25 February Births

February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 309 days remaining until the end of the year (310 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Thursday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Tuesday or Wednesday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Friday or Sunday (56).

Births
449 – Emperor Qianfei, emperor of the Liu Song dynasty (d. 466)
1259 – Infanta Branca of Portugal, daughter of King Afonso III of Portugal and Urraca of Castile (d. 1321)
1337 – Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg (d. 1383)
1552 – Magdalene of Lippe (d. 1587)
1591 – Friedrich Spee, German poet and author (d. 1635)
1643 – Ahmed II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1695)
1644 – Thomas Newcomen, English pastor and engineer (d. 1729)
1651 – Johann Philipp Krieger, German organist and composer (d. 1725)
1663 – Peter Anthony Motteux, French-English author, playwright, and translator (d. 1718)
1670 – Maria Margarethe Kirch, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1720)
1682 – Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist and pathologist (d. 1771)
1707 – Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright and composer (d. 1793)
1714 – René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (d. 1792)
1728 – John Wood, the Younger, English architect, designed the Royal Crescent (d. 1782)
1752 – John Graves Simcoe, English-Canadian general and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (d. 1806)
1755 – François René Mallarmé, French lawyer and politician (d. 1835)
1778 – José de San Martín, Argentinian general and politician, 1st President of Peru (d. 1850)
1812 – Carl Christian Hall, Danish lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Denmark (d. 1888)
1816 – Giovanni Morelli, Italian historian and critic (d. 1891)
1833 – John St. John, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Kansas (d. 1916)
1841 – Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter and sculptor (d. 1919)
1842 – Karl May, German author, poet, and playwright (d. 1912)
1845 – George Reid, Scottish-Australian lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1918)
1855 – Cesário Verde, Portuguese poet and author (d. 1886)
1856 – Karl Gotthard Lamprecht, German historian and academic (d. 1915)
1856 – Mathias Zdarsky, Czech-Austrian skier, painter, and sculptor (d. 1940)
1857 – Robert Bond, Canadian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Newfoundland (d. 1927)
1860 – William Ashley, English historian and academic (d. 1927)
1865 – Andranik, Armenian general (d. 1927)
1866 – Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher and politician (d. 1952)
1869 – Phoebus Levene, Russian-American biochemist and physician (d. 1940)
1871 – Lesya Ukrainka, Ukrainian-Georgian poet and playwright (d. 1913)
1873 – Enrico Caruso, Italian-American tenor (d. 1921)
1877 – Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist and scholar (d. 1935)
1881 – William Z. Foster, American union leader and politician (d. 1961)
1881 – Alexei Rykov, Russian politician, Premier of Russia (d. 1938)
1883 – Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (d. 1981)
1885 – Princess Alice of Battenberg (d. 1969)
1888 – John Foster Dulles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 52nd United States Secretary of State (d. 1959)
1889 – Homer S. Ferguson, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Philippines (d. 1982)
1890 – Myra Hess, English pianist and educator (d. 1965)
1894 – Meher Baba, Indian spiritual master (d. 1969)
1897 – Peter Llewelyn Davies, English soldier and publisher (d. 1960)
1901 – Zeppo Marx, American comedian and agent (d. 1979)
1903 – King Clancy, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and coach (d. 1986)
1905 – Perry Miller, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1963)
1907 – Sabahattin Ali, Turkish journalist, author, and poet (d. 1948)
1907 – Mary Coyle Chase, American journalist and playwright (d. 1981)
1908 – Frank G. Slaughter, American physician and author (d. 2001)
1910 – Millicent Fenwick, American journalist and politician (d. 1992)
1913 – Jim Backus, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1989)
1913 – Gert Fröbe, German actor (d. 1988)
1914 – John Arlott, English journalist and author (d. 1991)
1917 – Anthony Burgess, English author, playwright, and critic (d. 1993)
1918 – Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (d. 1995)
1920 – Philip Habib, American academic and diplomat, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (d. 1992)
1920 – Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader, founded the Unification Church (d. 2012)
1921 – Pierre Laporte, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec (d. 1970)
1921 – Andy Pafko, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)
1924 – Hugh Huxley, English-American biologist and academic (d. 2013)
1926 – Masatoshi Gündüz Ikeda, Japanese-Turkish mathematician and academic (d. 2003)
1927 – Ralph Stanley, American singer and banjo player (d. 2016)
1928 – Paul Elvstrøm, Danish sailor and engineer (d. 2016)
1928 – Larry Gelbart, American author and screenwriter (d. 2009)
1928 – Richard G. Stern, American author and academic (d. 2013)
1929 – Tommy Newsom, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 2007)
1932 – Tony Brooks, English race car driver
1932 – Faron Young, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1996)
1934 – David E. Jeremiah, American admiral (d. 2013)
1934 – Tony Lema, American golfer (d. 1966)
1935 – Sally Jessy Raphael, American journalist and talk show host
1935 – Oktay Sinanoğlu, Turkish chemist and academic (d. 2015)
1937 – Tom Courtenay, English actor
1937 – Bob Schieffer, American journalist and author
1938 – Diane Baker, American actress
1938 – Herb Elliott, Australian runner and businessman
1938 – Farokh Engineer, Indian cricketer and referee
1940 – Billy Packer, American sportscaster and author
1940 – Ron Santo, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2010)
1941 – David Puttnam, English film producer and academic
