| Author | Profession | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ja Rule | Musician | 1976 |
| Saul Williams | Musician | 1972 |
| Tony Robbins | Author | 1960 |
| Aileen Wuornos | Criminal | 1956 |
| Bart Stupak | Politician | 1952 |
| Dennis Farina | Actor | 1944 |
| Seymour Papert | Mathematician | 1928 |
| Howard Nemerov | Poet | 1920 |
| Dinah Shore | Actress | 1916 |
| Dee Brown | Novelist | 1908 |
| Balthus | Artist | 1908 |
| Morarji Desai | Politician | 1896 |
| Gioachino Rossini | Composer | 1792 |
| Pope Paul III | Clergyman | 1468 |
Birthdays on February 28
| Author | Profession | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| Karolina Kurkova | Model | 1984 |
| Louise Woodward | Celebrity | 1978 |
| Ali Larter | Model | 1976 |
| Eric Lindros | Athlete | 1973 |
| Rory Cochrane | Actor | 1972 |
| Colin Cooper | Athlete | 1967 |
| Rae Dawn Chong | Actress | 1961 |
| Barry McGuigan | Athlete | 1961 |
| Dorothy Stratten | Celebrity | 1960 |
| Jack Abramoff | Criminal | 1958 |
| John Turturro | Actor | 1957 |
| Gilbert Gottfried | Comedian | 1955 |
| Paul Krugman | Economist | 1953 |
| Bernadette Peters | Actress | 1948 |
| Steven Chu | Scientist | 1948 |
| Kenneth Blackwell | Politician | 1948 |
| Mercedes Ruehl | Actress | 1948 |
| Mike Figgis | Director | 1948 |
| Stephanie Beacham | Actress | 1947 |
| Robin Cook | Politician | 1946 |
| Marc Faber | Businessman | 1946 |
| Bubba Smith | Athlete | 1945 |
| Kelly Bishop | Actress | 1944 |
| Donnie Iris | Musician | 1943 |
| Brian Jones | Musician | 1942 |
| Mario Andretti | Celebrity | 1940 |
| Tommy Tune | Dancer | 1939 |
| John Fahey | Musician | 1939 |
| Dean Smith | Athlete | 1931 |
| Gavin MacLeod | Actor | 1930 |
| Frank Gehry | Architect | 1929 |
| Hayden Fry | Coach | 1929 |
| Svetlana Alliluyeva | Celebrity | 1926 |
| James E. Burke | Businessman | 1925 |
| Charles Durning | Actor | 1923 |
| Peter Medawar | Scientist | 1915 |
| Milton Caniff | Cartoonist | 1907 |
| Vincente Minnelli | Director | 1903 |
| Linus Pauling | Scientist | 1901 |
| Marcel Pagnol | Dramatist | 1895 |
| Ben Hecht | Writer | 1894 |
| Wilfred Grenfell | Activist | 1865 |
| Arthur Symons | Poet | 1865 |
| Alfred Loisy | Clergyman | 1857 |
| James Payn | Novelist | 1830 |
| Ernest Renan | Philosopher | 1823 |
| John Tenniel | Artist | 1820 |
| Berthold Auerbach | Author | 1812 |
| Mary Lyon | Educator | 1797 |
| John Pearson | Theologian | 1612 |
| Michel de Montaigne | Philosopher | 1533 |
Birthdays on February 27
| Author | Profession | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| Stefano Langone | Musician | 1989 |
| Kate Mara | Actress | 1983 |
| Josh Groban | Musician | 1981 |
| Chelsea Clinton | Celebrity | 1980 |
| Adam Kinzinger | Politician | 1978 |
| Peter Andre | Musician | 1973 |
| Michael Vartan | Actor | 1968 |
| Donal Logue | Actor | 1966 |
| Adam Baldwin | Actor | 1962 |
| Grant Show | Actor | 1962 |
| James Worthy | Athlete | 1961 |
| Michael Kennedy | Celebrity | 1958 |
| Adrian Smith | Musician | 1957 |
| Neal Schon | Musician | 1954 |
| Lee Atwater | Politician | 1951 |
| Charlayne Hunter-Gault | Journalist | 1942 |
| Paddy Ashdown | Politician | 1941 |
| Sonia Johnson | Activist | 1936 |
