List of Famous people born on February 20th
Sengoku Hidehisa
Sengoku Hidehisa , childhood name Gonbei (権兵衛) was a samurai warrior of the Sengoku period and the Edo period. He was the head of the Komoro Domain in Shinano Province. Hidehisa is also credited with being the man who captured the legendary outlaw hero "Ishikawa Goemon".
George Devol
George Charles Devol Jr. was an American inventor, best known for creating Unimate, the first industrial robot. Devol's invention earned him the title "Grandfather of Robotics". As recognized by the National Inventors Hall of Fame, "Devol's patent for the first digitally operated programmable robotic arm represents the foundation of the modern robotics industry."
Mohamed Naguib
Major General Mohamed Bey Naguib Youssef Qutb El-Qashlan was an Egyptian politician and military figure who briefly served as the first President and Prime Minister of Egypt following the establishment of the Arab Republic of Egypt on 18 June 1953. He had served as personal guard to King Farouk I of Egypt and was a distinguished veteran of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. After the war he became involved in the Free Officers Movement and, along with future president Gamal Abdel Nasser, lead the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 that deposed Farouk and ended the rule of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty in Egypt and Sudan.
Chang Ki-ha
Chang Kiha is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actor and radio host. He is best known as the lead singer of the indie rock band Kiha & The Faces.
Cristina Sánchez
Cristina Sánchez de Pablos is a Spanish bullfighter who gained prominence during the 1990s for being one of the first female bullfighters. She is the first woman to complete her alternativa in Europe.
Erika Harold
Erika Natalie Louise Harold is an American attorney, politician, and former Miss America.
Maria Van Kerkhove
Maria DeJoseph Van Kerkhove is an American infectious disease epidemiologist. With a background in high-threat pathogens, Van Kerkhove specializes in emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases and is based in the Health Emergencies Program at the World Health Organization (WHO). She is the technical lead of COVID-19 response and the head of emerging diseases and zoonosis unit at WHO.
Yasin Aktay
Yasin Aktay is a deputy chairman of the AK Party and head of the Turkish Group of Inter-Parliamentarian Union. He is also known as one of the chief aides to the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Before assuming this role, he served as a spokesman for the party. Aktay is fluent in English and Arabic. He was elected as the deputy of Siirt in the 25th Parliament of Turkey.
Tim Sparv
Tim Sparv is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for AEL in the Greek Super League and is the captain of Finland's national football team. Sparv was born in Oravais, and started his football career in Norrvalla FF youth team before moving to Southampton's junior organisation. He began his senior club career playing for Halmstad, before signing with Groningen in 2010.
Yoshifu Arita
Yoshifu Arita is a Japanese writer, journalist and politician from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. He currently serves as a member of the House of Councillors, and was elected from the National Representation list in 2010. Before he was elected, he was a regular commentator of Nippon Television's The Wide.