Born on February 7

A former Cistercian nun, Katharina von Bora escaped from her convent in 1523 and married Martin Luther in 1525. Running the Luther household, she became the model of the Protestant pastoral couple and of the pastor's wife.

A French general of the Empire, Dorsenne was one of the most distinguished officers of the Imperial Guard. Colonel of the Foot Grenadiers, he covered himself in glory at Austerlitz, Jena, and Eylau before dying from his wounds in 1812.

English philanthropist and artist's model of the Victorian era, wife of the man of letters Leslie Stephen and mother of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell. Devoted to caring for the sick and the poor, she wrote a handbook on home nursing.

British mathematician, a leading figure in number theory and analysis in the early 20th century. He is famous for his collaboration with John Littlewood and for revealing to the world the self-taught Indian genius Srinivasa Ramanujan.

Argentine conductor and violinist of Italian origin (1915–2011), Carlo Felice Cillario made his mark in the operatic and symphonic repertoire. He conducted at the world's greatest opera houses, including the Royal Opera House in London and the Paris Opera.

Lin Lanying was a Chinese engineer and scientist specializing in semiconductor materials. A pioneer of microelectronics in China, she is nicknamed the “mother of Chinese semiconductor materials” for developing the country's first single crystals of silicon and gallium arsenide.

Yemeni journalist, human rights activist, and politician, a leading figure of the 2011 uprising against Saleh's regime. In 2011, she became the first Arab woman and the youngest laureate at the time to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

Li Ling is a Chinese artistic gymnast specializing in apparatus events. She represented China in high-level international competitions in the early 21st century.