Siobhan Dowd, English author and activist (died 2007)

Siobhan Dowd was a British writer and activist. The last book she completed, Bog Child, posthumously won the 2009 Carnegie Medal from the professional librarians, recognising the year's best book for children or young adults published in the UK.

February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 330 days remain until the end of the year.