Famous Birthdays for February 29th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1468 – Pope Paul III (d. 1549)^[40]
• 1528 – Albert V, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1579)^[41]
• 1528 – Domingo Báñez, Spanish theologian (d. 1604)^[42]
• 1572 – Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon (d. 1638)^[43]
• 1576 – Antonio Neri, Florentine priest and glassmaker (d. 1614)^[44]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1640 – Benjamin Keach, Particular Baptist preacher and author whose name was given to Keach's Catechism (d. 1704)^[45]
• 1692 – John Byrom, English poet and educator (d. 1763)^[46]
• 1724 – Eva Marie Veigel, Austrian-English dancer (d. 1822)^[47]
• 1736 – Ann Lee, English-American religious leader, founded the Shakers (d. 1784)^[48]
• 1792 – Gioachino Rossini, Italian composer (d. 1868)^[49]
• 1812 – James Milne Wilson, Scottish-Australian soldier and politician, eighth Premier of Tasmania (d. February 29, 1880)^[50]
• 1828 – Emmeline B. Wells, American journalist, poet, and activist (d. 1921)^[51]
• 1836 – Dickey Pearce, American baseball player and manager (d. 1908)^[52]
• 1852 – Frank Gavan Duffy, Irish-Australian lawyer and judge, fourth Chief Justice of Australia (d. 1936)^[53]
• 1852 – Prince George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg (d. 1912)^[54]
• 1860 – Herman Hollerith, American statistician and businessman, co-founded the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (d. 1929)^[55]
• 1884 – Richard S. Aldrich, American lawyer and politician (d. 1941)^[56]
• 1892 – Augusta Savage, American sculptor (d. 1962)^[57]
• 1896 – Morarji Desai, Indian civil servant and politician, fourth Prime Minister of India (d. 1995)^[58]
• 1896 – William A. Wellman, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1975)^[59]

1901–present[edit]

• 1904 – Jimmy Dorsey, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1957)^[60]
• 1904 – Pepper Martin, American baseball player and manager (d. 1965)^[61]
• 1908 – Balthus, French-Swiss painter and illustrator (d. 2001)^[62]
• 1908 – Dee Brown, American historian and author (d. 2002)^[63]
• 1908 – Alf Gover, English cricketer and coach (d. 2001)^[64]
• 1908 – Louie Myfanwy Thomas, Welsh writer (d. 1968)^[65]
• 1916 – James B. Donovan, American lawyer (d. 1970)^[66]
• 1916 – Leonard Shoen, founder of U-Haul Corp. (d. 1999)^[67]
• 1920 – Fyodor Abramov, Russian author and critic (d. 1983)^[68]
• 1920 – Arthur Franz, American actor (d. 2006)^[69]
• 1920 – James Mitchell, American actor and dancer (d. 2010)^[70]
• 1920 – Michèle Morgan, French-American actress and singer (d. 2016)^[71]
• 1920 – Rolland W. Redlin, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011)^[72]
• 1924 – David Beattie, New Zealand judge and politician, 14th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 2001)^[73]
• 1924 – Carlos Humberto Romero, Salvadoran politician, President of El Salvador (d. 2017)^[74]
• 1924 – Al Rosen, American baseball player and manager (d. 2015)^[75]
• 1928 – Joss Ackland, English actor^[76]
• 1928 – Jean Adamson, British writer and illustrator^[77]
• 1928 – Vance Haynes, American archaeologist, geologist, and author^[78]
• 1928 – Seymour Papert, South African mathematician and computer scientist, co-creator of the Logo programming language (d. 2016)^[79]
• 1932 – Gene H. Golub, American mathematician and academic (d. 2007)^[80]
• 1932 – Masten Gregory, American race car driver (d. 1985)^[81]
• 1932 – Reri Grist, American soprano and actress^[82]
• 1932 – Jaguar, Brazilian cartoonist^[83]
• 1932 – Gavin Stevens, Australian cricketer^[84]
• 1936 – Nh. Dini, Indonesian writer (d. 2018)^[85]
• 1936 – Jack R. Lousma, American colonel, astronaut, and politician^[86]
• 1936 – Henri Richard, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2020)^[87]
• 1936 – Alex Rocco, American actor (d. 2015)^[88]
• 1940 – Sonja Barend, Dutch talk show host^[89]
• 1944 – Dennis Farina, American police officer and actor (d. 2013)^[90]
