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Notable Birthdays for February 5

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Those born on this date include:

- Former British Prime Minister Robert Peel, founder of the London Police Force, in 1788
- evangelist Dwight Moody in 1837
- Scotsman John Dunlop, inventor of the pneumatic tire, in 1840
- outlaw Belle Starr in 1848
- French automotive pioneer Andre Citroen in 1878
- French aviation pioneer Gabriel Voisin in 1880
- U.S. statesman Adlai E. Stevenson in 1900
- actor John Carradine in 1906
- novelist William Burroughs in 1914
- comedian/actor Red Buttons in 1919
- author Rev. Andrew Greeley in 1928
- baseball Hall of Fame member Henry Hank Aaron in 1934 (age 82)
- hockey commentator Don Cherry in 1934 (age 82)
- financial writer Jane Bryant Quinn in 1939 (age 77)
- television writer and producer Stephen J. Cannell in 1941
- Heisman Trophy winner and football Hall of Fame member Roger Staubach in 1942 (age 74)
- film director Michael Mann in 1943 (age 73)
- musician Al Kooper in 1944 (age 72)
- race car driver Darrell Waltrip in 1947 (age 69)
- writer/comedian Christopher Guest in 1948 (age 68)
- actor Barbara Hershey in 1948 (age 68)
- actor Tom Wilkinson in 1948 (age 68)
- actor Tim Meadows in 1961 (age 55)
- actor Jennifer Jason Leigh in 1962 (age 54)
- actor Laura Linney in 1964 (age 52)
- golf Hall of Fame member Jose Maria Olazabal in 1966 (age 50)
- singer Bobby Brown in 1969 (age 47)
- Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo in 1985 (age 31)
- Brazilian soccer star Neymar in 1992 (age 24).

 


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