Michael Mann

Michael Kenneth Mann is an American film director, screenwriter, author, and producer, best known for his stylized crime dramas. Mann has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for four Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. His most acclaimed works include the films Thief (1981), Manhunter (1986), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Heat (1995), The Insider (1999), Ali (2001), Collateral (2004), Public Enemies (2009), and Ferrari (2023). He is also known for his role as executive producer on the popular TV series Miami Vice (1984–90), which he adapted into a 2006 feature film.

5 February 1943

Born on the same birth date (5 February 1943): Craig Morton • Dušan Uhrin • Nolan Bushnell

Born on the same birth day (5 February): Adlai Stevenson II • Andreas Papandreou • Andrew Greeley • Charlotte Rampling • Cliff Martinez • Eduard Magnus Jakobson • Gustavo Benítez (footballer, born 1953) • Ha Seung-moo • Hristu Cândroveanu • Héctor Rebaque • Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten • James Otis Jr. • Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné • Nate Holzapfel • René of Chalon • Sekope Kepu • Steven Shainberg • Terauchi Masatake

Born in the same month (February 1943): Alberto João Jardim • Bobby Mitchell (golfer) • Craig Morton • Dante Ferretti • Dennis Edwards • Dick Van Arsdale • Fred Biletnikoff • George Harrison • Homer Hickam • Joe Pesci • Kent Haruf • Maceo Parker • Mike Leigh • Morten Lauridsen • Nolan Bushnell • Otoya Yamaguchi • Pablo Milanés • Terry Eagleton • Tim Hunt • Valerie Thomas