List of Famous people born in February
Jane Randolph Jefferson
Jane Randolph Jefferson was the wife of Peter Jefferson and the mother of US president Thomas Jefferson. Born in the parish of Shadwell, near London, she was the daughter of Isham Randolph, a ship's captain and a planter. Jefferson was proud of her heritage and brought customs of aristocracy to her family. Jefferson was revered within her family's household and positively influenced her son, Thomas Jefferson.
Christian Albrecht I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
Christian Albert was a duke of Holstein-Gottorp and bishop of Lübeck.
Ed Sanders
Edward William Sanders is an English actor, singer and record producer. He is best known for his performance as Tobias Ragg in the 2007 film Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. He was also featured on the film's soundtrack. He also appeared in the historical adventure drama film Hugo in 2011, where he was part of the ensemble.
Arturo Ferrarin
Arturo Ferrarin was an Italian pioneer aviator. His exploits included winning the "Raid Roma-Tokyo" air race in 1920 and a non-stop flight from Italy to Brazil in 1928 with fellow aviator Carlo Del Prete. The latter flight set the world distance record for a non-stop flight. Ferrarin, who was born in Thiene and was a decorated veteran of the Italian Royal Air Force during World War I, died in a plane crash at Guidonia Montecelio in 1941.
Heiner Backhaus
Heiner Backhaus is a German football manager former professional player who manages Rot-Weiß Koblenz. As a player, he was a journeyman who played as a defensive midfielder.
Philip Anglim
Philip Charles Anglim is an American actor. He is best known for his performance as Joseph Merrick in the stage and television versions of The Elephant Man, a role for which he received a Best Actor nomination in the 1979 Tony Awards. Other notable roles include the title role in Macbeth on Broadway and Dane O'Neill, the ill-fated love child who grew up to follow in his unknown father's footsteps on the path to the priesthood in the television mini-series The Thorn Birds. He also had a recurring guest role as the Bajoran priest Vedek Bareil on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Maxime Hans Kuczynski
Max "Maxime" Hans Kuczyński was a Polish-Jewish physician.He was the father of the former President of Peru Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.
Mohamed Hilmi
Mohamed Hilmi is an Algerian actor and director. He is the brother of actor Saïd Hilmi.
Émile Allais
Émile Allais was a champion alpine ski racer from France; he won all three events at the 1937 world championships in Chamonix and the gold in the combined in 1938. Born in Megève, he was a dominant racer in the late 1930s and is considered to have been the first great French alpine skier.
Ivette Vergara
Ivette Marilú Vergara Ulloa is a Chilean journalist and television presenter. She began her television career as a model in 1991, and later worked as a presenter, starting at TVN on programs such as Hugo. She currently works for the channel Mega, where she participates in the morning program Mucho gusto.