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Famous People Born in February 1954

  • Feb 1 Billy Mumy, American actor (Will Robinson-Lost in Space, Dear Brigitte), born in San Gabriel, California
  • Feb 1 Chuck Dukowski, American punk rock (Black Flag), born in Long Beach, California
  • Feb 2 Christie Brinkley [Ex-Mrs Billy Joel], American model and actress (SI, Vacation), born in Monroe, Michigan
  • Feb 2 Jayantha Amerasinghe, Sri Lankan cricketer (2 Tests for Sri Lanka v NZ 1983)
  • Feb 2 Johann "Hansi" Hinterseer, Austrian pop and schlager singer ("Hände Zum Himmel"), actor, and competitive alpine skier (World Championship silver, 1974), born in Kitzbühel, Austria
  • Feb 3 Tiger Williams, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Feb 5 Cliff Martinez, American drummer (Captain Beefheart; Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1983-86), and film score composer (Spring Breakers; Sex, Lies, and Videotapes), born in the Bronx, New York
  • Feb 5 Roseanne Katan, American model, actress and Playboy playmate (Sep 1978), born in New York City
  • Feb 6 Scott Kempner, American rhythm guitarist (Del-Lords), born in the Bronx, New York
  • Feb 7 Brian Morton, Scottish writer
  • Feb 7 Dieter Bohlen, German pop singer-songwriter, record producer, and television personality, born in Berne, West Germany
  • Feb 7 Miguel Ferrer, actor (Robocop, NCIS LA), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2017)
  • Feb 9 Christopher Gardner, American stockbroker and motivational speaker, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Feb 9 Gina Rhinehart, Australian mining magnate (Australia's richest person), born in Perth, Western Australia
  • Feb 9 Kevin Warwick, English robotics scientist, born in Coventry, England
  • Feb 9 Mary Jo Duffy, American comic book writer and editor for Marvel and DC, born in NYC
  • Feb 9 Ulrich Walter, German physicist and astronaut, flew on Space Shuttle Columbia STS-55, born in Iserlohn, West Germany
  • Feb 10 Larry McWilliams, American major baseball pitcher, 1978-90, born in Wichita, Kansas
  • Feb 11 Noriyuki Asakura, Japanese composer, born in Tokyo, Japan
  • Feb 11 Wesley Strick, American screenwriter, born in New York
  • Feb 12 Philip Zimmermann, American cryptographer, born in Camden, New Jersey
  • Feb 12 Tzimis Panousis, Greek musician, stand-up comedian, and radio presenter, born in Athens, Greece (d. 2018)
  • Feb 13 Donnie Moore, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1985 California Angels), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 1989)
  • Feb 13 Vijay Seshadri, American poet (3 Sections - Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 2014), born in Bangalore, India [1]
  • Feb 14 Paul Rendall, English rugby union prop (28 caps; London Wasps RUFC), born in London, England (d. 2023)
  • Feb 15 Brad Little, American politician, Governor of Idaho (2019-), born in Emmett, Idaho

Matt Groening (70 years old)

Feb 15 American cartoonist and writer (Life in Hell, The Simpsons, Futurama), born in Portland, Oregon

  • Feb 15 Pamela Theresa Jiles, American 4X400m relayer (Olympic silver 1976), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Feb 16 Iain [Menzies] Banks, UK, sci-fi author (Wasp Factory), (d. 2013)
  • Feb 16 Margaux Hemingway, actress (Lipstick, They Call Me Bruce), born in Portland, Oregon
  • Feb 16 Michael Holding, West Indian cricket fast bowler (60 Tests, 249 wickets, BB 8/92; Jamaica, Derbyshire CCC, Lancashire CCC) and broadcaster (Sky Sports), born in Kingston, Jamaica
  • Feb 17 Brian Houston, New Zealand-Australian founder of megachurch Hillsong, born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • Feb 17 Rene Russo, American model and actress ("Nightcrawler", "Ransom", "Lethal Weapon 3 & 4"), born in Burbank, California

John Travolta (70 years old)

Feb 18 American actor (Welcome Back, Kotter - "Vinnie Barbarino"; Saturday Night Fever; Pulp Fiction), and singer (Grease - "You're The One That I Want"), born in Englewood, New Jersey

  • Feb 19 Francis Bucholz, German rock bassist (Scorpions, 1973-92 - "Wind of Change"; Temple of Rock), born in Hanover, West Germany
  • Feb 19 Michael Gira, American rock singer-songwriter, and musician (Swans; Angels of Light), born in Los Angeles, California
  • Feb 19 Sócrates [Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Sousa Vieira de Oliveira], Brazilian soccer midfielder (60 caps, 22 goals Brazil; Corinthians), born in Belém, Brazil (d. 2011)
  • Feb 20 Anthony Stewart Head, actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • Feb 20 Jon Brant, American rock bassist (Cheap Trick, 1981-87), born in Chicago, Illinois

Patty Hearst (70 years old)

Feb 20 American kidnap victim (Symbionese Liberation Army), convicted bank robber (later pardoned on grounds of coercion by her captors), writer, actress, and philanthropist, born in San Francisco, California

  • Feb 20 Tom Whitlock, American Academy Award-winning lyricist songwriter (“Take My Breath Away”, “Danger Zone”), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2023)
  • Feb 20 Vasili Vasilyevich Tsibliyev, Russian colonel and cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-17, TM-25), born in Orekhovka, Crimea, USSR
  • Feb 21 Ivo van Damme, Belgian 800/1500m dash (Olympic silver 1976)
  • Feb 22 Jean-Philippe Vassal, French architect (Lacaton & Vassal, Pritzker Prize - 2021), born in Casablanca, Morocco

Viktor Yushchenko (70 years old)

Feb 23 Ukrainian politician (President of Ukraine, 2005-10; Prime Minister of Ukraine, 1999-2001), born in Khoruzhivka, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)

  • Feb 24 Constantine Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby
  • Feb 24 Plastic Bertrand [Roger François Jouret], Belgian singer (Ça plane pour moi), born in Brussels, Belgium
  • Feb 24 Sid Meier, Canadian-born American video game designer (Civilization), born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
  • Feb 25 John Doe [Duchac], American poet, songwriter, and cow-punk musician (X; The Knitters), born in Decatur, Illinois
  • Feb 25 Steve Rixon, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (1977-85)
  • Feb 26 John Bolger, American actor (Another World - "Captain Gabe McNamara"), born in New York City

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (70 years old)

Feb 26 Turkish politician (President of Turkey, 2014-present; Prime Minister of Turkey, 2003-14), born in Kasımpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey

  • Feb 27 JoAnn Falletta, American conductor (Virginia Symphony, 1991-2020; Buffalo Philharmonic, 1999-present), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • Feb 27 Neal Schon, American rock guitarist and songwriter (Santana, 1971-72; Journey - "Don't Stop Believin'"; "Any Way You Want It"; Bad English, 1987-91), born in Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma
  • Feb 28 Brian Billick, American football coach

About February 1954

How Old? 70 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Snake (Feb 1 - Feb 2), Horse (Feb 3 - Feb 28)
Star Signs: Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18), Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20)