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Born in February

22,879 people in this dataset · ordered by Wikipedia popularity

Mary Shannon
suffragist, table tennis player
82 years old
February 12 · 1944
No external source identified
Marcus Ward Lyon, Jr.
botanist, zoologist
1875–1942 · aged 67
February 5 · 1875
No external source identified
Guilherme Guido
swimmer
39 years old
February 12 · 1987
Source: swimswam.com
Johann Konrad Ammann
physician, teacher
1669–1724
February 7 · 1669
Source: BnF authorities
Jarosław Araszkiewicz
association football coach, association football player
61 years old
February 1 · 1965
Source: Transfermarkt
Elvin Camalov
association football player
31 years old
February 4 · 1995
Source: Transfermarkt
Marianna Barbieri-Nini
opera singer
1818–1887 · aged 69
February 18 · 1818
Source: Archivio Storico Ricordi
Franco Udella
boxer
79 years old
February 25 · 1947
No external source identified
Haruyo Ichikawa
actor, singer
1913–2004 · aged 91
February 9 · 1913
Source: filmportal.de
Therese von Wüllenweber
nun
1833–1907 · aged 74
February 19 · 1833
No external source identified
Tereza Hrochová
long-distance runner, athletics competitor
30 years old
February 24 · 1996
Source: regional database of the Pilsen City Library
Shoichiro Mukai
judoka
30 years old
February 10 · 1996
Source: Les-Sports.info
Josef Frank*
trade unionist, politician
Date disputed
February 15 · 1909
Source: Database of the Terezín Memorial
Emil Dessewffy*
journalist, politician
Date disputed
February 24 · 1812
Source: Dessewffy von Czernek und Tárkö, Emil Graf (BLKÖ)
Alfred Mombert
poet, playwright
1872–1942 · aged 70
February 6 · 1872
Source: Integrated Authority File
Andrea Palazzi
association football player
30 years old
February 24 · 1996
Source: Transfermarkt
Joakim Frederik Schouw
botanist, geographer
1789–1852 · aged 63
February 7 · 1789
Source: Dansk Biografisk Leksikon
Frank de Wit
judoka
30 years old
February 13 · 1996
Source: olympedia.org
Regina Mingotti
opera singer, actor
1722–1808 · aged 86
February 6 · 1722
Source: FemBio database
Robert Reinick
writer, illustrator
1805–1852 · aged 46
February 22 · 1805
Source: International Music Score Library Project
Käthe Gold
film actor, actor
1907–1997 · aged 90
February 11 · 1907
Source: Salzburgwiki
Aljoša Žorga
basketball player
79 years old
February 25 · 1947
No external source identified
Robert W. Upton
lawyer, politician
1884–1972 · aged 88
February 3 · 1884
Source: Find a Grave
Erica Johansson
athletics competitor
52 years old
February 5 · 1974
Source: World Athletics database
Yakov Toumarkin
swimmer
34 years old
February 15 · 1992
No external source identified
Daniel Brückner
association football player
45 years old
February 14 · 1981
Source: As
Lisetta Carmi
photographer
1924–2022 · aged 98
February 15 · 1924
Source: RKDartists
Cristóbal Oudrid
conductor, pianist
1825–1877 · aged 52
February 7 · 1825
Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary
Sofia Laskaridou*
painter
Date disputed
February 15 · 1882
Source: Integrated Authority File
Eliza Calvert Hall
suffragist, poet
1856–1935
February 11 · 1856
Source: SNAC
Claire Feuerstein
tennis player
40 years old
February 28 · 1986
Source: WTA website
Daniele Masala
modern pentathlete
71 years old
February 12 · 1955
No external source identified
Thomas Jaguaribe
association football player
33 years old
February 24 · 1993
Source: Transfermarkt
Nikifor Begichev
sailor, explorer
1874–1927 · aged 53
February 19 · 1874
No external source identified
Sara Nordenstam
swimmer
43 years old
February 28 · 1983
No external source identified
Lennart Backman
ice hockey player, bandy player
1934–2026 · aged 91
February 7 · 1934
Source: Transfermarkt
Leonard Peter Schultz
zoologist, ichthyologist
1901–1986 · aged 85
February 2 · 1901
No external source identified
Harold Smith
competitive diver
1909–1958 · aged 49
February 19 · 1909
Source: Find a Grave
