History Births on February 27

Elijah Taylor, New Zealand rugby league player

#Elijah_Taylor

Devin Harris, American basketball player

#Devin_Harris

Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Russian footballer

#Diniyar_Bilyaletdinov

Howard Hesseman, American actor

#Howard_Hesseman

Sara Blakely, American businesswoman, founded Spanx

#Sara_Blakely

Morten Lauridsen, American composer and conductor

#Morten_Lauridsen

L. E. J. Brouwer, Dutch mathematician, philosopher, and academic (d. 1966)

#L._E._J._Brouwer

Genrikh Kasparyan, Armenian chess player and composer (d. 1995)

#Genrikh_Kasparyan

Yovani Gallardo, American baseball player

#Yovani_Gallardo

Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator, producer, and screenwriter

#Danny_Antonucci

Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (d. 1767)

#Frederick_Michael,_Count_Palatine_of_Zweibrücken

Bruno Soares, Brazilian tennis player

#Bruno_Soares

Roger Mahony, American cardinal

#Roger_Mahony

Jimmy Burns, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Jimmy_Burns

Donal Logue, Canadian actor and director

#Donal_Logue

Braydon Coburn, Canadian ice hockey player

#Braydon_Coburn

Barbara Babcock, American actress

#Barbara_Babcock

Jonjo Shelvey, English footballer

#Jonjo_Shelvey

Peter Andre, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actor

#Peter_Andre

Adrian Smith, English guitarist and songwriter

#Adrian_Smith

Jonathan Moreira, Brazilian footballer

#Jonathan_Moreira

Raymond Berry, American football player and coach

#Raymond_Berry

Annabel Goldie, Scottish lawyer and politician

#Annabel_Goldie

Sonia Johnson, American feminist activist and author

#Sonia_Johnson

Paddy Ashdown, British captain and politician (d. 2018)

#Paddy_Ashdown

Carl A. Anderson, 13th Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus

#Carl_A._Anderson

Hubert Parry, English composer and historian (d. 1918)

#Hubert_Parry

Aníbal Sánchez, American baseball player

#Aníbal_Sánchez

Robert de Castella, Australian runner

#Robert_de_Castella

Lord Sidney Beauclerk, English politician (d. 1744)

#Lord_Sidney_Beauclerk

Robert H. Grubbs, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Robert_H._Grubbs

Frederick Catherwood, British artist, architect and explorer (d. 1854)

#Frederick_Catherwood

Gidon Kremer, Latvian violinist and conductor

#Gidon_Kremer

Maggie Hassan, American politician, 81st Governor and United States Senator of New Hampshire

#Maggie_Hassan

Lúcio Costa, French-Brazilian architect and engineer, designed Gustavo Capanema Palace (d. 1998)

#Lúcio_Costa

Iain Ramsay, Australian footballer

#Iain_Ramsay

Eemil Nestor Setälä, Finnish linguist and politician, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 1935)

#Eemil_Nestor_Setälä

Andrés Gómez, Ecuadorian tennis player

#Andrés_Gómez

Hugo Black, American captain, jurist, and politician (d. 1971)

#Hugo_Black

Miyagiyama Fukumatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1943)

#Miyagiyama_Fukumatsu

William Alabaster, English poet (d. 1640)

#William_Alabaster

Valeriy Andriytsev, Ukrainian wrestler

#Valeriy_Andriytsev

Natalie Grandin, English-South African tennis player

#Natalie_Grandin

Matt Stairs, Canadian baseball player and sportscaster

#Matt_Stairs

Lee Atwater, American journalist, activist and political strategist (d. 1991)

#Lee_Atwater

Meyers Leonard, American basketball player

#Meyers_Leonard

Josh Groban, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

#Josh_Groban

Neal Schon, American rock guitarist and singer-songwriter

#Neal_Schon

Kakha Kaladze, Georgian footballer and politician

#Kakha_Kaladze

Marian Anderson, American singer (d. 1993)

#Marian_Anderson

Louis-Jérôme Gohier, French politician, French Minister of Justice (d. 1830)

#Louis-Jérôme_Gohier

Kelly Johnson, American engineer, co-founded Skunk Works (d. 1990)

#Kelly_Johnson_(engineer)

Derren Brown, English magician and painter

#Derren_Brown

Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer (d. 2013)

