February 11:

    * 1380 - Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist
    * 1465 - Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII
    * 1506 - Juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau
    * 1535 - Gregory XIV, [Niccol• Sfondrati], Roman Catholic pope (1590-91)
    * 1557 - John Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist
    * 1568 - Honor‚ d'Urf‚, French writer (L'Astr‚e)
    * 1657 - Bernard Fontenelle, France, scientist/writer (Plurality of Worlds)
    * 1732 - George Washington [NS=Feb 22]
    * 1755 - Albert Christoph Dies, composer
    * 1764 - Marie-Joseph de Ch‚nier, French poet (Cajus Graechus)
    * 1776 - Joannis Capodistrias, Greek governor of Troezen (1827-31)
    * 1780 - K v G쳌nderode, writer
    * 1783 - Jarena Lee, famous African
    * 1790 - Ignaz Assmayer, composer
    * 1800 - William Henry Fox Talbot, Wiltshire England, photographic pioneer
    * 1802 - Lydia Maria Child, US, author/abolitionist (Juvenile Miscellany)
    * 1810 - Loisa Puget, composer
    * 1812 - Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Vice Pres (Confederacy), died in 1883
    * 1812 - Benjamin Franklin Sands, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1883
    * 1819 - Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, composer
    * 1821 - Auguste 쳌douard Mariette, Fren egyptologist, (dug out Sphinx 12/16/42)
    * 1821 - Hermann Allmers, writer
    * 1829 - William Anderson Pile, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889
    * 1830 - Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf, composer
    * 1830 - Peter Arnold Heise, composer
    * 1833 - Melville Weston Fuller, 8th chief justice
    * 1839 - Josiah Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist/chemist
    * 1840 - Sanuel Dana Greene, Lt Cmdr (Union Navy), died in 1884
    * 1846 - William Fox Talbot, pioneer photographer/inventor
    * 1847 - Thomas Alva Edison, Milan Ohio, lit up your life (held 1200 patents)
    * 1860 - Rachilde, [Marguerite Vallette-Eymery], French author (Monsieur Venus)
    * 1867 - August W Messer, German philosopher/educator/psychologist
    * 1869 - Helene ELJ Kr"ller-M쳌ller, Dutch founder (Kr"ller-M쳌ller Museum)
    * 1873 - Feodor Chaliapine, Russian author/novelist (Pages from My Life)
    * 1874 - Elsa Beskow, [Maartman], Swedish children's book/fairy tales author
    * 1874 - Fritz Bennicke Hart, composer
    * 1875 - Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, composer
    * 1879 - Jean Gilbert, composer
    * 1882 - Gheorghe Cucu, composer
    * 1883 - Paul August von Klenau, Danish composer/conductor (Sulamith)
    * 1887 - Ernst "Putzi" Hanfst„ngl, German/US pianist/politician (NSDAP)
    * 1887 - John van Melle, South African writer (Dawid Booysen)
    * 1889 - John Mills, dancer (Mills Brothers)
    * 1889 - Vladimir Mikhaylovich Deshevov, composer
    * 1890 - John P M L de Vries, fairy tale writer
    * 1891 - J W Hearne, cricket leg-spinner (all-rounder for England in 24 Tests)
    * 1893 - Johan C P Alberts, Dutch literary (Festival)
    * 1894 - Alfonso Leng, composer
    * 1894 - Isaac M Kolthoff, chemist (Massenanalyse)
    * 1895 - Viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky, composer
