Famous people born on 3 February

• Felix MendelssohnGerman composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent · 1809–1847
  38 yrs
• Simone WeilFrench philosopher, writer, and social activist · 1909–1943
  34 yrs
• Alvar AaltoFinnish architect and designer · 1898–1976
  78 yrs
• Gertrude SteinAmerican author · 1874–1946
  72 yrs
• Paul AusterAmerican novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter · 1947–2024
  77 yrs
• Elizabeth BlackwellAmerican physician, abolitionist, women's rights activist · 1821–1910
  89 yrs
• Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of SalisburyBritish politician and prime minister · 1830–1903
  73 yrs
• Henning Mankell ↗Swedish writer, human rights activist and dramatist · 1948–2015
  67 yrs
• Georg Trakl ↗Austrian poet · 1887–1914
  27 yrs
• Antonio José de Sucre ↗Venezuelan military and politician · 1795–1830
  35 yrs
• Carl Theodor Dreyer ↗Danish film director · 1889–1968
  79 yrs
• Christian Wolff ↗German philosopher · 1679–1754
  75 yrs
• Anne of Brittany ↗Duchess of Brittany and twice Queen of France · 1477–1514
  36 yrs
• Risto Ryti ↗President of Finland · 1889–1956
  67 yrs
• Norman Rockwell ↗American painter and illustrator · 1894–1978
  84 yrs
• James A. Michener ↗American author · 1907–1997
  90 yrs
• Lao She ↗Chinese writer, novelist and playwright · 1899–1966
  67 yrs
• Michael Cimino ↗American film director · 1939–2016
  77 yrs
• Walter Bagehot ↗British journalist, businessman, and essayist · 1826–1877
  51 yrs
• Ada Negri ↗Italian poet, writer, and teacher · 1870–1945
  74 yrs
• Horace Greeley ↗American politician and publisher · 1811–1872
  61 yrs
• Melanie ↗American musician · 1947–2024
  76 yrs
• Stuart Hall ↗Jamaican-born British sociologist and cultural theorist · 1932–2014
  82 yrs
• Hugo Junkers ↗German aviation pioneer · 1859–1935
  76 yrs
• Joanna of Bourbon ↗Queen of France · 1338–1378
  40 yrs
• Café Filho ↗President of Brazil · 1899–1970
  71 yrs
• George Armitage Miller ↗American psychologist · 1920–2012
  92 yrs
• Ignacy Krasicki ↗Polish writer and poet, Catholic archbishop · 1735–1801
  66 yrs
• Sarah Kane ↗English playwright · 1971–1999
  28 yrs
• Beau Biden ↗American politician and lawyer · 1969–2015
  46 yrs
• Juan Negrín ↗Prime Minister of Spain · 1892–1956
  64 yrs
• E. P. Thompson ↗British historian & peace activist · 1924–1993
  69 yrs
• Gideon Mantell ↗British scientist and obstetrician · 1790–1852
  62 yrs

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