February 9 - Births

Births

• 1533 – Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611)
• 1645 – Johann Aegidius Bach, German violist (d. 1716)
• 1666 – George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (d. 1737)
• 1737 – Thomas Paine, American philosopher (d. 1809)
• 1747 – John Thomas Duckworth, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1817)
• 1748 – Luther Martin, American patriot (d. 1826)
• 1756 – Karel Blažej Kopřiva, Czech composer (d. 1785)
• 1763 – Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Baden (d. 1830)
• 1769 – Susette Gontard, the beloved of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin (d. 1802)
• 1773 – William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States (d. 1841)
• 1775 – Farkas Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1856)
• 1781 – Johann Baptist von Spix, German scientist (d. 1826)
• 1783 – Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (d. 1852)
• 1789 – Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849)
• 1800 – Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (d. 1844)
• 1814 – Samuel Jones Tilden, 28th Governor of New York (d. 1886)
• 1830 – Abd-ul-Aziz, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1876)
• 1834 – Felix Dahn, German author (d. 1912)
• 1839 – Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (d. 1896)
• 1846 – Wilhelm Maybach, German automotive designer (d. 1929)
• 1846 – Whitaker Wright, English mining tycoon (d. 1904)
• 1865 – Mrs. Patrick Campbell, British actress (d. 1940)
• 1865 – Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (d. 1949)
• 1867 – Natsume Sōseki, Japanese novelist. (d. 1916)
• 1874 – Amy Lowell, American poet (d. 1925)
• 1880 – Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1959)
• 1885 – Alban Berg, Austrian composer (d. 1935)
• 1891 – Ronald Colman, English actor (d. 1958)
• 1892 – Peggy Wood, American actress (d. 1978)
• 1893 – Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Greek lawyer, politician and Prime Minister (d. 1987)
• 1895 – Hermann Brill, German politician (d. 1959)
• 1897 – Charles Kingsford Smith, Australian pilot (d. 1935)
• 1901 – Brian Donlevy, Irish actor (d. 1972)
• 1901 – James Murray, American actor (d. 1936)
• 1902 – Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German women's leader (d. 1999)
• 1906 – André Kostolany, stock market expert and speculator (d. 1999)
• 1909 – Heather Angel, British actress (d. 1986)
• 1909 – Harald Genzmer, German composer (d. 2007)
• 1909 – Carmen Miranda, Brazilian actress (d. 1955)
• 1909 – Dean Rusk, 54th United States Secretary of State (d. 1994)
• 1910 – Jacques Monod, French biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1976)
• 1911 – William Darby, American World War II Army officer (d. 1945)
• 1912 – Futabayama Sadaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 35^th Yokozuna (d. 1968)
• 1914 – Ernest Tubb, American singer (d. 1984)
• 1914 – Bill Veeck, American baseball executive (d. 1986)
• 1914 – Bill Justice, American Disney animator
• 1915 – Lennard Pearce, English actor (d. 1984)
• 1916 – Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993)
• 1922 – Kathryn Grayson, American actress (d. 2010)
• 1922 – Jim Laker, English cricketer (d. 1986)
• 1923 – Brendan Behan, Irish author (d. 1964)
• 1925 – Burkhard Heim, German physicist (d. 2001)
• 1926 – Garret FitzGerald, 7th Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland
• 1928 – Frank Frazetta, American illustrator
• 1928 – Rinus Michels, Dutch football coach (d. 2005)
• 1928 – Roger Mudd, American journalist
• 1929 – Clement Meadmore, Australian-born sculptor (d. 2005)
• 1930 – Garner Ted Armstrong, American evangelist (d. 2003)
• 1931 – Thomas Bernhard, Austrian playwright and novelist (d. 1989)
• 1931 – Josef Masopust, Czech footballer
• 1932 – Tatsuro Hirooka, Japanese baseball player
• 1932 – Gerhard Richter, German painter
• 1933 – Loris Azzaro, French fashion designer (d. 2003)
• 1934 – John Ziegler, former NHL Commissioner
• 1935 – Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe, British pastor, entertainer, journalist, writer and paranormal investigator
• 1936 – Stompin' Tom Connors, Canadian country singer
• 1936 – Clive Swift, British actor
• 1937 – Clete Boyer, American baseball player (d. 2007)
• 1939 – Barry Mann, American singer
• 1939 – Janet Suzman, South African actress
• 1940 – Brian Bennett, British musician (The Shadows)
• 1940 – J. M. Coetzee, South African author, Nobel laureate
• 1941 – Sheila Kuehl, American actress
