History Births on February 28

Marcel Pagnol, French author, playwright and director (d. 1974)

#Marcel_Pagnol

Seán Mac Diarmada, Irish rebel leader (d. 1916)

#Seán_Mac_Diarmada

Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director (d. 1941)

#Tore_Svennberg

William Zorach, Lithuanian-American sculptor and painter (d. 1966)

#William_Zorach

Rory Cochrane, American actor

#Rory_Cochrane

Jake Bugg, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Jake_Bugg

Philip Bailhache, English lawyer and politician

#Philip_Bailhache

Terry Leahy, English businessman

#Terry_Leahy

John Fahey, American guitarist (d. 2001)

#John_Fahey_(musician)

Stephanie Beacham, English actress

#Stephanie_Beacham

Jadwiga Pi?sudska, Polish soldier, pilot, and architect (d. 2014)

#Jadwiga_Pi?sudska

Samuel W. McCall, American journalist and politician, 47th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1923)

#Samuel_W._McCall

Natalya Estemirova, Russian journalist and activist (d. 2009)

#Natalya_Estemirova

Antonio Candreva, Italian footballer

#Antonio_Candreva

Gary Belcher, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

#Gary_Belcher

Jelena Jankovi?, Serbian tennis player

#Jelena_Jankovi?

Philip Showalter Hench, American physician and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)

#Philip_Showalter_Hench

Michel de Montaigne, French philosopher and author (d. 1592)

#Michel_de_Montaigne

Primož Peterka, Slovenian ski jumper

#Primož_Peterka

Butch Leitzinger, American race car driver

#Butch_Leitzinger

Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian, actor, and singer

#Gilbert_Gottfried

Carlos Dunlap, American football player

#Carlos_Dunlap

Bubba Smith, American football player and actor (d. 2011)

#Bubba_Smith

Linus Pauling, American chemist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)

#Linus_Pauling

Claudio Chiappucci, Italian cyclist

#Claudio_Chiappucci

Ville Haapasalo, Finnish actor and screenwriter

#Ville_Haapasalo

Luka Don?i?, Slovenian basketball player

#Luka_Don?i?

Aldo Andretti, Italian-American race car driver

#Aldo_Andretti

Sébastien Bourdais, French race car driver

#Sébastien_Bourdais

Hans Dijkstal, Egyptian-Dutch educator and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2010)

#Hans_Dijkstal

George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1807)

#George_Townshend,_1st_Marquess_Townshend

Jason Aldean, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Jason_Aldean

Hayden Fry, American football player and coach

#Hayden_Fry

Peter Medawar, Brazilian-English biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)

#Peter_Medawar

Mario Andretti, Italian-American race car driver

#Mario_Andretti

Jorge Gastélum, Mexican footballer

#Jorge_Gastélum

Cornelius Gemma, Dutch astronomer and astrologer (d. 1578)

#Cornelius_Gemma

Kelly Bishop, American actress and dancer

#Kelly_Bishop

Robert A. Roe, American soldier and politician (d. 2014)

#Robert_A._Roe

Jack Abramoff, American businessman and lobbyist

#Jack_Abramoff

Florent Serra, French tennis player

#Florent_Serra

Storm Thorgerson, English graphic designer (d. 2013)

#Storm_Thorgerson

Martin Tielli, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Martin_Tielli

Takayasu Akira, Japanese sumo wrestler

#Takayasu_Akira

Christian Poulsen, Danish footballer

#Christian_Poulsen

Ben Hecht, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1964)

#Ben_Hecht

Aroldis Chapman, Cuban baseball player

#Aroldis_Chapman

Angelababy, Chinese actress

#Angelababy

Ivo Karlovi?, Croatian tennis player

#Ivo_Karlovi?

Milton Caniff, American cartoonist (d. 1988)

#Milton_Caniff

Alfred von Schlieffen, German field marshal (d. 1913)

#Alfred_von_Schlieffen

Tendai Mzungu, Australian footballer

#Tendai_Mzungu

Rein Taagepera, Estonian political scientist and politician

#Rein_Taagepera

Donnie Iris, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Donnie_Iris

John Pearson, English bishop, theologian, and scholar (d. 1686)

#John_Pearson_(bishop)

Yuri Lotman, Russian-Estonian historian and scholar (d. 1993)

#Yuri_Lotman

Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726)

#Guillaume_Delisle

Henry the Young King, son and heir of Henry II of England (d. 1183)

#Henry_the_Young_King

Zeki R?za Sporel, Turkish footballer (d. 1969)

#Zeki_R?za_Sporel

Charles Durning, American soldier and actor (d. 2012)

