7 February Births

February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 327 days remaining until the end of the year (328 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Friday or Saturday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Wednesday (56).

    574 – Prince Shōtoku of Japan (d. 622)
    1102 – Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I of England (d. 1167)
    1478 – Thomas More, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (d. 1535)
    1612 – Thomas Killigrew, English playwright and manager (d. 1683)
    1726 – Margaret Fownes-Luttrell, English painter (d. 1766)
    1741 – Henry Fuseli, Swiss-English painter and academic (d. 1825)
    1758 – Benedikt Schack, Czech tenor and composer (d. 1826)
    1768 – Antoine-Athanase Royer-Collard, French physician (d. 1825)
    1804 – John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded Deere & Company (d. 1886)
    1812 – Charles Dickens, English Novelist and critic (d. 1870)
    1825 – Karl Möbius, German zoologist and ecologist (d. 1908)
    1837 – James Murray, Scottish lexicographer and philologist (d. 1915)
    1842 – Alexandre Ribot, French academic and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1923)
    1867 – Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (d. 1957)
    1870 – Alfred Adler, Austrian-Scottish psychologist and therapist (d. 1937)
    1871 – Wilhelm Stenhammar, Swedish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1927)
    1873 – Thomas Andrews, Irish shipbuilder and businessman, designed the RMS Titanic (d. 1912)
    1877 – G. H. Hardy, English mathematician and geneticist (d. 1947)
    1878 – Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Russian-American pianist and conductor (d. 1936)
    1885 – Sinclair Lewis, American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)
    1885 – Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal (d. 1953)
    1887 – Eubie Blake, American pianist and composer (d. 1983)
    1889 – Harry Nyquist, Swedish-American engineer and theorist (d. 1976)
    1893 – Joseph Algernon Pearce, Canadian astrophysicist and astronomer (d. 1988)
    1895 – Anita Stewart, American actress (d. 1961)
    1898 – Dock Boggs, American folk singer-songwriter and banjo player (d. 1971)
    1901 – Arnold Nordmeyer, New Zealand minister and politician, 30th New Zealand Minister of Finance (d. 1989)
    1905 – Paul Nizan, French philosopher and author (d. 1940)
    1905 – Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)
    1906 – Puyi, Chinese emperor (d. 1967)
    1906 – Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov, Russian engineer, founded the Antonov Aircraft Company (d. 1984)
    1908 – Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (d. 1983)
    1908 – Manmath Nath Gupta, Indian journalist and author (d. 2000)
    1909 – Hélder Câmara, Brazilian archbishop (d. 1999)
    1909 – Amedeo Guillet, Italian soldier (d. 2010)
    1912 – Russell Drysdale, English-Australian painter (d. 1981)
    1915 – Teoctist Arăpașu, Romanian patriarch (d. 2007)
    1915 – Eddie Bracken, American actor and singer (d. 2002)
    1916 – Frank Hyde, Australian rugby player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007)
    1919 – Jock Mahoney, American actor and stuntman (d. 1989)
    1919 – Desmond Doss, American army corporal and combat medic, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2006)
    1920 – Oscar Brand, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and author (d. 2016)
    1920 – An Wang, Chinese-American engineer and businessman, founded Wang Laboratories (d. 1990)
    1921 – Athol Rowan, South African cricketer (d. 1998)
    1922 – Hattie Jacques, English actress (d. 1980)
    1923 – Dora Bryan, English actress and restaurateur (d. 2014)
    1925 – Hans Schmidt, Canadian wrestler (d. 2012)
    1926 – Konstantin Feoktistov, Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 2009)
    1926 – Bill Hoest, American cartoonist (d. 1988)
    1927 – Juliette Gréco, French singer and actress
    1927 – Vladimir Kuts, Ukrainian-Russian runner and coach (d. 1975)
    1928 – Lincoln D. Faurer, American general (d. 2014)
    1932 – Gay Talese, American journalist and memoirist
    1932 – Alfred Worden, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
    1933 – K. N. Choksy, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, Sri Lankan Minister of Finance (d. 2015)
    1934 – Eddie Fenech Adami, Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th President of Malta
    1934 – King Curtis, American saxophonist and producer (d. 1971)
    1934 – Earl King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2003)
    1935 – Herb Kohl, American businessman and politician
    1935 – Jörg Schneider, Swiss actor and author (d. 2015)
    1936 – Jas Gawronski, Italian journalist and politician
    1937 – Peter Jay, English economist, journalist, and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States
