History Births on February 15

Hugo Savinovich, Ecuadorian wrestler and sportscaster

#Hugo_Savinovich

Hank Locklin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)

#Hank_Locklin

Sophie Bryant, Irish mathematician, academic and activist (d. 1922)

#Sophie_Bryant

Abe Woodson, American football player and minister (d. 2014)

#Abe_Woodson

Hale Boggs, American lawyer and politician (d. 1972)

#Hale_Boggs

Markku Alén, Finnish race car driver

#Markku_Alén

Harvey Korman, American actor and comedian (d. 2008)

#Harvey_Korman

John B. Anderson, Swedish-American lawyer and politician (d. 2017)

#John_B._Anderson

Shepard Fairey, American artist and activist

#Shepard_Fairey

Robert Ley, German politician (d. 1945)

#Robert_Ley

Don Cowie, Scottish footballer

#Don_Cowie_(footballer)

Marisa Berenson, American model and actress

#Marisa_Berenson

Totò, Italian actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1967)

#Totò

David Degen, Swiss footballer

#David_Degen

Charles-André van Loo, French painter (d. 1765)

#Charles-André_van_Loo

Serge Aubin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Serge_Aubin

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, first Spanish Governor of Florida (d. 1574)

#Pedro_Menéndez_de_Avilés

Michael Praetorius, German organist and composer (probable; d. 1621)

#Michael_Praetorius

Niklaus Wirth, Swiss computer scientist, created the Pascal programming language

#Niklaus_Wirth

Harold Arlen, Jewish-American composer (d. 1986)

#Harold_Arlen

Shameka Christon, American basketball player

#Shameka_Christon

Philipp Degen, Swiss footballer

#Philipp_Degen

Valeri Bojinov, Bulgarian footballer

#Valeri_Bojinov

Kevin McCarthy, Jewish-Irish American actor (d. 2010)

#Kevin_McCarthy_(actor)

Janice Dickinson, American model, agent, and author

#Janice_Dickinson

Irena Sendler, Polish nurse and humanitarian, Righteous Gentile (d. 2008)

#Irena_Sendler

Charles Pic, French race car driver

#Charles_Pic

Jarryd Hayne, Australian rugby league player and football player

#Jarryd_Hayne

Miranda July, American actress, director, and screenwriter

#Miranda_July

Alex Borstein, American actress, voice artist, producer, and screenwriter

#Alex_Borstein

V. A. Urechia, Moldavian-Romanian historian, author, and playwright (d. 1901)

#V._A._Urechia

Óscar Freire, Spanish cyclist

#Óscar_Freire

Milo ?ukanovi?, Montenegrin politician, 29th Prime Minister of Montenegro

#Milo_?ukanovi?

Gene Hickerson, American football player (d. 2008)

#Gene_Hickerson

James R. Schlesinger, American economist and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2014)

#James_R._Schlesinger

Jane Seymour, English-American actress, producer, and jewelry designer

#Jane_Seymour_(actress)

Rickman Godlee, English surgeon and academic (d. 1925)

#Rickman_Godlee

Alexander Wurz, Austrian race car driver and businessman

#Alexander_Wurz

Tony McKegney, Canadian ice hockey player

#Tony_McKegney

Roy Rene, Australian comedian (d. 1954)

#Roy_Rene

Jaromír Jágr, Czech ice hockey player

#Jaromír_Jágr

Claire Bloom, English actress

#Claire_Bloom

Brian Propp, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

#Brian_Propp

Clare Short, English civil servant and politician, Secretary of State for International Development

#Clare_Short

Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve, French soldier, founded Montreal (d. 1676)

#Paul_de_Chomedey,_Sieur_de_Maisonneuve

Gale Sondergaard, Danish-American actress (d. 1985)

#Gale_Sondergaard

Tim Mannah, Australian-born Lebanese rugby league player

#Tim_Mannah

Emil Kraepelin, German psychiatrist and academic (d. 1926)

#Emil_Kraepelin

Tomislav Nikoli?, Serbian politician, 4th President of Serbia

#Tomislav_Nikoli?

