February 28 - Births

Births

• 1155 – Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)
• 1261 – Margaret of Scotland, queen of Norway (d. 1283)
• 1533 – Michel de Montaigne, French writer (d. 1592)
• 1552 – Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker (d. 1632)
• 1573 – Elias Holl, German Architect (d. 1646)
• 1612 – John Pearson, English theologian (d. 1686)
• 1670 – Benjamin Wadsworth, American President of Harvard University (d. 1737)
• 1675 – Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726)
• 1683 – René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (d. 1757)
• 1704 – Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760)
• 1712 – Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759)
• 1724 – George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (d. 1807)
• 1812 – Berthold Auerbach, German poet and author (d. 1882)
• 1820 – John Tenniel, English illustrator (d. 1914)
• 1823 – Ernest Renan, French philosopher (d. 1892)
• 1824 – Blondin, French tightrope walker (d. 1897)
• 1833 – Alfred von Schlieffen, German field marshal (d. 1913)
• 1838 – Maurice Lévy, French engineer (d. 1910)
• 1840 – Henri Duveyrier, French explorer (d. 1892)
• 1841 – Adrien Albert Marie de Mun, French politician (d. 1914)
• 1851 – Samuel W. McCall, 47^th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1923)
• 1865 – Wilfred Grenfell, medical missionary (d. 1940)
• 1878 – Pierre Fatou, French mathematician (d. 1929)
• 1878 – Artur Kapp, Estonian composer (d. 1952)
• 1882 – Geraldine Farrar, American soprano (d. 1967)
• 1882 – José Vasconcelos, Mexican writer (d. 1959)
• 1882 – Pádraic Ó Conaire, Irish writer (d. 1928)
• 1894 – Ben Hecht, American playwright (d. 1964)
• 1895 – Marcel Pagnol, French novelist, playwright and film director (d. 1974)
• 1896 – Philip Showalter Hench, American physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1965)
• 1900 – Wolfram Hirth, German pilot (d. 1959)
• 1901 – Linus Pauling, American chemist and activist, Nobel laureate (d. 1994)
• 1903 – Vincente Minnelli, American film director (d. 1986)
• 1906 – Bugsy Siegel, American gangster (d. 1947)
• 1907 – Milton Caniff, American cartoonist (Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon) (d. 1988)
• 1908 – Billie Bird, American actress (d. 2002)
• 1908 – Alexander Golitzen, American art director (d. 2005)
• 1909 – Stephen Spender, English poet (d. 1995)
• 1911 – Otakar Vávra, Czech film director
• 1912 – Clara Petacci, Italian mistress of Benito Mussolini (d. 1945)
• 1915 – Ketti Frings, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 1981)
• 1915 – Peter Medawar, Brazilian-born scientist, Nobel laureate (d. 1987)
• 1915 – Zero Mostel, American actor (d. 1977)
• 1916 – Cesar Climaco, Filipino politician (d. 1984)
• 1916 – Svend Asmussen, Danish jazz violinist
• 1917 – Ernesto Alonso, Mexican actor, director, cinematographer, and producer (d. 2007)
• 1918 – Alfred Burke, British actor
• 1921 – Pierre Clostermann, French World War II pilot (d. 2006)
• 1922 – Joyce Howard, British film actress (d. 2010)
• 1923 – Charles Durning, American actor
• 1926 – Svetlana Alliluyeva, Soviet defector, daughter of Joseph Stalin
• 1925 – Harry H Corbett, English actor (d. 1982)
• 1929 – Hayden Fry, American football coach
• 1929 – Frank Gehry, Canadian-American architect
• 1929 – John Montague, Irish poet
• 1929 – Joseph Rouleau, French Canadian bass opera singer
• 1930 – Leon Neil Cooper, American physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1930 – Gavin MacLeod, American actor
• 1930 – Bruce Dawe, Australian poet
• 1931 – Dean Smith, American basketball coach
• 1932 – Don Francks, Canadian actor
• 1933 – Robert Grondelaers, Belgian cyclist (d. 1989)
• 1933 – Miro Steržaj, Slovenian 9-pin bowler
• 1933 – Rein Taagepera, Estonian politician
• 1938 – Foge Fazio, American college football coach (d. 2009)
• 1939 – Chögyam Trungpa, Tibetan Buddhist meditation instructor (d. 1987)
• 1939 – Daniel C. Tsui, Chinese-born physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1939 – Tommy Tune, American dancer
• 1940 – Mario Andretti, Italian-American race car driver
• 1940 – Joe South, American singer
• 1942 – Frank Bonner, American actor
• 1942 – Brian Jones, English musician (The Rolling Stones) (d. 1969)
• 1942 – Dino Zoff, Italian footballer
• 1943 – Barbara Acklin, American soul singer (d. 1998)
• 1943 – Charles Bernstein, American composer
• 1944 – Win Aung, Burmese politician
• 1944 – Kelly Bishop, American actress
• 1944 – Sepp Maier, German footballer
• 1945 – Bubba Smith, American football player and actor
• 1946 – Robin Cook, British politician (d. 2005)