    1937 – Juan Pizarro, Puerto Rican baseball player
    1940 – Tony Tan, Singaporean academic and politician, 7th President of Singapore
    1941 – Kevin Crossley-Holland, English author and poet
    1943 – Eric Foner, American historian, author, and academic
    1943 – Gareth Hunt, English actor (d. 2007)
    1945 – Gerald Davies, Welsh rugby player and journalist
    1946 – Héctor Babenco, Argentinian-Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
    1946 – Sammy Johns, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
    1946 – Pete Postlethwaite, English actor (d. 2011)
    1946 – Gérard Jean-Juste, Haitian priest and activist (d. 2009)
    1948 – Jimmy Greenspoon, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 2015)
    1949 – Jacques Duchesneau, Canadian police officer and politician
    1949 – Joe English, American drummer and songwriter
    1949 – Alan Lancaster, English bass player and songwriter
    1950 – Karen Joy Fowler, American author
    1953 – Dan Quisenberry, American baseball player and poet (d. 1998)
    1954 – Dieter Bohlen German singer-songwriter and producer
    1955 – Rolf Benirschke, American football player and game show host
    1955 – Miguel Ferrer, American actor and director (d. 2017)
    1956 – Mark St. John, American guitarist (d. 2007)
    1957 – Carney Lansford, American baseball player and coach
    1958 – Giuseppe Baresi, Italian footballer and manager
    1958 – Terry Marsh, English boxer and politician
    1958 – Matt Ridley, English journalist, author, and politician
    1959 – Mick McCarthy, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
    1960 – Robert Smigel, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
    1960 – James Spader, American actor and producer
    1962 – Garth Brooks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
    1962 – David Bryan, American keyboard player and songwriter
    1962 – Eddie Izzard, English comedian, actor, and producer
    1963 – Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, American Naval officer and astronaut
    1964 – Ashok Banker, Indian journalist, author, and screenwriter
    1965 – Chris Rock, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
    1966 – Kristin Otto, German swimmer
    1968 – Peter Bondra, Ukrainian-Slovak ice hockey player and manager
    1968 – Sully Erna, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
    1968 – Mark Tewksbury, Canadian swimmer and sportscaster
    1971 – Anita Tsoy, Russian singer-songwriter
    1972 – Robyn Lively, American actress
    1973 – Juwan Howard, American basketball player and coach
    1974 – J Dilla, American rapper and producer (d. 2006)
    1974 – Nujabes, Japanese record producer, DJ, composer and arranger (d. 2010)
    1974 – Danny Goffey, English singer-songwriter and drummer
    1974 – Steve Nash, South African-Canadian basketball player
    1975 – Wes Borland, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
    1975 – Alexandre Daigle, Canadian ice hockey player
    1975 – Rémi Gaillard, French comedian and actor
    1976 – Chito Miranda, Filipino singer-songwriter
    1977 – Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, Japanese footballer
    1978 – David Aebischer, Swiss ice hockey player
    1978 – Endy Chávez, Venezuelan baseball player
    1978 – Ashton Kutcher, American model, actor, producer, and entrepreneur
    1978 – Daniel Van Buyten, Belgian footballer
    1979 – Daniel Bierofka, German footballer and coach
    1979 – Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate
    1981 – Darcy Dolce Neto, Brazilian footballer
    1981 – Lee Ok-sung, South Korean boxer
    1982 – Osamu Mukai, Japanese actor
    1982 – Mickaël Piétrus, French basketball player
    1983 – Sho Kamogawa, Japanese footballer
    1983 – Christian Klien, Austrian race car driver
    1983 – Federico Marchetti, Italian footballer
    1984 – Trey Hardee, American decathlete
    1985 – Tina Majorino, American actress
    1985 – Devis Nossa, Italian footballer
    1988 – Albin Hodža, French footballer
    1988 – Ai Kago, Japanese singer and actress
    1988 – Matthew Stafford, American football player
    1989 – Nick Calathes, Greek basketball player
    1989 – Jake Granville, Australian rugby league player
    1989 – Elia Viviani, Italian cyclist
    1989 – Isaiah Thomas, American basketball roster
    1990 – Neil Etheridge, English-Filipino footballer
    1990 – Steven Stamkos, Canadian ice hockey player
    1991 – Ryan O'Reilly, Canadian ice hockey player
    1991 – Zhou Yimiao, Chinese tennis player
    1992 – Sergi Roberto, Spanish footballer
    1992 – Maimi Yajima, Japanese singer and actress
    1993 – Diego Laxalt, Uruguayan footballer
    1993 – Chris Mears, English diver and musician
    1995 – Roberto Osuna, Mexican baseball player
    1997 – Anhelina Kalinina, Ukrainian tennis player
    1999 – Bea Miller, American singer-songwriter and actress

Source: Wikipedia