Famous Birthdays on February 4

Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746-1817)

Polish-Lithuanian military leader and statesman considered a national hero, born in Mereczowszczyzna, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

1751 Blas de Laserna, Spanish composer (championed traditional Spanish musical forms), born in Corella, Navarra (d. 1816)
1758 Pierre-Gabriel Gardel, French ballet dancer and choreographer (In L'Offrande à la Liberté), born in Nancy, France (d. 1840)
1764 Carel Hendrik Verhuell, Dutch-French vice-admiral who served Holland and France (Dutch Minister of the Navy), born in Doetinchem, Dutch Republic (d. 1845)
1767 Franz Volkert, Austrian composer for church and theatre, born in Friedland (d. 1845)
1769 Samuel Wiselius, Dutch lawyer, patriot and writer (helped dismantle Dutch East India Co), born in Amsterdam (d. 1845)
1778 A. P. de Candolle, Swiss botanist (d. 1841)
1799 Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese poet, playwright (Frei Luís de Sousa) and statesman, born in Porto, Portugal (d. 1854)
1802 Mark Hopkins, American educator and philosopher (President of Williams College), born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts (d. 1887)
1805 Georg Andreas Henkel, German composer (d. 1871)
1805 William Harrison Ainsworth, English writer (Old St Paul's, Rookwood), born in Manchester, England (d. 1882)
1808 Josef Kajetán Tyl, Czech playwright, writer and author of the Czech national anthem (Kde domov můj), born in Kutná Hora, Bohemia, Austrian Empire (d. 1856)

Emperor Norton (1819-1880)

British born self proclaimed "Norton I, Emperor of the United States", born in London, England

1826 Halbert Eleazer Paine, American lawyer and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Chardon, Ohio (d. 1905)
1831 Oliver Ames, 35th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1895)
1841 Clément Ader, French aviation pioneer (d. 1926)
1842 Georg Brandes, Danish literary historian and critic (the Modern Breakthrough of Scandinavian literature), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1927)
1846 Nikolay Umov, Russian physicist and mathematician known for discovering the Umov-Poynting vector and Umov effect, born in Simbirsk, Russian Empire (d. 1915)
1848 Jean Aicard, French playwright and poet (Jeune Croyances), born in Toulon, France (d. 1921)
1849 Jean Richepin, French poet and writer (Les Chansons de Gueux), born in Médéa, French Algeria (d. 1926)
1859 Timofei Mikhailov, Russian revolutionary, member of Narodnaya Volya (d. 1881)
1865 Charles Bally, Swiss linguist (Le langage et la vie), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1947)
1868 Constance Markievicz, Irish politician, revolutionary and suffragist (1 woman elected to UK House of Commons, 1st female cabinet minister in Europe), born in London, England (d. 1927) [1]
1871 Friedrich Ebert, German politician, 1st Reichspräsident of the Weimar Republic (d. 1925)
1872 Gotse Delchev, a great Macedonian revolutionary, (d. 1903)
1873 Étienne Desmarteau, Canadian athlete (d. 1905)
1875 Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist (considered the father of aerodynamics - discovered the boundary layer), born in Freising, Germany (d. 1953)
1875 Raymond Moulaert, Belgian pianist and composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1962)
1876 Victor Vreuls, Belgian composer and musician, born in Verviers, Belgium (d. 1944)
1881 Fernand Léger, French painter (d. 1955)
1881 Kliment Voroshilov, Russian politician and army officer (Marshal of the Soviet Union, President of the Supreme Soviet 1953-60), born in Bakhmut Russian Empire (d. 1969)
1884 Rolland Beaumont, South African cricket batsman (5 Tests; Transvaal), born in Newcastle, Natal, South Africa (d. 1958)
1885 Cairine Ray Wilson, Canadian politician and diplomat (1st woman appointed to Canadian senate 1930), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1962) [1]
1888 Paul Althaus, German theologist (The Christian Truth), born i Obershagen in the Province of Hanover (d. 1966)
1889 Walter Catlett, American actor (Climax, Front Page, Tale of 2 Cities), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1960)
1891 Jüri Lossmann, Estonian marathon runner (Olympic-silver 1920), born in Kabala, Governorate of Livonia (d. 1984)
1891 [Madabhushi Ananthasayanam] M. A. Ayyangar, Indian politician (Speaker of Lok Sabha, Governor of Bihar), born in Thiruchanoor, Madras, British India (d. 1978)
1892 Andreu Nin, Catalan politician (d. 1937)
1892 E. J. Pratt, Canadian poet (d. 1964)
1892 Ugo Betti, Italian judge and playwright (The Fugitive), born in Camerino, Italy (d. 1953)
1893 Bernard Rogers, American composer (The Warrior; Three Japanese Dances; To The Fallen), and pedagogue (Eastman School, 1929-67), born in NYC, New York (d. 1968)

