Famous Birthdays on February 6

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 241

• 1461 Džore Držić, Croatian poet and playwright who is considered one of the fathers of Croatian literature, born in Dubrovnik, Croatia (d. 1501)
• 1577 Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman executed for fratricide, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1599)
• 1608 Antonio Vieira, Portuguese diplomat and preacher, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1697)

• 1612 Antoine Arnauld, French Roman Catholic theologian and philosopher and mathematician, born in Paris, France (d. 1694)
• 1639 Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar, born in Wismar, Germany (d. 1691)

• 1673 Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, German organist, composer, and Kapellmeister (Marienkirche (Danzig), 1715-31), baptized in Immelborn, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1731)
• 1695 André Chéron, French composer and organist and harpsichordist, born in Paris, France (d. 1766)
• 1695 Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1726)
• 1705 Johann Matthias Leffloth, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1731)
• 1732 Charles Lee, General in the American Revolution, born in Darnhall, United Kingdom (d. 1782)
• 1744 Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist & surgeon, born in Vouhenans, France (d. 1795)
• 1748 Adam Weishaupt, German philosopher and founder of the Order of the Illuminati, born in Ingolstadt, Germany (d. 1811)
• 1753 Évariste de Parny, French poet, born in Saint-Paul, France (d. 1814)

• 1757 Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Polish scholar & statesman, born in Skoki, Poland (d. 1841)
• 1778 Ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis), born in Zakynthos Island, Greece (d. 1827) (26 Jan Greek calendar)
• 1793 Pietro Rovelli, Italian composer, born in Parma, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (d. 1838)
• 1797 Joseph Maria von Radowitz, German diplomat, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1912)
• 1802 Charles Wheatstone, English scientist (sound transmission), and inventor (English concertina; stereoscope; Playfair cipher), born in Barnwood, England (d. 1875)
• 1807 Hans Matthison-Hansen, Danish composer, born in Flensburg, Germany (d. 1890)
• 1811 Henry George Liddell, English lexicographer & father of the Alice in Alice in Wonderland, born in Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom (d. 1898)
• 1818 William Maxwell Evarts, American lawyer and statesman (Union), born in Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1901)

• 1830 Marcellus Monroe Crocker, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Franklin, Indiana (d. 1865)
• 1832 John Brown Gordon, Major General (Confederate Army), born in Upson County, Georgia (d. 1904)

• 1833 José María de Pereda, Spanish novelist, born in Polanco, Spain (d. 1906)
• 1834 Edwin Klebs, German physician and bacteriologist (bacterial theory of infection, diphtheria bacillus), born in Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1913)
• 1834 Ema Puksec, Croatian singer, born in Ogulin, Croatia (d. 1889)
• 1834 William Dorsey Pender, Major General (Confederate Army), born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina (d. 1863)
• 1838 Henry Irving [John Brodribb], British Victorian actor, 1st actor to receive a knighthood (knighted 1895) and the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula, born in Bradford, England (d. 1905)
• 1838 Yisrael Meir Kagan [Chofetz Chayim], Belarusian rabbi, born in Dzyatlava, Belarus (d. 1933)
• 1848 Luigi Mancinelli, Italian orchestral composer, born in Orvieto, Italy (d. 1921)
• 1853 Ignacij Klemenčič, Slovenian physicist, born in Trebnje, Slovenia (d. 1901)
• 1860 Eliza Johannes Meester, Dutch journalist and writer (Geertje), born in Harderwijk, Netherlands (d. 1931)
• 1864 John Henry Mackay, Scottish-born German writer (Anarchists), born in Greenock, United Kingdom (d. 1933)
• 1866 Karl Sapper, German traveller & natural historian (d. 1945)
• 1868 Syd Callaway, Australian cricket all-rounder (3 Tests, 6 wickets, BB 5/37, HS 41; NSW CA, Canterbury [NZ]), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1923)