#Charles_Durning

Mariano Zabaleta, Argentinian tennis player

#Mariano_Zabaleta

Jeanne Cherhal, French singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Jeanne_Cherhal

Mark Latham, Australian politician

#Mark_Latham

Tommy Tune, American actor, singer, dancer, and director

#Tommy_Tune

Alexander Zickler, German footballer and manager

#Alexander_Zickler

Robert Sean Leonard, American actor

#Robert_Sean_Leonard

Tayshaun Prince, American basketball player

#Tayshaun_Prince

Pascal Bosschaart, Dutch footballer

#Pascal_Bosschaart

Chögyam Trungpa, Tibetan philosopher and scholar (d. 1987)

#Chögyam_Trungpa

Colum McCann, Irish-American author and academic

#Colum_McCann

Barry McGuigan, Irish-British boxer

#Barry_McGuigan

Zero Mostel, American actor and comedian (d. 1977)

#Zero_Mostel

Kevin Proctor, New Zealand rugby league player

#Kevin_Proctor

Adrian Dantley, American basketball player and coach

#Adrian_Dantley

Ricky Steamboat, American wrestler, referee, and trainer

#Ricky_Steamboat

Mimsy Farmer, American-French actress and sculptor

#Mimsy_Farmer

Brian Billick, American football player, coach, and sportscaster

#Brian_Billick

Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet and playwright (d. 1949)

#Vyacheslav_Ivanov_(poet)

Arkadiusz Milik, Polish footballer

#Arkadiusz_Milik

Ainsley Harriott, English chef and author

#Ainsley_Harriott

Jeff Farrell, American swimmer

#Jeff_Farrell

Steven Chu, American physicist and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Energy, Nobel Prize laureate

#Steven_Chu

Ingo Hoffmann, Brazilian race car driver

#Ingo_Hoffmann

Joe South, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer (d. 2012)

#Joe_South

Otakar Vávra, Czech director and screenwriter (d. 2011)

#Otakar_Vávra

Linda Preiss Rothschild, American mathematician and academic

#Linda_Preiss_Rothschild

Masato Tanaka, Japanese wrestler

#Masato_Tanaka

Pierre Fatou, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1929)

#Pierre_Fatou

Jost Bürgi, Swiss mathematician and clockmaker (d. 1632)

#Jost_Bürgi

Berthold Auerbach, German poet and author (d. 1882)

#Berthold_Auerbach

John Turturro, American actor, director, and screenwriter

#John_Turturro

Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (d. 1703)

#Aubrey_de_Vere,_20th_Earl_of_Oxford

José Vasconcelos, Mexican philosopher, lawyer, and politician, Mexican Secretary of Public Education (d. 1959)

#José_Vasconcelos

Mike Rucker, American football player

#Mike_Rucker

Gavin MacLeod, American actor

#Gavin_MacLeod

Paul Krugman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Paul_Krugman

Bernadette Peters, American actress, singer, and author

#Bernadette_Peters

Jeanne Mas, Spanish-French singer-songwriter and actress

#Jeanne_Mas

Karl Ernst von Baer, German biologist, meteorologist, and geographer (d. 1876)

#Karl_Ernst_von_Baer

John Tenniel, English illustrator (d. 1914)

#John_Tenniel

Sepp Maier, German footballer and manager

#Sepp_Maier

Daniel Handler, American journalist, author, and accordion player

#Daniel_Handler

Charles Jenkins, American basketball player

#Charles_Jenkins_(basketball)

Frank Gehry, Canadian-American architect, designed 8 Spruce Street and Walt Disney Concert Hall

#Frank_Gehry

Don Francks, Canadian actor, singer, and jazz musician (d. 2016)

#Don_Francks

Natalia Vodianova, Russian-French model and actress

#Natalia_Vodianova

Alfred Sant, Maltese politician, 11th Prime Minister of Malta

#Alfred_Sant

Brian Bannister, American baseball player and scout

#Brian_Bannister

Cindy Wilson, American singer-songwriter

#Cindy_Wilson

Nicolas Minassian, French race car driver

#Nicolas_Minassian

Robin Cook, Scottish educator and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (d. 2005)

#Robin_Cook

Svetlana Alliluyeva, Russian-American author and educator (d. 2011)

#Svetlana_Alliluyeva

Pierre Clostermann, French pilot, engineer, and author (d. 2006)

#Pierre_Clostermann

Stanley Baker, Welsh actor and producer (d. 1976)

#Stanley_Baker

Terry Bywater, English basketball player

#Terry_Bywater

Peter Stebbings, Canadian actor and director

#Peter_Stebbings

Geraldine Farrar, American soprano and actress (d. 1967)