1943 – Boediono, Indonesian politician, 11th Vice President of Indonesia
1943 – Jack Concannon, American football player and actor (d. 2005)
1943 – George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2001)
1944 – Matt Guokas, American basketball player and coach
1944 – François Cevert, French race car driver (d. 1973)
1946 – Andrew Ang, Singaporean lawyer, judge, and academic
1946 – Jan Groth, Norwegian singer and keyboard player (d. 2014)
1946 – Franz Xaver Kroetz, German actor, director, and playwright
1946 – Jean Todt, French race car driver and businessman
1946 – Pete Wernick, American banjo player
1947 – Giuseppe Betori, Italian cardinal
1947 – Lee Evans, American runner and coach
1947 – Marc Sautet, French philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1998)
1947 – Doug Yule, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Ric Flair, American wrestler, manager, and trainer
1949 – Jack Handey, American author and screenwriter
1949 – Amin Maalouf, Lebanese-French journalist and author
1950 – Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish skier (d. 2006)
1950 – Neil Jordan, Irish director, screenwriter, and author
1950 – Néstor Kirchner, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 51st President of Argentina (d. 2010)
1950 – Emitt Rhodes, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and recording engineer
1951 – César Cedeño, Dominican baseball player and coach
1951 – Don Quarrie, Jamaican runner and coach
1952 – Jerry Chamberlain, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1952 – Joey Dunlop, Northern Irish motorcycle racer (d. 2000)
1953 – José María Aznar, Spanish academic and politician, Prime Minister of Spain
1954 – John Doe, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor
1955 – Rodger McFarlane, American soldier, therapist, and activist (d. 2009)
1955 – Camille Thériault, Canadian politician, 29th Premier of New Brunswick
1957 – Dennis Diken, American rock drummer and record producer
1957 – Chuck Strahl, Canadian businessman and politician, 28th Canadian Minister of Transport
1958 – Jeff Fisher, American football player and coach
1958 – Kurt Rambis, American basketball player and coach
1959 – Aleksei Balabanov, Russian director and screenwriter (d. 2013)
1959 – Mike Peters, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961 – Davey Allison, American race car driver (d. 1993)
1961 – Todd Blackledge, American football player and sportscaster
1962 – John Lanchester, German-English journalist and author
1962 – Foster Sylvers, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
1963 – Paul O'Neill, American baseball player and sportscaster
1964 – Lee Evans, English comedian and actor
1964 – Don Majkowski, American football player and sportscaster
1965 – Brian Baker, American guitarist and songwriter
1966 – Andrew Feldman, Baron Feldman of Elstree, English lawyer and politician
1966 – Téa Leoni, American actress
1966 – Nancy O'Dell, American model and journalist
1967 – Ed Balls, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
1967 – Jonathan Freedland, English journalist and author
1969 – Petri Walli, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist for Kingston Wall
1971 – Sean Astin, American actor, director, and producer
1971 – Helen Dobson, English golfer
1971 – Dave Harris, American radio host and songwriter
1971 – Stuart MacGill, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
1971 – Sean O'Haire, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and kick-boxer (d. 2014)
1971 – Daniel Powter, Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist
1973 – Anthony Barness, English footballer
1973 – Julio Iglesias, Jr., Spanish singer and actor
1974 – Dominic Raab, English lawyer and politician
1974 – Kevin Skinner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1975 – Tunde Adebimpe, American singer-songwriter, actor, and director
1975 – Chelsea Handler, American comedian, author, and talk show host
1976 – Rashida Jones, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1976 – Samaki Walker, American basketball player
1977 – Josh Wolff, American soccer player and manager
1980 – Antonio Burks, American basketball player and coach
1980 – Muratcan Güler, Turkish professional basketball player
1981 – Park Ji-sung, South Korean footballer
1982 – Chris Baird, Northern Irish footballer
1982 – Maria Kanellis, American professional wrestler for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
1982 – Bert McCracken, American singer-songwriter
1982 – Flavia Pennetta, Italian tennis player
1982 – Anton Volchenkov, Russian ice hockey player
1983 – Eduardo da Silva, Brazilian footballer
1983 – Steven Lewington, English wrestler
1984 – Lovefoxxx, Brazilian singer-songwriter
1984 – Craig Mackail-Smith, Scottish footballer
1984 – João Pereira, Portuguese footballer
1984 – Dane Swan, Australian footballer
1985 – Benji Marshall, New Zealand rugby player
1985 – Joakim Noah, American basketball player
1986 – Danny Saucedo, Swedish singer-songwriter
1986 – James Starks, American football player
1987 – Justin Abdelkader, American ice hockey player
1988 – Aidan Guerra, Australian-Italian rugby league player
1988 – Jimmy Monaghan, American-born Irish singer-songwriter and pianist
1989 – Jimmer Fredette, American basketball player
1989 – Kana Hanazawa, Japanese voice actress and singer
1990 – Alejandra Andreu, Spanish beauty queen
1990 – Jefferson Alves Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
1990 – Marianna Zachariadi, Greek pole vaulter (d. 2013)
1991 – Dominika Kaňáková, Czech tennis player
1991 – Tony Oller, American singer-songwriter and actor (MKTO)
1992 – Max Aaron, American figure skater
1994 – Eugenie Bouchard, Canadian tennis player
1995 – Mario Hezonja, Croatian professional basketball player for Orlando Magic
1995 – Francesca Michielin, Italian singer-songwriter
1997 – Isabelle Fuhrman, American actress (Orphan, The Hunger Games)
1997 – Thon Maker, South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player
1999 – Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italian footballer

Source: Wikipedia