People born on February 28 185
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Emperor Xizong of Jin
b. 1119 – d. 1150
Emperor Xizong of Jin (d. 1150)
Henry the Young King
b. 1155 – d. 1183
Henry the Young King of England (b. 1155)
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Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway
b. 1261 – d. 1283
Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway (b. 1261; childbirth)
Elisabeth of Luxembourg
b. 1409 – d. 1442
Elisabeth of Luxembourg (d. 1442)
Francis III, Duke of Brittany
b. 1518 – d. 1536
Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Dauphin of France, Brother of Henry II (b. 1518)
Michel de Montaigne
b. 1533 – d. 1592
Michel de Montaigne, French philosopher and author (b. 1533)
Cornelius Gemma
b. 1535 – d. 1578
Cornelius Gemma, Dutch astronomer and astrologer (d. 1578)
Jost Bürgi
b. 1552 – d. 1632
Jost Bürgi, Swiss mathematician and clockmaker (d. 1632)
John Pearson (bishop)
b. 1612 – d. 1686
John Pearson, English bishop and scholar (b. 1612)
Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford
b. 1627 – d. 1703
Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (d. 1703)
Guillaume Delisle
b. 1675 – d. 1726
Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726)
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur
b. 1683 – d. 1757
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic (d. 1757)
Louis Godin
b. 1704 – d. 1760
Louis Godin, French astronomer and academic (b. 1704)
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
b. 1712 – d. 1759
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French general (b. 1712)
George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
b. 1724 – d. 1807
George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1724)
Karl Ernst von Baer
b. 1792 – d. 1876
Karl Ernst von Baer, German biologist, meteorologist, and geographer (d. 1876)
Berthold Auerbach
b. 1812 – d. 1882
Berthold Auerbach, German poet and author (d. 1882)
John Tenniel
b. 1820 – d. 1914
John Tenniel, English illustrator (d. 1914)
Alfred von Schlieffen
b. 1833 – d. 1913
Alfred von Schlieffen, German field marshal (d. 1913)
Henri Duveyrier
b. 1840 – d. 1892
Henri Duveyrier, French explorer (b. 1840)
Arthur Giry
b. 1848 – d. 1899
Arthur Giry, French historian and academic (d. 1899)
Samuel W. McCall
b. 1851 – d. 1923
Samuel W. McCall, American journalist and politician, 47th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1923)
Tore Svennberg
b. 1858 – d. 1941
Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)
Wilfred Grenfell
b. 1865 – d. 1940
Wilfred Grenfell, English-American physician and missionary (b. 1865)
Vyacheslav Ivanov (poet)
b. 1866 – d. 1949
Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1866)
William McMaster Murdoch
b. 1873
Pierre Fatou
b. 1878 – d. 1929
Pierre Fatou, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1878)
Geraldine Farrar
b. 1882 – d. 1967
Geraldine Farrar, American soprano and actress (d. 1967)
José Vasconcelos
b. 1882 – d. 1959
José Vasconcelos, Mexican philosopher and politician (b. 1882)
Seán Mac Diarmada
b. 1883 – d. 1916
Seán Mac Diarmada, Irish rebel leader (d. 1916)
Ants Piip
b. 1884 – d. 1942
Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1884)
William Zorach
b. 1887 – d. 1966
William Zorach, Lithuanian-American sculptor and painter (d. 1966)
Ben Hecht
b. 1894 – d. 1964
Ben Hecht, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)
Marcel Pagnol
b. 1895 – d. 1974
Marcel Pagnol, French author, playwright, and director (b. 1895)
Philip Showalter Hench
b. 1896 – d. 1965
Philip Showalter Hench, American physician and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)
Zeki Rıza Sporel
b. 1898 – d. 1969
Zeki Rıza Sporel, Turkish footballer (d. 1969)
Wolf Hirth
b. 1900 – d. 1959
Wolf Hirth, German pilot and engineer, co-founded Schempp-Hirth (d. 1959)
Linus Pauling
b. 1901 – d. 1994
Linus Pauling, American chemist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
Vincente Minnelli
b. 1903 – d. 1986
Vincente Minnelli, American director and screenwriter (b. 1903)
