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Who was born on February 3
160 notable people were born on February 3. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.
- 160births
- 53events
Best known
Best known
Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz
Prussian cavalry general
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger
Austrian composer
Samuel Osgood
American politician
Caroline von Wolzogen
German writer of Weimar Classicism
John Cheyne (physician)
British physician, surgeon and author
Mihail G. Boiagi
Aromanian grammarian and professor
Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz — Prussian cavalry general, born on February 3 1721.
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger — Austrian composer, born on February 3 1736.
Samuel Osgood — American politician, born on February 3 1747.
Caroline von Wolzogen — German writer of Weimar Classicism, born on February 3 1763.
John Cheyne (physician) — British physician, surgeon and author, born on February 3 1777.
Mihail G. Boiagi — Aromanian grammarian and professor, born on February 3 1780.
All entries
- 1757
Joseph Forlenze - 1790
Gideon MantellBritish scientist and obstetrician - 1795
Antonio José de SucrePresident of Peru and Bolivia - 1807
Joseph E. JohnstonConfederate Army general - 1809
Felix MendelssohnGerman composer - 1811
Horace GreeleyAmerican politician and publisher - 1815
Edward James RoyePresident of Liberia from 1870 to 1871 - 1816
Satguru Ram SinghNamdhari Sikh spiritual leader - 1817
Achille DelesseFrench geologist and mineralogist - 1817
Émile PrudentFrench pianist and composer - 1821
Elizabeth BlackwellBritish-American physician - 1824
Ranald MacDonaldFirst native English teacher in Japan - 1826
Walter BagehotEnglish journalist and writer - 1830
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of SalisburyBritish statesman - 1840
Allan McLean (Australian politician)Australian politician - 1842
Sidney LanierAmerican musician and poet - 1843
William Cornelius Van HorneAmerican-Canadian businessman and art collector - 1857
Giuseppe MorettiAmerican sculptor - 1859
Hugo JunkersGerman aviation pioneer - 1862
James Clark McReynoldsUS Supreme Court justice from 1914 to 1941 - 1867
Charles Henry Turner (zoologist)American entomologist - 1872
Lou CrigerAmerican baseball player - 1874
Gertrude SteinAmerican author - 1878
Gordon CoatesPrime minister of New Zealand from 1925 to 1928 - 1878
Grigory PetrovskySoviet Ukrainian politician - 1887
Georg TraklAustrian poet - 1889
Artur AdsonEstonian writer and theatre critic - 1889
Carl Theodor DreyerDanish film director - 1889
Risto RytiFinnish politician - 1892
Juan NegrínPrime Minister of Spain from 1937 to 1939 - 1893
Gaston JuliaFrench mathematician - 1894
Norman RockwellAmerican painter and illustrator - 1898
Alvar AaltoFinnish architect and designer - 1899
Café FilhoPresident of Brazil from 1954 to 1955 - 1900
Mabel MercerEnglish cabaret singer - 1903
Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of HamiltonScottish aviator and politician - 1904
Pretty Boy FloydAmerican bank robber - 1905PPaul AristeEstonian linguist
- 1905
Arne BeurlingSwedish mathematician - 1906
George AdamsonBritish wildlife conservationist - 1907
James A. MichenerAmerican author
- 1909
André CayatteFrench filmmaker, writer and lawyer - 1909
Simone WeilFrench philosopher - 1911
Jehan AlainFrench organist, composer and soldier - 1912
Jacques SoustelleFrench politician - 1914
Mary CarlisleAmerican actress - 1915
Johannes KotkasEstonian wrestler - 1917
Shlomo GorenPolish-born Israeli rabbi - 1918
Joey BishopAmerican entertainer
- 1918
Helen StephensAmerican athlete - 1920HHenry HeimlichAmerican thoracic surgeon
- 1924
Martial AsselinCanadian politician - 1924
E. P. ThompsonEnglish historian & activist
- 1925
Shelley BermanAmerican comedian, actor, writer and teacher - 1925
John FiedlerAmerican actor - 1926
Hans-Jochen VogelGerman lawyer and politician - 1927
Kenneth AngerAmerican filmmaker and writer - 1927
Blas OplePresident of the Senate of the Philippines from 1999 to 2000 - 1933
Paul SarbanesAmerican politician and attorney - 1934
Juan Carlos CalabróArgentine actor and comedian
- 1935
Johnny "Guitar" WatsonAmerican R&B, funk and soul guitarist - 1936
Bob Simpson (cricketer)Australian cricketer - 1937
Billy MeierSwiss UFO religion founder (born 1937) - 1938
Victor BuonoAmerican actor and comic - 1938
Emile GriffithAmerican boxer - 1939
Michael CiminoAmerican filmmaker - 1940
Fran TarkentonAmerican football player (born 1940) - 1941
Dory Funk Jr.American professional wrestler and trainer - 1943
Blythe DannerAmerican actress (born 1943) - 1945
Bob GrieseAmerican football player (born 1945) - 1947
Paul AusterAmerican writer and film director - 1947
Dave DaviesEnglish guitarist (born 1947) - 1947
Stephen McHattieCanadian actor (born 1946) - 1947
Melanie (singer)American musician - 1948
Carlos Filipe Ximenes BeloRoman Catholic bishop (born 1948) - 1948
Henning MankellSwedish author - 1950