Jack Dann, American-Australian author and poet

#Jack_Dann

George Mikes, Jewish Hungarian-English journalist and author (d. 1987)

#George_Mikes

Jimmy Spencer, American race car driver and sportscaster

#Jimmy_Spencer

Rita Jeptoo, Kenyan runner

#Rita_Jeptoo

Russell Martin, Canadian baseball player

#Russell_Martin

Brandon Boyd, American singer-songwriter

#Brandon_Boyd

John Adams, American composer

#John_Adams_(composer)

Jean-François Le Sueur, French composer and educator (d. 1837)

#Jean-François_Le_Sueur

Matt Hoopes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Matt_Hoopes

Yehoshua Neuwirth, Israeli rabbi and scholar (d. 2013)

#Yehoshua_Neuwirth

James Forrestal, American lieutenant and politician, 1st United States Secretary of Defense (d. 1949)

#James_Forrestal

Craig Simpson, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

#Craig_Simpson

Brendon Small, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and actor

#Brendon_Small

Jeremy Bentham, English jurist and philosopher (d. 1832)

#Jeremy_Bentham

André Dumont, Belgian geologist and academic (d. 1857)

#André_Dumont

Christopher McDonald, American actor

#Christopher_McDonald

Roger B. Chaffee, American lieutenant, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1967)

#Roger_B._Chaffee

John Helliwell, English saxophonist and keyboard player

#John_Helliwell

Mark Price, American basketball player and coach

#Mark_Price

Desmond Haynes, Barbadian cricketer and coach

#Desmond_Haynes

Abraham Clark, American surveyor, lawyer, and politician (d. 1794)

#Abraham_Clark

Mick Avory, English drummer

#Mick_Avory

Juliana of Stolberg, German countess (d. 1580)

#Juliana_of_Stolberg

Graham Hill, English race car driver and businessman (d. 1975)

#Graham_Hill

Charles Lewis Tiffany, American businessman, founded Tiffany & Co. (d. 1902)

#Charles_Lewis_Tiffany

Henry E. Steinway, German-American businessman, founded Steinway & Sons (d. 1871)

#Henry_E._Steinway

Titu Maiorescu, Romanian philosopher, academic, and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1917)

#Titu_Maiorescu

Melissa Manchester, American singer-songwriter and actress

#Melissa_Manchester

Ángel Sepúlveda, Mexican footballer

#Ángel_Sepúlveda

Hamzah Haz, Indonesian journalist and politician, 9th Vice President of Indonesia

#Hamzah_Haz

James Yap, Filipino basketball player

#James_Yap

Ali Campbell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Ali_Campbell

Ravi, South Korean rapper

#Ravi_(rapper)

Arthur Shields, Irish republican and actor (d. 1970)

#Arthur_Shields

Darrell Green, American football player

#Darrell_Green

Frank Dunlop, English actor and director

#Frank_Dunlop_(director)

Ann Westin, Swedish comedian

#Ann_Westin

Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Brazil (d. 1913)

#Manuel_Ferraz_de_Campos_Sales

Piero the Unfortunate, Italian ruler (d. 1503)

#Piero_the_Unfortunate

Miep Gies, Austrian-Dutch humanitarian, helped hide Anne Frank and her family (d. 2010)

#Miep_Gies

Cesar Romero, American actor (d. 1994)

#Cesar_Romero

Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish captain and explorer (d. 1922)

#Ernest_Shackleton

Alan Didak, Australian footballer

#Alan_Didak

Florinda Bolkan, Brazilian actress

#Florinda_Bolkan

Georges Auric, French composer (d. 1983)

#Georges_Auric

Syed Kamall, English academic and politician

#Syed_Kamall

Norman Bridwell, American author and illustrator, created Clifford the Big Red Dog (d. 2014)

#Norman_Bridwell

Ladislaus of Naples (d. 1414)

#Ladislaus_of_Naples

Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect, designed the Paris Bourse (d. 1813)

#Alexandre-Théodore_Brongniart

Susan B. Anthony, American suffragist and activist (d. 1906)

#Susan_B._Anthony

Yelena Bonner, Jewish Soviet-Russian activist (d. 2011)

#Yelena_Bonner

Serkan K?r?nt?l?, Turkish footballer

#Serkan_K?r?nt?l?

Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer and educator (d. 1927)

#Robert_Fuchs

Kate?ina Neumannová, Czech skier

#Kate?ina_Neumannová

Conor Oberst, American singer-songwriter

#Conor_Oberst

Endicott Peabody, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 62nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1997)

#Endicott_Peabody

Renee O'Connor, American actress, director, and producer

#Renee_O'Connor

Jake E. Lee, American guitarist and songwriter

#Jake_E._Lee

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Argentinian journalist and politician, 7th President of Argentina (d. 1888)

#Domingo_Faustino_Sarmiento

Cyrus McCormick, American journalist and businessman, co-founded International Harvester (d. 1884)

#Cyrus_McCormick

Coen Moulijn, Dutch footballer (d. 2011)

