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This Week’s Birthdays – Week of February 2

February 2, 1966 – Robert Emile DeLeo, an American bass player, songwriter, and harmony vocalist for the rock band Stone Temple Pilots.

Stone Temple Pilots

February 3, 1990 – Kisean Anderson, better known by his stage name Sean Kingston, a Jamaican American rapper, singer and songwriter.

Sean Kingston

February 4, 1772 – Josiah Quincy III, a U.S. educator and political figure. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1805–1813), Mayor of Boston (1823–1828), and President of Harvard University (1829–1845).

Statue of Josiah Quincy III

February 5, 1992 – Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, commonly known as Neymar, a Brazilian footballer.

Neymar

February 6, 1832 – John Brown Gordon, one of Robert E. Lee’s most trusted Confederate generals during the American Civil War.

John Brown Gordon statue

February 7, 1965 – Bob Vandergriff, Jr., National Hot Rod Association racer.

Bob Vandergriff's NHRA Top Fuel Dragster

February 8, 1931 – James Byron Dean, an American film actor.

James Dean