| Timothy Spall | Actor | 1936 |
| Roger Mahony | Clergyman | 1936 |
| Ralph Nader | Lawyer | 1934 |
| Raymond Berry | Athlete | 1933 |
| Malcolm Wallop | Politician | 1933 |
| Elizabeth Taylor | Actress | 1932 |
| Joanne Woodward | Actress | 1930 |
| Peter Stone | Writer | 1930 |
| Ariel Sharon | Leader | 1928 |
| Samuel Dash | Lawyer | 1925 |
| Kenneth Koch | Poet | 1925 |
| Sam Dash | Lawyer | 1925 |
| Dexter Gordon | Musician | 1923 |
| John Connally | Politician | 1917 |
| Tiny Rowland | Businessman | 1917 |
| Irwin Shaw | Novelist | 1913 |
| Paul Ricoeur | Philosopher | 1913 |
| Peter De Vries | Novelist | 1910 |
| Joan Bennett | Actress | 1910 |
| James T. Farrell | Novelist | 1904 |
| John Steinbeck | Author | 1902 |
| Gene Sarazen | Athlete | 1902 |
| Marino Marini | Sculptor | 1901 |
| David Sarnoff | Inventor | 1891 |
| Arthur M. Schlesinger | Historian | 1888 |
| Lotte Lehmann | Musician | 1888 |
| Roberto Assagioli | Psychologist | 1888 |
| Hugo Black | Judge | 1886 |
| F. M. Cornford | Poet | 1874 |
| Alice Hamilton | Scientist | 1869 |
| Irving Fisher | Economist | 1867 |
| George H. Mead | Philosopher | 1863 |
| George Herbert Mead | Philosopher | 1863 |
| Ellen Terry | Actress | 1847 |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | Poet | 1807 |
Birthdays on February 26
| Author | Profession | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| Teresa Palmer | Actress | 1986 |
| Sanya Richards-Ross | Athlete | 1985 |
| Li Na | Athlete | 1982 |
| Nate Ruess | Musician | 1982 |
| Steve Blake | Athlete | 1980 |
| Erykah Badu | Musician | 1971 |
| Ahmet Davutoglu | Diplomat | 1959 |
| Tim Kaine | Politician | 1958 |
| Michael Bolton | Musician | 1954 |
| Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Politician | 1954 |
| Helen Clark | Statesman | 1950 |
| Jonathan Cain | Musician | 1950 |
| Elizabeth George | Author | 1949 |
| Peter Brock | Celebrity | 1945 |
| Marta Kristen | Actress | 1945 |
| James Goldsmith | Businessman | 1933 |
| Johnny Cash | Musician | 1932 |
| Robert Novak | Journalist | 1931 |
| Bob Novak | Entertainer | 1931 |
| Gerald Priestland | Journalist | 1927 |
| Betty Hutton | Actress | 1921 |
| Tony Randall | Actor | 1920 |
| Theodore Sturgeon | Writer | 1918 |
| Malcolm Wilson | Politician | 1914 |
| Tex Avery | Cartoonist | 1908 |
| Elizabeth Bibesco | Poet | 1897 |
| Emile Coue | Psychologist | 1857 |
| John Harvey Kellogg | Businessman | 1852 |
| Buffalo Bill | Celebrity | 1846 |
| John George Nicolay | Writer | 1832 |
| Levi Strauss | Businessman | 1829 |
| Victor Hugo | Author | 1802 |
| Claude Adrien Helvetius | Philosopher | 1715 |
| Christopher Marlowe | Dramatist | 1564 |
Birthdays on February 25
| Author | Profession | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Handler | Comedian | 1975 |
| Sean Astin | Actor | 1971 |
| Lesley Boone | Actress | 1968 |
| Carrot Top | Comedian | 1967 |
| Ed Balls | Politician | 1967 |
| Tea Leoni | Actress | 1966 |
| Kristin Davis | Actress | 1965 |
| Nancy O’Dell | Celebrity | 1963 |
| Ricky Gervais | Writer | 1961 |
| Mike Peters | Cartoonist | 1959 |
| Jim Gerlach | Politician | 1955 |
| Jose Maria Aznar | Statesman | 1953 |
| Martin Kippenberger | Artist | 1953 |
| Joey Dunlop | Celebrity | 1952 |
