Famous Birthdays on February 20 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 295 of 295

• 1954 Jon Brant, American rock bassist (Cheap Trick, 1981-87), born in Chicago, Illinois

• 1954 Tom Whitlock, American Academy Award-winning lyricist songwriter (“Take My Breath Away”, “Danger Zone”), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2023)
• 1954 Vasili Vasilyevich Tsibliyev, Russian colonel and cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-17, TM-25), born in Orekhovka, Crimea, USSR
• 1955 Karmella Tsepkolenko, Ukrainian classical composer (Parallels), music promoter (Two Days and Two Nights Festival), and author (Artistic Games), born in Odessa, Ukraine
• 1955 Néstor Montelongo, Uruguayan soccer utility (36 caps; Montevideo Wanderers, Peñarol, Nacional, Racing), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2021)
• 1956 Charles Cummins, Clintwood Va, 3rd of 5 siblings born on 2/20
• 1956 Charlie Adler, American voice actor (Tiny Toon Adventures) ,born in Paterson, New Jersey
• 1957 Glen Hanlon, CanadianNHL ice hockey goalie, 1977-91 (Vancouver Canucks, Detroit Red Wings, and 2 other teams), and coach 2003-08 (Washington Capitals), born in Brandon, Manitoba
• 1958 James Wilby, British stage and screen actor (Howards End; Maurice), born in Rangoon, Burma
• 1959 Bill Gullickson, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1979-94 (Montreal Expos, Detroit Tigers, and 2 other teams), born in Marshall, Minnesota
• 1959 Scott Brayton, American auto racer (4 x top 10 finishes Indianapolis 500; 2 x pole), born in Coldwater, Michigan (d. 1996)
• 1960 Cecilia Chailly, Italian harpist, contemporary classical and new age composer, singer, and novelist, born in Milan, Italy
• 1960 Joel Hodgson, American comedian (Mystery Science Theater 3000), born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin
• 1960 Kee Marcello [Kjell Hilding Löfbom], Swedish rock guitarist (Europe - Final Countdown; Easy Action), born in Ludvika, Sweden
• 1961 Claudia Cummins, Clintwood Va, 4th of 5 siblings born on 2/20
• 1961 Imogen Stubbs, actress (Summer Story), born in Rothbury, England
• 1961 Steve Lundquist, US swimmer (Olympics 2 gold-1984)
• 1962 Adam Schreiber, NFL center/guard (Atlanta Falcons, NY Giants)
• 1962 Joel Ellis, American glam-metal singer (Cats In Boots; Heavy Bones)
• 1962 Kenn Nesbitt, American children's author
• 1962 Ria Coyne, American comedienne (Betsy-Batman Forever), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania

• 1963 Darek Oleszkiewicz [formerly known as Oles], Polish jazz bassist, composer (Los Angeles Jazz Quartet), and educator, born in Wrocław, Poland
• 1963 Ian Brown, British rock singer and musician (Stone Roses - "Love Spreads"; "Fools Gold"), born in Warrington, England
• 1963 Jon Lynn Christensen, former Nebraska Congressman
• 1963 Marilisa Xenogiannakopoulou, Greek politician
• 1964 French Stewart, American actor (Harry Solomon-3rd Rock From the Sun), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
• 1964 Jeff Maggert, American golfer (US Senior Open, Tradition 2015), born in Columbia Missouri
• 1964 Rodney Rowland, American actor
• 1964 Terry Ilous, French rock vocalist (Great White, 2010-18; XYZ; The Vagabonds), born in Lyon, France
• 1965 Federica Moro, Carate Brianza Italy, Miss Italy (1982)
• 1966 Britt Hager, NFL linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos, St Louis Rams), born in Odessa, Texas
• 1966 Cecilia Cummins, Clintwood Va, 5th of 5 siblings born on 2/20

• 1966 Dennis Allen Mitchell, Cherry Point NC, 100m/200m (Olympic silver 1996)
• 1966 Derek Lilliquist, American baseball pitcher (Cleveland Indians, Atl Braves)
• 1967 Andrew Shue, American actor (Melrose Place)
• 1967 Broderick Thomas, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minn, Cowboys)
• 1967 Kath Soucie, American voice actress (Rugrats, The Real Ghostbusters, Sonic the Hedgehog), born in Cleveland, Ohio

