History Births on February 14

Donna Shalala, American academic and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

#Donna_Shalala

Michael Ammermüller, German race car driver

#Michael_Ammermüller

Katie Boland, Canadian actress, producer, and screenwriter

#Katie_Boland

Drew Bledsoe, American football player and coach

#Drew_Bledsoe

Andrew Robinson, American actor and director

#Andrew_Robinson_(actor)

Julian Scott, American soldier and drummer, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1901)

#Julian_Scott

John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market, English politician, Secretary of State for Transport

#John_MacGregor,_Baron_MacGregor_of_Pulham_Market

Nils Olaf Chrisander, Swedish actor and director (d. 1947)

#Nils_Olaf_Chrisander

Dave Dravecky, American baseball player

#Dave_Dravecky

Sefa Y?lmaz, German-Turkish footballer

#Sefa_Y?lmaz

Michael Costa, Italian-English conductor and composer (d. 1884)

#Michael_Costa_(conductor)

Sushma Swaraj, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs

#Sushma_Swaraj

Jessica Dragonette, American singer (d. 1980)

#Jessica_Dragonette

Jules Asner, American model and television host

#Jules_Asner

Matteo Brighi, Italian footballer

#Matteo_Brighi

Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1437)

#Sigismund,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (d. 1813)

#Jean_Victor_Marie_Moreau

Julius Nieuwland, Belgian priest, chemist and academic (d. 1936)

#Julius_Nieuwland

Darius Songaila, Lithuanian basketball player and coach

#Darius_Songaila

Leon Battista Alberti, Italian painter, poet, and philosopher (d. 1472)

#Leon_Battista_Alberti

Thelma Ritter, American actress and singer (d. 1969)

#Thelma_Ritter

Valentin Friedland, German scholar and educationist of the Reformation (d. 1556)

#Valentin_Friedland

Anna Howard Shaw, American physician, minister, and activist (d. 1919)

#Anna_Howard_Shaw

Bacary Sagna, French footballer

#Bacary_Sagna

Tyus Edney, American basketball player and coach

#Tyus_Edney

Marcel Bigeard, French general (d. 2010)

#Marcel_Bigeard

Mark Rutte, Dutch businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands

#Mark_Rutte

Nina Hamnett, Welsh-English painter and author (d. 1956)

#Nina_Hamnett

Florence Henderson, American actress and singer (d. 2016)

#Florence_Henderson

John Barrymore, American actor (d. 1942)

#John_Barrymore

Jaan Tallinn, Estonian computer programmer, co-developed Skype

#Jaan_Tallinn

James Pike, American bishop (d. 1969)

#James_Pike

Gregory Hines, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 2003)

#Gregory_Hines

Rob Thomas, American singer-songwriter

#Rob_Thomas_(musician)

Karima Adebibe, English model and actress

#Karima_Adebibe

Anna German, Polish singer (d. 1982)

#Anna_German

George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., American engineer, inventor of the Ferris wheel (d. 1896)

#George_Washington_Gale_Ferris_Jr.

Ronnie Peterson, Swedish race car driver (d. 1978)

#Ronnie_Peterson

Michelle Ye, Hong Kong actress and producer

#Michelle_Ye

Brian Kelly, American actor and director (d. 2005)

#Brian_Kelly_(actor)

Ángel Di María, Argentinian footballer

#Ángel_Di_María

Tibor Sekelj, Hungarian lawyer, explorer, and author (d. 1988)

#Tibor_Sekelj

John Wilkins, English bishop, academic and natural philosopher (d. 1672)

#John_Wilkins

Cadel Evans, Australian cyclist

#Cadel_Evans

Maceo Parker, American saxophonist

#Maceo_Parker

Giuseppe Guerini, Italian cyclist

#Giuseppe_Guerini

Judd Gregg, American lawyer and politician, 76th Governor of New Hampshire

#Judd_Gregg

Scott McClellan, American civil servant and author, 25th White House Press Secretary

#Scott_McClellan

Harriet Andersson, Swedish actress

#Harriet_Andersson

Annalisa Buffa, Italian mathematician

#Annalisa_Buffa

Jurij Tepeš, Slovenian ski jumper

#Jurij_Tepeš

Philip Jones, English admiral

#Philip_Jones_(Royal_Navy_officer)

Paul Tsongas, American lawyer and politician (d. 1997)

#Paul_Tsongas

Hugh Downs, American journalist, game show host, and producer

#Hugh_Downs

Néstor Calderón, Mexican footballer

#Néstor_Calderón

Manuela Maleeva, Bulgarian-Swiss tennis player

#Manuela_Maleeva

Johannes Werner, German priest and mathematician (d. 1522)

#Johannes_Werner

Vic Morrow, American actor and director (d. 1982)

#Vic_Morrow

Carl Bernstein, American journalist and author

#Carl_Bernstein

Gheorghe Mure?an, Romanian basketball player

#Gheorghe_Mure?an

Hazel McCallion, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 3rd Mayor of Mississauga

#Hazel_McCallion

Pandolfo Petrucci, tyrant of Siena (d. 1512)

#Pandolfo_Petrucci

Valentina Vezzali, Italian fencer and politician

#Valentina_Vezzali

Heart Evangelista, Filipino singer and actress

#Heart_Evangelista

Alan Smith, English bishop

#Alan_Smith_(bishop)

Brandon Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player

#Brandon_Sutter

Howard Davis Jr., American boxer and trainer (d. 2015)

#Howard_Davis_Jr.

