February 10: Today's Notable Birthdays

With Whom Do You Share Your Birthday?

Is February 10th your birthday? Was someone special to you born on February 10th? With whom will you choose to celebrate this excellent occasion?

If today is your birthday, then you are in excellent company.

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February 10th was the birth date of several notable (or even notorious) individuals. Here they are:

February 10th Birthdays: Famous Artists

Andre-Ernest Gretry, French operatic composer, was born on February 10, 1741.

Italian Mannerist painter Francesco Longhi (Mary and Child and St. Anna) was born on February 10, 1544.

Mary Lovelace O-Neil, American painter (Angel of the Hood), was born on February 10, 1942.

American film director (Citizen Ruth, Election and Sideways), screenwriter (About Schmidt, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry and Jurassic Park III) and Academy Award winner (2004) Constantine Alexander Payne was born on February 10, 1961.

February 10th Birthdays: Famous Athletes

American professional baseball player William Lance Berkman (Houston Astros) was born on February 10, 1976. Lance Berkman is known as "The Big Puma."

Hallgeir Brenden, Norwegian cross country runner and Olympic gold medalist (1952 and 1956), was born on February 10, 1929.

American professional baseball player Leonard Kyle (Lenny) Dykstra (New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies) was born on February 10, 1963. Lenny Dykstra has been called "The Dude" and "Nails."

Sam Graddy, American runner and Olympic gold medalist (1984), was born on February 10, 1964.

American professional football player Joe Lavender (Washington Redskins) was born on February 10, 1949.

Hans Nielsen, Danish boxer and Olympic gold medalist (1924), was born on February 10, 1928.

American professional football player Tajuan (Ty) Law (Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots and New York Jets) was born on February 10, 1974.

Greg Norman, Australian professional golfer, was born on February 10, 1955.