Morgan FairchildAmerican actress (born 1950) - 1950
Pamela FranklinBritish actress (born 1950)
- 1950GGrant GoldmanAustralian broadcaster
- 1951
Arsène AugusteHaitian footballer - 1951EEugenijus RiabovasLithuanian footballer and manager
- 1952
Fred LynnAmerican baseball player (born 1952) - 1954
Tiger WilliamsCanadian ice hockey player (born 1954) - 1956
Nathan LaneAmerican actor (born 1956) - 1956
Lee RanaldoAmerican rock musician - 1957
Eric LanderAmerican mathematician (born 1957) - 1958
Joe F. Edwards Jr.American astronaut, aviator and engineer (born 1958) - 1958
Greg MankiwAmerican economist (born 1958) - 1959
Thomas CalabroAmerican actor and director - 1959
Lol TolhurstBritish drummer and keyboardist - 1959
Óscar Iván ZuluagaColombian politician and economist (born 1959) - 1960
Marty JannettyAmerican professional wrestler (born 1960) - 1960
Joachim LöwGerman football manager (born 1960) - 1962
Michele GreeneAmerican actress - 1963
Vũ Đức ĐamVietnamese politician - 1963
Raghuram RajanIndian economist and former governor of Reserve Bank of India - 1964
Indrek TarandEstonian politician (born 1964) - 1965MManuel LoffPortuguese politician (born 1965)
- 1965
Maura TierneyAmerican actress (born 1965) - 1966
Danny Morrison (cricketer)New Zealand cricketer - 1967
Tim FlowersEnglish footballer (born 1967) - 1967
Mixu PaatelainenFinnish footballer and manager (born 1967) - 1968
Vlade DivacSerbian basketball player and executive (born 1968)
- 1968
Marwan KhouryLebanese musician/singer (born 1968) - 1968FFrantišek KučeraCzech ice hockey player
- 1969
Beau BidenAmerican politician and lawyer - 1969
Retief GoosenSouth African professional golfer (born 1969) - 1969
Robert Pack (basketball)American basketball coach (born 1969) - 1970
Óscar CórdobaColombian footballer (born 1970) - 1970
Warwick DavisEnglish actor (born 1970) - 1970
Russo brothersAmerican filmmakers - 1970KKeith CarneyAmerican ice hockey player (born 1970)
- 1971
Elisa DonovanAmerican actress (born 1971) - 1971
Sarah KaneEnglish playwright - 1971
Hong Seok-cheonSouth Korean actor, television personality, restaurateur - 1973
Ilana SodMexican journalist - 1974
Ayanna PressleyAmerican politician (born 1974) - 1976MMathieu DandenaultCanadian ice hockey player (born 1976)
- 1976
Isla FisherAustralian actress (born 1976) - 1976
Tim HeideckerAmerican comedian and actor (born 1976) - 1976
Eihi ShiinaJapanese fashion model and actor (born 1976)
- 1977
Maitland WardAmerican actress (born 1977) - 1977
Daddy YankeePuerto Rican rapper and singer (born 1976 or 1977) - 1977
Marek ŽidlickýCzech ice hockey player (born 1977) - 1977
Adia BarnesAmerican basketball coach and player (born 1977) - 1978
Joan CapdevilaSpanish footballer (born 1978) - 1978
Amal ClooneyLebanese, British, and French barrister (born 1978) - 1982
Becky BaylessAmerican professional wrestler - 1982
Marie-Ève DroletShort-track speed skater
- 1982
Bridget ReganAmerican actress (born 1982) - 1984
Elizabeth HolmesAmerican businesswoman convicted of fraud (born 1984) - 1984MMatthew MoyAmerican actor (born 1984)
- 1985AAngela FongCanadian professional wrestler and model
- 1985
Andrei KostitsynBelarusian ice hockey player (born 1985) - 1986MMathieu GirouxCanadian speed skater
- 1986KKanako YanagiharaJapanese actress, comedian, and tarento (born 1986)
- 1987
Elvana GjataAlbanian singer and songwriter (born 1987) - 1988
Cho Kyu-hyunSouth Korean singer (born 1988) - 1989
Jia (singer)Chinese singer and actress - 1989
Slobodan RajkovićSerbian footballer (born 1989) - 1990
Sean KingstonAmerican-Jamaican singer (born 1990) - 1992OOlli AitolaFinnish ice hockey player
- 1992
James White (running back)American football player (born 1992)
- 1993AAdam ReachEnglish footballer
- 1994
Rougned OdorVenezuelan baseball player (born 1994) - 1995
Tao TsuchiyaJapanese actress and model (born 1995) - 1998
Tyler HuntleyAmerican football player (born 1998) - 1998
Isaiah RobyAmerican basketball player (born 1998) - 1998
Aurélien GiraudFrench skateboarder (born 1998) - 1999
Kanna HashimotoJapanese actress and singer (born 1999) - 2001
Tre MannAmerican basketball player (born 2001) - 2001RRhys Williams (footballer, born 2001)English footballer
- 2004
Rei (singer)Japanese singer and rapper (born 2004) - 2004
Scoot HendersonAmerican basketball player (born 2004)
Frequently asked questions
Who was born on February 3?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on February 3, including Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Samuel Osgood. 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 3?
53 documented historical events happened on February 3, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Emperor Henry III declared Drogo of Hauteville to be count of all Apulian and Calabrian Normans. On the same day, in another year: Mudéjar revolt: King James I of Aragon entered the formerly Muslim-held city of Murcia following its surrender three days earlier. 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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