Raymond Dart (1893-1988)

Australian paleoanthropologist (Australopithecus africanus), born in Brisbane, Queensland [1]

1895 Annie Romein-Verschoor, Dutch historian (Erflaters), born in Hatert, Netherlands (d. 1978)
1895 Nigel Bruce, British actor (Rebecca, Suspicion, Sherlock Holmes), born in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico (d. 1953)
1895 [Johann Baptist] Hanns Albin Rauter, German SS and Police leader in the occupied Netherlands, born in Klagenfurt, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1949)
1896 Friedrich Glauser, German-language Swiss writer (Sergeant Studer detective novels), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1938)
1896 Friedrich Hund, German physicist (d. 1997)
1897 Ludwig Erhard, German politician (CDU, as Chancellor of Germany 1963-66 led German "economic miracle"), born in Fürth, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1977)

Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974)

American aviator who was 1st to fly solo across the Atlantic, born in Detroit, Michigan

1902 Hartley Shawcross, British lawyer and politician (d. 2003)
1902 Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Mexican pioneering artistic photographer, born in Mexico City, Mexico (d. 2002) [1]
1903 Alexander Oppenheim, British mathematician (Oppenheim conjecture), born in Salford, England (d. 1997)
1903 Catherine Wolfe Donohue, American watch dial painter, born in LaSalle County, Illinois (d. 1938) [1]
1903 Edwin Denby, American dance critic and poet (Snoring in N; Horse Eats Hat), born in Tientsin, China (d. 1924)
1903 Frank L. Howley, American general (Commander of American sector of Berlin after WWII), born in Hampton, New York (d. 1993)
1904 Herman Bernard Wiardi Beckman, Dutch politician (SDAP, captured and killed at Dachau), born in Nijmegen, Netherlands (d. 1945)
1904 MacKinlay Kantor, American novelist (Andersonville), born in Webster City, Iowa (d. 1977)
1904 Predrag Milošević Serbian pianist, conductor, composer (Simfonijeta), and pedagogue, born in Knjaževac, Serbia (d. 1988)
1905 Eddie Foy Jr [Edwin Fitzgerald Jr], American actor (The Pajama Game, Fair Exchange), born in New Rochelle, New York (d. 1983)
1905 Hylda Baker, English comedy actress, born in Farnworth, Lancashire, England (d. 1986)
1906 Clyde Tombaugh, American astronomer (discovered Pluto), born in Streator, Illinois (d. 1997)
1906 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German pastor, theologist and anti-Nazi dissident (Confessing Church), born in Breslau, Silesia, German Empire (d. 1945)
1908 (Emmanuel) "Mannie" Klein, American swing jazz and session trumpeter (Frank Trumbauer; NBC Orchestra), born in New York City (d. 1994)
1909 (Arthur) "Artie" Bernstein, American jazz and session double bassist (The Dorsey Brothers), born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 1964)
1909 Harold "Duke" Dejan, Creole-American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader (Olympia Brass Band), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2002)
1909 Robert Coote, British actor (The Ghost and Mrs. Muir; Scaramouche), born in London, England (d. 1982)
1910 Uys Krige, South African playwright and novelist (Orphan of the Desert), born in Bontebokskloof, Cape Province (d. 1987)

Byron Nelson (1912-2006)

American golfer (winner 5 major titles; record 19 tournaments 1945), born in Fort Worth, Texas

1912 Erich Leinsdorf, Austrian-born American conductor, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1993)
1912 James Craig [Meador], American actor (Devil & Daniel Webster, Cyclops), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1985)
1912 Louis-Albert Cardinal Vachon, archbishop of Quebec (d. 2006)
1912 Ola Skjåk Bræk, Norwegian politician (d. 1999)

