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Who was born on February 25
157 notable people were born on February 25. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.
- 157births
- 30events
Best known
Best known
Blanche of Portugal (1259–1321)
Lady of Las Huelgas, Montemor-o-Velho, Alcocer and Briviesca
Wenceslaus I of Luxembourg
Count of Luxembourg, Arlon and Durbuy
Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick
English nobleman
Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton
English aristocrat and courtier
Sharafkhan Bidlisi
Kurdish noble and writer (1543-c.1603)
Friedrich Spee
German Jesuit priest, professor and poet
Blanche of Portugal (1259–1321) — Lady of Las Huelgas, Montemor-o-Velho, Alcocer and Briviesca, born on February 25 1259.
Wenceslaus I of Luxembourg — Count of Luxembourg, Arlon and Durbuy, born on February 25 1337.
Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick — English nobleman, born on February 25 1475.
Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton — English aristocrat and courtier, born on February 25 1540.
Sharafkhan Bidlisi — Kurdish noble and writer (1543-c.1603), born on February 25 1543.
Friedrich Spee — German Jesuit priest, professor and poet, born on February 25 1591.
All entries
- 1643
Ahmed IISultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1691 to 1695 - 1663PPeter Anthony MotteuxEnglish author, playwright, and translator
- 1670MMaria Margaretha KirchGerman astronomer
- 1682
Giovanni Battista MorgagniItalian anatomist - 1707
Carlo GoldoniItalian playwright - 1714
René Nicolas Charles Augustin de MaupeouFrench noble, lawyer and statesman
- 1728
John Wood, the YoungerEnglish architect, son of John Wood the elder - 1752
John Graves SimcoeBritish army officer, politician and colonial administrator - 1755
François René MallarméFrench statesman - 1778
José de San MartínArgentine general and leader - 1806
Emma Catherine EmburyAmerican author and poet - 1809
John Hart (South Australian colonist)Australian politician - 1812
Carl Christian HallDanish politician - 1816
Giovanni MorelliItalian art critic - 1833
John St. John (American politician)American politician - 1841
Pierre-Auguste RenoirFrench painter and sculptor - 1842
Karl MayGerman author - 1845
George ReidPrime Minister of Australia from 1904 to 1905 - 1855
Cesário VerdePortuguese poet
- 1856
Karl LamprechtGerman historian - 1856
Mathias ZdarskyAlpine skier - 1857
Robert BondNewfoundland politician and Prime Minister - 1860
William Ashley (economic historian)British economic historian - 1865
AndranikArmenian military leader - 1866
Benedetto CroceItalian philosopher - 1869
Phoebus LeveneAmerican biochemist - 1871
Lesya UkrainkaUkrainian poet and writer - 1873
Enrico CarusoItalian opera tenor - 1877
Erich von HornbostelGerman-Ashkenazi Jewish musicologist - 1881
William Z. FosterAmerican labor organizer and Communist politician - 1881
Alexei RykovPremier of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1930 - 1883
Princess Alice, Countess of AthloneBritish princess - 1885
Princess Alice of BattenbergPrincess Andrew of Greece and Denmark - 1888
John Foster DullesAmerican politician and diplomat - 1890
Myra HessEnglish pianist - 1894
Meher BabaIndian spiritual master - 1896
Ida NoddackGerman chemist - 1898
William AstburyEnglish biochemist - 1901
Vince GairAustralian politician - 1901
Zeppo MarxAmerican entertainer - 1903
King ClancyCanadian ice hockey player and coach - 1905PPerry MillerAmerican historian
- 1906
Mary Chase (playwright)American dramatist - 1907
Sabahattin AliTurkish novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist - 1908
Mary Locke PetermannAmerican cellular biochemist - 1908
Frank G. SlaughterAmerican novelist - 1910
Millicent FenwickAmerican politician - 1913
Jim BackusAmerican actor
- 1913
Gert FröbeGerman actor - 1915
S. RajaratnamSingaporean politician - 1917
Anthony BurgessEnglish writer and composer - 1918
Bobby RiggsAmerican tennis player - 1919
Monte IrvinAmerican baseball player - 1920
Philip C. HabibAmerican diplomat - 1921
Pierre LaporteCanadian politician - 1921
Andy PafkoAmerican baseball player - 1922MMolly ReillyCanadian pilot
- 1924
Hugh HuxleyEnglish biologist - 1925
Lisa KirkAmerican actress - 1925
Shehu ShagariPresident of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983 - 1926
Masatoshi Gündüz IkedaTurkish mathematician - 1927
Ralph StanleyAmerican bluegrass musician and singer - 1928
Paul ElvstrømDanish yachtsman - 1928
Larry GelbartAmerican comedy writer and playwright - 1928
A. Leon Higginbotham Jr.American judge - 1928
Richard G. SternAmerican novelist - 1930
Wendy BeckettBritish Catholic nun and art historian - 1932
Tony Brooks (racing driver)British racing driver - 1932
Faron YoungAmerican country singer - 1934
Tony LemaAmerican professional golfer - 1935
Tony CampoloAmerican sociologist and pastor - 1935OOktay SinanoğluTurkish chemist
- 1937
Tom CourtenayBritish actor - 1937
Bob SchiefferAmerican television journalist (born 1937) - 1938
Diane BakerAmerican actress (born 1938) - 1938
Herb ElliottAustralian middle-distance runner - 1938
