John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg

John II was Elector of Brandenburg from 1486 until his death, the fourth of the House of Hohenzollern. After his death he received the cognomen Cicero, after the Roman orator of the same name, but the elector's eloquence and interest in the arts is debatable.

2 August 1455

Born on the same birth day (2 August): Alain Giresse • Albert Bloch • Alexander Emelianenko • Danie Keulder • Eric Simms (rugby league) • James Howe • Jean-Baptiste du Casse • Kevin Smith • Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł • Peter O'Toole • Pingali Venkayya • Rómulo Gallegos • Saskia van Uylenburgh • Takashi Iizuka • Tony Amonte • Xavier Thaninayagam

Born in the same month (August 1455): George, Duke of Bavaria