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Active on screen for over three decades, he made his debut in the drama film Blackboard Jungle (1955).
Famous Birthdays on February 14
1929 — Vic Morrow
American actor and director (died 1982)
February 14 has 231 recorded notable births across history, from 1404 to 2002. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on February 14
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- 1947 The act abolishing all noble ranks and related styles comes into force in Hungary. Source
- 2005 YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos. Source
- 2000 The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid. Source
- 1852 Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children, is founded in London. Source
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Bloomberg is the most recent mayor of New York City to serve as a Republican or Independent.
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Rob Thomas's 2005 single, "Lonely No More," was his first to be released as a lead solo artist.
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Artificial Intelligence, Contagion, and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and guest appearances on Monk, Numb3rs, Party Down, Stargate SG-1, and Bones.
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Sushma Swaraj was an Indian lawyer, politician and diplomat who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Delhi, and also the Minister of External Affairs of India in the First Modi ministry from 2014 to 2019.
More major people born on February 14
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1942
Michael Bloomberg
American businessman and politician, 108th Mayor of New York City
Michael Rubens Bloomberg is an American businessman and politician. He is the majority owner and co-founder of Bloomberg L.P., and was its CEO from 1981 to 2001, and again from 2014 to 2023.
1972
Rob Thomas
American singer-songwriter
Robert Kelly Thomas is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is the lead vocalist for the Florida-based rock band Matchbox Twenty, which he formed in 1995 and with whom he has released five studio albums.
1963
Enrico Colantoni
Canadian actor, director, and producer
Enrico Colantoni is a Canadian actor and director, known for portraying Mathesar in Galaxy Quest, Elliot DiMauro in the sitcom Just Shoot Me!, Keith Mars on the television series Veronica Mars, Louis Utz on the…
1952
Sushma Swaraj
Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (died 2019)
Sushma Swaraj was an Indian lawyer, politician and diplomat who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Delhi, and also the Minister of External Affairs of India in the First Modi ministry from 2014 to 2019.
1824
Winfield Scott Hancock
American general and politician (died 1886)
Winfield Scott Hancock was a major general in the United States Army and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880.
2002
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
American football player
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, also known by his initials JSN, is an American professional football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL).
1924
Juan Ponce Enrile
Filipino politician and lawyer (died 2025)
Juan Furagganan Ponce Enrile Sr.,, also referred to by his initials JPE, was a Filipino politician and lawyer, who served as 26th President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2008 until his resignation in 2013.
1959
Renée Fleming
American soprano and actress
Renée Lynn Fleming is an American soprano and actress, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions.
1981
Kara Lawson
American basketball player and coach
Kara Marie Lawson is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team and the U.S. women's national team.
1973
Tyus Edney
American basketball player and coach
Tyus Dwayne Edney Sr. is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Pepperdine Waves men's team of the West Coast Conference (WCC).
1829
Alfred Iverson Jr.
American Confederate Army officer (died 1911)
Alfred Iverson Jr. was a lawyer, an officer in the Mexican–American War, a U.S. Army cavalry officer, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.
1921
Hazel McCallion
Canadian businesswoman and politician, 3rd Mayor of Mississauga (died 2023)
Hazel Mary Muriel McCallion was a Canadian politician who served as the fifth mayor of Mississauga.
1972
Drew Bledsoe
American football player and coach
Drew McQueen Bledsoe is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the New England Patriots.
1912
Tibor Sekelj
Hungarian lawyer, explorer, and author (died 1988)
Tibor Sekelj, also known as Székely Tibor according to Hungarian orthography, was a Hungarian born polyglot, explorer, author, and 'citizen of the world.' In 1986 he was elected a member of the Academy of Esperanto and…
1989
Kristian Thomas
English gymnast
Kristian James Thomas is a British former artistic gymnast. A long-standing member of both the England and Great Britain men's teams, he was a member of the British team that won gold in the 2012 European Championships…
1993
Jadeveon Clowney
American football player
Jadeveon Davarus Clowney is an American professional football defensive end.
1996
Nikolaj Ehlers
Danish ice hockey player
Nikolaj Ehlers is a Danish professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL).
1882
John Barrymore
American actor (died 1942)
John Barrymore was an American actor on stage, screen, and radio.
1916
Masaki Kobayashi
Japanese director and producer (died 1996)
Masaki Kobayashi was a Japanese filmmaker. He is best remembered for directing the epic war trilogy The Human Condition (1959–1961), the samurai films Harakiri (1962) and Samurai Rebellion (1967), and the horror…