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===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[William Collier, Jr.]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1987) *[[1903]] – [[Jorge Basadre]], Peruvian historian (d. 1980)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Tauro del Pino |first=Alberto|year=2001 |title=Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú |edition=3rd |volume=2 |language=es |trans-title=Illustrated Encyclopedia of Peru |location=Lima |publisher=PEISA |isbn=9972-40-151-0 |pages=316–317}}</ref> * 1903 – [[Chick Hafey]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1973) *[[1904]] – [[Ted Mack (radio-TV host)|Ted Mack]], American radio and television host (d. 1976) *[[1907]] – [[Joseph Kearns]], American actor (d. 1962) *[[1908]] – [[Jean Effel]], French painter, caricaturist, illustrator and journalist (d. 1982) * 1908 – [[Jacques Herbrand]], French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1931) *[[1909]] – [[Zoran Mušič]], Slovene painter and illustrator (d. 2005) * 1909 – [[Sigmund Rascher]], German physician (d. 1945) *[[1911]] – [[Charles Mathiesen]], Norwegian speed skater (d. 1994) *[[1912]] – [[R. F. Delderfield]], English author and playwright (d. 1972) *[[1914]] – [[Tex Beneke]], American singer, saxophonist, and bandleader (d. 2000)<ref>{{cite book|author=Lee Stern|title=Who is who in Music: A Complete Presentation of the Contemporary Musical Scene, with a Master Record Catalogue|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SWj0AAAAMAAJ|year=1951|publisher=Lee Stern Press|page=66}}</ref> * 1914 – [[Hanna Neumann]], German-Canadian mathematician (d. 1971)<ref>{{cite book | last1=Grinstein | first1=Louise S. | last2=Campbell | first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics : a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-3132-4849-8 | page=[https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/159 159] | url=https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/159 }}</ref> *[[1915]] – [[Lorne Greene]], Canadian-American actor (d. 1987)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Feb. 12: John Michael Higgins, Lochlyn Munro |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/02/12/Famous-birthdays-for-Feb-12-John-Michael-Higgins-Lochlyn-Munro/7951676130797/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=11 February 2024 |date=12 February 2023}}</ref> * 1915 – [[Olivia Hooker]], American sailor (d. 2018) *[[1916]] – [[Joseph Alioto]], American lawyer and politician, 36th [[Mayor of San Francisco]] (d. 1998) *[[1917]] – [[Al Cervi]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2009)<ref>{{cite web |title=Al Cervi|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/al-cervi/|publisher=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Athletics|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref> * 1917 – [[Dom DiMaggio]], American baseball player (d. 2009) *[[1918]] – [[Norman Farberow]], American psychologist and academic (d. 2015) * 1918 – [[Julian Schwinger]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1994) *[[1919]] – [[Forrest Tucker]], American actor (d. 1986) *[[1920]] – [[Raymond Mhlaba]], South African anti-apartheid and [[African National Congress|ANC]] activist (d. 2005) *[[1922]] – [[Hussein Onn]], Malaysian lawyer and politician, 3rd [[Prime Minister of Malaysia]] (d. 1990) *[[1923]] – [[Franco Zeffirelli]], Italian director, producer, and politician (d. 2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24855930|title=Obituary: Franco Zeffirelli|website=BBC News|date=15 June 2019}}</ref> *[[1925]] – [[Anthony Berry]], English politician (d. 1984)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/hon-anthony-berry/index.html|title=Hon. Anthony Berry (Hansard)|website=HANSARD 1803–2005|access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref> * 1925 – [[Joan Mitchell]], American-French painter (d. 1992) *[[1926]] – [[Rolf Brem]], Swiss sculptor and illustrator (d. 2014) * 1926 – [[Joe Garagiola]], American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2016)<ref name="UPI"/> * 1926 – [[Charles Van Doren]], American academic (d. 2019)<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1928]] – [[Vincent Montana, Jr.]], American drummer and composer (d. 2013) *[[1930]] – [[John Doyle (Tipperary hurler)|John Doyle]], Irish hurler and politician (d. 2010) * 1930 – [[Arlen Specter]], American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite book|editor-last1=Maisel|editor-first1=L. Sandy|editor-link1=L. Sandy Maisel|editor-last2=Forman|editor-first2=Ira N.