• 1944 – Nicholas Frayling, English priest and academic^[91]
• 1944 – Phyllis Frelich, American actress (d. 2014)^[92]
• 1944 – Steve Mingori, American baseball player (d. 2008)^[93]
• 1944 – Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Italian author and illustrator^[94]
• 1944 – Lennart Svedberg, Swedish ice hockey player (d. 1972).^[95]
• 1948 – Hermione Lee, English author, critic, and academic^[96]
• 1948 – Manoel Maria, Brazilian footballer^[97]
• 1948 – Patricia A. McKillip, American author^[98]
• 1952 – Tim Powers, American author and educator^[99]
• 1952 – Raisa Smetanina, Russian cross-country skier^[100]
• 1952 – Bart Stupak, American police officer and politician^[101]
• 1956 – Jonathan Coleman, English-Australian radio and television host (d. 2021)^[102]
• 1956 – Bob Speller, Canadian businessman and politician, 30th Canadian Minister of Agriculture^[103]
• 1956 – Aileen Wuornos, American serial killer (d. 2002)^[104]
• 1960 – Khaled, Algerian singer-songwriter^[105]
• 1960 – Richard Ramirez, American serial killer (d. 2013)^[106]
• 1964 – Dave Brailsford, English cyclist and coach^[107]
• 1964 – Lyndon Byers, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host^[108]
• 1964 – Mervyn Warren, American tenor, composer, and producer^[109]
• 1968 – Chucky Brown, American basketball player and coach^[110]
• 1968 – Gareth Farr, New Zealand composer and percussionist^[111]
• 1968 – Pete Fenson, American curler^[112]
• 1968 – Bryce Paup, American football player and coach^[113]
• 1968 – Howard Tayler, American author and illustrator^[114]
• 1968 – Eugene Volokh, Ukrainian-American lawyer and educator^[115]
• 1968 – Frank Woodley, Australian actor, producer, and screenwriter^[116]
• 1972 – Sylvie Lubamba, Italian showgirl^[117]
• 1972 – Mike Pollitt, English footballer and coach^[118]
• 1972 – Antonio Sabàto Jr., Italian-American model and actor^[119]
• 1972 – Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain^[120]
• 1972 – Dave Williams, American singer (d. 2002)^[121]
• 1972 – Saul Williams, American singer-songwriter^[122]
• 1972 – Pedro Zamora, Cuban-American activist and educator (d. 1994)^[123]
• 1976 – Vonteego Cummings, American basketball player^[124]
• 1976 – Katalin Kovács, Hungarian sprint kayaker^[125]
• 1976 – Terrence Long, American baseball player^[126]
• 1976 – Ja Rule, American rapper and actor^[127]
• 1980 – Çağdaş Atan, Turkish footballer and coach^[128]
• 1980 – Simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey player^[129]
• 1980 – Rubén Plaza, Spanish cyclist^[130]
• 1980 – Clinton Toopi, New Zealand rugby league player^[131]
• 1980 – Taylor Twellman, American soccer player and sportscaster^[132]
• 1980 – Peter Scanavino, American actor, who is well-known for his role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit^[133]
• 1984 – Darren Ambrose, English footballer^[134]
• 1984 – Rica Imai, Japanese model and actress^[135]
• 1984 – Cullen Jones, American swimmer^[136]
• 1984 – Nuria Martínez, Spanish basketball player^[137]
• 1984 – Lena Raine, American video game composer and producer^[138]
• 1984 – Rakhee Thakrar, English actress^[139]
• 1984 – Cam Ward, Canadian ice hockey player^[140]
• 1984 – Mark Foster, American singer, songwriter and musician^[141]
• 1988 – Lena Gercke, German model and television host^[142]
• 1988 – Benedikt Höwedes, German footballer^[143]
• 1988 – Brent Macaffer, Australian Rules footballer^[144]
• 1988 – Hannah Mills, Welsh sports sailor^[145]
• 1992 – Sean Abbott, Australian cricketer^[146]
• 1992 – Eric Kendricks, American football player^[147]
• 1992 – Jessica Long, American paralympic swimmer^[148]
• 1992 – Jessie T. Usher, American actor^[149]
• 1996 – Nelson Asofa-Solomona, New Zealand rugby league player^[150]
• 1996 – Reece Prescod, British sprinter^[151]
• 1996 – Claudia Williams, New Zealand tennis player^[152]
• 2000 – Tyrese Haliburton, American basketball player^[153]
• 2000 – Ferran Torres, Spanish footballer^[154]
• 2004 – Lydia Jacoby, American swimmer^[155]