Tuesday, February 10, 2026

February Birthdays

It's February! Time to say Happy Birthday!

Rod Smallwood

-Birth Name: Roderick Charles Smallwood

-DOB: 2/17/1950

-Where: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

-He initially didn't want to manage Iron Maiden, because of a bad previous experience managing a musician. After hearing their music, he changed his mind and offered his services as management

George Russell

-Birth Name: George William Russell

-DOB: 2/15/1998

-Where: King's Lynn, United Kingdom

-He started in competitive go kart racing at age 7

Shakira

-Birth Name: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoli

-DOB: 2/2/1977

-Where: Barranquilla, Colombia

-She learned how to perform Lebanese-style belly dancing from her grandmother

Tom Wilkinson

-Birth Name: Geoffrey Thomas Wilkinson

-DOB: 2/5/1948

-Where: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

-DOD: 12/30/2023

-Where: Muswell Hill, London, England

-He was offered a role in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but didn't like the idea of being away from his family for a year

Pierre Gasly

-Birth Name: Pierre Jean-Jacques Gasly

-DOB: 2/7/1996

-Where: Rouen, France

-He started in competitive go kart racing at age 10

Kelly Rowland

-Birth Name: Kelendria Trene Rowland

-DOB: 2/11/1981

-Where: Atlanta, Georgia

-She started out in the late 1990s, early 2000s as a member of the all girl group Destiny's Child

Tony Iommi

-Birth Name: Anthony Frank Iommi

-DOB: 2/19/1948

-Where: Aston, Birmingham, England

-He and future Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne attended the same school. Tony was one year ahead of Ozzy

Christina Ricci

-DOB: 2/12/1980

-Where: Santa Monica, California

-She is good friends with Johnny Depp, with whom she starred in the film Sleepy Hollow

Thomas Jane

-Birth Name: Thomas Elliott

-DOB: 2/22/1969

-Where: Baltimore, Maryland

-He claimed in a 2005 interview that The Punisher was both the most and the most exhausting movie he has ever acted in

Paul Wight

-Birth Name: Paul Donald Wight II

-DOB: 2/8/1972

-Where: Aiken, South Carolina

-He got his nickname "The Giant" from his 7' height

Adrian Smith

-Birth Name: Adrian Frederick Smith

-DOB: 2/27/1957

-Where: Hackney, London, England

-He is good friends with current Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen

Matt Groening

-Birth Name: Matthew Abram Groening

-DOB: 2/15/1954

-Where: Portland, Oregon

-Matt Groening created the character Comic Book Guy as a sort of version of himself

Alice Cooper

-Birth Name: Vincent Damon Furnier

-DOB: 2/4/1948

-Where: Detroit, Michigan

-He's known as the King of Shock Rock because of the many macabre items he has on stage

Alan Rickman

-Birth Name: Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman

-DOB: 2/21/1946

-Where: Hammersmith, London, England

-DOD: 1/14/2016

-Where: London, England

-While filming the scene where his character Hans Gruber falls from the Nakatomi Building in Die Hard, a stuntman dropped him from a 20 foot high model on the count of two instead of three, resulting in the surprised look on his face

Steve Irwin

-Birth Name: Stephen Robert Irwin

-DOB: 2/22/1962

-Where: Upper Ferntree Gully, Australia

-DOD: 9/4/2006

-Where: Batt Reef, Australia

-He was known for his massive enthusiasm for animals

George Harrison

-DOB: 2/25/1943

-Where: Liverpool, England

-DOD: 11/29/2001

-Where: Beverly Hills, California

-He was the youngest member of The Beatles

Rachel Bolan

-Birth Name: James Richard Southworth

-DOB: 2/9/1964

-Where: Point Pleasant, New Jersey

-He is known as the bassist and primary songwriter for metal band Skid Row

Henry Rollins

-Birth Name: Henry Lawrence Garfield

-DOB: 2/13/1961

-Where: Washington, D.C.

-The murder of his friend Joe Cole (son of actor Dennis Cole) was on a 1987 episode of Unsolved Mysteries and remains unsolved to this day

Rickey Medlocke

-DOB: 2/17/1950

-Where: Jacksonville, Florida

-His American Indian tattoos represent his Lakota Sioux and Cherokee heritage and his pride in his heritage

Billie Joe Armstrong

-DOB: 2/17/1972

-Where: Oakland, California

-He wrote "Wake Me Up When September Ends" about his father passing away

Johnny Van Zant

-Birth Name: John Roy Van Zant

-DOB: 2/27/1960

-Where: Jacksonville, Florida

-His brother Donnie Von Zant is the lead singer of fellow Southern rockers .38 Special

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