| Mick Miller | Comedian | 1950 |
| Nestor Kirchner | Statesman | 1950 |
| Neil Jordan | Director | 1950 |
| Ric Flair | Celebrity | 1949 |
| George Harrison | Musician | 1943 |
| David Puttnam | Producer | 1941 |
| Herb Elliott | Athlete | 1938 |
| Bob Schieffer | Journalist | 1937 |
| Tom Courtenay | Actor | 1937 |
| Tony Lema | Athlete | 1934 |
| Steve Powers | Journalist | 1934 |
| Larry Gelbart | Writer | 1928 |
| Ralph Stanley | Musician | 1927 |
| Sun Myung Moon | Clergyman | 1920 |
| Bobby Riggs | Athlete | 1918 |
| Anthony Burgess | Novelist | 1917 |
| Jim Backus | Actor | 1913 |
| Perry Miller | Historian | 1905 |
| John Foster Dulles | Public Servant | 1888 |
| Enrico Caruso | Musician | 1873 |
| John Burke | Lawyer | 1859 |
| Margaret Deland | Novelist | 1857 |
| Auguste Renoir | Artist | 1841 |
| Carlo Goldoni | Playwright | 1707 |
Birthdays on February 24
| Author | Profession | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lleyton Hewitt | Athlete | 1981 |
| Floyd Mayweather, Jr. | Athlete | 1977 |
| Chad Hugo | Musician | 1974 |
| Jeff Garcia | Athlete | 1970 |
| Mitch Hedberg | Comedian | 1968 |
| Billy Zane | Actor | 1966 |
| Michelle Shocked | Musician | 1962 |
| Chris Chocola | Politician | 1962 |
| Paula Zahn | Journalist | 1956 |
| Judith Butler | Philosopher | 1956 |
| Eddie Murray | Athlete | 1956 |
| Steve Jobs | Businessman | 1955 |
| Alain Prost | Celebrity | 1955 |
| Sid Meier | Scientist | 1954 |
| Walter Smith | Athlete | 1948 |
| Edward James Olmos | Actor | 1947 |
| Rupert Holmes | Composer | 1947 |
| Jerry Nachman | Journalist | 1946 |
| Barry Bostwick | Actor | 1946 |
| David J. Wineland | Scientist | 1944 |
| Terry Semel | Businessman | 1943 |
| Joe Lieberman | Politician | 1942 |
| Denis Law | Athlete | 1940 |
| Philip Knight | Businessman | 1938 |
| Phil Knight | Businessman | 1938 |
| George Ryan | Politician | 1934 |
| Zell Miller | Politician | 1932 |
| Michel Legrand | Composer | 1932 |
| Dominic Chianese | Actor | 1931 |
| Michael Harrington | Writer | 1928 |
| Emmanuelle Riva | Actress | 1927 |
| Steven Hill | Actor | 1922 |
| Abe Vigoda | Actor | 1921 |
| Zachary Scott | Actor | 1914 |
| Ralph Erskine | Architect | 1914 |
| Mary Antin | Activist | 1909 |
| Mary Ellen Chase | Educator | 1887 |
| Chester W. Nimitz | Soldier | 1885 |
| Honus Wagner | Athlete | 1874 |
| George A. Moore | Novelist | 1852 |
| Arrigo Boito | Poet | 1842 |
| Rosalia de Castro | 1837 | |
| Winslow Homer | Artist | 1836 |
| George William Curtis | Author | 1824 |
| Samuel Lover | Artist | 1797 |
| Vincent Voiture | Poet | 1597 |
| Giovanni Pico della Mirandola | Writer | 1463 |
Birthdays on February 23
| Author | Profession | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| Dakota Fanning | Actress | 1994 |
| Emily Blunt | Actress | 1983 |
| Aziz Ansari | Comedian | 1983 |
| Kelly Macdonald | Actress | 1976 |
| Daymond John | Businessman | 1969 |
| Michael Dell | Businessman | 1965 |
| Bobby Bonilla | Athlete | 1963 |
| David Sylvian | Musician | 1958 |
| Tom Bodett | Author | 1955 |
| Barbara Januszkiewicz | Artist | 1955 |
| Viktor Yushchenko | Statesman | 1954 |
| Patricia Richardson | Actress | 1951 |
| Kenny Marchant | Politician | 1951 |