#Djalma_Santos

Alberto d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara (d. 1393)

#Alberto_d'Este,_Marquis_of_Ferrara

Ron Barassi, Australian footballer and coach

#Ron_Barassi

Reginald Gardiner, English-American actor and singer (d. 1980)

#Reginald_Gardiner

Edward Belcher, British naval officer, hydrographer, and explorer (d. 1877)

#Edward_Belcher

Jean de Dieu-Raymond de Cucé de Boisgelin, French cardinal (d. 1804)

#Jean_de_Dieu-Raymond_de_Cucé_de_Boisgelin

Pyotr Nesterov, Russian captain, pilot, and engineer (d. 1914)

#Pyotr_Nesterov

Florence Kiplagat, Kenyan runner

#Florence_Kiplagat

Nancy Wilson, American jazz singer and actress (d. 2018)

#Nancy_Wilson_(jazz_singer)

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet and educator (d. 1882)

#Henry_Wadsworth_Longfellow

John Connally, American lieutenant and politician, 61st United States Secretary of Treasury (d. 1993)

#John_Connally

Pat Richards, Australian rugby league player

#Pat_Richards

Kazimierz Sabbat, Polish soldier and politician, President of Poland (d. 1989)

#Kazimierz_Sabbat

William Nicholson, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Victoria (d. 1865)

#William_Nicholson_(Australian_politician)

Joaquín Sorolla, Spanish painter (d. 1923)

#Joaquín_Sorolla

Élodie Ouédraogo, Belgian sprinter

#Élodie_Ouédraogo

Roman Giertych, Polish lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland

#Roman_Giertych

André Leducq, French cyclist (d. 1980)

#André_Leducq

Rozonda Thomas, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (TLC)

#Rozonda_Thomas

David Button, English footballer

#David_Button

Stelios Kouloglou, Greek journalist, author, director and politician

#Stelios_Kouloglou

Ian Khama, English-Botswanan lieutenant and politician, 4th President of Botswana

#Ian_Khama

Scott Prince, Australian rugby league player

#Scott_Prince

Naas Botha, South African rugby player and sportscaster

#Naas_Botha

Lawrence Durrell, Indian-French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1990)

#Lawrence_Durrell

Adam Baldwin, American actor

#Adam_Baldwin

Carte Goodwin, American lawyer and politician

#Carte_Goodwin

Lotta Schelin, Swedish footballer

#Lotta_Schelin

Patricia Petibon, French soprano and actress

#Patricia_Petibon

Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter (d. 1654)

#Carel_Fabritius

Alan Guth, American physicist and cosmologist

#Alan_Guth

José Antonio Navarro, American merchant and politician (d. 1871)

#José_Antonio_Navarro

William Demarest, American actor (d. 1983)

#William_Demarest

Joan Bennett, American actress (d. 1990)

#Joan_Bennett

Joanne Woodward, American actress

#Joanne_Woodward

Sveinn Björnsson, Danish-Icelandic lawyer and politician, 1st President of Iceland (d. 1952)

#Sveinn_Björnsson

Oliver Reck, German footballer and manager

#Oliver_Reck

John Steinbeck, American journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)

#John_Steinbeck

Charlayne Hunter-Gault, American journalist

#Charlayne_Hunter-Gault

Timothy Spall, English actor

#Timothy_Spall

Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza, Chilean lawyer and politician, Chilean Minister of National Defense (d. 1818)

#Manuel_Rodríguez_Erdoíza

Ellen Terry, English actress (d. 1928)

#Ellen_Terry

Chelsea Clinton, American journalist and academic

#Chelsea_Clinton

Alexandru Vaida-Voevod, Romanian politician, Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1950)

#Alexandru_Vaida-Voevod

John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (d. 1616)

#John_Adolf,_Duke_of_Holstein-Gottorp

D?nu? Lupu, Romanian footballer

#D?nu?_Lupu

James Beattie, English footballer and manager

#James_Beattie_(footballer)

Theodore Van Kirk, American soldier, pilot, and navigator (d. 2014)

#Theodore_Van_Kirk

Marino Marini, Italian sculptor and academic (d. 1980)

#Marino_Marini_(sculptor)

Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure, French lawyer and politician, 24th Prime Minister of France (d. 1855)

#Jacques-Charles_Dupont_de_l'Eure

Vladimir Filatov, Russian-Ukrainian ophthalmologist and surgeon (d. 1956)

#Vladimir_Filatov

Ali Bastian, English actress

#Ali_Bastian

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, Swedish composer and critic (d. 1942)

#Wilhelm_Peterson-Berger

Maximiliano Moralez, Argentinian footballer

#Maximiliano_Moralez

Aitor González, Spanish racing driver

#Aitor_González

Mom?ilo ?uji?, Serbian-American priest and commander (d. 1999)

#Mom?ilo_?uji?