|editor-link2=Ira Forman|title=Jews in American Politics|year=2001|publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7g1jaWlsY24C&pg=PA424|isbn=978-0-7425-0181-2|pages=424}}</ref> *[[1931]] – [[Janwillem van de Wetering]], Dutch-American author and translator (d. 2008) *[[1932]] – [[Axel Jensen]], Norwegian author and poet (d. 2003) * 1932 – [[Julian Simon]], American economist, author, and academic (d. 1998) *[[1933]] – [[Ivan Anikeyev]], Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1992)<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=31 |lccn=2008935694}}</ref> * 1933 – [[Costa-Gavras]], Greek-French director and producer *[[1934]] – [[Annette Crosbie]], Scottish actress * 1934 – [[Anne Osborn Krueger]], American economist and academic * 1934 – [[Bill Russell]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2022)<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1935]] – [[Gene McDaniels]], American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011) *[[1936]] – [[Joe Don Baker]], American actor (d. 2025)<ref name="AP"/> * 1936 – [[Alan Ebringer]], Australian immunologist *[[1938]] – [[Judy Blume]], American author and educator<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1939]] – [[Leon Kass]], American physician, scientist, and educator * 1939 – [[Ray Manzarek]], American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2013) *[[1941]] – [[Dominguinhos]], Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 2013) * 1941 – [[Naomi Uemura]], Japanese mountaineer and explorer (d. 1984) *[[1942]] – [[Ehud Barak]], Israeli general and politician, 10th [[Prime Minister of Israel]]<ref name="UPI"/> * 1942 – [[Terry Bisson]], American science fiction and fantasy author (d. 2024)<ref>{{cite news|title=Terry Bisson (1942-2024)|work=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]]|date=January 10, 2024|access-date=January 11, 2024|url=https://locusmag.com/2024/01/terry-bisson-1942-2024/}}</ref> * 1942 – [[Pat Dobson]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2006) *[[1945]] – [[Maud Adams]], Swedish model and actress<ref name="AP"/> * 1945 – [[David D. Friedman]], American economist, physicist, and scholar *[[1946]] – [[Jean Eyeghé Ndong]], Gabonese politician, [[Prime Minister of Gabon]] * 1946 – [[Ajda Pekkan]], Turkish singer-songwriter and actress *[[1948]] – [[Ray Kurzweil]], American computer scientist and engineer * 1948 – [[Nicholas Soames]], English politician, [[Minister of State for the Armed Forces]] * [[1949]] – [[Lenny Randle]], American baseball player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lenny Randle|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/randlle01.shtml|access-date=2024-06-24|website=Baseball Reference}}</ref> * 1949 – [[Gundappa Viswanath]], Indian cricketer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gundappa Viswanath|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35712.html|access-date=2020-07-17|website=Cricinfo}}</ref> *[[1950]] – [[Angelo Branduardi]], Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1950 – [[Steve Hackett]], English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP"/> * 1950 – [[Michael Ironside]], Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"/> *[[1952]] – [[Simon MacCorkindale]], English actor, director, and producer (d. 2010) * 1952 – [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]], American singer-songwriter and keyboard player<ref name="AP"/> *[[1953]] – [[Joanna Kerns]], American actress and director<ref name="AP"/> *[[1954]] – [[Zach Grenier]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1954 – [[Joseph Jordania]], Georgian-Australian musicologist and academic * 1954 – [[Tzimis Panousis]], Greek comedian, singer, and author (d. 2018) * 1954 – [[Phil Zimmermann]], American cryptographer and programmer *[[1955]] – [[Bill Laswell]], American musician and producer * 1955 – [[Chet Lemon]], American baseball player and coach *[[1956]] – [[Arsenio Hall]], American actor and talk show host<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for February 12, 2023 includes celebrities Christina Ricci, Arsenio Hall |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-12-2023-includes-celebrities-christina-ricci-arsenio-hall.