Rosa Parks (1913-2005)

American civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger, born in Tuskegee, Alabama

1914 Alfred Andersch, German writer (Red Head), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1980)
1915 Norman Wisdom, English comedian (Kraft Music Hall, Trouble In Store), born in London, England (d. 2010)
1915 Peter Butterworth, British actor and comedian (Carry On), born in Bramhall, England (d. 1979)
1915 Ray Evans, American lyricist with Jay Livingston, born in Salamanca, New York (d. 2007)
1915 William Talman, American actor (Crashout, The Hitch-Hiker, Perry Mason), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1968)
1916 Colin Morris, British playwright and documentary filmmaker (d. 1996)
1916 David Vassall Cox, British composer ("Lillibullero"), born in Broadstairs, Isle of Thanet, England in (d. 1997)
1916 Gavin Ewart, English poet (Pleasures of the Flesh), born in London, England (d. 1995)
1916 Shah Maghsoud Sadegh Angha, 41st master of the Oveyssi-Shahmaghsoudi Sufi Order (d. 1980)
1917 Aga Yahya Khan, Pakistani general and politician (President of Pakistan 1969-71, Bangladesh genocide during his regime), born in Chakwal, Punjab, British India (d. 1980)
1918 Ida Lupino, British-American actress (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) and director (The Hitch-Hiker), born in London, England (d. 1995)
1918 Luigi Pareyson, Italian philosopher (d. 1991)
1919 Frank van Klingeren, Dutch architect (De Meerpaal, Dronten) (d. 1999)
1919 Janet Waldo, American radio and actress (Judy Jetson, Shazzan, Penelope Pitstop), born in Yakima, Washington (d. 2016)
1920 Derek Worlock, English Roman Catholic Archbishop Liverpool, born in London (d. 1996)

Betty Friedan (1921-2006)

American feminist and writer (The Feminine Mystique), born in Peoria, Illinois

1922 Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Indian classical singer (khayal form of singing, bhajans, abhangs), born in Ron, Karnataka, India (d. 2011)
1923 Belisario Betancur, Colombian politician, President of Colombia (1982-86), born in Amagá, Colombia (d. 2018)
1923 Conrad Bain, Canadian actor (Maude, Diff'rent Strokes), born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada (d. 2013)
1925 Jutta Hipp, German-American jazz pianist and composer, born in Leipzig, German Weimar Republic (d. 2003)
1925 Russell Hoban, American author (Riddley Walker, Pilgermann), born in Lansdale, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
1926 John Edward Caulwell Hearne, writer
1928 Dave Ketchum, American character actor (Get Smart - "Agent 13"), and writer (Happy Days; The Love Boat), born in Quincy, Illinois)
1929 Jerry Adler, American actor, director and producer (The Sopranos, The Good Wife), born in Brooklyn, New York
1929 Paul Burlison, American rockabilly musician (The Rock N Roll Trio), born in Brownsville, Tennessee (d. 2003)
1930 Jim Loscutoff, American basketball forward (NBA champion (1957, 59–64; Boston Celtics), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2015)
1931 Barry Feinstein, American portrait photographer and album cover designer (Bob Dylan; Peter, Paul & Mary; Janis Joplin; George Harrison), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
1931 Isabel Martínez de Perón [Maria Martinez], wife of Juan Perón and President of Argentina (1974-76), born in La Rioja, Argentina
1932 Ivan Davis, Jr., American concert pianist, and teacher, born in Electra,Texas (d. 2018)
1933 Toshi Ichiyanagi, Japanese avant-garde composer, pianist, and first husband of Yoko Ono, born in Kobe, Japan (d. 2022)
1934 Jouko Sakari Linjama, Finnish organist and composer, born in Kirvu, Finland
1935 Martti Talvela, Hiitola Karelia Finland, operatic basso
1935 Wallis Mathias, Pakistan cricket batsman (21 Tests; first non-Muslim to play for Pakistan), born in Karachi, Pakistan (d. 1994)
1936 Daan van Golden, Dutch sculptor
1936 David Brenner, American stand-up comedian and TV talk show host (Nightlife) known as a pioneer of observational comedy, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2014)
1936 Gary Conway, actor (Burke's Law, Land of the Giants), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1937 Ann Southam, Canadian electronic and classical music and dance composer (Glass Houses; Figures; The Emerging Ground), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2010)
1937 Bill Ham, American music impresario and manager (ZZ Top), born in Waxahachie, Texas (d. 2016)
1937 Collin Wilcox, Highlands NC, actor (To Kill a Mocking Bird)
1937 David Newman, American filmmaker (d. 2003)
1937 Harry Jacobs, American football linebacker (AFL All Star 1965, 69; AFL C'ship 1964, 65 Buffalo Bills; Boston Patriots, NO Saints), born in Canton, Illinois (d. 2021)
1937 John Devitt, Australian swimmer (2 Olympic gold 1956, 1960), born in Sydney, Australia
1937 Magnar Solberg, Norwegian 20K biathlete (Olympic gold 1968, 72)
1938 Donald W Riegle Jr, (Sen-D-MI, 1976- )
1938 Joe Beard, American blues guitarist (No More Cherry Rose), born in Ashland, Mississippi
1939 Jacques Charlier, Belgian artist and sculptor, born in Liège, Belgium
1939 Stan Lundine, American politician (Rep-D-NY, 1976-86, Lieutenant Governor of New York. 1987-94), born in Jamestown, New York

