Who Was Alive

Famous people born on 15 February

15 of the people we track were born on 15 February, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

Alfred North Whitehead and Charles-Édouard Guillaume were born on the very same day, 15 February 1861.

  1. Galileo Galilei 1564Italian astronomerdied aged 77
  2. Louis XV 1710King of France and Navarredied aged 64
  3. Jeremy Bentham 1748British philosopher and juristdied aged 84
  4. Alfred North Whitehead 1861British mathematician and philosopherdied aged 86
  5. Susan B. Anthony 1820American women's rights activistdied aged 86
  6. Charles-Édouard Guillaume 1861Swiss physicistdied aged 77
  7. Dzhokhar Dudayev 1944Soviet politician who served as President of Ichkeriadied aged 52
  8. Ernest Shackleton 1874British explorerdied aged 47
  9. Tomislav Nikolić 1952Politician who served as President of Serbialiving, 74
  10. Matt Groening 1954American cartoonistliving, 72
  11. Irena Sendler 1910Polish resistance fighterdied aged 98
  12. Milo Đukanović 1962Montenegrin politician who served as President of Montenegroliving, 64
  13. Doda 1984Polish singerliving, 42
  14. Cesar Romero 1907American actordied aged 86
  15. Adama Barrow 1965Gambian politician who served as President of the Gambialiving, 61