• 1942 – Carole King, American singer
• 1943 – Barbara Lewis, American singer and songwriter
• 1943 – Jonny Nilsson, Swedish speedskater
• 1943 – Joe Pesci, American actor
• 1943 – Joseph E. Stiglitz, American economist, Nobel laureate
• 1944 – Derryn Hinch, Australian media personality
• 1944 – Alice Walker, American writer
• 1945 – Mia Farrow, American actress
• 1945 – Gérard Lenorman, French singer
• 1946 – Séan Neeson, Northern Irish politician
• 1946 – Vince Papale, American football player
• 1946 – Jim Webb, United States Senator from Virginia
• 1947 – Reinhard Adler, German footballer
• 1947 – Carla Del Ponte, Swiss UN prosecutor
• 1947 – Joe Ely, American musician
• 1947 – Major Harris, American singer
• 1947 – Michel Lamarche, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1949 – Judith Light, American actress
• 1950 – Richard F. Colburn, American politician
• 1952 – Danny White, American football player
• 1952 – Mookie Wilson, American baseball player
• 1953 – Ciarán Hinds, Northern Irish actor
• 1953 – Father Ezechiele Ramin MCCJ, Italian Comboni missionary priest and martyr (d. 1985)
• 1953 – Gabriel Rotello, American television documentary producer
• 1954 – Mary Jo Duffy, American comic book writer and editor
• 1954 – Christopher Gardner, American entrepreneur
• 1954 – Kevin Warwick, cyborg scientist
• 1955 – Jim J. Bullock, American actor
• 1955 – Charles Shaughnessy, British actor
• 1957 – Gordon Strachan, Scottish football player and manager
• 1958 – Chris Nilan, hockey player
• 1958 – Cyrille Regis, English former footballer
• 1960 – Holly Johnson, British singer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
• 1960 – Peggy Whitson, NASA astronaut
• 1961 – John Kruk, American baseball player
• 1961 – Jussi Lampi, Finnish musician and actor
• 1962 – Anik Bissonnette, Quebec ballet dancer (Les Grands Ballets Canadiens)
• 1963 – Brian Greene, American physicist
• 1963 – Travis Tritt, American singer
• 1965 – Igor Malkov, Russian speedskater
• 1965 – Julie Warner, American actress
• 1966 – Harald Eia, Norwegian TV personality and comedian
• 1966 – Ellen van Langen, Dutch athlete
• 1967 – Todd Pratt, American baseball player
• 1968 – Alejandra Guzmán, Mexican singer
• 1968 – Rahul Roy, Indian actor
• 1969 – Ian Eagle, American sportscaster
• 1969 – Jimmy Smith, American football player
• 1970 – Glenn McGrath, Australian cricketer
• 1970 – Krister Linder, Swedish musician
• 1971 – Sharon Case, American actress
• 1971 – Johan Mjällby, Swedish footballer
• 1972 – Darren Ferguson, Scottish footballer
• 1972 – Crispin Freeman, American voice actor
• 1972 – Jason Winston George, American actor
• 1972 – Norbert Rózsa, Hungarian swimmer
• 1973 – Svetlana Boginskaya, Soviet gymnast
• 1973 – Colin Egglesfield, American actor
• 1974 – Brad Maynard, National Football League punter
• 1974 – Amber Valletta, American model
• 1974 – Erra Fazira, Malaysian actress and beauty queen
• 1974 – John Wallace, American basketball player
• 1975 – Viktor Chistiakov, Russian-born Australian athlete
• 1975 – Clinton Grybas, Australian football commentator (d. 2008)
• 1976 – Charlie Day, American actor
• 1976 – Vladimir Guerrero, Dominican baseball player
• 1976 – Georgios Korakakis, Greek footballer
• 1978 – Airton Daré, Brazilian racing driver
• 1979 – David Gray, English snooker player
• 1979 – Akinori Iwamura, Japanese baseball player
• 1979 – Irina Slutskaya, Russian figure skater
• 1979 – Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress
• 1980 – Angelos Charisteas, Greek footballer
• 1980 – Shelly Martinez, American wrestler
• 1981 – Joël Camathias, Swiss racing driver
• 1981 – John Walker Lindh, American Taliban fighter
• 1981 – The Rev, American musician (Avenged Sevenfold) (d. 2009)
• 1982 – Jameer Nelson, American basketball player
• 1982 – Ami Suzuki, Japanese singer
• 1982 – Chris Weale, English footballer
• 1983 – Mikel Arruabarrena, Spanish footballer
• 1984 – Han Kyung, Chinese pop artist/Korean singer Super Junior
• 1984 – Dioner Navarro, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1985 – David Gallagher, American actor
• 1985 – Rachel Melvin, American actress
• 1986 – Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein, of Jordan
• 1987 – Magdalena Neuner, German biathlete
• 1987 – Joe O'Cearuill, Irish footballer
• 1988 – Lotte Friis, Danish swimmer
• 1989 – Wu Chia-ching, Taiwanese pool player
• 1989 – Gia Farrell, American singer
• 1990 – Camille Winbush, American actress
• 1990 – Tyson Houseman, Canadian actor
• 1996 – Jimmy Bennett, American actor