David Kinsella (87)
February 23rd, 1937

Umpire – David Kinsella was born in New Plymouth (City of New Zealand in Taranaki Region) on February 23rd, 1937 and is 87 years old today.

Other personalities born on February 23

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

*February 23rd, 1940, New York City †August 16th, 2019, Los Angeles

43

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

64

Naruhito

Emperor of Japan since 2019

*February 23rd, 1960, Hospital of the Imperial Household

54

Allan Fung

American politician in Rhode Island (born 1970)

*February 23rd, 1970, Providence

92

Christian Habicht

German historian and epigrapher (1926–2018)

*February 23rd, 1926, Dortmund †August 6th, 2018, Princeton

86

Karl Jaspers

German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969)

*February 23rd, 1883, Oldenburg †February 26th, 1969, Basel

40

Roger Rivière

French racing cyclist

*February 23rd, 1936, Saint-Étienne †April 1st, 1976, Saint-Galmier

58

Didier Queloz

Swiss astronomer

*February 23rd, 1966, Lausanne

32

Peter Briggs

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1992, Leicester

85

Jef Geeraerts

Belgian novelist

*February 23rd, 1930, Antwerp †May 11th, 2015, Ghent

30

Tom Wolfenden

English badminton player

*February 23rd, 1994, Liverpool

30

James Paxton

American actor

*February 23rd, 1994, Ojai

70

Viktor Yushchenko

Ukrainian politician who was President of Ukraine

*February 23rd, 1954, Khoruzhivka

86

Paul Morrissey

American film director

*February 23rd, 1938, New York City

59

Mikel Erentxun

Spanish singer

*February 23rd, 1965, Caracas

30

Dakota Fanning

American actress (born 1994)

*February 23rd, 1994, Conyers

54

Diane Varsi

American actress (1938-1992)

*February 23rd, 1938, San Mateo †November 19th, 1992, Hollywood

43

Josh Gad

American actor

*February 23rd, 1981, Hollywood

95

W. E. B. Du Bois

American sociologist and activist (1868–1963)

*February 23rd, 1868, Great Barrington †August 27th, 1963, Accra

85

Siegfried Valentin

German middle-distance runner

*February 23rd, 1936, Wałowice, Lubusz Voivodeship †January 11th, 2022, Potsdam

36

nisola gaitani

Argentine footballer

*February 23rd, 1988, General San Martín

41

Emily Blunt

English actress

*February 23rd, 1983, Wandsworth

71

Luis Alberto Quevedo

Uruguayan sociologist, university professor, researcher, journalist and essayist

*February 23rd, 1953, Rivera

74

George Frideric Handel

German-British Baroque composer (1685–1759)

*February 23rd, 1685, Halle (Saale) †April 14th, 1759, London

89

Gerrianne Raphael

Voice actor

*February 23rd, 1935, New York City

35

Evan Bates

American ice dancer

*February 23rd, 1989, Ann Arbor

86

Ove von Spaeth

Danish graphic designer and New Age writer

*February 23rd, 1938, Copenhagen

27

Benjamin Henrichs

German association football player

*February 23rd, 1997, Bocholt

78

Christian Schmidt

German politician (1943-)

*February 23rd, 1943, Wittenberge †April 5th, 2021, Hamburg

76

Majel Barrett

American actress (1932–2008)

*February 23rd, 1932, Cleveland †December 18th, 2008, Bel Air

Also born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor, director, and narrator (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

87

Wolfram Hoepfner

German architectural historian

*March 16th, 1937, Wrocław

79

Radu Gabrea

Romanian film director and screenwriter (1937-2017)

*June 20th, 1937, Bucharest †February 9th, 2017

71

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica

86

Tom Stoppard

British playwright (born 1937)

*July 3rd, 1937, Zlín

86

Bill Cosby

American actor and comedian (born 1937)

*July 12th, 1937, Philadelphia

78

Meena Shah

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1937, Balrampur †March 10th, 2015

87

Valentina Tereshkova

Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space

*March 6th, 1937, Bolshoye Maslennikovo

86

Erich Ribbeck

German football player and coach

*June 13th, 1937, Wuppertal

79

Merle Haggard

American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016)

*April 6th, 1937, Bakersfield †April 6th, 2016, Palo Cedro

87

Tom Courtenay

English actor

*February 25th, 1937, Kingston upon Hull

David Kinsella