• 1872 Alfred Mombert, German poet, born in Karlsruhe, Germany (d. 1942)
• 1874 Milton Bennett Medary, American architect (Washington Chapel), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1929)
• 1875 Leonid Gobyato, Russian general and inventor (man-portable mortar), born in Taganrog, Russia (d. 1915)
• 1876 Wilhelm August Schmidtbonn, German writer (Der Sprechende Eros), born in Bonn, Germany (d. 1952)
• 1878 Waclaw Gieburowski, Polish conductor and composer, born in Bydgoszcz, Poland (d. 1943)
• 1879 Carl Ramsauer, German physicist (Ramsauer-Townsend effect), born in Oldenburg, Germany (d. 1879)
• 1879 Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Chilean educator, lawyer, and politician (President of Chile, 1938-41; Senator for Concepción, 1921-27), born in Pocuro, Chile (d. 1941)
• 1881 Karl Weigl, Austrian-American pianist, composer (Apocalyptic Symphony), and educator, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1949)
• 1886 E J "Tiger" Smith, English cricket wicket-keeper (11 Tests, 20 dismissals; Warwickshire CCC) and umpire (8 Tests 1933-38), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1979)
• 1887 Josef Frings, German Archbishop of Cologne, born in Neuss, Germany (d. 1978)
• 1888 Ljudmil Stojanow, Bulgarian poet (Metsh i Slowo, Cholera), born in Kovachevitsa, Bulgaria (d. 1973)
• 1889 Karel Wellens, Flemish painter, born in Lummen, Belgium (d. 1958)
• 1889 Siegfried Kracauer, German writer, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1966)
• 1892 William Parry Murphy, American physician and Nobel laureate, born in Wisconsin (d. 1987)
• 1893 Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, President of UN General Assembly (1962-63), born in Sialkot, Pakistan (d. 1985)
• 1894 Eric Partridge, New Zealand lexicographer, born in Waimata Valley, New Zealand (d. 1979)

• 1897 Alberto [de Almeida] Cavalcanti, Brazilian director (Nicholas Nickleby), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1982)

• 1899 Ramon Novarro [Jose Samaniegos], Mexican-American actor (Ben-Hur, Mata Hari), born in Durango, Mexico (d. 1968)
• 1900 Roy Smeck, American musician, born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 1994)
• 1901 Ben Lyon, American actor (Hell's Angels, I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1979)
• 1902 George Brunies, American musician, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1974)
• 1902 Louis Nizer, Jewish-American lawyer (defended blacklisted stars in '50s, Catspaw), born in London, England (d. 1994)
• 1903 Claudio Arrau, Chilean pianist (Boston Symphony Orchestra), born in Chillán, Chile (d. 1991)
• 1903 John Dunning, New Zealand cricketer (NZ medium-fast bowler of 30's), born in Omaha, New Zealand (d. 1971)
• 1903 Pieter G Buckinx, Flemish writer (Temptation of Poverty), born in Kortessem, Belgium (d. 1987)
• 1905 Władysław Gomułka, Polish communist politician, born in Krosno, Poland (d. 1982)
• 1908 Amintore Fanfani, Italian politician (Prime Minister), born in Pieve Santo Stefano, Italy (d. 1999)
• 1908 Edward Lansdale, United States Air Force Officer, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1987)
• 1909 Israel Citkowitz, Polish-American composer (The Lambs), and pedagogue, born in Skierniewice, Poland (d. 1974)
• 1910 Carlos Marcello, Tunisian-born gangster, born in Tunis, Tunisia (d. 1993)
• 1910 George Poyser, English soccer defender (Brentford) and manager (Notts County, Manchester City), born in Stanton Hill, England (d. 1995)
• 1910 Irmgard Keun, German author, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1982)
• 1911 Dooley Briscoe MC, South African cricket batsman (2 Tests; Transvaal) and soldier (Military Cross 1941), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1941)

• 1912 Eva Braun, German mistress and wife of Adolf Hitler, born in Munich, Germany (d. 1945)
• 1913 John Lund, American actor (High Society, Wackiest Ship in the Army), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1992)

