David J. Wineland

Canadian and Polish mathematician | Coxeter–James Prize, Stefan Banach Prize (2018) | Stanford University | Moscow: February 24, 1988 - London: April 2, 1820

Russian mathematician, left-wing politician and trade union activist | Moscow State University | Arkhangelsk: February 24, 1984 - Brandýs nad Labem-Stará

British mathematician and programmer | University of Oxford, Lord Williams's School, Worcester College | Sheffield: February 24, 1984 - Duisburg: December 2, 1594

Belgian mathematician | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | Leuven: February 24, 1981 - Leiden: September 16, 1963 | Johannes Nicaise | Leuven: February 24, 1981

scientist | University of Cambridge, Leiden University, Boboto College, Free University of Brussels | Kinshasa: February 24, 1977 - November 19, 1995

Israeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers | honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2020) | Sapiens: A Brief History of

German philosopher | Berlin: February 24, 1971 - Graz: June 7, 1988 | Alexander Schnell | Berlin: February 24, 1971 - Graz: June 7, 1988

Spanish writer | University of Barcelona | Barcelona: February 24, 1970 - Kilkenny: December 1, 1805 | Joan Lara Amat y León (Joan Lara Amat y Leon)

American-born Australian astrophysicist | Pawsey Medal (2001), Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (2008), Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Physics

Argentinian physicist | Bruno Rossi Prize (2017), Nature's 10 (2016), Edward A. Bouchet Award (2007), Fellow of the American Physical Society, Jesse W. Beams

French physicist, university president | Officer of the National Order of Merit (2018), Knight of the Legion of Honour (2013) | University of Paris-Sud, École

German philosopher | Frankfurt: February 24, 1964 - Paris: December 11, 1998 | Philipp Rosemann | Frankfurt: February 24, 1964 - Paris: December 11, 1998

scientist | Saint Petersburg State University | Saint Petersburg: February 24, 1961 - Barvikha: March 19, 1941 | Olga Kurnosova | Saint Petersburg: February

Andrei Biely Prize (2008) | February 24, 1958 - Vilnius: March 23, 1963 | Aleksandr Sekatsky | February 24, 1958 - Vilnius: March 23, 1963

American philosopher and gender studies philosopher (born 1956) | honorary doctorate from the University of Paris-VII (2011), honorary doctorate of the

Ukrainian scientist | Kherson State Agrarian and Economic University | Nova Zburivka: February 24, 1955 - Madison: March 30, 1990 | Tetiana Pidpala | Nova

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011) | Financial Times Person of the Year (2010), National Medal of Technology and Innovation (1985)

Eötvös Loránd University, Leiden University | February 24, 1955 - January 1, 1930 | Ivan Herman | February 24, 1955 - January 1, 1930 | Eötvös Loránd

Belarusian linguist | Order of Francisc Skorina (2014), Medal of Francysk Skaryna (2010) | Faculty of Philology of the Belarusian State University | Lucišča

Spanish politician | Algeciras: February 24, 1953 - West Wickham: August 21, 1927 | Jorge Novella Suárez (Jorge Novella Suarez) | Algeciras: February 24, 1953

12th Prime Minister of Latvia | Cross of Recognition | University of Latvia, Latvian Academy of Sciences | Mežvidi Parish: February 24, 1951 - Beijing: July 28, 1732

Polish archbishop | Medal of the 100th Anniversary of Regaining Independence, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2023) | Pontifical Gregorian

French physicist | Joliot-Curie Prize (1983), Officer of the Legion of Honour (2021), Prix Félix-Robin (1999), Knight of the Legion of Honour (2004), prix

Russian-jewish mathematician | honorary doctorate from ENS (2010), Fields medal (1978), honorary doctorate of Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 (2013), Humboldt

Slovene physicist | Ljubljana: February 24, 1946 - Ljubljana: June 24, 1850 | Matej Pavšič (Matej Pavsic) | Ljubljana: February 24, 1946 - Ljubljana: June 24, 1850

American professor | IJCAI Computers and Thought Award (1971), ACM Fellow (2009) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Colorado College | Takoma Park

German Esperantist | Honorary member of the German Esperanto Association (1995) | Greven: February 24, 1944 - Arad: August 5, 1895 | Rudolf Fischer | Greven

Indian scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic | honorary doctor of Paris 8 University (2014), Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy (2012), Padma

Soviet philosopher | Order for Bravery 3rd Class of Ukraine | Saint Petersburg State University | Saint Petersburg: February 24, 1940 - Zurich: June 24, 1918

