February 4: Today's Notable Birthdays

Is February 4th your birthday? Was someone special to you born on February 4th? With whom will you choose to celebrate this excellent occasion?

If today is your birthday, then you are in excellent company.

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February 4th was the birth date of several notable (or even notorious) individuals. Here they are:

February 4th Birthdays: Famous Artists

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Italian Renaissance painter Domenico Ghirlandaio di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi(Adoration of the Magi, Adoration of the Shepherds, Angel appearing to Zacharias, Apotheosis of St. Zenobius, Christ calling Peter and Andrew to their Apostleship, Last Supper, An Old Man and His Grandson, Saint Jerome in His Study and Salutation of Anna and Elizabeth) was born on February 4, 1449. Michaelangelo was his apprentice.

French Cubist painter Fernand Leger (The City) was born on February 4, 1881.

American film director George Romero (Creepshow, The Dark Half, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Diamond Dead, Monkey Shines and Night of the Living Dead) was born on February 4, 1940.

February 4th Birthdays: Famous Athletes

American professional golfer Ron Cerrudo was born on February 4, 1945.

Oscar de la Hoya, Mexican-American boxer, television personality (Boxeo de Oro and The Next Great Champ) and Olympic gold medalist (1992), was born on February 4, 1992. Oscar de la Hoya has been called "The Golden Boy." He married singer Millie Corretjer.

John Devitt, Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medalist (1960), was born on February 4, 1937.

Vern Fleming, American professional basketball player (Indiana Pacers) and Olympic gold medalist (1984), was born on February 4, 1961.

Ron Ray Jessie, American professional football player (Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams), was born on February 4, 1948.

American professional basketball player (Philadelphia Warriors) and coach Donald Neil Johnston was born on February 4, 1929.

John Byron Nelson, Jr., American professional golfer, was born on February 4, 1912.

Carly Rae Patterson, American gymnast and Olympic gold medalist (2004), was born on February 4, 1988.

Tracie Lehuanani Ruiz-Conforto, Hawaiian-American synchronized swimmer and Olympic gold medalist (1984), was born on February 4, 1963.

British race car driver Richard (Dick) Seaman was born on February 4, 1913.

Canadian professional hockey player Gary (Suitcase) Smith (Chicago Black Hawks, Fort Worth Texans, Hershey Bears, Indianapolis Racers, Minnesota North Stars, Oakland Seals, Rochester Americans, Toronto Maple Leafs, Tulsa Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, Victoria Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets) was born on February 4, 1944. Gary Smith is the brother of hockey player Brian Smith and son of hockey player Des Smith.

Magnar Solberg, Norwegian biathalete and Olympic gold medalist (1968 and 1972), was born on February 4, 1937.

American professional football player Lawrence Julius Taylor (New York Giants) was born on February 4, 1959.

Pirmin Zurbriggen, Swiss alpine skier and Olympic gold medalist (1988 ), was born on February 4, 1963.

February 4th Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German Lutheran pastor, Christian theologian and author (The Cost of Discipleship, Letters and Papers from Prison, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Faith in Community and Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible), was born on February 4, 1906. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was imprisoned and executed by the Nazis during World War II.

American feminist and author (The Feminine Mystique, The Fountain of Age, It Changed My Life: Writings on the Women's Movement, Life So Far and The Second Stage) Bettye Naomi (Betty Friedan) Goldstein was born on February 4, 1921. Betty Friedan co-founded the National Organization of Women.

British-American author and illustrator Russell Conwell Hoban (Amaryllis Night and Day, Angelica's Grotto, The Bat Tattoo, Bedtime for Frances, Bread and Jam for Frances, Come Dance with Me, Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, The Marzipan Pig, The Medusa Frequency, Riddley Walker and Turtle Diary) was born on February 4, 1925.

MacKinlay Kantor, American author (Andersonville, Gettysburg, Long Remember and Signal Thirty-Two) and Pulitzer Prize winner (1956), was born on February 4, 1904.

February 4th Birthdays: Famous Business Leaders

French aviation engineer and pioneer Clement Ader was born on February 4, 1841.