Farokh EngineerIndian cricketer (born 1938) - 1940
Ron SantoAmerican baseball player
- 1941
David PuttnamBritish film producer (born 1941) - 1942
Karen GrassleAmerican actress (born 1942) - 1943
George HarrisonEnglish musician - 1944
François CevertFrench racing driver - 1946
Jean TodtFrench motor racing executive (born 1946) - 1947
Lee Evans (sprinter)American track and field athlete - 1949
Ric FlairAmerican professional wrestler (born 1949) - 1949
Amin MaaloufLebanese-born French author (born 1949) - 1950
Francisco Fernández OchoaSpanish alpine skier - 1950
Neil JordanIrish filmmaker and writer (born 1950) - 1950
Néstor KirchnerPresident of Argentina from 2003 to 2007 - 1951
Don QuarrieJamaican sprinter (born 1951) - 1952
Joey DunlopNorthern Irish motorcycle racer
- 1953
José María AznarPrime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004 - 1953
John Doe (musician)American singer, songwriter, actor, poet, guitarist and bass player (born 1953) - 1957
Raymond McCreeshProvisional IRA volunteer
- 1957
Tharman ShanmugaratnamPresident of Singapore since 2023 - 1958
Kurt RambisAmerican basketball player and coach (born 1958) - 1962
Birgit FischerGerman kayaker - 1963
Paul O'Neill (baseball)American baseball player (born 1963) - 1965
Carrot TopAmerican stand-up comedian and actor (born 1965) - 1965
Veronica WebbAmerican model and actress (b. 1965) - 1966
Alexis DenisofAmerican actor (born 1966) - 1966
Téa LeoniAmerican actress (born 1966) - 1967
Ed BallsBritish broadcaster and politician (born 1967) - 1968LLesley BooneAmerican actress
- 1968DDanny CrnkovichAustralian rugby league footballer
- 1968
Oumou SangaréMalian singer (born 1968) - 1970
Chris Barnes (bowler)American professional bowler (born 1970) - 1971
Sean AstinAmerican actor (born 1971) - 1971
Stuart MacGillAustralian cricketer (born 1971) - 1971
Daniel PowterCanadian musician (born 1971) - 1973
Anson MountAmerican actor (born 1973) - 1974
Dominic RaabDeputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2021–2022, 2022–2023) - 1975
Chelsea HandlerAmerican comedian, actress, writer, and producer (born 1975) - 1976
Rashida JonesAmerican actress (born 1976) - 1976
Samaki WalkerAmerican basketball player (born 1976) - 1979
Napoleon HarrisAmerican football player and politician (born 1979)
- 1980
Kash PatelDirector of the FBI since 2025 - 1981
Park Ji-sungSouth Korean footballer (born 1981) - 1982
Maria KanellisAmerican professional wrestler, manager, singer and model - 1982
Flavia PennettaItalian tennis player (born 1982) - 1982
Anton VolchenkovRussian ice hockey player (born 1982) - 1985
Joakim NoahFormer basketball player (born 1985) - 1986
Justin BerfieldAmerican actor (born 1986) - 1986
Jameela JamilBritish actress and comedian (born 1986) - 1986
James and Oliver PhelpsBritish actors and identical twin brothers (born 1986) - 1986
James and Oliver PhelpsBritish actors and identical twin brothers (born 1986) - 1987
Justin AbdelkaderAmerican ice hockey player (born 1987) - 1988
Tom Marshall (artist)British model maker and image editor - 1988
Gerald McCoyAmerican football player (born 1988)
- 1989
Jimmer FredetteAmerican basketball player (born 1989) - 1989
Kana HanazawaJapanese voice actress (born 1989) - 1989
E'Twaun MooreAmerican basketball player (born 1989) - 1990FFélix PeñaDominican baseball player (born 1990)
- 1992
Joakim NordströmSwedish ice hockey player (born 1992) - 1992
Jorge SolerCuban baseball player (born 1992) - 1993
Erick FeddeAmerican baseball player (born 1993) - 1993
Lukáš SedlákCzech ice hockey player (born 1993) - 1994
Fred VanVleetAmerican basketball player (born 1994) - 1995
Mario HezonjaCroatian basketball player (born 1995) - 1995
Viktoriya TomovaBulgarian tennis player (born 1995) - 1997
Isabelle FuhrmanAmerican actress (born 1997) - 1997
Thon MakerSouth Sudanese-Australian basketball player (born 1997) - 1997
Brock BoeserAmerican ice hockey player (born 1997) - 1999
Gianluigi DonnarummaItalian footballer (born 1999) - 1999
Matvey SafonovRussian footballer (born 1999) - 1999
Rocky (singer)South Korean rapper and singer (born 1999) - 2000
Bo NixAmerican football player (born 2000) - 2001
Vernon Carey Jr.American basketball player (born 2001) - 2003BBrandin PodziemskiAmerican basketball player (born 2003)
- 2004TTyler SandersAmerican actor
- 2005
Noah JupeEnglish actor (born 2005)
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Who was born on February 25?
157 people with a Wikipedia article were born on February 25, including Blanche of Portugal (1259–1321), Wenceslaus I of Luxembourg, Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.
What happened on February 25?
30 documented historical events happened on February 25, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Roman emperor Hadrian adopted Antoninus Pius as his son and successor following the death of Hadrian's first adopted son Lucius Aelius. On the same day, in another year: Khosrow II, the last great king of the Sasanian Empire, was overthrown by his son Kavad II. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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