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=11 February 2024 |date=12 February 2023}}</ref> * 1956 – [[Ad Melkert]], Dutch lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (Netherlands)|Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment]] * 1956 – [[Brian Robertson (guitarist)|Brian Robertson]], Scottish musician and songwriter *[[1958]] – [[Bobby Smith (ice hockey)|Bobby Smith]], Canadian ice hockey player and executive<ref>{{cite web |title=Bobby Smith |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/bobby-smith-8451476 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1959]] – [[Larry Nance]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Larry Nance |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/77685/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1961]] – [[David Graeber]], American anthropologist and activist (d. 2020)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jeffries |first=Stuart |date=2020-09-06 |title=David Graeber obituary: Anthropologist, activist and author who played a key role in the Occupy Wall Street movement |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/06/david-graeber-obituary |access-date=2022-08-30 |quote=David Rolfe Graeber, anthropologist and activist, born 12 February 1961; died 2 September 2020.}}</ref> * 1961 – [[Jim Harris (politician)|Jim Harris]], Canadian environmentalist and politician * 1961 – [[Michel Martelly]], Haitian singer and politician, 56th [[President of Haiti]] *[[1963]] – [[John Michael Higgins]], American actor and comedian<ref name="AP"/> *[[1964]] – [[Omar Hakim]], American drummer, producer, arranger, and composer * 1964 – [[Raphael Sbarge]], American actor and director<ref name="AP"/> *[[1965]] – [[Rubén Amaro, Jr.]], American baseball player and manager * 1965 – [[Christine Elise]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP"/> * 1965 – [[Brett Kavanaugh]], American lawyer and jurist, [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx|title=Current Members |publisher=Supreme Court of the United States |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240214010202/https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx |archive-date= February 14, 2024 }}</ref> * 1965 – [[David Westlake]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1966]] – [[Greg Carberry]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/greg-carberry/summary.html|title=Greg Carberry - Career Stats & Summary |website=Rugby League Project |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231101055141/https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/greg-carberry/summary.html |archive-date= Nov 1, 2023 }}</ref> * 1966 – [[Paul Crook]], American musician, songwriter, and producer * 1966 – [[Lochlyn Munro]], Canadian actor<ref name="UPI"/> *[[1968]] – [[Josh Brolin]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> * 1968 – [[Chynna Phillips]], American singer and actress<ref name="AP"/> * 1968 – [[Nathan Rees]], Australian politician, 41st [[Premier of New South Wales]]<ref>{{cite news | last = McNicoll |first=D. D. | url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24834642-25090,00.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20121215174818/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24834642-25090,00.html | archive-date = 15 December 2012 | title = Scud marks in Open court - Secrecy the safest policy | work = [[The Australian]] | date = 23 December 2008 | publisher = [[News Limited]] }}</ref> *[[1969]] – [[Darren Aronofsky]], American director, producer, and screenwriter * 1969 – [[Alemayehu Atomsa]], Ethiopian educator and politician (d. 2014) * 1969 – [[Steve Backley]], English javelin thrower * 1969 – [[Anneli Drecker]], Norwegian singer and actress * 1969 – [[Hong Myung-bo]], South Korean footballer and manager *[[1970]] – [[Jim Creeggan]], Canadian singer-songwriter and musician<ref name="AP"/> * 1970 – [[Bryan Roy]], Dutch footballer and manager * 1970 – [[Judd Winick]], American author and illustrator *[[1971]] – [[Scott Menville]], American voice actor, singer, actor and musician *[[1972]] – [[Owen Nolan]], Northern Irish-Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Owen Nolan |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/owen-nolan-8449895 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1973]] – [[Gianni Romme]], Dutch speed skater * 1973 – [[Tara Strong]], Canadian-American voice actress and singer *[[1974]] – [[Naseem Hamed]], English boxer *[[1975]] – [[Scot Pollard]], American basketball player and actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Scot Pollard |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1513/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1976]] – [[Christian Cullen]], New Zealand rugby player *[[1977]] – [[Jimmy Conrad]], American soccer player and manager *[[1978]] – [[Paul Anderson (actor)|Paul Anderson]], English actor *[[1979]] – [[Jesse Spencer]], Australian actor and violinist<ref name="AP"/> *[[1980]] – [[Juan Carlos Ferrero]], Spanish tennis player * 1980 – [[Sarah