Walenty Wa?kowicz, Polish painter and illustrator (d. 1842)

#Walenty_Wa?kowicz

Carol Kalish, American publisher (d. 1991)

#Carol_Kalish

Siim Liivik, Estonian ice hockey player

#Siim_Liivik

Simon Pegg, English actor, director, and producer

#Simon_Pegg

Bill Tilman, English mountaineer and explorer (d. 1977)

#Bill_Tilman

Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French author and playwright (d. 1754)

#Pierre-Claude_Nivelle_de_La_Chaussée

Katherine Stinson, American aviator (d. 1977)

#Katherine_Stinson

Winfield Scott Hancock, American general and politician (d. 1886)

#Winfield_Scott_Hancock

Meg Hillier, English journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

#Meg_Hillier

Eric Andersen, American singer-songwriter

#Eric_Andersen

Max Horkheimer, German philosopher and sociologist (d. 1973)

#Max_Horkheimer

Gao Lin, Chinese footballer

#Gao_Lin

Francesco Cavalli, Italian composer (d. 1676)

#Francesco_Cavalli

Steve McNair, American football player (d. 2009)

#Steve_McNair

Kevin Keegan, English footballer and manager

#Kevin_Keegan

Lucas Hernandez, French footballer

#Lucas_Hernandez

Liv Kristine, Norwegian singer-songwriter

#Liv_Kristine

Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Scottish physicist and meteorologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1959)

#Charles_Thomson_Rees_Wilson

Jimmy Hoffa, American trade union leader (d. 1975)

#Jimmy_Hoffa

Callix Crabbe, Virgin Islander baseball player

#Callix_Crabbe

Tom Pyatt, Canadian ice hockey player

#Tom_Pyatt

Edmond François Valentin About, French journalist and author (d. 1885)

#Edmond_François_Valentin_About

Eugene Fama, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Eugene_Fama

Jim Kelly, American football player and businessman

#Jim_Kelly

Valentine Greatrakes, Irish faith healer (d. 1683)

#Valentine_Greatrakes

Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein

#Hans-Adam_II,_Prince_of_Liechtenstein

Kitten Natividad, Mexican-American actress and dancer

#Kitten_Natividad

Countess Palatine Anna Magdalena of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (d. 1693)

#Countess_Palatine_Anna_Magdalena_of_Birkenfeld-Bischweiler

Christopher Latham Sholes, American journalist and politician, invented the typewriter (d. 1890)

#Christopher_Latham_Sholes

Babur, Moghul emperor (d. 1530)

#Babur

Teller, American magician and actor

#Teller_(magician)

Ricardo Rodríguez, Mexican race car driver (d. 1962)

#Ricardo_Rodríguez_(racing_driver)

Josh Senter, American screenwriter and producer

#Josh_Senter

Edinson Cavani, Uruguayan footballer

#Edinson_Cavani

Razzy Bailey, American country music singer-songwriter and musician

#Razzy_Bailey

Terry Gross, American radio host and producer

#Terry_Gross

Emory Washburn, American historian, lawyer, and politician, 22nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1877)

#Emory_Washburn

Jack Benny, American actor and producer (d. 1974)

#Jack_Benny

Richard Hamilton, American basketball player

#Richard_Hamilton_(basketball)

Philippe Senderos, Swiss footballer

#Philippe_Senderos

Stuart Erwin, American actor (d. 1967)

#Stuart_Erwin

Meg Tilly, American actress and author

#Meg_Tilly

Eugen Schiffer, German lawyer and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (d. 1954)

#Eugen_Schiffer

Kris Aquino, Filipino talk show host, actress, and producer

#Kris_Aquino

Kostas Varnalis, Greek poet and playwright (d. 1974)

#Kostas_Varnalis

Randy de Puniet, French motorcycle racer

#Randy_de_Puniet

Frank Harris, Irish author and journalist (d. 1931)

#Frank_Harris

Blowfly, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2016)

#Blowfly_(musician)

Lois Maxwell, Canadian-Australian model and actress (d. 2007)

#Lois_Maxwell

Freddie Highmore, English actor

#Freddie_Highmore

William Allain, American soldier and politician, 58th Governor of Mississippi (d. 2013)

#William_Allain

Marián Gáborík, Slovak ice hockey player

#Marián_Gáborík

Rocky Elsom, Australian rugby player

#Rocky_Elsom

Herbert A. Hauptman, American mathematician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)