Zoltán Ambrus
writer, translator
1861–1932 · aged 71
February 22 · 1861
No external source identified
Abdelatif Noussir
association football player
36 years old
February 20 · 1990
Source: Transfermarkt
Daulet Niyazbekov
amateur wrestler
37 years old
February 12 · 1989
No external source identified
Robert J. Gamble
politician, lawyer
1851–1924 · aged 73
February 7 · 1851
Source: Find a Grave
Yui Yatyer
actor, singer
48 years old
February 19 · 1978
No external source identified
Carlos Baliño
politician, poet
1848–1926 · aged 78
February 13 · 1848
Source: BnF authorities
Willy Kyrklund
playwright, novelist
1921–2009 · aged 88
February 27 · 1921
Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
Giorgos Leonardos
journalist, news presenter
89 years old
February 20 · 1937
No external source identified
Francesca Ferretti
volleyball player
42 years old
February 15 · 1984
No external source identified
Thóra Arnórsdóttir
television presenter, politician
51 years old
February 18 · 1975
No external source identified
Najaf bey Vazirov
writer, journalist
1854–1926 · aged 72
February 17 · 1854
No external source identified
Keila Costa
athletics competitor
43 years old
February 6 · 1983
Source: World Athletics database
Cándido Muatetema Rivas
politician, minister
1960–2014 · aged 54
February 20 · 1960
No external source identified
Anders Ahlgren
amateur wrestler
1888–1976 · aged 88
February 12 · 1888
No external source identified
Matěj Chaluš
association football player
28 years old
February 2 · 1998
Source: FBref
Robin Vanderbemden
athletics competitor
32 years old
February 10 · 1994
Source: worldathletics.org
Camillo Pilotto*
stage actor, actor
Date disputed
February 6 · 1888
Source: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
Mickey Rosenthal
journalist, politician
71 years old
February 4 · 1955
Source: knesset.gov.il
Kazimierz Lipień
amateur wrestler
1949–2005 · aged 56
February 6 · 1949
No external source identified
Valentín Ferraz y Barrau
minister, military personnel
1794–1866 · aged 72
February 14 · 1794
No external source identified
Teresa Labriola*
lawyer, jurist
Date disputed
February 17 · 1873
Source: Dizionario Biografico dell'Educazione (1800-2000)
Imaobong Nse Uko
athletics competitor
22 years old
February 20 · 2004
Source: olympedia.org
Jean Reynaud
engineer, politician
1806–1863 · aged 57
February 14 · 1806
Source: SNAC
Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl*
botanical collector, physician
Date disputed
February 22 · 1782
Source: Czech National Authority Database
Azize Tanrıkulu
taekwondo athlete
40 years old
February 9 · 1986
No external source identified
Gustau Biosca
association football player, association football coach
1928–2014 · aged 86
February 29 · 1928
Source: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
Adriana Kučerová
opera singer, musician
50 years old
February 24 · 1976
Source: Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze
Michel Le Bris
essayist, translator
1944–2021 · aged 76
February 1 · 1944
Source: Who's Who in France
Alexander Gerard
philosopher
1728–1795 · aged 67
February 22 · 1728
Source: SNAC
Eduard Fenzl
botanical collector, botanist
1808–1879 · aged 71
February 15 · 1808
Source: Fenzl, Eduard (BLKÖ)
Constantin Bosianu
jurist, university teacher
1815–1882 · aged 67
February 10 · 1815
No external source identified
Viktor Kosichkin
speed skater
1938–2012 · aged 74
February 25 · 1938
No external source identified
Robert von Keudell
writer, pianist
1824–1903
February 27 · 1824
Source: Integrated Authority File
Sun Shuwei
competitive diver
50 years old
February 1 · 1976
No external source identified
Hanna Sturm
politician
1891–1984 · aged 93
February 28 · 1891
No external source identified
Robert Gucher
association football player
35 years old
February 20 · 1991
Source: Transfermarkt
Virgilia D'Andrea
trade unionist, poet
1888–1933
February 11 · 1888
