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Who was born on February 6
160 notable people were born on February 6. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.
- 160births
- 46events
Best known
Best known
Roman Czerniawski
Polish Air Force Captain and Allied double agent
Ronald Reagan
President of the United States from 1981 to 1989
Eva Braun
Wife of Adolf Hitler
Christopher Hill (historian)
English historian
Mary Leakey
British paleoanthropologist
Thurl Ravenscroft
American actor
Roman Czerniawski — Polish Air Force Captain and Allied double agent, born on February 6 1910.
Ronald Reagan — President of the United States from 1981 to 1989, born on February 6 1911.
Eva Braun — Wife of Adolf Hitler, born on February 6 1912.
Christopher Hill (historian) — English historian, born on February 6 1912.
Mary Leakey — British paleoanthropologist, born on February 6 1913.
Thurl Ravenscroft — American actor, born on February 6 1914.
All entries
- 1915
Kavi PradeepIndian singer - 1916
John CrankEnglish mathematical physicist - 1917
Louis-Philippe de GrandpréCanadian judge - 1918
Lothar-Günther BuchheimGerman author and artist - 1919
Takashi YanaseJapanese manga artist - 1921
Carl N. DeglerAmerican historian - 1921
Bob Scott (rugby)NZ international rugby union & league player - 1922
Patrick MacneeBritish-American actor
- 1922
Denis NordenEnglish writer and TV presenter - 1922
Haskell WexlerAmerican filmmaker - 1923
Gyula LórántHungarian footballer and manager - 1924
Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924)English footballer - 1924
Jin YongChinese-language wuxia novelist - 1925
Pramoedya Ananta ToerIndonesian novelist and writer - 1927
Gerard K. O'NeillAmerican physicist, author, and inventor
- 1928
Allan H. MeltzerAmerican economist - 1929CColin MurdochNew Zealand pharmacist and veterinarian
- 1929
Óscar Sambrano Urdaneta
- 1929
Valentin YaninRussian historian - 1930
Jun KondōJapanese physicist - 1931
Rip TornAmerican actor - 1931
Fred TruemanEnglish cricketer - 1931
Ricardo VidalFilipino Catholic cardinal - 1932
Camilo CienfuegosCuban revolutionary leader and guerrilla (1933–Missing 1959) - 1932
François TruffautFrench filmmaker - 1933
Leslie CrowtherEnglish comedian - 1936
Kent DouglasCanadian ice hockey defenseman
- 1938FFred MifflinCanadian politician
- 1939JJean BeaudinCanadian film director and screenwriter
- 1939
Mike FarrellAmerican actor (born 1939) - 1939
Jair RodriguesMusical artist - 1940
Tom BrokawAmerican broadcast journalist and author (born 1940)
- 1940
Petr HájekCzech scientist and professor - 1940JJimmy TarbuckEnglish comedian (born 1940)
- 1941
Stephen AlbertAmerican composer - 1941
Dave Berry (musician)English rock singer and 1960s teen idol (born 1939) - 1941
Gigi PerreauAmerican actress (born 1941)
- 1942AAhmad-Jabir AhmadovAzerbaijani academic
- 1942CCharlie ColesAmerican college basketball coach
- 1942JJames W. LoewenAmerican sociologist, historian, and author
- 1942TTommy Roberts (designer)English fashion designer
- 1943
Gayle HunnicuttAmerican actress
- 1944
Christine BoutinFrench politician (born 1944) - 1944
Willie TeeMusical artist - 1945
Bob MarleyJamaican reggae musician - 1945
Michael Tucker (actor)American actor, author, and producer (born 1945) - 1946
Richie HaywardAmerican musician - 1946
Kate McGarrigleCanadian singer-songwriter - 1946
Jim Turner (politician)American politician (born 1946) - 1947
Charlie HickcoxAmerican swimmer - 1947
Bill StainesAmerican folk musician - 1949
Mike BattEnglish singer-songwriter and director (born 1949) - 1949
Manuel OrantesSpanish tennis player (born 1949) - 1949
Jim SheridanIrish filmmaker (born 1949) - 1949
Mike Anderson (linebacker)American football player (born 1949) - 1950
Natalie ColeAmerican singer - 1950
Timothy DolanAmerican Catholic cardinal (born 1950) - 1950PPunky MeadowsAmerican guitarist (born 1950)
- 1951
Kevin WhatelyEnglish actor (born 1951) - 1952RRic CharlesworthAustralian politician and sportsman
- 1952
Viktor GiacobboSwiss writer, comedian and actor (born 1952) - 1952
Ricardo La VolpeArgentine footballer and manager - 1955
Avram GrantIsraeli association football manager (born 1955) - 1955
John KuesterAmerican basketball coach (born 1955) - 1955
Michael PollanAmerican author and journalist (born 1955) - 1955BBruno StolorzGerman rugby union coach
- 1956
Jerry MarottaAmerican drummer (born 1956) - 1957AAndres LipstokEstonian politician, chairman of the Bank of Estonia
- 1957
Robert Townsend (actor)American actor and director (born 1957) - 1958
Cecily AdamsAmerican actress - 1960
Jeremy BowenWelsh journalist and TV presenter (born 1960) - 1961
Cam CameronAmerican football player and coach (born 1961) - 1961
Alber ElbazMoroccan-born Israeli fashion designer - 1961
Bill LesterAmerican racing driver - 1961
Yury OnufriyenkoRussian cosmonaut (born 1961) - 1962
Stavros LambrinidisGreek lawyer and politician - 1962
