Notable Birthdays For February 9

Those born on this date include:
- William Henry Harrison, ninth president of the United States, in 1773
- Actor Ronald Colman in 1891
- Former Secretary of State Dean Rusk in 1909
- Exotic dancer Gypsy Rose Lee in 1914
- Country singer Ernest Tubb in 1914
- Baseball entrepreneur Bill Veeck in 1914
- Irish playwright Brendan Behan in 1923
- Actress Kathryn Grayson in 1922 (age 88)
- Television journalist Roger Mudd in 1928 (age 82)
- Evangelist Garner Ted Armstrong in 1930
- Nobel laureate South African author J. M. Coetzee in 1940 (age 70)
- Singer Carole King in 1942 (age 68)
- Author Alice Walker in 1944 (age 66)
- Actor Joe Pesci in 1943 (age 67)
- Actress Mia Farrow in 1945 (age 65)
- Actress Judith Light in 1949 (age 61)
- Actor Charles Shaughnessy in 1955 (age 55)
- Country singer Travis Tritt in 1963 (age 47)