Ludwika Karolina Radziwi??, Prussian-Lithuanian wife of Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (d. 1695)

#Ludwika_Karolina_Radziwi??

Bridie Kean, Australian wheelchair basketball player

#Bridie_Kean

Jovan Krkobabi?, Serbian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia (d. 2014)

#Jovan_Krkobabi?

Gavin Esler, Scottish journalist and author

#Gavin_Esler

João de Castro, Portuguese nobleman and fourth viceroy of Portuguese India (d. 1548)

#João_de_Castro

Ty Dillon, American race car driver

#Ty_Dillon

Graeme Pollock, South African cricketer and coach

#Graeme_Pollock

Kate Mara, American actress

#Kate_Mara

Carlos Alberto Parreira, Brazilian footballer and manager

#Carlos_Alberto_Parreira

Ruprecht, Archbishop of Cologne (d. 1480)

#Ruprecht_of_the_Palatinate_(Archbishop_of_Cologne)

Don McKinnon, English-New Zealand farmer and politician, 12th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand

#Don_McKinnon

Gene Sarazen, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1999)

#Gene_Sarazen

Noah Emmerich, American actor

#Noah_Emmerich

Paul Ricœur, French philosopher and academic (d. 2005)

#Paul_Ricœur

Ralph Nader, American lawyer, politician, and activist

#Ralph_Nader

Thiago Neves, Brazilian footballer

#Thiago_Neves

Vladislav Kulik, Ukrainian-Russian footballer

#Vladislav_Kulik

David Sarnoff, American businessman, founded RCA (d. 1971)

#David_Sarnoff

Dexter Gordon, American saxophonist, composer, and actor (d. 1990)

#Dexter_Gordon

James Worthy, American basketball player and sportscaster

#James_Worthy

Anders Sparrman, Swedish physician and activist (d. 1820)

#Anders_Sparrman

Jean-Charles Cornay, French missionary and saint (d. 1837)

#Jean-Charles_Cornay

Lotte Lehmann, German-American soprano and actress (d. 1976)

#Lotte_Lehmann

James T. Farrell, American author and poet (d. 1979)

#James_T._Farrell

Akseli Kokkonen, Norwegian ski jumper

#Akseli_Kokkonen

Constantine Mavrocordatos, Ottoman ruler (d. 1769)

#Constantine_Mavrocordatos

Sandeep Singh, Indian field hockey player

#Sandeep_Singh

Johnny Van Zant, American singer-songwriter

#Johnny_Van_Zant

Malcolm Wallop, American politician (d. 2011)

#Malcolm_Wallop

Emelie Öhrstig, Swedish skier and cyclist

#Emelie_Öhrstig

Sergei Semak, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager

#Sergei_Semak

Peter Revson, American race car driver (d. 1974)

#Peter_Revson

Filip Krajinovi?, Serbian tennis player

#Filip_Krajinovi?

Kent Desormeaux, American jockey

#Kent_Desormeaux

Irving Fisher, American economist and statistician (d. 1947)

#Irving_Fisher

Dustin Jeffrey, Canadian ice hockey player

#Dustin_Jeffrey

Joseph Grinnell, American zoologist and biologist (d. 1939)

#Joseph_Grinnell

Constantine the Great, Roman emperor (d. 337)

#272

David H. Hubel, Canadian-American neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)

#David_H._Hubel

David Young, Baron Young of Graffham, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

#David_Young,_Baron_Young_of_Graffham

Mildred Bailey, American singer (d. 1951)

#Mildred_Bailey

Francis II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1632)

#Francis_II,_Duke_of_Lorraine

Mirella Freni, Italian soprano and actress

#Mirella_Freni

Juan E. Gilbert, American computer scientist, inventor, and academic

#Juan_E._Gilbert

Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress and humanitarian (d. 2011)

