Jean-Yves Cousin (75)
February 23rd, 1949

French politician – Jean-Yves Cousin was born in Périers (Commune in Manche, France) on February 23rd, 1949 and is 75 years old today.

Other personalities born on February 23

64

Naruhito

Emperor of Japan since 2019

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

43

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

54

Allan Fung

American politician in Rhode Island (born 1970)

*February 23rd, 1970, Providence

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

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

70

Viktor Yushchenko

Ukrainian politician who was President of Ukraine

*February 23rd, 1954, Khoruzhivka

58

Didier Queloz

Swiss astronomer

*February 23rd, 1966, Lausanne

76

Waltraud Roick

German rower

*February 23rd, 1948, Lübeck

71

Luis Alberto Quevedo

Uruguayan sociologist, university professor, researcher, journalist and essayist

*February 23rd, 1953, Rivera

86

Karl Jaspers

German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969)

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

32

Peter Briggs

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1992, Leicester

30

Tom Wolfenden

English badminton player

*February 23rd, 1994, Liverpool

30

James Paxton

American actor

*February 23rd, 1994, Ojai

59

Mikel Erentxun

Spanish singer

*February 23rd, 1965, Caracas

92

Christian Habicht

German historian and epigrapher (1926–2018)

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

74

Rebecca Goldstein

American novelist, short story writer, biographer, philosopher

*February 23rd, 1950, White Plains

43

Josh Gad

American actor

*February 23rd, 1981, Hollywood

30

Dakota Fanning

American actress (born 1994)

*February 23rd, 1994, Conyers

67

Bernd Wiegand

German politician

*February 23rd, 1957, Brunswick

49

Robert Lopez

American songwriter of musicals

*February 23rd, 1975, New York City

72

Steve Priest

Bassist for Sweet

*February 23rd, 1948, Hayes †June 4th, 2020

36

nisola gaitani

Argentine footballer

*February 23rd, 1988, General San Martín

41

Emily Blunt

English actress

*February 23rd, 1983, Wandsworth

74

Touraj Atabaki

Iranian academic

*February 23rd, 1950, Tehran

35

Evan Bates

American ice dancer

*February 23rd, 1989, Ann Arbor

77

Anton Mosimann

Swiss chef

*February 23rd, 1947, Solothurn

95

W. E. B. Du Bois

American sociologist and activist (1868–1963)

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

85

Jef Geeraerts

Belgian novelist

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

57

Andreas Schockenhoff

German politician (1957-2014)

*February 23rd, 1957, Ludwigsburg †December 13th, 2014, Ravensburg

76

Martha Jiménez

Cuban artist working in sculpture, ceramics, and painting

*February 23rd, 1948, Holguín

27

Benjamin Henrichs

German association football player

*February 23rd, 1997, Bocholt

Also born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

67

Baldwin Lonsdale

Ni-Vanuatu politician and Anglican priest

*November 30th, 1949, Mota Lava †June 17th, 2017, Port Vila

74

António Guterres

Secretary-General of the United Nations since 2017

*April 30th, 1949, Lisbon

75

Valery Leontiev

Soviet and Russian singer

*March 19th, 1949, Ust-Usa

74

Richard Gere

American actor (born 1949)

*August 31st, 1949, Philadelphia

74

Sigourney Weaver

American actress

*October 8th, 1949, Manhattan

75

Bernard Arnault

French entrepreneur

*March 5th, 1949, Roubaix

49

Lenny McLean

English boxer (1949-1998)

*April 9th, 1949, Hoxton †July 28th, 1998, London Borough of Bexley

74

Jim Broadbent

English actor

*May 24th, 1949, Lincoln

74

Atik Jauhari

Badminton player and trainer

*August 14th, 1949, Tangerang City

75

Haruki Murakami

Japanese writer (born 1949)

*January 12th, 1949, Kyoto

Jean-Yves Cousin