• 1914 Forrest Towns, American athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 1936), born in Fitzgerald, Georgia (d. 1991)
• 1914 Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor (Tony the Tiger), and bass singer ("You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"), born in Norfolk, Nebraska (d. 2005)
• 1916 John Crank, British mathematician, born in Hindley, United Kingdom (d. 2006)
• 1917 Arthur Gold, Canadian pianist, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1990)
• 1917 Liberato Firmino Sifonia, Italian composer, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1995)

• 1918 Lothar-Günther Buchheim, German author, born in Weimar, Germany (d. 2007)
• 1919 Lindsay Tuckett, South African cricketer (son of Len, 9 Tests for South Africa 1947-49), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2016)
• 1919 Louis Heren, English foreign correspondent and writer (China's Three Thousand Years), born in London (d. 1995)
• 1920 James H. Scheuer, American politician (Rep-D-NY, 1965-73, 75- 93), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2005)
• 1921 Bob Scott, New Zealand rugby union fullback (17 Tests; Auckland RU), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2012)
• 1922 Denis Norden, British television personality, born in London (d. 2018)
• 1922 Felicia Montealegre, Costa Rican-American actress (Studio One; Kraft Television Workshop), and social activist, born in San José, Costa Rica (d. 1978)
• 1922 Patrick Macnee, British actor (The Avengers, Magnum, P.I., Sherlock Holmes), born in London, England (d. 2015)
• 1923 Maurice Le Roux, French composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1992)
• 1924 Billy Wright, English soccer defender (105 caps, captain x 90; Wolverhampton Wanderers 490 games) and manager (Arsenal 1962-66), born in Ironbridge, England (d. 1994)
• 1924 Jin Yong [Louis Cha Leung-yung], Chinese Wuxia novelist, born in Haining, China (d. 2018)
• 1924 Paolo Volponi, Italian communist and author (Road to Rome), born in Urbino, Italy (d. 1994)
• 1925 Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Javanese author (Anak semua bangsa), born in Blora Regency, Indonesia (d. 2006)
• 1926 Dale Long, American baseball infielder (MLB record 8 HRs in consecutive games 1956; Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 1991)
• 1926 Haskell Wexler, American cinematographer and director, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2015)
• 1926 Walker Edmiston, American actor (Star Trek, Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, The Dukes of Hazzard), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2007)
• 1927 Smokey Burgess, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Caroleen, North Carolina (d. 1991)
• 1929 Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta, Venezuelan writer, born in Boconó, Venezuela (d. 2011)
• 1929 Pierre Brice [Pierre-Louis Le Bris], French actor (Winnetou), born in Brest, France (d. 2015)
• 1929 Sixten Jernberg, Swedish skier (Olympic gold 1956/60/64), born in Lima, Sweden (d. 2012)
• 1931 Fred Trueman, England cricket fast bowler (England 67 Tests, 307 wickets), born in Stainton, England (d. 2006)
• 1931 Mamie Van Doren, American actress, model, singer, and sex symbol (Teacher's Pet, The Navy vs. the Night Monsters), born in Rowena, South Dakota
• 1931 Rip Torn [Elmore Rual Torn Jr], American actor, voice artist and comedian (Cross Creek, The Larry Sanders Show), born in Temple, Texas (d. 2019)
• 1932 Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban revolutionary, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1959)
• 1932 Francois Truffaut, French director (Jules & Jim, Fahrenheit 451), born in Paris, France (d. 1984)
• 1933 Leslie Crowther, English comedian and television presenter, born in West Bridgford, United Kingdom (d. 1996)
• 1933 Walter Fauntroy, American pastor and politician (Rep-D-DC, 1971-91), born in Washington, D.C.
• 1934 Vernon "Vern" Ehlers, American politician (US Representative from Michigan, 1993-2011), born in Pipestone, Minnesota (d. 2017)
• 1936 J. Howard Marshall III, American businessman, born in San Francisco, California
• 1938 Ellsworth Milburn, American composer and educator (Menil Antiphons), born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
• 1939 Mike Farrell, American actor (M*A*S*H;, 1975-83 - B.J."; Providence), producer (Patch Adams), and human rights activist, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
• 1940 Jimmy Tarbuck, English comedian, born in Liverpool, United Kingdom