Source: Dizionario Biografico dell'Educazione (1800-2000)
Michael Korrel
judoka
32 years old
February 27 · 1994
No external source identified
Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer
violinist, conductor
1789–1878
February 8 · 1789
Source: theaterencyclopedie.nl
Poliana Barbosa Medeiros
association football player
35 years old
February 6 · 1991
Source: tradingcarddb.com
Alfred Harker
geologist
1859–1939 · aged 80
February 19 · 1859
Source: SNAC
Ismail Belmaalem*
association football player
Date disputed
February 1 · 1988
Source: Soccerway
Véronique Müller
singer
78 years old
February 9 · 1948
No external source identified
Hilaire Rouelle
pharmacist, chemist
1718–1779 · aged 61
February 15 · 1718
No external source identified
Dajana Butulija
basketball player
40 years old
February 23 · 1986
Source: FIBA database
Ortwin Runde
politician
82 years old
February 12 · 1944
Source: Munzinger Personen
Fabiana Dadone
politician
42 years old
February 12 · 1984
No external source identified
Herby Arthur
association football player
1863–1930 · aged 67
February 14 · 1863
No external source identified
Édouard Thilges
diplomat, lawyer
1817–1904 · aged 87
February 17 · 1817
No external source identified
Bernd Meier
association football player
1972–2012 · aged 40
February 11 · 1972
Source: Transfermarkt
Lionel Potillon
association football player
52 years old
February 10 · 1974
Source: Transfermarkt
Andrew Dickson Murray
lawyer, entomologist
1812–1878 · aged 65
February 19 · 1812
Source: SNAC
George Taylor
botanical collector, botanist
1904–1993
February 15 · 1904
Source: SNAC
Jean-Baptiste Chabot
Catholic priest, translator
1860–1948 · aged 87
February 16 · 1860
Source: La France savante
Émile Bin
printmaker, draftsperson
1825–1897 · aged 72
February 10 · 1825
Source: BnF authorities
Salem Al-Ajalin
association football player
38 years old
February 18 · 1988
No external source identified
Risto Kallaste
association football player, association football coach
55 years old
February 23 · 1971
Source: Transfermarkt
Matias Enrique Paredes
field hockey player
44 years old
February 1 · 1982
No external source identified
Livia Turco
politician
71 years old
February 13 · 1955
No external source identified
Irene Hunt
actor, film actor
1892–1988 · aged 96
February 22 · 1892
Source: IMDb
Francisco Cajigal de la Vega
politician, military personnel
1691–1777 · aged 86
February 6 · 1691
Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary
César d'Estrées
aristocrat, Catholic priest
1628–1714 · aged 86
February 5 · 1628
Source: FINA Wiki
Reuben Thompson
sport cyclist
25 years old
February 15 · 2001
No external source identified
Tsveta Karayancheva
politician, engineer
58 years old
February 25 · 1968
Source: Strazha.bg
Konstantin Menshov
figure skater, figure skating choreographer
43 years old
February 23 · 1983
No external source identified
Gabriela Svobodová
cross-country skier
73 years old
February 27 · 1953
Source: Olympedia
Paul Wyatt
swimmer
1907–1970 · aged 63
February 27 · 1907
No external source identified
Elmer Acevedo*
association football player
Date disputed
February 24 · 1946
No external source identified
Robert Pearce
amateur wrestler
1908–1996 · aged 88
February 29 · 1908
No external source identified
Anders Fryxell
Protestant theologian, philosopher
1795–1881 · aged 86
February 18 · 1795
Source: Swedish church birth records
Svetoslav Minkov
editing staff, writer
1902–1966 · aged 64
February 17 · 1902
No external source identified
Vida Akoto-Bamfo
academic, judge
77 years old
February 7 · 1949
No external source identified
Maarten Kossmann
Africanist, university teacher
60 years old
February 5 · 1966
No external source identified
Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová
long-distance runner, cross-country skier
40 years old
February 6 · 1986
Source: Olympedia
Santi Freixa
field hockey player
43 years old
February 13 · 1983
Source: Catalan Sport Encyclopedia
