WhereWasBorn helps you explore the birthplaces of famous people from around the world. Discover the birth cities and countries of historical figures, scientists, artists, writers, athletes, political leaders, and influential personalities. Use our interactive world map to visually explore where notable individuals were born, and search by date, name, or category to learn interesting historical and cultural facts. WhereWasBorn also helps you search for people born the same day or the same year as you.
Browse also the list of Celebrities who died in 2025.
Interactive World Map of Celebrity Birthplaces
Explore an interactive map featuring the birthplaces of hundreds of notable individuals and the location of related museums. Click on any marker to discover details about where famous scientists, artists, leaders, and cultural icons were born.
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Born on this day
Discover which famous personalities were born today. From legendary artists to groundbreaking scientists, see who was born on this day in history.
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Today in History February 19
Step back in time and explore significant historical events, notable births, and memorable deaths that occurred on this day throughout history.
- 2021 Mya Thwe Thwe Khine, a 19-year-old protester, becomes the first known casualty of anti-coup protests that formed in response to the 2021 Myanmar co...
- 2020 Nine people are killed in two domestic terrorist shootings in Hanau, Hesse, Germany.
- 2012 Forty-four people are killed in a prison brawl in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico.
- 2011 The debut exhibition of the Belitung shipwreck, containing the largest collection of Tang dynasty artifacts found in one location, begins in Singap...
- 2006 A methane explosion in a coal mine near Nueva Rosita, Mexico, kills 65 miners.
- 2004 Millie Bobby Brown, English actress, model and producer
- 2003 Jakub Ojrzyński, Polish footballer
- 2001 Lee Kang-in, South Korean footballer
- 2001 David Mazouz, American actor
- 1998 Katharina Gerlach, German tennis player
- 2020 José Mojica Marins, Brazilian filmmaker, actor, composer, screenwriter, and television horror host (born 1936)
- 2020 Pop Smoke, American rapper (born 1999)
- 2019 Karl Lagerfeld, German fashion designer (born 1933)
- 2017 Larry Coryell, American jazz guitarist (born 1943)
- 2016 Umberto Eco, Italian novelist, literary critic, and philosopher (born 1932)
All 1,061 Celebrities (A-Z)
Browse our complete directory of notable personalities organized alphabetically. From A-list celebrities to historical icons, find detailed profiles of the world's most influential individuals.