Famous birthdays on February 9
Famous people born on February 9, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♒ Star sign
Aquarius
💎 Birthstone
Amethyst
👶 How common
No. 297 of 366
Born on February 9

Thomas Paine
born 1737 · American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist (1737–1809)

Natsume Sōseki
born 1867 · Japanese novelist

Gerhard Richter
born 1932 · German visual artist (b. 1932)

J. M. Coetzee
born 1940 · South African and Australian writer and scholar (born 1940)
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Alice Walker
born 1944 · American author and activist (born 1944)
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Joseph Stiglitz
born 1943 · American economist, professor, and recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
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Tom Hiddleston
born 1981 · English actor (born 1981)

Mia Farrow
born 1945 · American actress

Ernesto Valverde
born 1964 · Spanish association football player and manager
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Niclas Füllkrug
born 1993 · German association football player (1993)
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Manuel Castells
born 1942 · Spanish sociologist

Omar M. Yaghi
born 1965 · American chemist of Arabic descent (born 1965)

Fiodor Smolov
born 1990 · Russian footballer
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Magdalena Neuner
born 1987 · former German biathlete
Lolo Ferrari
born 1963 · French dancer, pornographic actress, singer and television presenter (1963–2000)

Irina Slutskaya
born 1979 · Russian figure skater

Charles Kaboré
born 1988 · Burkinabé and French footballer
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Hassan Tombakti
born 1999 · Saudi footballer
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Manuela Carmena
born 1944 · Spanish judge and politician, mayor of Madrid
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Alejandra Guzmán
born 1968 · Mexican musician
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Alfonso Zamora
born 1954 · Mexican boxer
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Yervant Terzian
born 1939 · American astronomer

Otto Stange
born 2007 · German footballer (born 2008)
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August Brooksbank
born 2021 · son of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank; ninth great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II
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Janet Suzman
born 1939 · South African-British actress
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Yoshinori Ohsumi
born 1945 · Japanese molecular biologist (1945 - )

Julio Velasco
born 1952 · professional volleyball coach from Argentina

Ruy Ramos
born 1957 · Japanese association football player and manager

Jaco Van Dormael
born 1957 · Belgian director and writer
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Filipe Nyusi
born 1959 · President of Mozambique, 2015-2025
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Ali Bongo Ondimba
born 1959 · President of Gabon (2009–2023)

Christian Engström
born 1960 · Swedish MEP from the Pirate Party
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Velimir Perasović
born 1965 · Croatian basketball player (born 1965)

Gaston Browne
born 1967 · Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda since 2014
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Branko Strupar
born 1970 · Belgian footballer

Johan Mjällby
born 1971 · Swedish footballer

Makoto Shinkai
born 1973 · Japanese anime director

Jordi Cruyff
born 1974 · Dutch association football manager and former player
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Stuart Young
born 1975 · politician in Trinidad and Tobago

Fede Álvarez
born 1978 · Uruguayan director and producer (born 1978)
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Questions about February 9 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on February 9?
- Famous people born on February 9 include Thomas Paine (1737), Natsume Sōseki (1867), Gerhard Richter (1932), J. M. Coetzee (1940), Alice Walker (1944).
- What star sign is someone born on February 9?
- Someone born on February 9 is a Aquarius.
- What is the birthstone for February 9?
- The birthstone for February is amethyst.
- How common is a birthday on February 9?
- In the US, February 9 is the No. 297 most common birthday of the 366, with about 10,953 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).