People born on February 29 120
Pope Paul III
b. 1468 – d. 1549
Pope Paul III (d. 1549)
Albert V, Duke of Bavaria
b. 1528 – d. 1579
Albert V, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1579)
Domingo Báñez
b. 1528 – d. 1604
Domingo Báñez, Spanish theologian (d. 1604)
Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon
b. 1572 – d. 1638
Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon (d. 1638)
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Antonio Neri
b. 1576 – d. 1614
Antonio Neri, Florentine priest and glassmaker (d. 1614)
Benjamin Keach
b. 1640 – d. 1704
Benjamin Keach, Particular Baptist preacher and author whose name was given to Keach's Catechism (d. 1704)
John Byrom
b. 1692 – d. 1763
John Byrom, English poet and educator (d. 1763)
Eva Marie Veigel
b. 1724 – d. 1822
Eva Marie Veigel, Austrian-English dancer (d. 1822)
Ann Lee
b. 1736 – d. 1784
Ann Lee, English-American religious leader (b. 1736)
Gioachino Rossini
b. 1792 – d. 1868
Gioachino Rossini, Italian pianist and composer (d. 1868)
James Milne Wilson
b. 1812 – d. 1880
James Milne Wilson, Scottish-Australian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1812)
Emmeline B. Wells
b. 1828 – d. 1921
Emmeline B. Wells, American journalist, poet, and activist (d. 1921)
Dickey Pearce
b. 1836 – d. 1908
Dickey Pearce, American baseball player and manager (d. 1908)
Frank Gavan Duffy
b. 1852 – d. 1936
Frank Gavan Duffy, Irish-Australian lawyer and judge, 4th Chief Justice of Australia (d. 1936)
Herman Hollerith
b. 1860 – d. 1929
Herman Hollerith, American statistician and businessman, co-founded the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (d. 1929)
Richard S. Aldrich
b. 1884 – d. 1941
Richard S. Aldrich, American lawyer and politician (d. 1941)
Augusta Savage
b. 1892 – d. 1962
Augusta Savage, American sculptor (d. 1962)
Morarji Desai
b. 1896 – d. 1995
Morarji Desai, Indian politician, 4th Prime Minister of India (b. 1896)
William A. Wellman
b. 1896 – d. 1975
William A. Wellman, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1975)
Rukmini Devi Arundale
b. 1904 – d. 1986
Rukmini Devi Arundale, Indian dancer and choreographer (d. 1986)
Jimmy Dorsey
b. 1904 – d. 1957
Jimmy Dorsey, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (The Dorsey Brothers and The California Ramblers) (b. 1904)
Pepper Martin
b. 1904 – d. 1965
Pepper Martin, American baseball player and manager (d. 1965)
Balthus
b. 1908 – d. 2001
Balthus, French-Swiss painter and illustrator (d. 2001)
Dee Brown (writer)
b. 1908 – d. 2002
Dee Brown, American historian and author (d. 2002)
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Alf Gover
b. 1908 – d. 2001
Alf Gover, English cricketer and coach (d. 2001)
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Louie Myfanwy Thomas
b. 1908 – d. 1968
Louie Myfanwy Thomas, Welsh writer (d. 1968)
Dinah Shore
b. 1916 – d. 1994
Dinah Shore, American singer and actress (d. 1994)
James B. Donovan
b. 1916 – d. 1970
James B. Donovan, American lawyer (d. 1970)
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Leonard Shoen
b. 1916 – d. 1999
Leonard Shoen, founder of U-Haul Corp. (d. 1999)
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Fyodor Abramov
b. 1920 – d. 1983
Fyodor Abramov, Russian author and critic (d. 1983)
Arthur Franz
b. 1920 – d. 2006
Arthur Franz, American actor (d. 2006)
James Mitchell (actor)
b. 1920 – d. 2010
James Mitchell, American actor and dancer (d. 2010)
Michèle Morgan
b. 1920 – d. 2016
Michèle Morgan, French-American actress and singer (d. 2016)
Howard Nemerov
b. 1920 – d. 1991
Howard Nemerov, American poet and essayist (b. 1920)
Rolland W. Redlin
b. 1920 – d. 2011
Rolland W. Redlin, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011)
David Beattie
b. 1924 – d. 2001
David Beattie, New Zealand judge and politician, 14th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 2001)
Carlos Humberto Romero
b. 1924 – d. 2017
Carlos Humberto Romero, Salvadoran politician, President of El Salvador (d. 2017)
Al Rosen
b. 1924 – d. 2015
Al Rosen, American baseball player and manager (d. 2015)