    * 1896 - Else Lasker-Sch쳌ler, writer
    * 1897 - Yves de La Casiniere, composer
    * 1898 - Leo Szilard, Hungary, physicist/A-bomb worker/peace activist
    * 1900 - Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher
    * 1900 - Thomas Hitchcock Jr, great polo player (Westchester Cup 1924,27,30,39)
    * 1903 - Hans Redlich, composer
    * 1903 - Rex Lease, WV, actor (Fast Bullets, Sunny Skies, Custer's Last Stand)
    * 1904 - Henry R LaBouisse, headed UNICEF (1965-79)
    * 1904 - Keith Holyoake, New Zealand PM (1960-72)
    * 1905 - Beb [Elizabeth] Vuyk, Neth/Indonesian writer (Camp diary)
    * 1906 - Denis Barnett, British air chief marshal
    * 1907 - E W Swanton, author & sports commentator
    * 1908 - Josh White, rocker
    * 1908 - Sutan Takdir Alishahbana, Indonesian linguistic/author/novelist
    * 1908 - Vivian [Ernest] Fuchs, geologist/explorer (British Antarctic Survey)
    * 1909 - Joseph L Mankiewicz, Wilkes-Barre PA, film writer/director (Sleuth)
    * 1909 - Max Baer, Omaha Nebraska, heavyweight boxing champ (1934-35)
    * 1911 - Alec Cairncross, chancellor (Glasgow U)
    * 1912 - Roy Fuller, England, poet/novelist (Lost Season)
    * 1912 - Rudolf Firkusny, Napajedla Czechoslovakia, pianist (Julliard)
    * 1913 - Lucio Diestro San Pedro, composer
    * 1914 - French Duynstee, Dutch constitutional lawyer
    * 1914 - Matt Dennis, Seattle Wash, vocalist (Matt Dennis Show)
    * 1914 - Menelaos Pallantios, composer
    * 1914 - Winand J Borgerhoff Mulder, court judge of Amsterdam
    * 1915 - Haakon Stotijn, Dutch oboist (VARA Orch, Orkestgebouw Orch)
    * 1915 - Mervyn Levy, artist/critic
    * 1915 - Patrick Leigh Fermor, author
    * 1916 - Bernice Levin Neugarten, social scientist/gerontologist
    * 1917 - Richard Jock Kinneir, graphic designer
    * 1917 - Sidney Sheldon, novelist (1947 Academy Award, 1959 Tony, Bloodline)
    * 1919 - Gretchen Fraser, Tacoma Wash, slalom skier (Olympic-gold-1948)
    * 1920 - Billy Halop, NYC, actor (Bert Munson-All in the Family)
    * 1920 - Daniel F[rancis] Galouye, US, sci-fi author (Dark Universe, Last Leap)
    * 1920 - Farouk I, Cairo, last King of Egypt (1936-52)
    * 1920 - Paul Peter Piech, artist
    * 1921 - Eva Gabor, Budapest Hungary, actress (Lisa-Green Acres, Gigi)
    * 1921 - Lloyd Bentsen, (Sen-D-TX, 1971- )/1989 Dem VP nominee)
    * 1922 - Leslie Nielsen, Regina Sask, actor (Forbidden Planet, Naked Gun)
    * 1922 - Tudor Jarda, composer
    * 1923 - Baroness Sharples
    * 1923 - Ronald Arculus, British diplomat
    * 1924 - Mary Tregear, Oriental art historian
    * 1925 - Kim Stanley, [Patricia Reid], Tularosa NM, actress (Right Stuff)
    * 1925 - Peter Berger, British vice-admiral
    * 1925 - Virginia E Johnson, doctor/sexologist (Masters & Johnson)
    * 1926 - Alexander Gibson, British conductor/founder (Scottish Opera)
    * 1926 - Paul Bocuse, France, great chef (Legion of Honor)
    * 1928 - Archibald Forster, CEO (Esso UK)
    * 1928 - Conrad Janis, NYC, actor (Mork & Mindy, Quark, Bonino)
    * 1928 - Gerry Alexander, cricket wicketkeeper (WI of 50s & 60s)
    * 1928 - Raoul Cita, rocker
    * 1929 - Leonard Gregory Kastle, composer
    * 1930 - Alevtina Koltschina, USSR, cross coutry relay skier (Oly-gold-1960)
