Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. What better way to celebrate the day of love than by having a baby? That’s what the parents of these famous folks did.
1800: Emory Washburn, 22nd Governor of Massachusetts
1812: Alfred Thomas Agate, painter
1818: Frederick Douglass, author and activist, celebrated his birthday on Valentine’s Day, not knowing his actual birthday.
1819: Christopher Latham Sholes, inventor of the typewriter and the QWERTY keyboard
1824: Winfield Scott Hancock, American general, served in the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War
1859: George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., inventor of the Ferris wheel
1882: John Barrymore, grandfather of Drew Barrymore
1894: Jack Benny, comedian
1898: Bill Tilman, English explorer and mountaineer
1902: Thelma Ritter, actress
1916: Sally Gray, British actress of the 30s and 40s
1929: Vic Morrow, actor, killed during the filming of Twilight Zone: The Movie
1933: Tom Borland, played for the Boston Red Sox
1936: Andrew Prine, actor
1941: Donna Shalala, former Secretary of Health and Human Services under Bill Clinton
1946: Gregory Hines, actor
1948: Pat O’Brien, sportscaster
1951: JoJo Starbuck, figure skater
1952: Nancy Keenan, former president of the National Abortion Rights Action League
1960: Meg Tilly, actress
1960: Jim Kelly, former NFL quarterback for the Buffalo Bills
1964: Zach Galligan, known for playing Billy in Gremins
1971: Tommy Dreamer, professional wrestler
1975: Scott Owen, bassists for Australian band The Living End
1985: Tyler Clippard, an MLB player who currently plays for the Oakland Athletics