Joss Ackland
b. 1928
Joss Ackland, English actor
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Vance Haynes
b. 1928
Vance Haynes, American archaeologist, geologist, and author
Seymour Papert
b. 1928 – d. 2016
Seymour Papert, South African mathematician (b. 1928)
Gene H. Golub
b. 1932 – d. 2007
Gene H. Golub, American mathematician and academic (d. 2007)
Masten Gregory
b. 1932 – d. 1985
Masten Gregory, American race car driver (d. 1985)
Reri Grist
b. 1932
Reri Grist, American soprano and actress
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Jaguar (cartoonist)
b. 1932
Jaguar, Brazilian cartoonist
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Gavin Stevens
b. 1932
Gavin Stevens, Australian cricketer
Jack R. Lousma
b. 1936
Jack R. Lousma, American colonel, astronaut, and politician
Henri Richard
b. 1936
Henri Richard, Canadian ice hockey player
Alex Rocco
b. 1936 – d. 2015
Alex Rocco, American actor (b. 1936)
Bartholomew I of Constantinople
b. 1940
Bartholomew I of Constantinople
William H. Turner, Jr.
b. 1940
William H. Turner, Jr. American horse trainer
Ene Ergma
b. 1944
Ene Ergma, Estonian physicist and politician
Dennis Farina
b. 1944 – d. 2013
Dennis Farina, American policeman and actor (b. 1944)
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Nicholas Frayling
b. 1944
Nicholas Frayling, English priest and academic
Phyllis Frelich
b. 1944 – d. 2014
Phyllis Frelich, American actress (d. 2014)
Steve Mingori
b. 1944 – d. 2008
Steve Mingori, American baseball player (d. 2008)
Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri
b. 1944
Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Italian author and illustrator
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Hermione Lee
b. 1948
Hermione Lee, English author, critic, and academic
Patricia A. McKillip
b. 1948
Patricia A. McKillip, American author
Henry Small (singer)
b. 1948
Henry Small, American-born Canadian singer
Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush
b. 1952
Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush, American journalist and producer
Tim Powers
b. 1952
Tim Powers, American author and educator
Raisa Smetanina
b. 1952
Raisa Smetanina, Russian cross-country skier
Bart Stupak
b. 1952
Bart Stupak, American police officer and politician
Jonathan Coleman (presenter)
b. 1956
Jonathan Coleman, English-Australian radio and television host
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Bob Speller
b. 1956
Bob Speller, Canadian businessman and politician, 30th Canadian Minister of Agriculture
Aileen Wuornos
b. 1956 – d. 2002
Aileen Wuornos, American serial killer (d. 2002)
Lucian Grainge
b. 1960
Lucian Grainge, English businessman
Khaled (musician)
b. 1960
Khaled, Algerian singer-songwriter
Richard Ramirez
b. 1960 – d. 2013
Richard Ramirez, American serial killer (d. 2013)
Tony Robbins
b. 1960
Tony Robbins, American motivational speaker and author
Dave Brailsford
b. 1964
Dave Brailsford, English cyclist and coach
Lyndon Byers
b. 1964
Lyndon Byers, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host
Mervyn Warren
b. 1964
Mervyn Warren, American tenor, composer, and producer
Suanne Braun
b. 1968
Suanne Braun, South African-English actress
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Chucky Brown
b. 1968
Chucky Brown, American basketball player and coach
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Pete Fenson
b. 1968
Pete Fenson, American curler and sportscaster
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Naoko Iijima
b. 1968
Naoko Iijima, Japanese actress and model
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Bryce Paup
b. 1968
Bryce Paup, American football player and coach
Howard Tayler
b. 1968
Howard Tayler, American author and illustrator
Eugene Volokh
b. 1968
Eugene Volokh, Ukrainian-American lawyer and educator
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Frank Woodley
b. 1968
Frank Woodley, Australian actor, producer, and screenwriter
Mike Pollitt
b. 1972
Mike Pollitt, English footballer and coach
Antonio Sabàto, Jr.