    * 1930 - C H Dearnley, organist
    * 1930 - Earl of Rosebery
    * 1931 - Larry Merchant, author/boxing commentator (Showtime)
    * 1932 - Dennis Skinner, MP
    * 1932 - Jerome Lowenthal, Phila, pianist/prof (Jerusalem Academy of Music)
    * 1934 - Francesco Pennisi, composer
    * 1934 - John Surtees, British race car driver
    * 1934 - Mary Quant, Kent England, fashion designer (Chelsea Look, Mod Look)
    * 1934 - Patrick Holmes Sellors, ophthalmologist
    * 1934 - Tina Louise, NYC, actress (Ginger-Gilligan's Island, Julie-Dallas)
    * 1935 - Bent Lorentzen, composer
    * 1935 - Gene Vincent, Norfolk Va, rock guitarist/vocalist (Be-Bop-A-Lula)
    * 1936 - Burt Reynolds, Mich, actor (Evening Shade, Strip Tease, Cannonball)
    * 1937 - Bill Lawry, cricketer (dour Australian lefty opener, Can talk a bit)
    * 1937 - Lodewijk Boer, Dutch violinist/playwright (The Family)
    * 1937 - Marilyn Butler, Rector (Exeter College-Oxford)
    * 1937 - Peter Lashley, cricketer (4 Tests for West Indies 1960-66)
    * 1938 - Bevan Congdon, cricketer (NZ batsman of 60s & 70s)
    * 1938 - Boris Majorov, USSR, ice hockey (Olympic-gold-1964)
    * 1938 - Manuel Antonio Noriega, Panamanian general/dictator (-1990)
    * 1938 - Willy Correa de Oliveira, composer
    * 1938 - Yevgeniy Majorov, USSR, ice hockey (Olympic-gold-1964)
    * 1939 - Bryan Gould, MP
    * 1939 - Gerry Goffin, Queens NY, rock lyricist (married Carole King)
    * 1939 - Jane [Hyatt] Yolen, US, sci-fi author (Spider Jane, Heart's Blood)
    * 1940 - Bobby "Boris" Pickett, rocker (Monster Mash)
    * 1940 - Calvin Fowler, Pitts, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1968)
    * 1941 - Glenn Randall Jr, stuntman (Species, Mrs Soffel, Return of the Jedi)
    * 1941 - Jeremy Mackenzie, general
    * 1941 - Sergio Mendes, jazz/pop musician (Brazil '66/'77/'88)
    * 1942 - Archie Andrews, comic book character (Archie)
    * 1942 - James Couchman, MP
    * 1942 - Leon Haywood, US vocalist/keyboardist (It's Got to be Mellow)
    * 1942 - Otis Clay, US gospel/R&B-singer (That's how it is)
    * 1942 - Tony Colton, rock producer (On the Boards)
    * 1943 - Iain Cameron, British brigadier
    * 1943 - Win Griffiths, MP
    * 1944 - Bert Greene, golfer
    * 1944 - Buddhadev Dasgupta, director (Charachar, Grihajuddha)
    * 1944 - Michael G Oxley, (Rep-R-OH, 1981- )
    * 1946 - M C Walker, CEO (Iceland Frozen Foods)
    * 1946 - Timothy Chambers, pediatrician
    * 1948 - Sue Bernard, Los Angeles CA, playmate (Dec, 1966)
    * 1949 - Charlie Hargrett, rock guitarist (Blackfoot)
    * 1950 - Clarence Ellis, NFLer
    * 1950 - Earnest Jim Istook, (Rep-R-Oklahoma)
    * 1950 - Johanna E "Joke" Beerens, actress (Schipper Next to God)
    * 1950 - Rochelle Fleming, US soul vocalist (First Choice, Smarty Pants)
    * 1953 - Alan Rubin, music figure (Blues Brothers)
    * 1953 - Philip Anglim, SF Calif, actor (Dane-Thorn Birds)
    * 1953 - Stephen D Thorne, Frankfurt-on-Main, German FR, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut
    * 1954 - Catherine Hickland, Ft Lauderdale, actress (Capitol, Star Trek IV)
    * 1956 - Kathleen Beller, Queens NY, actress (Ft Apache the Bronx, Touched)
    * 1958 - Michael Jackson, controller (BBC2)
