February 25 – Famous Birthdays
Sean Austin (MOVIE ACTOR) 1971
George Harrison (GUITARIST) 1943 – 2001
James Phelps (MOVIE ACTOR) 1986
February 25 – Famous Birthdays
1635 Walraad the Elder, Dutch field marshall/earl of Nassau-Usingen
1643 Ahmed II 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95)
1680 Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz composer
1707 Carlo Goldoni Italy, lawyer/playwright (Belisario, Love of the 3 Oranges)
1725 Armand-Louis Couperin Paris France, composer/organist (Notre Dame)
1725 Karl Wilhelm Ramler German poet (Geistliche Kantaten)
1731 Simon Stijl Frisian physician/writer
1732 Robert Hudson composer
1735 Ernst William Wolf composer
1778 José Francisco de San Martín liberated Argentina, Chile & Perú
1788 Mateo Ferrer composer
1794 Gerrit Schimmelpenninck Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam
1807 George Alfred Trenholm Secretary Treasurer (Confederacy), died in 1876
1808 James Bowen Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
1809 George Washington Cullom Brevet Major General (Union Army), died in 1892
1811 Carl Schuberth composer
1814 Taras Shevchenko Ukrainian national poet/painter
1815 Robert Hall Chilton Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1879
1832 Theodorus J I Arnold bibliographer (Bibliotheca Belgian)
1833 Clement Anselm Evans Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1911
1833 Julie Verstraete-Lacquet Flemish actress
1840 Alexis Hollander composer
1840 Otto Liebmann German philosopher (Climax of Theories)
1841 Pierre Auguste Renoir Limoges France, Impressionist painter/sculptor
1842 Karl May German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou)
1847 John Watson Canada, philosopher (Objective Idealism)
1855 George Bonnor cricketer (big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888)
1860 Menso Kamerlingh Onnes painter/water colors painter
1860 William James Ashley English economic-historian
1866 Benedetto Croce Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher
1868 Anthony J Block Dutch lawyer (strafproces)
1871 Oliver Samuel Campbell tennis champion (US Open-1890)
1873 Enrico Caruso Naples Italy, operatic tenor (Faust)
1876 Charles Freer art collector; endowed Freer Gallery
1879 Otakar Ostrcil composer
1881 William Foster Massachusetts, Communist Presidential candidate (1924,28,32)
1882 Ludvig Nordström Sweden, writer (Story of Peter Svensk)
1882 Bruno Traven German writer (Sierra Madre)
1882 Jozef Goossenaerts Flemish philologist (Language boundary)
1887 Leonard Carey England, actor (Laughter)
1888 John Foster Dulles US Secretary of State (1953-59)
1890 Myra Hess London England, concert pianist
1894 Ernst Friedrich Breslau Germany, pacifist (War Against War!)
1894 Howard Wendell Poland, actor (4 Skulls of Jonathan Drake)
1895 DeBenneville “Bert” Bell PA, NFL owner/commissioner/HOF (Eagles)
1895 Henri Martelli composer
1896 John J McClellan (Senator-D-AR)
1897 Lili Körber writer
1898 William Thomas Astbury English physicist/chemist (textiles)
1899 Leo J Weisgerber German linguist
19– Jean Bruce Scott Monterey CA, actress (Magnum PI, Airwolf)
19– Louise Williams Scranton PA, actress (Busting Loose)
1900 Jed Harris producer/director (Billy Rose Show, Operation Mad Ball)
1901 [Herbert] Zeppo Marx New York NY, comedian/actor (Marx Brothers)
1901 Federico Ghisi composer
1902 Max Kommerell German literary/author (Die Gefangenen)
1902 Oscar Cullmann Swiss theologist (Das Petrusproblem)
1904 Adelle Davis author (Lets Stay Healthy)/nutritionist (died of cancer)
1906 Domingo Ortega Spanish bullfighter
1906 Howard Zahniser Father of the Wilderness Act
1906 Boris Papandopulo composer
1906 Warren Hymer New York NY, actor (Girl From Havana, Meet the Mob)
1907 Mary Coyle Chase playwright (Harvey-Pulitzer Prize)
1907 Shimen Rushkin Poland, actor (Beau Brummel, Having a Wonderful Time)
1908 Frank G Slaughter author (Sangaree)
