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February 25 birthdays

312 notable historical figures were born on February 25, and 194 died on this day. Everyone born on February 25 is a Pisces.

17% of February 25 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (58) than any other country.

Born on February 25

• George Harrison (1943 to 2001. English musician (1943–2001))
• Park Ji-Sung (born 1981. South Korean footballer (born 1981))
• Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 to 1919. French painter and sculptor (1841–1919))
• Anthony Burgess (1917 to 1993. English writer and composer (1917–1993))
• José de San Martín (1778 to 1850. Argentine general and leader (1778–1850))
• Néstor Kirchner (1950 to 2010. President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007)
• Alexei Rykov (1881 to 1938. Premier of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1930)
• Douglas Hodge (born 1960. British actor (born 1960))
• Neil Jordan (born 1950. Irish filmmaker and writer (born 1950))
• Vyacheslav Molotov (1890 to 1986. Soviet politician and diplomat (1890–1986))
• José María Aznar (born 1953. Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004)
• Karl May (1842 to 1912. German author (1842–1912))
• Ahmed II (1643 to 1695. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1691 to 1695)
• Benedetto Croce (1866 to 1952. Italian philosopher (1866–1952))
• Shehu Shagari (1925 to 2018. President of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983)
• Masahisa Fukase (1934 to 2012. Japanese photographer (1934–2012))
• Benjamin Tallmadge (1754 to 1835. 18th-century American military officer (1754–1835))
• Amin Maalouf (born 1949. Lebanese-born French author (born 1949))
• King Wilhelm II (1848 to 1921. Last King of Württemberg from 1891 to 1918)
• Antonio Damasio (born 1944. Portuguese neuroscientist (born 1944))
• Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746 to 1825. American Founding Father and politician (1746–1825))
• David Puttnam (born 1941. British film producer (born 1941))
• Andranik (1865 to 1927. Armenian military leader (1865–1927))
• George Reid (1845 to 1918. Prime Minister of Australia from 1904 to 1905)
• Sylvie Guillem (born 1965. French ballet dancer (born 1965))
• Gabi Ashkenazi (born 1954. Israeli politician and former military leader)
• Tony Lloyd (1950 to 2024. British politician (1950–2024))
• Roger Christian (born 1944. English filmmaker)
• Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1810 to 1856. Duchess of Nassau from 1829 to 1839)
• Gianluigi Donnarumma (born 1999. Italian footballer (born 1999))
• David Moinina Sengeh (born 1986. Sierra Leonean politician (born 1986))
• Thomas G:son (born 1968. Swedish composer and musician)
• Karl H. Pribram (1919 to 2015. Austrian neuroscientist (1919–2015))
• Shahid Kapoor (born 1981. Indian actor (born 1981))
• Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg (1337 to 1383. Count of Luxembourg, Arlon and Durbuy)
• Enric Miralles (1955 to 2000. Spanish architect (1955–2000))
• Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682 to 1771. Italian anatomist (1682–1771))
• Inabakumori (born 1995. Japanese musician)
• Santiago Rusiñol (1861 to 1931. Spanish painter, poet, journalist, collector and playwright)
• John Saul (born 1942. American novelist)
• Jean-Serge Bokassa (born 1972. Central African politician)
• Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton (1540 to 1614. English aristocrat and courtier)
• Maria Margaretha Kirch (1670 to 1720. German astronomer (1670–1720))
• Joseph Koo (1931 to 2023. Hong Kong composer (1931–2023))
• Oktay Sinanoğlu (1935 to 2015. Turkish chemist (1935–2015))
• Cristiana Chamorro Barrios (born 1954. Nicaraguan journalist)
• Jacob Taubes (1923 to 1987. Austrian sociologist of religion, philosopher and scholar of Judaism (1923-1987))
• Antoine Augustin Calmet (1672 to 1757. French Benedictine monk (1672–1757))
• René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou (1714 to 1792. French noble, lawyer and statesman (1714–1792))
• Olivia Merilahti (born 1982. Finnish-French singer (born 1982))
• Shiva Naipaul (1945 to 1985. Indo-Trinidadian and British novelist and journalist (1945–1985))
• Mary Chase (1907 to 1981. American dramatist (1906-1981))
• Masatoshi Gündüz Ikeda (1926 to 2003. Turkish mathematician)
• Friedrich Spee (1591 to 1635. German Jesuit priest, professor and poet (1591–1635))
• James Kenneth Stephen (1859 to 1892. English poet and royal tutor (1859–1892))
• Sharafkhan Bidlisi (1543 to 1603. Kurdish noble and writer (1543-c.1603))
• Sean Astin (born 1971. American actor (born 1971))
• Perry Miller (1905 to 1963. American historian (1905–1963))
• Ken Sparks (1944 to 2017. American football player and coach (1944–2017))
• Cynthia Voigt (born 1942. American writer)

Died on February 25

• Hosni Mubarak (1928 to 2020. President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011)
• Elijah Muhammad (1897 to 1975. African American religious leader (1897–1975))
• Baruch Goldstein (1956 to 1994. American-Israeli mass murderer (1956–1994))
• Daoguang Emperor (1782 to 1850. Emperor of China from 1820 to 1850)
• Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1565 to 1601. English army officer (1565–1601))
• Paco de Lucía (1947 to 2014. Spanish flamenco, classical, jazz guitarist & musician (1947–2014))
• Glenn T. Seaborg (1912 to 1999. American chemist (1912–1999))
• Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583 to 1634. Bohemian military leader and statesman (1583–1634))
• Thomas Moore (1779 to 1852. Irish poet, singer and songwriter (1779–1852))
• Henri Désiré Landru (1869 to 1922. French serial killer (1869–1922))
• Dmitry Yazov (1924 to 2020. Soviet minister of defence (1924–2020))
• Michael Somare (1936 to 2021. Papua New Guinean politician (1936–2021))
• Tennessee Williams (1911 to 1983. American playwright (1911–1983))
• Daniel James Jr. (1920 to 1978. United States Air Force general)
• Saint Walpurga (710 to 779. Anglo-Saxon missionary (c. 710 – 777/779))
• Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya (637 to 700. Alid political and religious leader (c. 637–700))
• Jeff Galloway (1945 to 2026. American distance runner (1945–2026))
• John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore (1730 to 1809. British Army officer and colonial administrator (1730–1809))
• Eugenie Clark (1922 to 2015. American ichthyologist, shark researcher and scientific scuba diver)
• Mario Bunge (1919 to 2020. Argentine-Canadian philosopher (1919–2020))
• Vittoria Colonna (1490 to 1547. Italian poet and noble)
• Emperor Dezong of Tang (742 to 805. Emperor of Tang China from 779 to 805)
• Alexander Archipenko (1887 to 1964. Ukrainian-American avant-garde artist and sculptor (1887–1964))
• Agostino Tassi (1578 to 1644. Italian painter (1578–1644))
• Lee Phillip Bell (1928 to 2020. American screenwriter (1928–2020))
• Anton Arensky (1861 to 1906. Russian composer, pianist and professor of music)
• Dafydd ap Llywelyn (1215 to 1246. Prince of Gwynedd from 1240 to 1246)
• Yuen Ren Chao (1892 to 1982. Chinese-American linguist and educator (1892–1982))
• Robert Hayden (1913 to 1980. American poet and academic (1913–1980))
• Anna Boch (1848 to 1936. Belgian painter)

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