#Elizabeth_Taylor

George Herbert Mead, American sociologist and philosopher (d. 1930)

#George_Herbert_Mead

Franchot Tone, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1968)

#Franchot_Tone

Roche Braziliano, Dutch pirate (d. 1671)

#Roche_Braziliano

Pierre Duchesne, Canadian lawyer and politician, 28th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec

#Pierre_Duchesne

Steve Harley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Steve_Harley

Bertha Pappenheim, Austrian-German activist and author (d. 1936)

#Bertha_Pappenheim

Alice Hamilton, American physician and academic (d. 1970)

#Alice_Hamilton

Belus Prajoux, Chilean tennis player

#Belus_Prajoux

Hans Rookmaaker, Dutch historian, author, and scholar (d. 1977)

#Hans_Rookmaaker

Xenophon Kasdaglis, Greek-Egyptian tennis player (d. 1943)

#Xenophon_Kasdaglis

Oscar Heidenstam, English bodybuilder (d. 1991)

#Oscar_Heidenstam

Alvan T. Fuller, American businessman and politician, 50th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958)

#Alvan_T._Fuller

Baltasar Kormákur, Icelandic actor, director, and producer

#Baltasar_Kormákur

Laura Gulbe, Latvian tennis player

Ioannis Potouridis, Greek footballer

Azeem Rafiq, Pakistani cricketer

Lloyd Rigby, English footballer

Sandy Paillot, French footballer

Scott Davies, English footballer

Brett Stewart, Australian rugby league player

Asami Abe, Japanese singer and actress

Simone Di Pasquale, Italian ballet dancer

Ludovic Capelle, Belgian cyclist

Prodromos Korkizoglou, Greek decathlete

Mark Taylor, Welsh rugby player and manager

David Rikl, Czech-English tennis player

Gareth Llewellyn, Welsh rugby union player

Jonathan Ive, English industrial designer, currently chief design officer (CDO) of Apple

Pedro Chaves, Portuguese race car driver

Jeffrey Pasley, American educator and academic

Nasty Suicide, Finnish musician and pharmacist

Kevin Curran, American screenwriter and television producer (d. 2016)

Walter de Silva, Italian car designer

Julia Neuberger, Baroness Neuberger, English rabbi and politician

Ken Grimwood, American author (d. 2003)

Mary Frann, American actress (d. 1998)

Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, German footballer (d. 2011)

Bill Hunter, Australian actor (d. 2011)

Jake Thackray, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and journalist (d. 2002)

Uri Shulevitz, American author and illustrator

Vincent Fourcade, French interior designer (d. 1992)

Paul von Ragué Schleyer, American chemist and academic (d. 2014)

Peter Stone, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2003)

Patricia Ward Hales, British tennis player (d. 1985)

Jack Gibson, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2008)

René Clemencic, Austrian composer, recorder player, harpsichordist, conductor and clavichord player

Peter Whittle, English-New Zealand mathematician and theorist

Kenneth Koch, American poet, playwright and professor (d. 2002)

Pia Sebastiani, Argentine pianist and composer (d. 2015)

Reg Simpson, English cricketer (d. 2013)

Denis Whitaker, Canadian general, football player, and businessman (d. 2001)

Irwin Shaw, American author and screenwriter (d. 1984)

Kusumagraj, Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1999)

Peter De Vries, American journalist and author (d. 1993)

Yulii Borisovich Khariton, Russian physicist and academic (d. 1996)

Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Belorussian-American rabbi and philosopher (d. 1993)

Hans Rohrbach, German mathematician (d. 1993)

Kotama Okada, Japanese religious leader (d. 1974)

Charles Herbert Best, American-Canadian physiologist and biochemist, co-discovered Insulin (d. 1978)

Mabel Keaton Staupers, American nurse and advocate (d. 1989)

Roberto Assagioli, Italian psychiatrist and psychologist (d. 1974)

Adela Verne, English pianist and composer (d. 1952)

Thomas Hazlehurst, English businessman, founded Hazlehurst & Sons (d. 1842)

Pietro Gnocchi, Italian composer, director, historian, and geographer (d. 1775)

William Sherard, English botanist (d. 1728)

Min Phalaung, Burmese monarch (d. 1593)