| Marc Garneau | Astronaut | 1949 |
| Joseph Sobran | Activist | 1946 |
| Bernard Cornwell | Novelist | 1944 |
| Panayiotis Zavos | Scientist | 1944 |
| Dioncounda Traore | Statesman | 1942 |
| Peter Fonda | Actor | 1940 |
| Tom Osborne | Politician | 1937 |
| Majel Barrett | Actress | 1932 |
| Tom Wesselmann | Artist | 1931 |
| Louis Stokes | Politician | 1925 |
| Terence Fisher | Director | 1904 |
| Leopold Trepper | Celebrity | 1904 |
| Erich Kastner | Author | 1899 |
| Agnes Smedley | Journalist | 1892 |
| Karl Jaspers | Psychologist | 1883 |
| Kazimir Malevich | Artist | 1878 |
| W. E. B. Du Bois | Writer | 1868 |
| John Sutter | Celebrity | 1809 |
| Emma Willard | Activist | 1787 |
| Samuel Pepys | Writer | 1633 |
Birthdays on February 22
| Author | Profession | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| Howard Bach | Athlete | 1979 |
| Jenny Frost | Musician | 1978 |
| James Blunt | Musician | 1977 |
| Drew Barrymore | Actress | 1975 |
| Michael Chang | Athlete | 1972 |
| Jeri Ryan | Actress | 1968 |
| Jayson Williams | Athlete | 1968 |
| Rachel Dratch | Comedian | 1966 |
| Vijay Singh | Athlete | 1963 |
| Steve Irwin | Scientist | 1962 |
| Kyle MacLachlan | Actor | 1959 |
| Amy Alcott | Athlete | 1956 |
| Gijs de Vries | Politician | 1956 |
| David Axelrod | Public Servant | 1955 |
| Bill Frist | Politician | 1952 |
| Julius Irving | Athlete | 1950 |
| Julius Erving | Athlete | 1950 |
| Julie Walters | Actress | 1950 |
| Niki Lauda | Athlete | 1949 |
| Guy Finley | Writer | 1949 |
| Dan Millman | Author | 1946 |
| Jonathan Demme | Director | 1944 |
| Terry Eagleton | Critic | 1943 |
| Horst Koehler | Statesman | 1943 |
| Ishmael Reed | Poet | 1938 |
| Joanna Russ | Writer | 1937 |
| Sparky Anderson | Coach | 1934 |
| Nicholas Pileggi | 1933 | |
| Edward Kennedy | Politician | 1932 |
| Nelson Bunker Hunt | Businessman | 1926 |
| Kenneth Williams | Actor | 1926 |
| Edward Gorey | Author | 1925 |
| Charles O. Finley | Businessman | 1918 |
| Henry Reed | Writer | 1914 |
| John Mills | Actor | 1908 |
| Luis Bunuel | Director | 1900 |
| Sean O’Faolain | Writer | 1900 |
| Edna St. Vincent Millay | Author | 1892 |
| Robin G. Collingwood | Philosopher | 1889 |
| Hugo Ball | Author | 1886 |
| Eric Gill | Sculptor | 1882 |
| Norman Lindsay | Artist | 1879 |
| Bill Klem | Athlete | 1874 |
| Jules Renard | Dramatist | 1864 |
| Robert Baden-Powell | Soldier | 1857 |
| Josephine K. Henry | Activist | 1846 |
| August Bebel | Politician | 1840 |
| James Russell Lowell | Poet | 1819 |
| Arthur Schopenhauer | Philosopher | 1788 |
| Timothy Dexter | Businessman | 1748 |
| George Washington | President | 1732 |
Birthdays on February 21
| Author | Profession | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| Corbin Bleu | Actor | 1989 |
| Ashley Greene | Actress | 1987 |
| Charlotte Church | Musician | 1986 |
| Jennifer Love Hewitt | Actress | 1979 |
| Justin Sane | Musician | 1973 |
| Sara Blakely | Businesswoman | 1971 |
| Eric Wilson | Musician | 1969 |
| Billy Baldwin | Designer | 1963 |
| William Baldwin | Actor | 1963 |
| David Foster Wallace | Writer | 1962 |
| Chuck Palahniuk | Novelist | 1961 |
| Christopher Atkins | Actor | 1961 |
| Mary Chapin Carpenter | Musician | 1958 |