Czech philosopher and translator (1939–2012) | The VIZE 97 Prize (2013) | Uherské Hradiště: February 24, 1939 - Prague: November 22, 2012 | Jiří Fiala

American academic | Topeka: February 24, 1939 - Lviv: May 16, 1925 | Edward S. Casey | Topeka: February 24, 1939 - Lviv: May 16, 1925

Romanian philosopher (1938-2020) | Brașov: February 24, 1938 - December 11, 2020 | Alexandru Surdu | Brașov: February 24, 1938 - December 11, 2020

Bangladeshi philosopher and feminist (1935-2020) | Monash University, University of Dhaka | Dhaka: February 24, 1935 - Dhaka: December 1, 2020 | Hasna Begum

Kenyan academic (1933–2014) | Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo (2007), Distinguished Africanist Award (1995), Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (1988)

French historian and philosopher (born 1931) | Revue des deux Mondes prize (2009), Prix Essai France Télévisions (1995), Prix du Sénat du livre d'histoire

American mathematician | Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | University of Chicago | New York City: February 24, 1931

Polish pediatrician | Medal of the National Education Commission | Warsaw: February 24, 1930 - August 18, 2016 | Hanna Cerańska-Goszczyńska (Hanna

Russian scientist | Medal "Veteran of Labour" | Moscow State University of Environmental Management | Tbilisi: February 24, 1929 - Moscow: March 18, 2021

Norwegian Lutheran bishop and politician, lyricist (1928-2016) | Å, kom nå med lovsang | University of Oslo | Bergen: February 24, 1928 - Oslo: August 21, 2016

Soviet biophysicist (1926–2016) | National Research Nuclear University | Moscow: February 24, 1926 - Kaliningrad: June 19, 2016 | Dmitriy Chernavskiy

Serbian philosopher (1923–2010) | University of Belgrade, University College London, University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy | Belgrade: February 24

Physicist from Sweden | Uppsala University | February 24, 1922 - February 24, 2017 | Gösta Ekspong (Gosta Ekspong) | February 24, 1922 - February 24, 2017

Brazilian mathematician and engineer | Peixoto's theorem | Colégio Andrews (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | Santana do

American chemist | Temple University, Harvard University | Philadelphia: February 24, 1919 - Indianapolis: June 22, 2012 | Edmund Kornfeld | Philadelphia

French philosopher (1917-1962) | Lycée Henri-IV | Bordeaux: February 24, 1917 - Paris: February 12, 1962 | Raymond Balmès (Raymond Balmes) | Bordeaux

American attorney and law professor (1908–1998) | National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction (1979), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and

Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Stalin Prize | Peter the

Kossuth Prize (1958) | Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Eötvös József Gimnázium | February 24, 1906 - Olivença: June 20, 1648 | Károly

physicist and educator | University of Vienna | Vienna: February 24, 1903 - Troy: July 17, 1997 | Herta Regina Leng | Vienna: February 24, 1903 - Troy: July 17, 1997

German aircraft designer (1898–1983) | honorary professor, Wehrwirtschaftsführer | Technische Universität Berlin | Bydgoszcz: February 24, 1898 - Munich

Swedish inventor (1898–1984) | John Price Wetherill Medal (1932), Polhem Prize | Malmö Sankt Petri församling: February 24, 1898 - Ystad church parish

Polish chemist (1895-1942) | Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari, Polish Legion Cross, Cross of Independence, Gold Cross of Merit, Cross of Valour | Lviv Polytechnic

SS officer (1894-1969) | Wehrwirtschaftsführer, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, War Merit Cross | Hanover

German philosopher (1893–1974) | Kaiserslautern: February 24, 1893 - Göttingen: March 17, 1974 | Josef König (Josef Konig) | Kaiserslautern: February 24

Puerto Rican doctor and a Major in the U.S. Army | Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences, Georgetown University School of Dentistry | Adjuntas

German mathematician (1887–1959) | Hartogs–Rosenthal theorem | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, Technical University of Munich | Fürth: February

organic chemist; (1887–1956) | Llanengan: February 24, 1887 - February 20, 1956 | Harold King | Llanengan: February 24, 1887 - February 20, 1956

Polish artist, dramatist and novelist (1885–1939) | Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature (1935) | Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow

German jurist, philosopher, university teacher | Herrnhut: February 24, 1878 - Hamburg: April 9, 1939 | Hans Reichel | Herrnhut: February 24, 1878 - Hamburg

German Jewish mathematician (1878-1956) | Cantor–Bernstein–Schroeder theorem | Stadtgymnasium Halle (Saale), University of Göttingen | Halle (Saale)