Bugsy Siegel
b. 1906 – d. 1947
Bugsy Siegel, American mobster (b. 1906)
Milton Caniff
b. 1907 – d. 1988
Milton Caniff, American cartoonist (b. 1907)
Billie Bird
b. 1908 – d. 2002
Billie Bird, American actress (d. 2002)
Stephen Spender
b. 1909 – d. 1995
Stephen Spender, English author and poet (b. 1909)
Otakar Vávra
b. 1911 – d. 2011
Otakar Vávra, Czech director and screenwriter (d. 2011)
Ketti Frings
b. 1915 – d. 1981
Ketti Frings, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1981)
Peter Medawar
b. 1915 – d. 1987
Peter Medawar, Brazilian-English biologist and zoologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
Zero Mostel
b. 1915 – d. 1977
Zero Mostel, American actor and comedian (b. 1915)
Cesar Climaco
b. 1916 – d. 1984
Cesar Climaco, Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th Mayor of Zamboanga City (d. 1984)
Ernesto Alonso
b. 1917 – d. 2007
Ernesto Alonso, Mexican actor, director, and producer (b. 1917)
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Alfred Marshall (businessman)
b. 1919 – d. 2013
Alfred Marshall, American businessman, founded Marshalls (d. 2013)
Brian Urquhart
b. 1919
Brian Urquhart, English soldier and diplomat, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
Jadwiga Piłsudska
b. 1920 – d. 2014
Jadwiga Piłsudska, Polish soldier, pilot, and architect (d. 2014)
Pierre Clostermann
b. 1921 – d. 2006
Pierre Clostermann, French pilot, engineer, and author (d. 2006)
Yuri Lotman
b. 1922 – d. 1993
Yuri Lotman, Russian-Estonian historian and scholar (d. 1993)
Charles Durning
b. 1923 – d. 2012
Charles Durning, American soldier and actor (d. 2012)
Uno Prii
b. 1924 – d. 2000
Uno Prii, Estonian-Canadian architect (d. 2000)
Robert A. Roe
b. 1924 – d. 2014
Robert A. Roe, American soldier and politician (b. 1924)
Harry H. Corbett
b. 1925 – d. 1982
Harry H. Corbett, Burmese-English actor (d. 1982)
Svetlana Alliluyeva
b. 1926 – d. 2011
Svetlana Alliluyeva, Russian-American author and educator (d. 2011)
Stanley Baker
b. 1928 – d. 1976
Stanley Baker, Welsh actor and producer (d. 1976)
Tom Aldredge
b. 1928 – d. 2011
Tom Aldredge, American actor (d. 2011)
Hayden Fry
b. 1929
Hayden Fry, American football player and coach
Frank Gehry
b. 1929
Frank Gehry, Canadian-American architect, designed 8 Spruce Street and Walt Disney Concert Hall
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John Montague (poet)
b. 1929 – d. 2016
John Montague, American-Irish poet and academic (d. 2016)
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Rangaswamy Srinivasan
b. 1929
Rangaswamy Srinivasan, Indian-American physical chemist and inventor
Leon Cooper
b. 1930
Leon Cooper, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Iajuddin Ahmed
b. 1931 – d. 2012
Iajuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi academic and politician, 14th President of Bangladesh (d. 2012)
Peter Alliss
b. 1931
Peter Alliss, English golfer and sportscaster
Gavin MacLeod
b. 1931
Gavin MacLeod, American actor
Dean Smith
b. 1931 – d. 2015
Dean Smith, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)
Don Francks
b. 1932 – d. 2016
Don Francks, Canadian actor, singer, and jazz musician (d. 2016)
Rein Taagepera
b. 1933
Rein Taagepera, Estonian political scientist and politician
Willie Bobo
b. 1934 – d. 1983
Willie Bobo, American Latin Jazz/Afro-Cuban jazz percussionist (d. 1983)
Jeff Farrell
b. 1937
Jeff Farrell, American swimmer
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Foge Fazio
b. 1938 – d. 2009
Foge Fazio, American football player and coach (d. 2009)
John Fahey (musician)
b. 1939 – d. 2001
John Fahey, American guitarist (d. 2001)
Chögyam Trungpa
b. 1939 – d. 1987
Chögyam Trungpa, Tibetan guru, poet, and scholar (b. 1939)
Daniel C. Tsui
b. 1939
Daniel C. Tsui, Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Tommy Tune
b. 1939
Tommy Tune, American actor, singer, dancer, and director
Aldo Andretti
b. 1940
Aldo Andretti, Italian-American race car driver
Mario Andretti
b. 1940
Mario Andretti, Italian-American race car driver
Joe South
b. 1940 – d. 2012