• 1941 Gigi Perreau, American actress (Journey to Center of Time), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1941 Spencer Silver, American scientist and inventor of Post-it® Notes, born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2021) [1]
• 1941 Stephen Albert, American composer, born in New York City (d. 1992)
• 1942 Calvin Keys, American jazz guitarist, born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2024)
• 1942 James Loewen, American sociologist and historian, born in Decatur, Illinois
• 1942 John London, American songwriter and bassist (Michael Nesmith band), born in Brazos County, Texas
• 1942 Sarah Brady, American gun-control activist, born in Kirksville, Missouri
• 1943 Fabian [Fabiano Anthony Forte], American pop singer ("Turn Me Loose"; "Tiger"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1943 Gayle Hunnicutt, American-British actress (Marlowe; Legend of Hell House; Dallas), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2023)
• 1943 Georgeanna Tillman, American singer (The Marvelettes - "Please Mr. Postman"), born in Inkster, Michigan (d. 1980)
• 1943 Pelle Svensson, Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler (World C'ship gold 100kg 1970, 71; Olympic silver 97kg 1964), born in Sollefteå, Sweden (d. 2020)
• 1944 Christine Boutin, French politician, born in Levroux, France
• 1944 Michael Tucker, American actor (Stuart Markowitz-LA Law), born in Baltimore, Maryland

• 1946 Jim Turner, American politician, born in Fort Lewis, Washington
• 1946 Kate McGarrigle, Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2010)
• 1946 Richie Hayward, American drummer (Little Feat), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 2010)
• 1947 Charles Hickcox, American 200m/400m medley swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1968), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2010)
• 1948 John Gosling, British rock keyboardist (The Kinks, 1970-78 - "Lola"; "Celluloid Heroes"), born in Paignton, England (d. 2023)
• 1948 José Luis Capón, Spanish soccer defender (13 caps; Atlético Madrid, 200 games), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2020)
• 1949 Manuel Orantes, Spanish tennis player (US Open-1975), born in Granada, Spain
• 1949 Mike Batt, British director, actor, composer, and former Deputy Chairman (British Phonographic Industry), born in Southampton, England
• 1949 Richie Zisk, American retired baseball player and pro scout (Chicago Cubs), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1950 (Edwin) "Punky" Meadows, American glam-rock guitarist (Angel), born in Washington, D.C.

• 1950 Rich Glover, American NFL player, born in Bayonne, New Jersey
• 1951 Jacques Villeret, French film actor, born in Loches, France (d. 2005)
• 1951 Marco Antônio, Brazilian footballer, born in Santos, Brazil
• 1951 Margo [Margeret Catherine O'Donnell], Irish singer, born in County Donegal, Ireland
• 1951 Maria Christina, Belgian princess and daughter of Leopold III, born in Brussels, Belgium
• 1952 Ricardo Lavolpe, Argentine football coach, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 1953 Susie Hutchison, American equestrian show jumper (Olymp-96), born in Flintridge, California
• 1954 Scott Kempner, American rhythm guitarist (Del-Lords), born in the Bronx, New York
• 1955 Eric Money, American NBA player, born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1956 Jon Walmsley, British actor (Jason in The Waltons), born in Lancashire, England
• 1956 Linda Grovenor, American actress (Die Laughing, Wheels of Fire), born in Baltimore, Maryland
• 1957 Jerry Marotta, American session and touring drummer (Orleans; Peter Gabriel; Indigo Girls; Tony Levin), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• 1957 Kathy Najimy, American actress and activist (Sister Act, Veronica's Closet), born in San Diego, California
• 1957 Robert Townsend, American comedian and actor (Hollywood Shuffle, Ratboy), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1957 Simon Phillips, English drummer & record producer (Toto), born in London
• 1958 Barry Miller, American actor (Fame; Peggy Sue Got Married), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1958 Bill Dawley, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1983), born in Norwich, Connecticut
• 1958 Cecily Adams, American actress and casting director (American Heart), born in Jamaica, New York City (d. 2004)
• 1959 Ken Nelson, English record producer, born in Liverpool, England
• 1960 Akinwumi Adesina, Nigerian politician (African Development Bank President 2015-), born in Ogun State, Nigeria
• 1960 Megan Gallagher, American actress (Slap Maxwell; Millennium), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
• 1961 Bill Lester, American racing driver, born in Washington, D.C.
• 1961 Yuri Ivanovich Onufriyenko, Russian cosmonaut (Mir, Soyuz TM-23), born in Ryasne, Ukraine