George A. Romero (1940-2017)

American-Canadian director, filmmaker and "Father of the Zombie Film" (Night of the Living Dead), born in The Bronx, New York

1940 John Schuck, American actor (McMillan & Wife, Holmes & Yoyo), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1940 Theodore "Ted" Stanley, American anesthesiologist and medical entrepreneur (created the fentanyl lollipop), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2017)
1941 John Steel, British rock drummer (The Animals - "House of the Rising Sun"), born in Gateshead, County Durham, England
1941 Mike Deasy, American rock and jazz session guitarist (Beach Boys; Monkees; Randy Newman), born in Los Angeles, California
1942 Johnny Gamble, rocker (Classics)
1943 Alberto João Jardim, Portuguese president of the regional government of Madeira
1943 Barry Beckett, American keyboardist and record producer (David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, Roger Hawkins), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2009)
1943 Cheryl Miller, American actress (Daktari - "Paula"; Born Free), born in Sherman Oaks, California
1943 Jimmy Johnson, American session guitarist and co-founder of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, born in Sheffield, Alabama (d. 2019)
1943 Ken Thompson, American computer scientist
1944 Daniel Mica, American politician (Rep-D-Florida, 1979-89), born in Binghamton, New York
1944 Florence LaRue, American pop and R&B vocalist (5th Dimension - "Up, Up, And Away"), born in Plainfield, New Jersey,
1945 John Stubblefield, American jazz saxophonist, flute and oboe player (Mingus Big Band), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2005)
1946 Mary Meyer, American 500m speed skater (Olympic silver 1968)
1947 James Danforth "Dan" Quayle, USA (Sen-R-Ind, 44th Vice President 1989-93), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1947 Jeannie Wilson, actress (Simon & Simon, Stir Crazy), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1947 Sanford Bishop, American politician (Rep-D-Georgia), born in Mobile, Alabama

Alice Cooper (75 years old)

1948 American theatrical rock singer and songwriter ("School's Out"; "Welcome To My Nightmare"), born in Detroit, Michigan