Estrella Cabeza Candela
tennis player
39 years old
February 20 · 1987
Source: WTA website
Martin Dent
marathon runner, athletics competitor
47 years old
February 8 · 1979
Source: Athletics Australia
Houssen Abderrahmane
association football player
31 years old
February 3 · 1995
Source: FBref
Jean-Pierre Cyprien
association football player
57 years old
February 12 · 1969
Source: Transfermarkt
João Paulo
association football player
41 years old
February 22 · 1985
Source: Transfermarkt
Philippe Rousseau
painter
1816–1887 · aged 71
February 22 · 1816
Source: Benezit Dictionary of Artists
Marco Villa
track cyclist, sport cyclist
57 years old
February 8 · 1969
No external source identified
Daniele Farlati
church historian, historian
1690–1773
February 22 · 1690
Source: BnF authorities
Ryota Suzuki
association football player
32 years old
February 10 · 1994
Source: Transfermarkt
Giorgia Gueglio
singer, songwriter
53 years old
February 20 · 1973
No external source identified
Jonathan Jones
sprinter, athletics competitor
27 years old
February 6 · 1999
Source: World Athletics database
Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch
university teacher, physician
1714–1786 · aged 72
February 5 · 1714
No external source identified
Lucius Minicius Natalis Quadronius Verus
military personnel, politician
96–date unavailable
February 11 · 96
Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary
Fred Van Hove
composer, musician
1937–2022 · aged 84
February 19 · 1937
Source: Discogs
Michel Rousseau
track cyclist
1936–2016 · aged 80
February 5 · 1936
Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror
Takumi Nagaishi
association football player
30 years old
February 16 · 1996
Source: Transfermarkt
Arthur Parkin
field hockey player
1952–2023 · aged 71
February 15 · 1952
No external source identified
Jeon Sang-Guen
weightlifter
45 years old
February 28 · 1981
No external source identified
Roman Jakóbczak
association football player, association football coach
80 years old
February 26 · 1946
Source: Transfermarkt
Selim Muça
imam
1936–2016 · aged 80
February 1 · 1936
No external source identified
Louise-Joséphine Sarazin de Belmont
painter, lithographer
1790–1870 · aged 80
February 14 · 1790
Source: BnF authorities
Jennifer Cramer
association football player
33 years old
February 24 · 1993
Source: Soccerdonna
Juha Metsola
ice hockey player
37 years old
February 24 · 1989
No external source identified
Gustav Lechner
association football coach, association football player
1913–1987 · aged 73
February 17 · 1913
Source: Croatian Biographical Lexicon
Siegfried Grabner
snowboarder
51 years old
February 4 · 1975
No external source identified
Steinar Hoen
athletics competitor, economist
55 years old
February 8 · 1971
Source: World Athletics database
Gunnar Lindström
athletics competitor
1896–1951 · aged 55
February 11 · 1896
Source: BnF authorities
Abraham Minero
association football player
40 years old
February 22 · 1986
Source: As
Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann
mineralogist, geologist
1782–1859 · aged 77
February 22 · 1782
Source: SNAC
Pieralberto Carrara
biathlete
60 years old
February 14 · 1966
No external source identified
Richard Martin West
astronomer, university teacher
85 years old
February 10 · 1941
Source: Integrated Authority File
Moira Dunbar
geographer, glaciologist
1918–1999 · aged 81
February 3 · 1918
No external source identified
Luís Müller
association football player
65 years old
February 14 · 1961
No external source identified
Jiří Pauer
manager, pedagogue
1919–2007
February 22 · 1919
Source: SNAC
Maria Karapetyan
politician
38 years old
February 20 · 1988
Source: parliament.am
Ilya Zubov
ice hockey player
39 years old
February 14 · 1987
No external source identified
Alessandro Tripaldelli
association football player
27 years old
February 9 · 1999
Source: Transfermarkt

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