| John Shimkus | Politician | 1958 |
| Kelsey Grammer | Actor | 1955 |
| William Petersen | Actor | 1953 |
| Jerry Harrison | Musician | 1949 |
| Phil Hare | Politician | 1949 |
| Olympia Snowe | Politician | 1947 |
| Anthony Daniels | Actor | 1946 |
| Tyne Daly | Actress | 1946 |
| Tricia Nixon | Celebrity | 1946 |
| Alan Rickman | Actor | 1946 |
| David Geffen | Businessman | 1943 |
| John Lewis | Politician | 1940 |
| Jilly Cooper | Author | 1937 |
| Gary Lockwood | Actor | 1937 |
| Barbara Jordan | Politician | 1936 |
| Rue McClanahan | Actress | 1934 |
| Nina Simone | Musician | 1933 |
| Erma Bombeck | Journalist | 1927 |
| Hubert de Givenchy | Designer | 1927 |
| Sam Peckinpah | Director | 1925 |
| Robert Mugabe | Statesman | 1924 |
| John Rawls | Educator | 1921 |
| W. H. Auden | Poet | 1907 |
| Anais Nin | Author | 1903 |
| Fairfax Cone | Businessman | 1903 |
| Raymond Queneau | Poet | 1903 |
| Andres Segovia | Musician | 1893 |
| Harry Stack Sullivan | Psychologist | 1892 |
| Sacha Guitry | Director | 1885 |
| Jeanne Calment | Celebrity | 1875 |
| Otto Hermann Kahn | Businessman | 1867 |
| Leo Delibes | Composer | 1836 |
| John Henry Newman | Clergyman | 1801 |
| Anne Grant | Poet | 1755 |
Birthdays on February 20
| Author | Profession | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| Rihanna | Musician | 1988 |
| Jay Hernandez | Actor | 1978 |
| Lauren Ambrose | Actress | 1978 |
| Brian Littrell | Musician | 1975 |
| Kurt Cobain | Musician | 1967 |
| Lili Taylor | Actress | 1967 |
| Andrew Shue | Actor | 1967 |
| Cindy Crawford | Model | 1966 |
| Charles Barkley | Athlete | 1963 |
| Joel Hodgson | Entertainer | 1960 |
| Anthony Head | Actor | 1954 |
| Patty Hearst | Celebrity | 1954 |
| Gordon Brown | Politician | 1951 |
| Anthony Davis | Composer | 1951 |
| Edward Albert | Actor | 1951 |
| Walter Becker | Musician | 1950 |
| Tony Wilson | Journalist | 1950 |
| Jennifer O’Neill | Actress | 1948 |
| Sandy Duncan | Musician | 1946 |
| Brenda Blethyn | Actress | 1946 |
| Brion James | Actor | 1945 |
| Roger Knapman | Politician | 1944 |
| Mike Leigh | Director | 1943 |
| Mitch McConnell | Politician | 1942 |
| Buffy Sainte-Marie | 1941 | |
| Jimmy Greaves | Athlete | 1940 |
| Robert Huber | Scientist | 1937 |
| Larry Hovis | Musician | 1936 |
| Frank Jordan | Politician | 1935 |
| Bobby Unser | Celebrity | 1934 |
| Roy Cohn | Lawyer | 1927 |
| Bob Richards | Athlete | 1926 |
| Ken Olsen | Businessman | 1926 |
| Robert Altman | Director | 1925 |
| Gloria Vanderbilt | Designer | 1924 |
| Sidney Poitier | Actor | 1924 |
| Don Fraser | Politician | 1924 |
| Greg Garrison | Director | 1924 |
| Jackie Gleason | Actor | 1916 |
| Muriel Humphrey | Celebrity | 1912 |
| Ella Maillart | Writer | 1903 |
| Ansel Adams | Photographer | 1902 |
| Louis Kahn | Architect | 1901 |
| Rene Dubos | Scientist | 1901 |
| Henri de Lubac | Clergyman | 1896 |
| Georges Bernanos | Author | 1888 |
| Hesketh Pearson | Actor | 1887 |
| Vincent Massey | Politician | 1887 |
| Bela Kun | Politician | 1886 |
| Edward H. Harriman | Businessman | 1848 |
| Joshua Slocum | Explorer | 1844 |
| Joseph Jefferson | Artist | 1829 |
| William Allen Butler | Lawyer | 1825 |
| William Prescott | Soldier | 1726 |