1948 Marguerite "Marge" Ganser, American pop singer (The Shangri-Las - "Leader of the Pack"), born in Queens, New York (d. 1996)
1948 Mary Ann Ganser, American pop singer (The Shangri-Las - "Leader of the Pack"), born in Queens, New York (d. 1970)
1948 Rakesh Shukla, cricket leg-spinner (1 Test India v Sri Lanka 1982)
1948 Robert Coover, novelist (Pricksongs & Descants)
1948 Rod Grams, American TV anchor and politician (Senator-R-Minnesota 1995-2001, Rep-R-Minnesota 1993-95), born in Princeton, Minnesota (d. 2013)
1948 Tamás Wichmann, Hungarian sprint canoeist (World C'ship gold x 9; Olympic silver C-1 1000m 1972, C-2 1000m 1968; bronze C-1 1000m 1976), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
1949 Ludger Rémy, German harpsichordist, conductor (Les Amis de Philippe), and musicologist, born in Kalkar, Germany (d. 2017)
1949 Michael Beck, actor (Hans Helms-Holocaust), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1949 Roy Yeager, American musician (Atlanta Rhythm Section), born in Greenwood, Mississippi
1950 (Michael) "Woody" Woodmansey, British drummer (David Bowie, 1970-73; The Spiders from Mars), born in Driffield, England
1950 James Dunn, American soul singer (The Stylistics - "Betcha by Golly, Wow"; "You Make Me Feel Brand New"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1950 Pamela Franklin, actress (Satan's School for Girls), born in Tokyo, Japan
1950 Phil Ehart, American rock drummer, and songwriter (Kansas - "Point of Know Return"), born in Coffeyville, Kansas
1950 Robert Jan Stips, Dutch rock keyboardist, songwriter, and producer (Golden Earring, 1974-80; The Nits, 1983-96 & 2003-present), born in The Hague, Netherlands
1951 Dariush Eghbali, Iranian Persian-pop singer and musician, born in Tehran, Iran
1951 Patrick Bergin, Irish actor
1951 Stan Papi, American baseball player
1952 Jerry Shirley, British rock drummer (Humble Pie - "Black Coffee"), born in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England
1952 Li Yinhe, Chinese sexologist
1952 Lisa Eichhorn, actress (Cutter's Way, Yanks), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
1953 Jerome Powell, American Chair of the US Federal Reserve (2018-), born in Washington, D.C.
1953 Kitarō [Masanori Takahashi], Japanese New Age composer (Thinking of You), born in Toyohashi, Japan
1953 Svetlana Ulmasova, USSR, 3K (world title 1978)
1953 Tatsurō Yamashita, Japanese soft rock singer-songwriter ("Christmas Eve"; "Zutto Issho sa"), born in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
1955 Mikuláš Dzurinda, Slovak Prime minister
1957 Don Davis, American trombonist, arranger, and composer, mostly for film (The Matrix), and television (Beauty & The Beast), born in Anaheim, California
1957 Evan Wolfson, American attorney and activist
1957 Philippe Saisse, French smooth jazz and session keyboardist, composer, and record producer, born in Marseille, France
1958 Mary Ann Pascal, actress (Samantha-Brothers)
1958 Tomasz Pacyński, Polish writer
1958 Werner Schwab, Austrian playwright and artist, born in Graz (d. 1994)

Lawrence Taylor (64 years old)

1959 American NFL player considered the greatest linebacker in history (NY Giants), born in Williamsburg, Virginia

1959 Tsitsi Dangarembga, Zimbabwean writer (Nervous Conditions) and playwright, born in Mutoko, Southern Rhodesia
1959 Zenani Mandela, daughter of Nelson & Winnie Mandela
1960 Jenette Goldstein, American actress
1960 Jonathan Larson, American theater composer (Rent), born in White Plains, New York (d. 1996)
1960 Pamelyn Ferdin, actress (Happy Birthday Wanda June, Tool Box Murders)
1960 Siobhan Dowd, British/Irish author (d. 2007)
1960 Tim Booth, British rock singer (James - "Sit Down"), born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
1961 Denis Savard, Canadian NHL centre (Chicago Blackhawks) named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players' in history, born in Pointe Gatineau, Canada
1961 Stewart O'Nan, American author (Snow Angels, The Names of the Dead), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1962 Alfred Twardecki, Polish historian

Clint Black (61 years old)

1962 American country vocalist ("Killin' Time"; "Nothin' But the Taillights"), born in Long Branch, New Jersey

1962 Dan Plesac, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Gary, Indiana
1962 Michael Riley, Canadian actor
1963 Noodles [Kevin Wasserman], American guitarist (The Offspring - "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"), born in Los Angeles, California.
1963 Pirmin Zurbriggen, Swiss alpine skier (Olympic gold 1988)
1963 Tracie Ruiz-Conforto, Hawaii, sync swimmer (Olympic 2 gold/silver-84, 88)
1965 John van Loen, Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord, San Frecce)