#Herbert_A._Hauptman

David Wheater, English footballer

#David_Wheater

Kristian Thomas, English gymnast

#Kristian_Thomas

Aaron Russo, American director and producer (d. 2007)

#Aaron_Russo

Sally Gray, English actress and singer (d. 2006)

#Sally_Gray

Radola Gajda, Czech commander and politician (d. 1948)

#Radola_Gajda

Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author (d. 1773)

#Enrique_Flórez

Enrico Colantoni, Canadian actor, director, and producer

#Enrico_Colantoni

Tim Buckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)

#Tim_Buckley

Jim Jefferies, Australian comedian and actor

#Jim_Jefferies_(comedian)

Gianni Bugno, Italian cyclist and sportscaster

#Gianni_Bugno

Alan Parker, English director, producer, and screenwriter

#Alan_Parker

Mel Allen, American sportscaster (d. 1996)

#Mel_Allen

Wally Tax, Dutch singer-songwriter (d. 2005)

#Wally_Tax

Mus?yama Masashi, Japanese sumo wrestler

#Mus?yama_Masashi

John Halls, English footballer and model

#John_Halls

Robert J. Jackson Jr., American law professor

#Robert_J._Jackson_Jr.

Darren Purse, English footballer

#Darren_Purse

Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer and academic (d. 1934)

#Benjamin_Baillaud

Lydia Hamilton Smith, African-American businesswoman (d. 1884)

#Lydia_Hamilton_Smith

Adam Matuszczyk, Polish footballer

#Adam_Matuszczyk

Renée Fleming, American soprano and actress

#Renée_Fleming

Michael Bloomberg, American businessman and politician, 108th Mayor of New York City

#Michael_Bloomberg

Piet Paaltjens, Dutch minister and poet (d. 1894)

#Piet_Paaltjens

Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara (d. 1561)

#Lucrezia_de'_Medici,_Duchess_of_Ferrara

Vicente T. Blaz, American general and politician (d. 2014)

#Vicente_T._Blaz

Jam Mohammad Yousaf, Pakistani politician, Chief Minister of Balochistan (d. 2013)

#Jam_Mohammad_Yousaf

Bernie Geoffrion, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2006)

#Bernie_Geoffrion

Brad Halsey, American baseball player (d. 2014)

#Brad_Halsey

Wilhelm Burgdorf, German general (d. 1945)

#Wilhelm_Burgdorf

Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Greek-English businessman, founded easyJet

#Stelios_Haji-Ioannou

Christian Eriksen, Danish footballer

#Christian_Eriksen

David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, Scottish academic and diplomat, 27th Governor of Hong Kong

#David_Wilson,_Baron_Wilson_of_Tillyorn

Najwa Nimri, Spanish actress and singer

#Najwa_Nimri

Roger Fisher, American guitarist and songwriter

#Roger_Fisher_(guitarist)

Tyler Clippard, American baseball player

#Tyler_Clippard

Chris Rowney, English footballer

Daniela Mona Lambin, Estonian footballer

Emma Miskew, Canadian curler

Asia Nitollano, American singer and dancer

Oliver Lee, English actor, director, and screenwriter

Miki Yeung, Hong Kong singer and actress

Lenka Tvarošková, Slovak tennis player

Anna Erschler, Russian mathematician

Elmer Symons, South African motorcycle racer (d. 2007)

Rie Rasmussen, Danish model, film director, writer, photographer, and actress

H. D. Ackerman, South African cricketer

Sean Hill, American ice hockey player

Chris Lewis, Guyanese-English cricketer

Petr Svoboda, Czech ice hockey player and agent

John Marzano, American baseball player (d. 2008)

Grant Thomas, Australian footballer and coach

Soile Isokoski, Finnish soprano and actress

Alan Hunter, American television host and actor

Katharina Fritsch, German sculptor and academic

Pat O'Brien, American journalist and author

Bernard Dowiyogo, Nauru politician, President of Nauru (d. 2003)

Rod Masterson, American lieutenant and actor (d. 2013)

James Maynard, American businessman, co-founded Golden Corral

Magic Sam, American singer and guitarist (d. 1969)

Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (d. 2017)

Jay Hebert, American golfer (d. 1997)

Edward Platt, American actor (d. 1974)

Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese director and producer (d. 1996)

Woody Hayes, American football player and coach (d. 1987)

Willem Johan Kolff, Dutch physician and inventor (d. 2009)

Johnny Longden, English-American jockey and trainer (d. 2003)

Fritz Zwicky, Swiss-American physicist and astronomer (d. 1974)

Margaret E. Knight, American inventor (d. 1914)

Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, German organist and composer (d. 1735)

Countess Palatine Maria Eufrosyne of Zweibrücken, Swedish princess (d. 1687)

Domenico Ferrabosco, Italian composer (d. 1573)

John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel (d. 1435)