    * 1958 - Regina Marsikova, Czech, tennis star
    * 1959 - Corinne Shigemoto, US judo coach (Olympics-96)
    * 1960 - Richard A Mastracchio, Waterbury Ct, astronaut
    * 1961 - Becky LeBeau, LA Calif, vocalist (Mischief)
    * 1961 - Carey Lowell, NYC, actress (Me & Him, Guardian, Dangerously Close)
    * 1961 - Mary Docter, US, 3000m speed skater (Olympics-1980, 84, 88, 92)
    * 1962 - Scott Kolden, Torrance Calif, actor (Scott-Me & the Champ)
    * 1963 - Todd Benzinger, US baseball player (SF Giants)
    * 1964 - Sheryl Crow, vocalist (All I Want to Do-Grammy 1995)
    * 1965 - Angie Ridgeway, Wabash IN, LPGA golfer (1992 Sara Lee-8th)
    * 1966 - Alexander Semak, Ufa Russia, NHL center (NY Islanders)
    * 1966 - Anthony Parker, NFL cornerback (Minn Vikings, St Louis Rams, TB Bucs)
    * 1966 - Patrick Kuhnen, West Germany, tennis star
    * 1966 - Stephen Gregory, NYC, actor (Chase-Young & Restless)
    * 1967 - Barbara Byrne, Princeton NJ, rower (Olympics-96)
    * 1967 - Chris Reohr, Ridley Park Pa, fencer (Olympics-96)
    * 1967 - Derek King, Hamilton, NHL left wing (NY Islanders)
    * 1967 - John Patterson, US baseball infielder (SF Giants)
    * 1969 - Bryan Eversgerd, US baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
    * 1969 - Jennifer Aniston, Sherman Oaks Calif, actress (Rachel-Friends)
    * 1969 - Joe Valerio, NFL outside corner/tackle (KC Chiefs)
    * 1969 - Kevin King, US baseball pitcher (Seattle Mariners)
    * 1969 - Mark Atkinson, cricket wicket-keeper (Tasmanian batsman)
    * 1969 - Mary Stoker, Miss Wisconsin USA (1996)
    * 1969 - Shannon Long, Gladstone Australia, playmate (Oct, 1988)
    * 1970 - Alistair Brown, cricketer (Surrey & England ODI opening batsman 1996)
    * 1970 - Jason Allyn Scott, Iowa City Iowa, rower (Olympics-1996)
    * 1971 - Jennifer Lynne Faucette, Burlington Vermont, Miss America-Vt (1996)
    * 1971 - John Bock, NFL center (NY Jets, Miami Dolphins)
    * 1971 - Linda Wild, Arlington Heights Ill, tennis star (1993 Melbourne Open)
    * 1972 - Dennis Iliohan, Dutch soccer player (FC Lisse, ADO Den Haag)
    * 1973 - Tom Tumulty, linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
    * 1974 - Brian Newman, guard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
    * 1974 - Ronnie Ward, linebacker (Miami Dolphins)
    * 1974 - Wally Richardson, quarterback (Baltimore Ravens)
    * 1975 - Chuck Watanabe, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
    * 1975 - Jacque Vaughn, NBA guard (Utah Jazz)
    * 1975 - Kim Weir, Miss USA-Nebraska (1997)
    * 1976 - Brice Beckham, Long Beach Calif, actor (Wesley-Mr Belvedare)
    * 1976 - Tony Battie, NBA forward (Denver Nuggets)
    * 1977 - Jessica Carlson, Kalamazoo Mich, archer (alt-Olympics-1996)
    * 1977 - Stephanie Richardson, Toronto Ontario, 200m/800m swimmer (Olympics-96)
    * 1977 - Veronica Marie Duka, Campbellsville KY, Miss America (Ky-Top 10-1997)
    * 1979 - Brandy [Norwood], singer (Les Miserables, Moisha)
    * 1980 - Matthew Lawrence, Montgomery Pa, actor (Matthew-Gimme a Break)
    * 1980 - Natasha Bobo, Watsonville Calif, actress (Sally-Together We Stand)
    * 1997 - Michael Jackson Jr, son of Michael Jackson

And the only thing they have in common is Rapaire. Wow.