Joe South, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer (d. 2012)
Brian Jones
b. 1942 – d. 1969
Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1942)
Dino Zoff
b. 1942
Dino Zoff, Italian footballer and manager
Barbara Acklin
b. 1943 – d. 1998
Barbara Acklin, American singer-songwriter (d. 1998)
Hans Dijkstal
b. 1943 – d. 2010
Hans Dijkstal, Egyptian-Dutch educator and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2010)
Donnie Iris
b. 1943
Donnie Iris, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
Kelly Bishop
b. 1944
Kelly Bishop, American actress and dancer
Edward Greenspan
b. 1944 – d. 2014
Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author (d. 2014)
Sepp Maier
b. 1944
Sepp Maier, German footballer and manager
Storm Thorgerson
b. 1944 – d. 2013
Storm Thorgerson, English graphic designer (d. 2013)
Mimsy Farmer
b. 1945
Mimsy Farmer, American-French actress and sculptor
Bubba Smith
b. 1945 – d. 2011
Bubba Smith, American football player and actor (b. 1945)
Linda Preiss Rothschild
b. 1945
Linda Preiss Rothschild, American mathematician and academic
Philip Bailhache
b. 1946
Philip Bailhache, English lawyer and politician
Robin Cook
b. 1946 – d. 2005
Robin Cook, Scottish educator and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (b. 1946)
Stephanie Beacham
b. 1947
Stephanie Beacham, English actress
Steven Chu
b. 1948
Steven Chu, American physicist and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Energy, Nobel Prize laureate
Mike Figgis
b. 1948
Mike Figgis, English director, screenwriter, and composer
Geoff Nicholls
b. 1948 – d. 2017
Geoff Nicholls, British musician (Black Sabbath (d. 2017)
Bernadette Peters
b. 1948
Bernadette Peters, American actress, singer, and author
Mercedes Ruehl
b. 1948
Mercedes Ruehl, American actress
Alfred Sant
b. 1948
Alfred Sant, Maltese politician, 11th Prime Minister of Malta
Bill Cratty
b. 1951 – d. 1998
Bill Cratty, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1951)
Debora Green
b. 1951
Debora Green, American physician convicted of murder
Ingo Hoffmann
b. 1953
Ingo Hoffmann, Brazilian race car driver
Paul Krugman
b. 1953
Paul Krugman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Ricky Steamboat
b. 1953
Ricky Steamboat, American wrestler, referee, and trainer
Brian Billick
b. 1954
Brian Billick, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
Adrian Dantley
b. 1955
Adrian Dantley, American basketball player and coach
Gilbert Gottfried
b. 1955
Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian, actor, and singer
Terry Leahy
b. 1956
Terry Leahy, English businessman
Guy Maddin
b. 1956
Guy Maddin, Canadian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
Paul Delph
b. 1957 – d. 1996
Paul Delph, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1957)
Ainsley Harriott
b. 1957
Ainsley Harriott, English chef and author
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Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer)
b. 1957
Ian Smith, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster
John Turturro
b. 1957
John Turturro, American actor, director, and screenwriter
Cindy Wilson
b. 1957
Cindy Wilson, American singer-songwriter
Jack Abramoff
b. 1958
Jack Abramoff, American businessman and lobbyist
Manuel Torres Félix
b. 1958 – d. 2012
Manuel Torres Félix, Mexican criminal and narcotics trafficker (d. 2012)
Natalya Estemirova
b. 1958 – d. 2009
Natalya Estemirova, Russian journalist and activist (d. 2009)
Jeanne Mas
b. 1958
Jeanne Mas, Spanish-French singer-songwriter and actress
David R. Ross
b. 1958 – d. 2010
David R. Ross, Scottish historian and author (d. 2010)
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Megan McDonald
b. 1959
Megan McDonald, American librarian and author
Rae Dawn Chong
b. 1961
Rae Dawn Chong, Canadian-American actress
Mark Latham
b. 1961
Mark Latham, Australian politician
Barry McGuigan
b. 1961
Barry McGuigan, Irish-British boxer
Gary Belcher
b. 1962
Gary Belcher, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
Claudio Chiappucci
b. 1963
Claudio Chiappucci, Italian cyclist
Djamolidine Abdoujaparov
b. 1964
Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Uzbekistan sprinter and cyclist
Colum McCann
b. 1965
Colum McCann, Irish-American author and academic
Norman Smiley
b. 1965
Norman Smiley, English-American wrestler and trainer
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Vincent Askew
b. 1966
Vincent Askew, American basketball player and coach
Paulo Futre
b. 1966
Paulo Futre, Portuguese footballer
Archbishop Jovan VI of Ohrid
b. 1966
Archbishop Jovan VI of Ohrid
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Colin Cooper
b. 1967
Colin Cooper, English footballer and manager
Martin Tielli
b. 1967
Martin Tielli, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Butch Leitzinger
b. 1969
Butch Leitzinger, American race car driver
Robert Sean Leonard
b. 1969
Robert Sean Leonard, American actor
Patrick Monahan
b. 1969
Patrick Monahan, American singer-songwriter and actor
Daniel Handler
b. 1970
Daniel Handler, American journalist, author, and accordion player
Noureddine Morceli
b. 1970
Noureddine Morceli, Algerian runner
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Junya Nakano
b. 1971
Junya Nakano, Japanese pianist and composer
Peter Stebbings
b. 1971
Peter Stebbings, Canadian actor and director
Ville Haapasalo
b. 1972
Ville Haapasalo, Finnish actor and screenwriter
Eric Lindros
b. 1973
Eric Lindros, Canadian ice hockey player
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Scott McLeod (rugby union)
b. 1973
Scott McLeod, New Zealand rugby player
Nicolas Minassian
b. 1973
Nicolas Minassian, French race car driver
Masato Tanaka
b. 1973
Masato Tanaka, Japanese wrestler
Lee Carsley
b. 1974
Lee Carsley, English-Irish footballer and manager
Alexander Zickler
b. 1974
Alexander Zickler, German footballer and manager
Mike Rucker
b. 1975
Mike Rucker, American football player
Ali Larter
b. 1976
Ali Larter, American actress
Jason Aldean
b. 1977
Jason Aldean, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Lance Hoyt
b. 1977
Lance Hoyt, American football player and wrestler
Jeanne Cherhal
b. 1978
Jeanne Cherhal, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
Benjamin Raich
b. 1978
Benjamin Raich, Austrian skier
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Jamaal Tinsley
b. 1978
Jamaal Tinsley, American basketball player
Mariano Zabaleta
b. 1978
Mariano Zabaleta, Argentinian tennis player
Sébastien Bourdais
b. 1979
Sébastien Bourdais, French race car driver
Ivo Karlović
b. 1979
Ivo Karlović, Croatian tennis player
Primož Peterka
b. 1979
Primož Peterka, Slovenian ski jumper
Pascal Bosschaart
b. 1980
Pascal Bosschaart, Dutch footballer
Lucian Bute
b. 1980
Lucian Bute, Romanian-Canadian boxer
Christian Poulsen
b. 1980
Christian Poulsen, Danish footballer
Tayshaun Prince
b. 1980
Tayshaun Prince, American basketball player
Brian Bannister
b. 1981
Brian Bannister, American baseball player and scout
Florent Serra
b. 1981
Florent Serra, French tennis player
Natalia Vodianova
b. 1982
Natalia Vodianova, Russian-French model and actress
Terry Bywater
b. 1983
Terry Bywater, English basketball player
Noureen DeWulf
b. 1984
Noureen DeWulf, American actress
Karolína Kurková
b. 1984
Karolína Kurková, Czech model and actress
Tim Bresnan
b. 1985
Tim Bresnan, English cricketer
Jelena Janković
b. 1985
Jelena Janković, Serbian tennis player
Tendai Mzungu
b. 1986
Tendai Mzungu, Australian footballer
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Travis Stevens
b. 1986
Travis Stevens, American judoka
Antonio Candreva
b. 1987
Antonio Candreva, Italian footballer
Aroldis Chapman
b. 1988
Aroldis Chapman, Cuban baseball player
Jorge Gastélum
b. 1988
Jorge Gastélum, Mexican footballer
Markéta Irglová
b. 1988
Markéta Irglová, Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
Carlos Dunlap
b. 1989
Carlos Dunlap, American football player
Charles Jenkins (basketball)
b. 1989
Charles Jenkins, American basketball player
Kevin Proctor
b. 1989
Kevin Proctor, New Zealand rugby league player
Takayasu Akira
b. 1990
Takayasu Akira, Japanese sumo wrestler
Jake Bugg
b. 1994
Jake Bugg, English singer-songwriter and guitarist