February 4th Birthdays: Famous Performers

British actress Gabrielle Anwar (Body Snatchers, Burn Notice, In Pursuit of Honor, Mob Dot Com, North Beach, Press Gang, Scent of a Woman, The Three Musketeers, The Tudors and Without Malice) was born on February 4, 1970.

Conrad Stafford Bain, Canadian- American actor (Bananas,Dark Shadows,Diff'rent Strokes, Lovers and Other Strangers and Maude), was born on February 4, 1923.

American country music singer ("A Bad Goodbye," "A Better Man," "The Boogie Man," "A Good Run of Bad Luck," "Killin' Time," "Like the Rain," "Long Cool Woman," "Loving Blind," "Nobody's Home," "Nothin' But the Taillights," "Nothing's News," "Put Yourself in My Shoes," "Rainbow in the Rain," "The Shoes You're Wearing," "Summer's Comin" and "When I Said I Do") and actor (Anger Management, Going Home, Maverick and Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack) Clint Patrick Black was born on February 4, 1962. Clint Black married actress Lisa Hartman-Black.

Henry Bogdan, American rock bassist (Helmet), was born on February 4, 1961.

Timothy John (Tim) Booth, British rock singer (James), was born on February 4, 1960.

American comedian and television personality (The David Brenner Show) David Brenner was born on February 4, 1936.

David (Dave) Buchanan, American country music bass guitarist (Yankee Grey), was born on February 4, 1966.

American alternative rock bassist Rick Burch (Jimmy Eat World) was born on February 4, 1975.

Gary Conway, American actor (American Ninja 2, Black Gunn, Burke's Law, The Farmer, I Was a Teenage Frankenstein, The Judge and Jake Wyler and Land of the Giants), was born on February 4, 1936.

Robert William (Rob) Corddry, American comedian and television personality (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), was born on February 4, 1971.

American actor James Craig (All That Money Can Buy, The Devil's Brigade, Gentle Annie, The Human Comedy, Kismet, Kitty Foyle, Lost Angel, The Man They Could Not Hang, Naked in the Sun, Oily to Bed - Oily to Rise and Side Street) was born on February 4, 1912.

Gavin DeGraw, American rock guitarist, pianist, singer and songwriter ("Cheated on Me," "Chariot," "Follow Through," "I Don't Want to Be," "In Love with a Girl," and "Just Friends"), was born on February 4, 1977.

Lisa Eichorn, American actress (Blind Justice, Cutter's Way, Diana: A Tribute to the People's Princess, The Europeans, First Degree, First Kid, Judas Kiss, Murder in Three Acts, Pride and Extreme Prejudice, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Vanishing, A Woman Named Jackie and Yanks), was born on February 4, 1952. Lisa Eichorn was married to actor John Curless.

American actor Edwin (Eddie Foy, Jr.) Fitzgerald, Jr. (Bells Are Ringing, Fair Exchange, The Farmer Takes a Wife, Frontier Marshal, Gidget Goes Hawaiian, Lillian Russell, The Pajama Game, Wilson and Yankee Doodle Dandy), was born on February 4, 1905. Eddie Foy, Jr., was the son of vaudevillian Eddie Foy. The 1955 motion picture Seven Little Foys was based on Eddie Foy's family.

Vincent Damon (Alice Cooper) Furnier, American shock rock singer ("I'm Eighteen," "No More Mr. Nice Guy," "Only Women Bleed," "Poison," "School's Out, " "Under My Wheels" and "You and Me"), was born on February 4, 1948.

David Garza, American pop and rock singer and songwriter (DAH-VEED, Davíd Garza & the Lovebeads and Twang Twang Shock-a-Boom), was born on February 4, 1971.

American rap artist (The Diplomats and Dipset) and actor (Killa Season, Paid in Full, Paper Soldiers and State Property 2) Cameron (Cam'ron or Killa Cam) Giles was born on February 4, 1976.

Michael Antranig Goorjian, American actor (Forever Young, Illusion, The Invisibles, Leaving Los Vegas, Life Goes On, Newsies, Party of Five and Something More), was born on February 4, 1971.