#Geraldine_Farrar

William McMaster Murdoch, Scottish sailor (d. 1912)

#William_McMaster_Murdoch

Eric Lindros, Canadian ice hockey player

#Eric_Lindros

Guy Maddin, Canadian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer

#Guy_Maddin

Arthur Giry, French historian and academic (d. 1899)

#Arthur_Giry

Mike Figgis, English director, screenwriter, and composer

#Mike_Figgis

Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French general (d. 1759)

#Louis-Joseph_de_Montcalm

Cesar Climaco, Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th Mayor of Zamboanga City (d. 1984)

#Cesar_Climaco

Mercedes Ruehl, American actress

#Mercedes_Ruehl

Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Uzbekistan sprinter and cyclist

#Djamolidine_Abdoujaparov

Louis Godin, French astronomer and academic (d. 1760)

#Louis_Godin

Vincente Minnelli, American director and screenwriter (d. 1986)

#Vincente_Minnelli

René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic (d. 1757)

#René_Antoine_Ferchault_de_Réaumur

Paulo Futre, Portuguese footballer

#Paulo_Futre

Dino Zoff, Italian footballer and manager

#Dino_Zoff

Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author (d. 2014)

#Edward_Greenspan

Bugsy Siegel, American gangster (d. 1947)

#Bugsy_Siegel

Karolína Kurková, Czech model and actress

#Karolína_Kurková

Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 1969)

#Brian_Jones

Noureen DeWulf, American actress

#Noureen_DeWulf

David R. Ross, Scottish historian and author (d. 2010)

#David_R._Ross

Benjamin Raich, Austrian skier

#Benjamin_Raich

Markéta Irglová, Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress

#Markéta_Irglová

Leon Cooper, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Leon_Cooper

Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1942)

#Ants_Piip

Lucian Bute, Romanian-Canadian boxer

#Lucian_Bute

Dean Smith, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)

#Dean_Smith

Tim Bresnan, English cricketer

#Tim_Bresnan

Daniel C. Tsui, Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Daniel_C._Tsui

Ali Larter, American actress

#Ali_Larter

Wilfred Grenfell, English physician and missionary (d. 1940)

#Wilfred_Grenfell

Wolf Hirth, German pilot and engineer, co-founded Schempp-Hirth (d. 1959)

#Wolf_Hirth

Henri Duveyrier, French explorer (d. 1892)

#Henri_Duveyrier

Travis Stevens, American judoka

Diego Ribas da Cunha, Brazilian footballer

Jamaal Tinsley, American basketball player

Lance Hoyt, American football player and wrestler

Lee Carsley, English-Irish footballer and manager

Scott McLeod, New Zealand rugby player

Junya Nakano, Japanese pianist and composer

Noureddine Morceli, Algerian runner

Patrick Monahan, American singer-songwriter and actor

Colin Cooper, English footballer and manager

Archbishop Jovan VI of Ohrid

Vincent Askew, American basketball player and coach

Norman Smiley, English-American wrestler and trainer

Rae Dawn Chong, Canadian-American actress

Megan McDonald, American librarian and author

Manuel Torres Félix, Mexican criminal and narcotics trafficker (d. 2012)

Ian Smith, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster

Paul Delph, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 1996)

Debora Green, American physician convicted of murder

Bill Cratty, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1998)

Syreeta Wright, African-American singer songwriter (d. 2004)

Barbara Acklin, American singer-songwriter (d. 1998)

Foge Fazio, American football player and coach (d. 2009)

Willie Bobo, American Latin Jazz/Afro-Cuban jazz percussionist (d. 1983)

Peter Alliss, English golfer and sportscaster

Iajuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi academic and politician, 14th President of Bangladesh (d. 2012)

Rangaswamy Srinivasan, Indian-American physical chemist and inventor

John Montague, American-Irish poet and academic (d. 2016)

Sylvia del Villard, actress, dancer, choreographer and Afro-Puerto Rican activist (d. 1990)

Tom Aldredge, American actor (d. 2011)

Harry H. Corbett, Burmese-English actor (d. 1982)

Uno Prii, Estonian-Canadian architect (d. 2000)

Brian Urquhart, English soldier and diplomat, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations

Alfred Marshall, American businessman, founded Marshalls (d. 2013)

Ernesto Alonso, Mexican actor, director, and producer (d. 2007)

Ketti Frings, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1981)

Stephen Spender, English author and poet (d. 1995)

Billie Bird, American actress (d. 2002)

Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Duke of Brittany (d. 1536)

#Francis_III,_Duke_of_Brittany

Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway (d. 1283)

Emperor Xizong of Jin (d. 1150)