German physicist (1877–1959) | Leipzig University | Nuremberg: February 24, 1877 - Gauting: September 12, 1959 | Christian Füchtbauer (Christian Fuchtbauer)

University of Jena, Princeton University (1899), William Penn Charter School | February 24, 1877 - Oxford: November 1, 1908 | Frederic Rosengarten

Russian scientist (1873-1942) | Nizhny Novgorod Governorate: February 24, 1873 - Tashkent: December 8, 1942 | Mikhail Sumgin | Nizhny Novgorod Governorate

Austrian philosopher and psychologist (1855–1921) | University of Vienna | St. Pölten: February 24, 1855 - Vienna: February 10, 1921 | Adolph Stöhr (Adolph

Russian physicist who first demonstrated in 1897 that X-rays and radioactive materials induced thermoluminescence | The Second Saint Petersburg Gymnasium

Serbian chemist | University of Zurich, First Belgrade Gymnasium, University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade | Belgrade: February 24

agronomist | Imperial Forestry Institute | Moscow: February 24, 1845 - Saint Petersburg: December 3, 1895 | Pavel Kostychev | Moscow: February 24, 1845 - Saint

Portuguese politician (1843–1924) | Military Order of the Tower and Sword, Grand Cross of the Sash of the Three Orders | Bocage: his life and literary epoch

German chemist (1841-1927) | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Heidelberg University | Frankfurt: February 24, 1841 - Frankfurt: January 19, 1927 | Carl

American politician (1841–1896) | Norwich University | Westmoreland: February 24, 1841 - Brattleboro: October 10, 1896 | Levi Knight Fuller | Westmoreland

French photographer (1833-1906) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1900), officier d'académie (1878), Officier de l'Instruction publique (1883) | Marseille

German astronomer and mathematician | Eberhard-Ludwigs-Gymnasium | Stuttgart: February 24, 1821 - Stuttgart: July 13, 1864 | Julius August Christoph Zech

Spanish physician, philosopher and academician | Palencia: February 24, 1813 - Madrid: July 3, 1902 | Matías Nieto y Serrano (Matias Nieto y Serrano)

French chemist (1811–1890) | Knight of the Legion of Honour, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Legion of Honour

Baltic German physicist (1804-1865) | Lenz's law | Imperial University of Dorpat | Tartu: February 24, 1804 - Rome: February 10, 1865 | Heinrich Lenz | Tartu

Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class, Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class | Naval Cadet Corps | February 24, 1797 - Moscow: March 30, 1946 | Erazm Stogov | February

French priest and philosopher | Officer of the Legion of Honour (1850), Knight of the Legion of Honour (1841) | Latrecey-Ormoy-sur-Aube: February 24, 1793

Science administrator (1792–1865) | Florence: February 24, 1792 - Florence: July 22, 1865 | Vincenzo Antinori | Florence: February 24, 1792 - Florence: July 22, 1865

Czech physicist, mathematician and roman catholic priest (1785-1836) | Čelákovice: February 24, 1785 - Plzeň: February 2, 1836 | Josef Vojtěch Sedláček

philologist, publicist, teacher and musicologist | Sankt Jakob im Rosental: February 24, 1779 - Klagenfurt am Wörthersee: September 23, 1845 | Matija Ahacel

Duke of Somerset (1775-1855) | baronet, Fellow of the Royal Society, Order of the Garter | Monkton Farleigh: February 24, 1775 - London: August 15, 1855

industrialist, inventor | Liège: February 24, 1759 - November 6, 1819 | Jean-Jacques Dony | Liège: February 24, 1759 - November 6, 1819

German chemist | Leiden University, University of Harderwijk | Heidelberg: February 24, 1705 - Leiden: November 29, 1780 | Hieronymus David Gaubius

Italian philosopher and mathematician (1667-1746) | Genoa: February 24, 1667 - Naples: February 25, 1746 | Paolo Mattia Doria | Genoa: February 24, 1667

English inventor, ironmonger and Baptist lay preacher (1664-1729) | Dartmouth: February 24, 1663 - London: August 5, 1729 | Thomas Newcomen | Dartmouth

Italian jurist | Ravello: February 24, 1625 - Candela: September 10, 1698 | Francesco D'Andrea | Ravello: February 24, 1625 - Candela: September 10, 1698

German philosopher (1622-1665) | Solingen: February 24, 1622 - Duisburg: January 31, 1665 | Johannes Clauberg | Solingen: February 24, 1622 - Duisburg: January 31, 1665

Italian humanist | University of Bologna | Stignano: February 24, 1331 - Florence: May 13, 1406 | Coluccio Salutati - Lino Coluccio Salutati | Stignano