b. 1972
Antonio Sabàto, Jr., Italian-American model and actor
Pedro Sánchez (Spanish politician)
b. 1972
Pedro Sánchez, Spanish politician
Dave Williams (singer)
b. 1972 – d. 2002
Dave Williams, American singer (d. 2002)
Saul Williams
b. 1972
Saul Williams, American singer-songwriter
Pedro Zamora
b. 1972 – d. 1994
Pedro Zamora, Cuban-American activist and educator (d. 1994)
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Zoë Baker
b. 1976
Zoë Baker, English-New Zealand swimmer and coach
Terrence Long
b. 1976
Terrence Long, American baseball player
Ja Rule
b. 1976
Ja Rule, American rapper and actor
Çağdaş Atan
b. 1980
Çağdaş Atan, Turkish footballer
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Chris Conley
b. 1980
Chris Conley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Patrick Côté (fighter)
b. 1980
Patrick Côté, Canadian mixed martial artist
Simon Gagné
b. 1980
Simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey player
Rubén Plaza
b. 1980
Rubén Plaza, Spanish cyclist
Clinton Toopi
b. 1980
Clinton Toopi, New Zealand rugby league player
Taylor Twellman
b. 1980
Taylor Twellman, American soccer player and sportscaster
Darren Ambrose
b. 1984
Darren Ambrose, English footballer
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Megan Bernard
b. 1984
Megan Bernard, Australian audio artist
Foster the People
b. 1984
Mark Foster, American musician (Foster the People)
Rica Imai
b. 1984
Rica Imai, Japanese model and actress
Cullen Jones
b. 1984
Cullen Jones, American swimmer
Nuria Martínez
b. 1984
Nuria Martínez, Spanish basketball player
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Adam Sinclair
b. 1984
Adam Sinclair, Indian field hockey player
Rakhee Thakrar
b. 1984
Rakhee Thakrar, English actress
Dennis Walger
b. 1984
Dennis Walger, German rugby player
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Cam Ward
b. 1984
Cam Ward, Canadian ice hockey player
Lena Gercke
b. 1988
Lena Gercke, German model and television host
Scott Golbourne
b. 1988
Scott Golbourne, English footballer
Benedikt Höwedes
b. 1988
Benedikt Höwedes, German footballer
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Brent Macaffer
b. 1988
Brent Macaffer, Australian Rules footballer
Bobby Sanguinetti
b. 1988
Bobby Sanguinetti, American ice hockey player
Sean Abbott
b. 1992
Sean Abbott, Australian cricketer
Ben Hampton
b. 1992
Ben Hampton, Australian rugby league player
Perry Kitchen
b. 1992
Perry Kitchen, American soccer player
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Caitlin EJ Meyer
b. 1992
Caitlin EJ Meyer, American actress
Saphir Taïder
b. 1992
Saphir Taïder, French-Algerian footballer
Nelson Asofa-Solomona
b. 1996
Nelson Asofa-Solomona, New Zealand rugby league player
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Claudia Williams
b. 1996
Claudia Williams, New Zealand tennis player