Axl RoseAmerican singer (born 1962) - 1963DDavid CapelEnglish cricketer
- 1963
Scott Gordon (ice hockey)American ice hockey player and coach
- 1963
Debra GranikAmerican film director (born 1963) - 1963
Quentin LettsBritish journalist (born 1963) - 1964LLaurent CabannesFrance international rugby union player
- 1964
Gord DownieCanadian musician and writer - 1964CColin Miller (cricketer)Australian cricketer (born 1964)
- 1964
Andrey ZvyagintsevRussian filmmaker (born 1964) - 1965
Jan SvěrákCzech film director and screenwriter (born 1965) - 1966
Rick AstleyEnglish singer (born 1966) - 1967
Anita CochranAmerican country music singer, songwriter and guitarist (born 1967) - 1967
Izumi SakaiJapanese singer - 1967
Michelle ThrushCanadian actress and activist - 1968AAdolfo ValenciaColombian footballer (born 1968)
- 1968
Akira YamaokaJapanese composer and sound designer (born 1968) - 1969
David HayterCanadian and American actor and screenwriter (born 1969) - 1969
Masaharu FukuyamaJapanese singer-songwriter and actor (born 1969) - 1969
Tim SherwoodEnglish association football player and manager (born 1969) - 1969
Bob WickmanAmerican baseball player (born 1969) - 1970PPer FrandsenDanish football manager (born 1970)
- 1970TTim HerronAmerican professional golfer (born 1970)
- 1971
Brad HoggAustralian cricketer - 1971CCarlos Rogers (basketball)American basketball player (born 1971)
- 1972SStefano BettariniItalian footballer (born 1972)
- 1972
David BinnAmerican football player (born 1972)
- 1974
Aljo BendijoFilipino journalist (born 1974) - 1975MMatt AlberAmerican singer-songwriter
- 1975CChad Allen (baseball)American baseball player (born 1975)
- 1975
Orkut BüyükköktenTurkish software engineer - 1975TTomoko KawaseJapanese musicians (born 1975)
- 1976
Tanja FriedenSwiss snowboarder (born 1976) - 1976
Kim ZmeskalAmerican gymnast - 1978
Yael NaimIsraeli singer (born 1978) - 1979
Dan BalanMoldovan musician (born 1979) - 1980KKerry JeremyWest Indian cricketer (born 1980)
- 1980
Konnor (wrestler)American professional wrestler (born 1980) - 1980
Kim PoirierCanadian actress
- 1980
Luke RavenstahlAmerican politician - 1981
Ricky BarnesAmerican professional golfer (born 1981) - 1981
Calum BestBritish-American television personality (born 1981) - 1981
Shim Eun-jinSouth Korean singer and actress (born 1981) - 1981
Alison HaislipAmerican actress - 1981
Jens LekmanSwedish musician and songwriter (born 1981) - 1982EElise RayAmerican artistic gymnast
- 1982
Tank (Taiwanese singer)Taiwanese singer-songwriter - 1983
Dimas DelgadoSpanish footballer - 1983
S. SreesanthIndian cricketer - 1983
Jamie WhincupAustralian racing driver (born 1983) - 1984
Darren BentEnglish footballer (born 1984) - 1984
Piret JärvisEstonian musician - 1984
Antoine Wright (basketball)American basketball player (born 1984) - 1985
FallulahDanish-Romanian singer-songwriter and musician
- 1985
Kris HumphriesAmerican basketball player (born 1985) - 1986TTony Johnson (fighter)American mixed martial arts fighter
- 1986
YunhoSouth Korean musician (born 1986) - 1987
Pedro Álvarez (baseball)Dominican baseball player (born 1987) - 1987
Travis WoodAmerican baseball player (born 1987) - 1988
Bailey HanksAmerican singer, actress, and dancer (born 1988) - 1989
Craig CathcartNorthern Irish footballer - 1989
Jonny FlynnAmerican basketball player (born 1989) - 1990
Adam HenriqueCanadian ice hockey player (born 1990) - 1990
Jermaine KearseAmerican football player and coach (born 1990)
- 1990AAida RybalkoLithuanian figure skater (born 1990)
- 1991
Tobias EisenbauerAustrian ice dancer - 1991
Aleksandar KataiSerbian footballer (born 1991) - 1991
Ida NjåtunNorwegian speed skater (born 1991) - 1991EEva WacannoDutch tennis player
- 1991
Fei YuChinese footballer - 1992VVíctor MañónMexican footballer (born 1992)
- 1993
Teresa ScanlanMiss America 2011 winner (born 1993) - 1995
Nyck de VriesDutch racing driver (born 1995) - 1995
Leon GoretzkaGerman footballer (born 1995) - 1995
Sam McQueenEnglish footballer - 1996
Kevon LooneyAmerican basketball player (born 1996)
- 1998
Adley RutschmanAmerican baseball player (born 1998) - 2000
Conor GallagherEnglish footballer (born 2000) - 2002OOna HuczkowskiFinnish actress (born 2002)
Frequently asked questions
Who was born on February 6?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on February 6, including Roman Czerniawski, Ronald Reagan, Eva Braun. 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 6?
46 documented historical events happened on February 6, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Vistahm and Vinduyih deposed their brother-in-law Hormizd IV, King of Kings of the Sasanian Empire. On the same day, in another year: Domingo de Salazar, a Spanish Dominican friar, was appointed the first bishop of Manila. 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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