American actor (The Big Green, Get a Clue, Honey We Shrunk Ourselves, The Little Rascals, The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas, Safety Patrol and The Stupids) and voice-over artist (Hercules) Brandon (Bug) Hall was born on February 4, 1985.

Randy Holsapple, American contemporary Christian organist, keyboardist and singer (Caedman's Call), was born on February 4, 19--.

Australian model, singer ("Big Mistake," "Glorious," "Identify," "Shiver," "Smoke," "Torn," "Wishing I Was There" and "Wrong Impression"), voice-over artist (Legend of the Lost Tribe) and actress (Closed for Winter, Johnny English and Neighbors) Natalie Imbruglia was born on February 4, 1975.

American pop, soul and R&B singer Florence LaRue (The Fifth Dimension) was born on February 4, 1944.

Ida Lupino, British-American actress (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, High Sierra, The Light That Failed, The Love Race, Mr. Adams and Eve, My Boys Are Good Boys, On Dangerous Ground, Road House and They Drive by Night) and film director (The Bigamist, The Hitch-Hiker, Outrage and The Trouble with Angels), was born on February 4, 1918.

Cheryl Lynn Miller, American actress (Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion, Daktari and The Monkey's Uncle), was born on February 4, 1943.

American actor John Schuck (Brewster McCloud, Dick Tracy, The Halloween That Almost Wasn't, Holmes and Yoyo, Holy Matrimony, M*A*S*H, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, McMillan and Wife, The Munsters Today, The Odd Couple, Roots, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Thieves Like Us, Turnabout, Roots and Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger) was born on February 4, 1940.

John Steel, British rock drummer and trumpeter (Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo, The Animals, The Kansas City Five, The Pagan Jazzmen and The Pagans), was born on February 4, 1941.

American actor William Whitney Talman, Jr. (The Hitch-Hiker and Perry Mason), was born on February 4, 1915.

John Michael Beck Taylor, American actor (Deadly Game, The Golden Seal, Holocaust, Houston Knights, JAG, The Last Ninja, Madman, Megaforce, Robin's Hoods, Walker Texas Ranger, The Warriors and Xanadu), was born on February 4, 1949.

Sir Norman J. Wisdom, British singer, comedian and actor (Going Gently, Last of the Summer Wine, The Night They Raided Minsky's, Press for Time and Trouble in Store), was born on February 4, 1915.

February 4th Birthdays: Famous Scientists

Australian anthropologist and archaeologist Raymond Dart was born on February 4, 1893. Raymond Dart has been credited with the discovery of Australopithecus Man.

German aerodynamic physicist Ludwig Prandtl (The Prandtl Number) was born on February 4, 1875. Ludwig Prandtl has been called "The Father of Aerodynamics."

Clyde William Tombaugh, American astronomer and author (Out of the Darkness: The Planet Pluto), was born on February 4, 1906. Clyde Tombaugh has been credited with the discovery of the Planet Pluto.

February 4th Birthdays: Famous World (and Other) Leaders

American aviator Charles Lindbergh was born on February 4, 1902. Known as "Lucky Lindbergh," Charles Lindbergh was the first pilot to complete a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Lindy flew his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, from New York to Paris in 1927. Charles Lindbergh was married to author Anne Morrow Lindbergh.

Maria (Isabel Peron) Martinez, Argentinian President, was born on February 4, 1931.

American seamstress and civil rights activist Rosa Louise (Rosa Lee Parks) McCauley was born on February 4, 1913. Rosa Parks became famous for refusing to give up her bus seat in 1955. Her action led to the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott. Rosa Parks received the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal in 1999.

James Danforth (Dan) Quayle, U.S. Congressman (R-IN), U.S. Senator (R-IN) and 44^th U.S. Vice President (to 41^st U.S. President George H. W. Bush), was born on February 4, 1947.

Kliment J. Woroshilov, Russian President, was born on February 4, 1881.

Do you know any others who are celebrating birthdays on February 4th?

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Happy Birthday, February 4th.

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