Feodor Chaliapin

Feodor Ivanovich Chaliapin was a Russian opera singer. Possessing a deep and expressive bass voice, he enjoyed an important international career at major opera houses and is often credited with establishing the tradition of naturalistic acting in his chosen art form.

13 February 1873

Born on the same birth day (13 February): Aqib Talib • Eliaquim Mangala • Gerald Regan • Harold Mahony • Heinrich Caro • Joe Birkett • John Reid (British Army officer) • Joyce DiDonato • Kendall Fuller • Simon Schama • Vianney (singer)

Born in the same month (February 1873): Enrico Caruso • Hans von Euler-Chelpin • John Barry (VC) • Konstantin von Neurath • Leo Fall • Liang Qichao • Radoje Domanović • Thomas Andrews • Étienne Desmarteau