List of Famous people born on February 10th
Alexander Payne
Constantine Alexander Payne is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer, known for the films Citizen Ruth (1996), Election (1999), About Schmidt (2002), Sideways (2004), The Descendants (2011), Nebraska (2013), and Downsizing (2017). His films are noted for their dark humor and satirical depictions of contemporary American society. Payne is a two-time winner of the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and a three-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director. In 2017, Metacritic ranked Payne 2nd on its list of the 25 best film directors of the 21st century.
Yuri Berchiche
Yuri Berchiche Izeta is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a left-back.
Nadia Podoroska
Nadia Podoroska is an Argentine professional tennis player. Podoroska has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as 14 singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 12 October 2020, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 48 after reaching the semifinals of the French Open. On 23 October 2017, she peaked at No. 111 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Pierre Mondy
Pierre Mondy was a French film and theatre actor and director.
Sarah Sheeva
Sarah Sheeva Cidade Gomes is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, writer, and pastor.
Gonzalo Queipo de Llano
Gonzalo Queipo de Llano y Sierra was a Spanish military leader who rose to prominence during the July 1936 coup d'état and the subsequent Spanish Civil War and White Terror.
Joseph Kessel
Joseph Kessel, also known as 'Jef' was a French journalist and novelist. He was a member of the Académie française and Grand officer of the Legion of Honour.
Gilles Moretton
Gilles Moretton is a former professional tennis player from France. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won four doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 55 in 1984.
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
Abdul Rahman Ibn Abdul Aziz al-Sudais better known as Abdulrahman Al-Sudais is the imam of the Grand Mosque Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, Saudi Arabia; the president of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques; a renowned Qāriʾ ; and was the Dubai International Holy Qur'an Award's "Islamic Personality Of the Year" in 2005. Al-Sudais has preached Islam's opposition to "explosions and terrorism", and has called for peaceful inter-faith dialogue, but also been sharply criticized for vilifying non-Muslims and especially Jews in his sermons. He has denounced the treatment of Palestinians by Israelite settlers and the state of Israel, and called for more aid to be sent to Palestinians. He has also been noted for identifying women's un-Islamic behavior as in part responsible for the winter 2006 drought in Saudi Arabia. In 2016, he delivered the very important Hajj sermon to a multitude of pilgrims gathered at Arafat after prayers.
Paul Le Person
Paul Le Person was a French actor of Breton origin. He appeared in more than ninety films from 1963 to 2005.