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Jarrett Culver]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jarrett Culver |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1629633/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=19 February 2024}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Josh Sargent]], American soccer player<ref>{{cite web|title=Josh Sargent|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/51209/Josh-Sargent/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=20 February 2024}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Gavin Bazunu]], Irish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Gavin Bazunu|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/63840/Gavin-Bazunu/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=20 February 2024}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Olivia Rodrigo]], American actress and singer<ref>{{cite tweet|first=Olivia|last=Rodrigo|user=Olivia_Rodrigo|number=1230693655121285124|date=February 20, 2020|title=I AM 17 YEARS OLD TODAY BUT I STILL DO NOT KNOW THE DIFFERENT STYLES OF EGGS. ONLY SCRAMBLED.|access-date=February 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9512983/olivia-rodrigo-drivers-license-number-one-hot-100-debut|title=Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=January 19, 2021|access-date=February 16, 2021|archive-date=February 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217210828/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9512983/olivia-rodrigo-drivers-license-number-one-hot-100-debut/|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}} (under subheading "Four just before '04")</ref> *[[2004]] – [[Jared McCain]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jared McCain Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft ... |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mccaija01.html |website=basketball-reference.com |access-date=February 19, 2024}}</ref> <!--Please do not add yourself, non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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