• 1963 David Capel, English cricket all-rounder (15 Tests; 21 wickets; 23 ODIs), born in Northampton, England (d. 2020)
• 1963 Kevin Trudeau, American entrepreneur, born in Lynn, Massachusetts
• 1963 Mike Hough, Canadian NHL left wing (Florida Panthers), born in Montreal, Quebec
• 1964 Andrey Zvyagintsev, Russian director and screenwriter (The Return), born in Novosibirsk, USSR
• 1964 Gordon Downie, Canadian rock singer-songwriter and musician (The Tragically Hip), born in Amherstview, Ontario (d. 2017)
• 1964 Petras Geniušas, Lithuanian classical pianist, and educator, born in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, USSR (now Lithuania)
• 1964 Skip Ewing, American country vocalist (Coast of Colorado), born in Redlands, California
• 1965 Dana Eskelson, American actress, born in Dallas, Texas

• 1966 Tom Tupa, American football punter & quarterback (Cleveland Browns, NE Patriots), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• 1967 Anita Cochran, American country music singer, born in South Lyon, Michigan
• 1967 Izumi Sakai, Japanese singer (Zard), born in Kurume, Japan (d. 2007)
• 1968 Adolfo Valencia, Colombian footballer, born in Buenaventura, Colombia
• 1968 Akira Yamaoka, Japanese composer, born in Niigata, Japan
• 1969 April Lerman, American actress (Lila-Charles in Charge), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1969 Bob Wickman, American baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox, NY Yankees), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin
• 1969 David Hayter, Canadian-American Voice actor and screenwriter (Solid Snake), born in Santa Monica, California
• 1969 James Jones, American NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens), born in Miami, Florida
• 1969 Kurt Abbott, American baseball player (Florida Marlins), born in Zanesville, Ohio
• 1969 Rajindra Dhanraj, Trinidad cricket leg-spinner (WI 1994-95), born in Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago
• 1969 Tim Sherwood, English footballer and manager, born in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
• 1970 Jeff Rouse, American 50m/100m backstroke swimmer (Olymp-gold/silver-92, 96), born in Fredericksburg, Virginia
• 1970 Mark Hutton, Australian baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Adelaide, Australia
• 1970 Per Frandsen, Danish footballer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
• 1971 Brad Hogg, Australian cricketer (WA chinaman all-rounder, Australia v India 1996), born in Narrogin, Australia
• 1971 Brian Stepanek, American actor (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody; Brian O'Brian), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• 1971 Carlos Rogers, American NBA forward/center (Toronto Raptors), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1971 Lance Bade, American target shooter (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Vancouver, Washington
• 1971 Peter Tchernyshev, Russian-American ice dancer (with Naomi Lang), born in St Petersburg, Russia
• 1972 David Binn, American NFL safety (San Diego Chargers), born in San Mateo, California
• 1972 Shawn Respert, American NBA guard (Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1973 Amy Robach, American TV journalist and anchor (20/20; Good Morning America), born in St. Joseph, Michigan

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