• 1947 – Stephanie Beacham, English actress
• 1948 – Steven Chu, American physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1948 – Mike Figgis, English director
• 1948 – Bernadette Peters, American actress and singer
• 1948 – Mercedes Ruehl, American actress
• 1951 – Bill Cratty, American modern dancer and choreographer (d. 1998)
• 1952 – William Finn, American composer
• 1953 – Ingo Hoffmann, Brazilian racing driver
• 1953 – Paul Krugman, American economist, Nobel laureate
• 1953 – Ricky Steamboat, American professional wrestler
• 1954 – Brian Billick, American football coach
• 1955 – Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian
• 1956 – Adrian Dantley, American basketball player
• 1956 – Jimmy Nicholl, Canadian-born Northern Irish footballer
• 1956 – Mike Tenay, American wrestling commentator
• 1956 – Guy Maddin, Canadian film director
• 1957 – Paul Delph, American musician and producer (d. 1996)
• 1957 – Ainsley Harriott, British celebrity chef
• 1957 – John Turturro, American actor
• 1957 – Cindy Wilson, American singer (The B-52's)
• 1958 – Jack Abramoff, American political figure and convict
• 1958 – Natalya Estemirova, Russian activist (d. 2009)
• 1958 – Ginette Harrison, British mountaineer (d. 1999)
• 1958 – Jeanne Mas, French singer and actress
• 1958 – David R. Ross, Scottish historian and writer (d. 2010)
• 1960 – Dorothy Stratten, Canadian actress (d. 1980)
• 1961 – Rae Dawn Chong, Canadian actress
• 1961 – Mark Latham, Australian politician
• 1961 – Barry McGuigan, Irish boxer
• 1961 – René Simard, French Canadian singer and TV host
• 1961 – Eric Bachelart, Belgian racing driver
• 1963 – Claudio Chiappucci, Italian cyclist
• 1964 – Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Uzbekistan cyclist
• 1964 – Fernando del Valle, American tenor
• 1964 – Lotta Lotass, Swedish writer
• 1965 – Park Gok-ji, South Korean film editor
• 1966 – Paulo Futre, Portuguese footballer
• 1967 – Colin Cooper, English footballer
• 1968 – Stéphan Lebeau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1969 – Butch Leitzinger, American race car driver
• 1969 – Robert Sean Leonard, American actor
• 1969 – Tor Øivind Ødegaard, Norwegian track runner
• 1969 – Patrick Monahan, American singer (Train)
• 1970 – Daniel Handler, American writer
• 1970 – Noureddine Morceli, Algerian athlete
• 1971 – Maxine Bahns, American actress
• 1971 – Tristan Louis, American writer
• 1971 – Junya Nakano, Japanese composer
• 1971 – Peter Stebbings, Canadian actor
• 1972 – Rory Cochrane, American actor
• 1973 – Eric Lindros, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1973 – Nicolas Minassian, French racing driver
• 1973 – Masato Tanaka, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1974 – Lee Carsley, Irish footballer
• 1974 – Moana Mackey, New Zealand politician
• 1974 – Tangi Miller, American actress
• 1975 – Mike Rucker, American football player
• 1976 – Ali Larter, American actress and model
• 1976 – Adam Pine, Australian swimmer
• 1976 – Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Canadian actor
• 1977 – Jason Aldean, American country singer
• 1978 – Jeanne Cherhal, French singer-songwriter
• 1978 – Yasir Hameed, Pakistani cricketer
• 1978 – Benjamin Raich, Austrian skier
• 1978 – Jamaal Tinsley, American basketball player
• 1978 – Mariano Zabaleta, Argentine tennis player
• 1979 – Michael Bisping, English mixed martial artist
• 1979 – Sébastien Bourdais, French racing driver
• 1979 – Ivo Karlović, Croatian tennis player
• 1979 – Primož Peterka, Slovenian ski jumper
• 1980 – Pascal Bosschaart, Dutch footballer
• 1980 – Lucian Bute, Romanian-born Canadian boxer
• 1980 – Esquerdinha, Brazilian footballer
• 1980 – Piotr Giza, Polish footballer
• 1980 – Tayshaun Prince, American basketball player
• 1981 – Brian Bannister, American baseball player
• 1981 – Florent Serra, French tennis player
• 1982 – Natalia Vodianova, Russian supermodel
• 1984 – Ben Fagan, American musician and reality show contestant
• 1984 – Karolína Kurková, Czech supermodel
• 1985 – Fefe Dobson, Canadian singer
• 1985 – Jelena Janković, Serbian tennis player
• 1985 – Diego Ribas da Cunha, Brazilian footballer
• 1985 – Tim Bresnan, British cricketer
• 1986 – Mark Sztyndera, German rugby player
• 1987 – Kerrea Gilbert, English footballer
• 1988 – Steeve Gerard Fankà, Cameroonian footballer
• 1988 – Maikol Negro, Italian footballer
• 1988 – Markéta Irglová, Czech songwriter and actress
• 1989 – Charles Jenkins, American basketball player
• 1989 – Jason Pierre-Paul, American football player
• 1991 – Sarah Bolger, Irish actress
• 2007 - Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco