On this day · Aquarius

February 7 birthdays

304 notable historical figures were born on February 7, and 201 died on this day. Everyone born on February 7 is a Aquarius.

20% of February 7 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (77) than any other country.

Born on February 7

• Charles Dickens (1812 to 1870. English writer and journalist (1812–1870))
• Puyi (1906 to 1967. Emperor of China (1908–1912) and of Manchukuo (1934–1945))
• Thomas More (1478 to 1535. English politician, author and philosopher (1478–1535))
• James Spader (born 1960. American actor (born 1960))
• Chris Rock (born 1965. American comedian, actor, and filmmaker (born 1965))
• Empress Matilda (1102 to 1167. Holy Roman Empress from 1114 to 1125; claimant to the English throne)
• Alfred Adler (1870 to 1937. Austrian psychotherapist (1870–1937))
• G. H. Hardy (1877 to 1947. British mathematician (1877–1947))
• Tony Tan (born 1940. President of Singapore from 2011 to 2017)
• David Bryan (born 1962. American keyboardist and songwriter)
• Guy Moon (1962 to 2026. American composer (1962–2026))
• Kate Thornton (born 1973. English TV presenter (born 1973))
• Raghunath Paleri (born 1954. Indian novelist and screenwriter (born 1954))
• Tawakkol Karman (born 1979. Yemeni-Turkish journalist, politician and human rights activist (born 1979))
• Eric Foner (born 1943. American historian (born 1943))
• Hélder Câmara (1909 to 1999. Brazilian archbishop and socialist (1909–1999))
• Amon Tobin (born 1972. Brazilian musician)
• Eubie Blake (1887 to 1983. American jazz pianist (1887–1983))
• Harry Nyquist (1889 to 1976. Swedish-American physicist and electrical engineer (1889–1976))
• Bonner Fellers (1896 to 1973. United States Army general (1896–1973))
• Nicolae Ciucă (born 1967. Prime Minister of Romania from 2021 to 2023)
• Olive Custance (1874 to 1944. English poet (1874–1944))
• Ashton Kutcher (born 1978. American actor (born 1978))
• An Wang (1920 to 1990. Chinese-American businessman and computer engineer)
• Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein (1819 to 1887. Polish noble (1819–1887))
• Eddie Fenech Adami (born 1934. Maltese politician (born 1934))
• Witi Ihimaera (born 1944. New Zealand writer (born 1944))
• Jules Migeon (1815 to 1868. French author, businessman and politician)
• Tiffany Cross (born 1977. American television personality)
• Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (born 1987. Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai)
• Vittoria della Rovere (1622 to 1694. Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany)
• Zinaida Greceanîi (born 1956. Prime Minister of Moldova from 2008 to 2009)
• Sartaj Aziz (1929 to 2024. Pakistani economist and strategist (1929–2021))
• Toshihide Maskawa (1940 to 2021. Japanese theoretical physicist (1940–2021))
• Miguel Ricardo de Álava (1772 to 1843. Spanish general (1770–1843))
• G. S. Shivarudrappa (1926 to 2013. Indian poet (1926–2013))
• Tony Liu (born 1952. Hong Kong actor and martial artist)
• Catherine of Bourbon (1559 to 1604. Regent of Béarn)
• Doris Gercke (1937 to 2025. German writer (1937–2025))
• Patrick McGrath (novelist) (born 1950. British novelist (born 1950))
• Steven Gould (born 1955. American science fiction writer and teacher)
• Marie Louise von Hessen-Kassel (1688 to 1765. Princess of Orange (1688–1765))
• Eric Temple Bell (1883 to 1960. Scottish-born mathematician and science fiction writer)
• Nicanor Abelardo (1893 to 1934. Filipino composer (1893–1934))
• Jean Medawar (1913 to 2005. British author (1913–2005))
• Brian Patten (1946 to 2025. English poet (1946–2025))
• Alexandre Ribot (1842 to 1923. French politician (1842–1923))
• Ulf von Euler (1905 to 1983. Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist (1905–1983))
• Ryue Nishizawa (born 1966. Japanese architect based in Tokyo (born 1966))
• Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871 to 1927. Swedish musician)
• Muhammad III as-Sadiq (1813 to 1882. Bey of Tunis)
• Steve Nash (born 1974. Canadian basketball player and coach (born 1974))
• Laurie Johnson (1927 to 2024. English composer (1927–2024))
• Ikutaro Kakehashi (1930 to 2017. Japanese businessman (1930–2017))
• Bernard Maybeck (1862 to 1957. American architect (1862–1957))
• William Huggins (1824 to 1910. British astronomer)
• Hannah Whitall Smith (1832 to 1911. American writer (1832–1911))
• Edward Granville Browne (1862 to 1926. British Iranologist (1862–1926))
• Garth Brooks (born 1962. American country singer (born 1962))
• Alfred Lyttelton (1857 to 1913. English politician and sportsman (1857–1913))

Died on February 7

• Pius IX (1792 to 1878. Head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878)
• Hussein of Jordan (1935 to 1999. King of Jordan from 1952 to 1999)
• Qianlong (1711 to 1799. Emperor of China from 1735 to 1796)
• Alexander Kolchak (1874 to 1920. Russian admiral and White movement leader (1874–1920))
• Adolphe Sax (1814 to 1894. Belgian musical instrument inventor (1814–1894))
• Gustav IV Adolf (1778 to 1837. King of Sweden from 1792 to 1809)
• Ann Radcliffe (1764 to 1823. English novelist (1764–1823))
• Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 to 1873. Irish Gothic and mystery writer (1814–1873))
• Elihu Root (1845 to 1937. American politician, statesman, and Nobel Laureate (1845–1937))
• Igor Kurchatov (1903 to 1960. Soviet nuclear physicist (1903–1960))
• D. F. Malan (1874 to 1959. Prime Minister of South Africa from 1948 to 1954)
• Harvey S. Firestone (1868 to 1938. American businessman (1868–1938))
• Cheikh Anta Diop (1923 to 1986. Senegalese politician, historian and scientist (1923–1986))
• Hans Rosling (1948 to 2017. Swedish statistician and public speaker (1948–2017))
• Robert, Count of Clermont (1256 to 1317. French nobleman, Son of Louis IX (1256–1317))
• Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este (1915 to 1996. Archduke of Austria, Royal Prince of Hungary and Bohemia)
• Tzvetan Todorov (1939 to 2017. Bulgarian-French literary scholar et al (1939–2017))
• Shah Shuja (Mughal prince) (1616 to 1661. Mughal prince and Subahdar of Bengal (1616–1661))
• Stephen Milligan (1948 to 1994. British politician and journalist (1948–1994))
• Begum, Gulbadan (1523 to 1603. Shahzadi of the Mughal Empire (1523–1603))
• Sachindra Nath Sanyal (1893 to 1942. Indian revolutionary (1890–1942))
• Princess Leopoldina of Brazil (1847 to 1871. Brazilian princess (1847–1871))
• Lin Carter (1930 to 1988. American fantasy writer, editor, poet and critic)
• Philip G. Epstein (1909 to 1952. American screenwriter)
• William V the Pious (1548 to 1626. Duke of Bavaria from 1579 to 1597)
• André Kolingba (1936 to 2010. Central African politician)
• Matti Caspi (1949 to 2026. Israeli composer, musician and arranger (1949–2026))
• Gilbert Simondon (1924 to 1989. 20th century French philosopher)
• Emperor Go-Suzaku (1009 to 1045. Emperor of Japan from 1036 to 1045)
• Vladimir Lossky (1903 to 1958. Russian Orthodox theologian (1903–1958))

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