• 1967 Kurt Knudsen, American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
• 1967 Lili Taylor, actress (Ransom, Short Cuts)
• 1967 Tom Waddle, NFL player (Chicago Bears/Cincinnati Bengals)
• 1968 Ted Hankey, English darts player (BDO World Champion 2000, 09), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England
• 1969 Gedo, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1969 Jason Blum, American producer, founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions (Whiplash, The Reader, Split), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1969 Siniša Mihajlović, Serbian soccer defender (63 caps Yugoslavia; RS Belgrade, Roma, Sampdoria, Lazio) and manager (Serbia, Bologna, Fiorentina, Sampdoria, AC Milan, Torino), born in Vukovar, Croatia (d. 2022)
• 1969 Vaginal Davis, American drag queen, author and performance artist, born in Los Angeles, California
• 1970 Bryan Robinson, defensive end (St Louis Rams)
• 1970 Cheyenne Brando, Papeete Tahiti, daughter of Marlon
• 1970 Jeff Robinson, NFL defensive end (Denver Broncos, St Louis Rams)
• 1971 Jari Litmanen, soccer player (Ajax)
• 1971 Joost van der Westhuizen, South African rugby union halfback (89 Tests; Bulls), born in Pretoria, South Africa (d. 2017)
• 1971 Shalanda Burt, US murderess
• 1971 Shawn McKenzie, American programmer
• 1972 k-os [Kevin Brereton], Canadian rapper, songwriter, and musician, born in Toronto, Ontario
• 1974 Katerina Kroupova, Olomouc Czech, tennis star (1994 Futures-Sofia-BUL)
• 1974 Ophelie Winter, French actress
• 1975 Brendan Witt, Humboldt, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
• 1975 Brian Littrell, American pop (Backstreet Boys), and Christian music singer, born in Lexington, Kentucky
• 1975 Ismael Kirui, Marakwet Kenya, 5k runner
• 1975 Liván Hernández, Cuban baseball player
• 1976 Ed Graham, British drummer (The Darkness, 2000-14), born in Great Yarmouth, England
• 1976 Fulvia di Domenico, Italian jazz and world music singer-songwriter, born in Rome, Italy
• 1976 Gail Kim, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1976 Rohan Gavaskar, Indian cricket batsman (11 ODIs; son of Sunil Gavaskar), born in Kanpur, India
• 1977 Amal Hijazi, Lebanese pop singer (Zaman), born in Kfarfila, Lebanon
• 1977 Bartosz Kizierowski, Polish swimmer
• 1977 Stephon Marbury, American NBA basketball guard, 1996-2009 (Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks and 3 other teams), Chinese Basketball Association player, 2010-18, and coach, 2019-present, born in Coney Island, NYC
• 1977 T.J. Slaughter, American football player
• 1978 (Javier) "Jay" Hernandez, American actor (Crazy/Beautiful; Magnum PI), born in Montebello, California
• 1978 Chelsea Peretti, American comedian and actress (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), born in Oakland, California
• 1978 Jakki Degg, English glamour model/actress
• 1978 Julia Jentsch, German actress
• 1978 Lauren Ambrose, American actress
• 1980 Artur Boruc, Polish footballer
• 1980 Imanol Harinordoquy, French rugby union footballer
• 1981 Adrián Lamo, American threat analyst and hacker (NYT, Yahoo!, Microsoft) who reported Chelsea Manning to the FBI, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2018)
• 1981 Chris Thile, American folk and progressive bluegrass mandolin player, songwriter (Nickel Creek; Punch Brothers), and broadcaster (Live From Here), born in Oceanside, California
• 1981 Tony Hibbert, English footballer
• 1982 Jason Hirsh, American baseball player
• 1983 Justin Verlander, American baseball player (Houston Astros), born in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia
• 1984 Johannes "Jo" Alisch, German classical cellist, and jazz bassist, born in Mannheim, Germany

• 1985 Julia Volkova, Russian pop singer (t.A.T.u. -single, "All the Things She Said"), born in Moscow
• 1985 Ryan Sweeney, American baseball player

• 1989 Melanie Leishman, Canadian actress
• 1991 Sally Rooney, Irish writer (Normal People), born in Castlebar, Ireland
• 1994 Brigid Kosgei, Kenyan athlete (marathon world record 2019; Chicago Marathon 2018-9, London Marathon 2019), born in Kenya
• 1996 Mabel [McVey], English pop singer-songwriter ("Finders Keepers"), born in Málaga, Spain
• 2000 Kristóf Milák, Hungarian swimmer (Olympic gold men's 200m butterfly, silver 100m butterfly 2020; World C'ship gold 200m butterfly 2019 WR 1:50.73), born in Budapest, Hungary
• 2003 Atthaya Thitikul, Thai golfer (youngest female winner in pro event), born in Ratchaburi, Thailand

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