#Coen_Moulijn

Heurelho Gomes, Brazilian footballer

#Heurelho_Gomes

Leland D. Melvin, American engineer and astronaut

#Leland_D._Melvin

Rui Patrício, Portuguese footballer

#Rui_Patrício

Gordon Shedden, Scottish race car driver

#Gordon_Shedden

Adam Boulton, English journalist

#Adam_Boulton

Martin Rowson, English author and illustrator

#Martin_Rowson

Annemarie Kramer, Dutch sprinter

#Annemarie_Kramer

Eio Sakata, Japanese Go player (d. 2010)

#Eio_Sakata

Johnny Cueto, Dominican baseball player

#Johnny_Cueto

Douglas Hofstadter, American author and academic

#Douglas_Hofstadter

Matt Groening, American animator, producer, and screenwriter

#Matt_Groening

Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-Swiss biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964)

#Hans_von_Euler-Chelpin

Chrystine Brouillet, Canadian author

#Chrystine_Brouillet

Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (d. 1642)

#Galileo_Galilei

Martin Burns, American wrestler and coach (d. 1937)

#Martin_Burns

Friedrich August Wolf, German philologist and critic (d. 1824)

#Friedrich_August_Wolf

Art Spiegelman, Swedish-American cartoonist and critic

#Art_Spiegelman

Roman Najuch, Polish professional tennis player (d. 1967)

#Roman_Najuch

Charles Édouard Guillaume, Swiss-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1938)

#Charles_Édouard_Guillaume

Vaino Vahing, Estonian psychiatrist, author, and playwright (d. 2008)

#Vaino_Vahing

Jarrod Sammut, Australian rugby league player

#Jarrod_Sammut

Zeb-un-Nissa, Mughal princess and poet (d. 1702)

#Zeb-un-Nissa

Spiru Haret, Romanian mathematician, astronomer, and politician, 55th Romanian Minister of Internal Affairs (d. 1912)

#Spiru_Haret

Birdman, American rapper and producer

#Birdman_(rapper)

Elihu Root, American lawyer and politician, 38th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)

#Elihu_Root

Antonin Magne, French cyclist and manager (d. 1983)

#Antonin_Magne

Hironori Kusano, Japanese singer and actor

Vivek Shraya, Canadian singer and songwriter

Diego Martínez, Mexican footballer

Scott Severin, Scottish footballer

James Marshall, New Zealand cricketer

Hamish Marshall, New Zealand cricketer

Josh Low, English footballer

Ugueth Urbina, Venezuelan baseball player

Amy van Dyken, American swimmer

Jane Child, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer

Craig Matthews, South African cricketer

Chris Farley, American comedian and actor (d. 1997)

Jock Hobbs, New Zealand rugby player

Matthew Ward, American singer-songwriter

Tony Adams, Irish-American screenwriter and producer (d. 2005)

Nikolai Sorokin, Russian actor and director (d. 2013)

Ken Anderson, American football quarterback and coach

Brian Holland, American songwriter and producer

John Hadl, American football player and coach

?smail Cem ?pekçi, Turkish journalist and politician, 45th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2007)

Gregory Mcdonald, American author (d. 2008)

Susan Brownmiller, American journalist and author

Graham Kennedy, Australian television host and actor (d. 2005)

Jimmy Bloomfield, English footballer and manager (d. 1983)

Jonathan Steele, English journalist and author

Bruce Dawe, Australian poet and academic

Joseph Willcox Jenkins, American composer, conductor, and educator (d. 2014)

Angella D. Ferguson, American pediatrician

Robert Drew, American director and producer (d. 2014)

Ducky Detweiler, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)

Allan Arbus, Jewish-American actor and photographer (d. 2013)

Mary Jane Croft, American actress (d. 1999)

Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player (d. 1997)

Sarto Fournier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 38th Mayor of Montreal (d. 1980)

Jean Langlais, French organist and composer (d. 1991)

Gerrit Kleerekoper, Jewish-Dutch gymnast and coach (d. 1943)

Sax Rohmer, English-American author (d. 1959)

Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1947)

Demetrius Vikelas, Greek businessman and philanthropist (d. 1908)

Carter Harrison, Sr., American lawyer and politician, 29th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1893)

Mary S. B. Shindler, American poet, writer, and editor (d. 1883)

William Stacy, American colonel (d. 1802)

Louis XV of France (d. 1774)

Charles Morton, Cornish nonconformist minister (d. 1698)

Alfonso Fontanelli, Italian composer (d. 1622)

Ivan the Young, son of Ivan III of Russia (d. 1490)