1909 Edgar Pangborn US, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy)
1909 John Evan “Jasper” Weston Mather writer
1910 Millicent Fenwick New York NY, (Representative-R-NJ 1975-82) (Doonesbury)
1912 Richard Wattis England, actor (Hobson’s Choice, Prince & Showgirl)
1913 Jim Backus Cleveland OH, actor (Mr Magoo, Thurston Howell III-Gilligan’s Island)
1913 Gert Froebe Saxony Germany, actor (Goldfinger)
1914 John Arlott cricketer (the doyen of cricket commentators & writers)
1916 Ralph Baldwin harness driver (set 11 major world records)
1916 Ian Wallace British CEO
1917 Anthony Burgess essayist/novelist (A Clockwork Orange)
1917 Alex Gordon architect
1917 Asta E R Elstak Suriname/Dutch social worker
1918 Henry Norwood Ewell Harrisburg PA, 4×100 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1948)
1918 Robert Lorimer “Bobby” Riggs US tennis star (US Open 1939, 41)
1919 Monty Irvin baseball hall of famer (New York Giants)
1919 F de Jong Edz Dutch historian
1920 Antony Duff diplomat
1920 Hayes Gordon Boston MA, actor (Sky Pirates, Dark Room)
1922 Matti Rautio composer
1923 Roger Parker Lord Justice of Appeal
1924 Peg Ridge peace campaigner
1925 Bert Remsen Glen Cove NY, actor (Mario-It’s a Living)
1926 Harvey McGregor QC/warden (New College-Oxford)
1927 Dick Jones Snyder TX, actor (Buffalo Bill Jr)
1927 Jane Nigh Hollywood CA, actress (Lorelei-Big Town)
1927 Jacques Monod composer
1927 Ralph Stanley country singer
1928 Keith Williamson British RAF marshal
1928 Larry Gelbart writer/producer/actor (Oh God!, MASH)
1928 Richard Stern US writer
1929 Christopher George Royal Oak MN, actor (Rat Patrol, Immortal)
1929 Tommy Newsom Virginia, musician/bandleader/saxophonist (Tonight Show)
1929 Peter Bingham Hinchcliff British church historian (1 Sided Reciprocity)
1930 Erica Pedretti writer
1931 Edward Kellett-Bowman British MEP
1931 J R Stephenson Lieutenant-Colonel/Secretary (MCC)
1932 Faron Young country singer/actor (Hidden Guns, Daniel Boone)
1932 Laurence New Major-General
1932 Martin William Karlins composer
1934 Lord Crickhowell
1934 Michael Wheeler-Booth Clerk of the Parliaments
1934 Robert Neame brewer
1936 Jonnie Nicely playmate (August 1956)
1936 Norman Orville Scribner composer
1937 Bob Schieffer Austin TX, newscaster (CBS Weekend News)
1937 Basia Johnson maid (inherited Johnson & Johnson fortune)
1937 Tom Courtenay England, actor (Dresser, Dr Zhivago, To Catch a Spy)
1938 Diane Baker Hollywood CA, actress (Diary of Anne Frank, Marnie)
1938 Herb Elliott Australia, 1500 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1960)
1938 Farokh Engineer Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75)
1939 A C F Verity master (Dulwich College)
1939 Marisa Mell Vienna Austria, actress (Masquerade, Casanova ’70)
1940 Jesús Lopez-Cobos Toro Spain, conductor (International Conductor Competition)
1940 Jud Taylor actor (Dr Gerson-Dr Kildare)
1940 Ron Santo Chicago Cub shortstop (1st baseball player to veto his trade)
1940 Billy Packer Wellsville NY, basketball sportscaster (CBS)
1940 George Paul CEO (Norwich Union Insurance Group)
1940 Hector MacKenzie trade unionist
1941 David Puttnam London, film producer/CEO (Columbia Pictures)
1941 Susan Browning Baldwin NY, actress (Pat-Mary Hartman)
1941 Ramon Pagayon Santos composer
1941 Stewart Sutherland Principal/Vice-Chancellor (Edinburgh University)
1943 George Harrison Liverpool England, rocker (My Sweet Lord, Beatles-Something, Traveling Wilburys-End of the Line)
1943 Sally Jesse Raphael Easton PA, TV talk show host (Sally)
1943 Maryann Amacher composer
1944 Karen Grassle Berkeley CA, actress (Caroline-Little House on Prairie)
1944 Kristina Holland Fayetteville NC, (Tina-Courtship of Eddie’s Father)
1945 Elkie Brooks Manchester England, rocker (Pearl’s a Singer)
1945 Shivadhar Srinivasa Naipaul Trinidad, novelist, essayist (Fireflies)
1946 F Xaver Kroetz writer