Lancaster]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> * 1980 – [[Gucci Mane]], American rapper<ref name="AP"/> * 1980 – [[Christina Ricci]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP"/> *[[1981]] – [[Wade McKinnon]], Australian rugby league player *[[1982]] – [[Jonas Hiller]], Swiss ice hockey player * 1982 – [[Louis Tsatoumas]], Greek long jumper * 1982 – [[Anthony Tuitavake]], New Zealand rugby player *[[1983]] – [[Carlton Brewster]], American football player and coach *[[1984]] – [[Brad Keselowski]], American race car driver * 1984 – [[Andrei Sidorenkov]], Estonian footballer * 1984 – [[Peter Vanderkaay]], American swimmer *[[1985]] – [[Konstantin Pushkaryov]], Kazakhstani ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Konstantin Pushkarev |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/konstantin-pushkarev-8470637 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Todd Frazier]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Todd Frazier |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/todd-frazier-453943 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Jérémy Chardy]], French tennis player<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/jeremy-chardy/ca12/overview|title=Jeremy Chardy |website=ATP Tour}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Gabriela Mărginean]], Romanian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Gabriela Marginean |url=https://stats.wnba.com/player/202276/traditional/ |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[DeMarco Murray]], American football player * 1988 – [[Nicolás Otamendi]], Argentine footballer * 1988 – [[Josh Phegley]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Phegley |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/josh-phegley-572033 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Mike Posner]], American singer-songwriter and producer *[[1989]] – [[Josh Harrellson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Harrellson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202725/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Katherine Barrell]], Canadian actress, director, writer, and producer<ref name="UPI"/> * 1990 – [[Robert Griffin III]], American football player *[[1991]] – [[Patrick Herrmann]], German footballer * 1991 – [[Kane Richardson]], Australian cricketer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/272262.html |title=Kane Richardson |website=ESPNcricinfo.com |access-date=17 February 2025}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Magda Linette]], Polish tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315130/magda-linette|title=Profile: Magda Linette|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]|access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Bud Dupree]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Bud Dupree |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2576702/bud-dupree |work=[[ESPN]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref> * 1993 – [[Rafinha (footballer, born February 1993)|Rafinha]], Brazilian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Rafinha|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/rafael-alcantara-do-nascimento/170346/|website=Soccerway|access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref> * 1993 – [[Jennifer Stone]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> *[[1994]] – [[Kemal Bilmez]], Belgian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=De Kamerleden: Kemal Bilmez |url=https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=07980&lactivity=56 |publisher=[[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] |access-date=29 August 2024 |location=Brussels, Belgium |language=nl}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Arman Hall]], American sprinter<ref>{{cite web |title=Arman Gino Hall|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/arman-hall-256492|publisher=World Athletics|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Paxton Lynch]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Paxton Lynch |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2977881/paxton-lynch |work=[[ESPN]] |access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Kim Ji-min (actress)|Kim Ji-min]], South Korean actress *[[2001]] – [[Khvicha Kvaratskhelia]], Georgian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Khvicha Kvaratskhelia|url=https://sscnapoli.it/en/player-details/?id=26560|publisher=[[SSC Napoli]]|access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref> <!--Do not add your own name or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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