1947 Eddie Thomson Australian soccer coach (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1947 Lee Edward Evans Madera CA, 400 meter runner (Olympics-2 gold-1968)
1947 Lewis Moonie British MP
1948 G B Warren British biochemist
1949 Lord Sempill
1950 Emitt Rhodes musician (The Merry-go-Round)
1950 Anthony Lloyd British MP
1950 Neil Jordan director (Crying Game)
1950 Rick Flair [Richard Fliehr], wrestling champion (NWA/WWF/WCW/AWA)
1952 James A Barcia (Representative-D-MI)
1953 Garrett Glaser entertainment correspondent (Entertainment Tonight)
1954 Steve Rixon Australian cricket wicket-keeper (1977-85)
1955 Leann Hunley actress (Dane Carrington-Dynasty, Dawson’s Creek)
1956 Davie Cooper soccer star
1957 Jane Ackroyd British sculptor
1957 Stuart “Woody” Wood Scotland, guitarist (Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night)
1958 Kurt Rambis NBA forward (Lakers, Hornets)/Clark Kent look-alike
1959 Mike Peters rocker (Alarm-In the Summertime)
1960 Glen Bishop cricketer (South Aussie bat, 2 ODI’s for Australia 1987)
1962 Birgit Fischer German DR, 500 meter kayaker (Olympics-gold-1980)
1962 Cammy Ciarelli Iowa City IA, WPVA volleyballer (Best of Beach-2nd-1995)
1962 Foster Emerson Sylvers rocker
1963 Alison Roberts fashion designer
1963 Paul O’Neill Columbus OH, right fielder (Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees)
1963 Tom McHale NFL tackle (Miami Dolphins)
1964 Don Majkowski NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions)
1964 Steve Nevius film editor (Eden, Fall Time, Damascus)
1965 Carrot Top [Scott Thompson], Florida, comedian (American Comedy Award-1994)
1965 Veronica Webb supermodel/actress (Jungle Fever, Malcolm X)
1966 Don Anurasiri cricketer (Sri Lankan slow left-armer)
1966 Samantha Phillips Ft Meade MD, Penthouse Pet
1966 Stacey Cortez actress (Sheila Cantillan-General Hospital)
1966 Tea Leoni New York NY, actress (Flying Blind, Naked Truth)
1967 Jenny Byrne Perth Australia, tennis star (1984 Futures-Wyong-Australia)
1967 Nick Leeson British banker (Baring bank)
1967 Rich Rowland US baseball catcher (Detroit Tigers)
1968 David Hulse US baseball outfielder (Texas Rangers)
1969 Donald Hodge NBA center (Charlotte Hornets)
1969 Kerry Dienelt Australian softball catcher/1st baseman (Olympics-bronze-96)
1969 Michelle Gibson equestrian dressage (Olympics-bronze-96)
1970 Alfred Jordan CFL cornerback (Calgary Stampeders)
1970 Brian O’Neal NFL full back (San Francisco 49ers)
1970 Corey Mayfield NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1970 Dave Brown NFL quarterback (New York Giants)
1970 Joe Bowden NFL linebacker (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
1970 Troy Mallette Sudbury, NHL left wing (Ottawa Senators)
1971 Andrew Hermann US 50K walker (Olympics-96)
1971 Byron Dafoe Sussex England, NHL goalie (Los Angeles Kings)
1971 David Fox US, 50 meter freestyle (Olympics-6th-96)
1971 Helen Dobson Skegness England, golfer (1993 State Farm Rail Classic)
1971 Jennifer LaVoie Nashua NH, playmate (August 1993)
1971 Nova Peris Darwin Australia, field hockey left halfback (Olympics-96)
1971 Sean Astin Los Angeles CA, actor (Goonies, Like Father Like Son, Toy Soldiers)
1972 Chris Harrison guard (Detroit Lions)
1972 Erwin van de Looi soccer player (Vitesse)
1972 Sean Harris NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears)
1973 Daryl Gardener defensive end (Miami Dolphins)
1973 Kirrily Sharpe Bankstown Australia, tennis star (1995 Futures-Saga-Japan)
1974 Detron Smith NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1974 Tamarick Vanover NFL wide receiver (Kansas City Chiefs)
1975 Hercules Kyvelos Montréal Québec Canada, boxer (Olympics-96)
1976 Chris Pitman rocker (Zaum, Tool)
1976 Samaki Walker NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks)
1992 Libby [Elizabeth] Callahan Columbia SC, sport pistol (Olympics-96)
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