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February 29 birthdays

90 notable historical figures were born on February 29, and 40 died on this day. Everyone born on February 29 is a Pisces.

20% of February 29 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (28) than any other country.

Born on February 29

• Pedro Sánchez (born 1972. Prime Minister of Spain since 2018)
• Morarji Desai (1896 to 1995. Prime Minister of India from 1977 to 1979)
• Ann Lee (1736 to 1784. Founder of the Shakers (1736–1784))
• Bartholomew I of Constantinople (born 1940. Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople since 1991)
• Gioachino Rossini (1792 to 1868. Italian opera composer (1792–1868))
• Saul Williams (born 1972. American singer, poet, actor (born 1972))
• Pope Paul III (1468 to 1549. Head of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549)
• Lena Raine (born 1984. American composer and producer (born 1984))
• Balthus (1908 to 2001. French artist (1908–2001))
• Herman Hollerith (1860 to 1929. American statistician and inventor)
• Vladimir Kryuchkov (1924 to 2007. Soviet politician and chairman of the KGB (1924–2007))
• Seymour Papert (1928 to 2016. American computer scientist (1928–2016))
• John Philip Holland (1840 to 1914. Irish-American marine engineer (1841–1914))
• Albert V the Magnanimous (1528 to 1579. Duke of Bavaria from 1550 to 1579)
• Carlos Humberto Romero (1924 to 2017. President of El Salvador from 1977 to 1979)
• Hermione Lee (born 1948. British academic and writer (born 1948))
• Nh. Dini (1936 to 2018. Indonesian novelist and feminist (1936–2018))
• Frank Bowling (born 1936. British artist (born 1934))
• Leo von Klenze (1784 to 1864. German architect and painter (1784–1864))
• Mervyn Warren (born 1964. American songwriter)
• Domenico Tardini (1888 to 1961. Italian cardinal (1888-1961))
• Howard Nemerov (1920 to 1991. American poet)
• Magomed Suleimanov (1976 to 2015. North Caucasian militant (1976–2015))
• John Payne Todd (1792 to 1852. Son of US First Lady Dolley Madison and her husband John Todd JR)
• Lewis Sayre (1820 to 1900. American physician)
• Hikmat Mirzayev (born 1968. Azerbaijani military officer)
• Ferran Torres (born 2000. Spanish footballer (born 2000))
• Emmeline B. Wells (1828 to 1921. American journalist, editor, poet, women's rights advocate, and diarist)
• Ja Rule (born 1976. American rapper (born 1976))
• Domingo Báñez (1528 to 1604. Spanish theologian (1528–1604))
• Aileen Wuornos (1956 to 2002. American serial killer (1956–2002))
• Francis L. Sampson (1912 to 1996. United States Army general (1912–1996))
• Tyrese Haliburton (born 2000. American basketball player (born 2000))
• Richard Ramirez (1960 to 2013. American serial killer and sex offender (1960–2013))
• Tony Robbins (born 1960. American motivational speaker (born 1960))
• Dinah Shore (1916 to 1994. American singer and actress (1916–1994))
• Christian Frederik Hansen (1756 to 1845. Danish architect (1756–1845))
• Fyodor Abramov (1920 to 1983. Soviet writer)
• Uri Milstein (born 1940. Israeli military historian (born 1940))
• Abdukodir Khusanov (born 2004. Uzbek footballer (born 2004))
• Agustín Hernández Navarro (1924 to 2022. Mexican architect and sculptor (1924–2022))
• Dennis Farina (1944 to 2013. American actor (1944–2013))
• Kamil Tolon (1912 to 1978. Turkish industrialist (1912–1978))
• Victor Wolfgang von Hagen (1908 to 1985. American explorer (1908–1985))
• Gareth Farr (born 1968. New Zealand composer, performer and percussionist)
• Wladimir Vogel (1896 to 1984. Swiss composer (1896–1984))
• Paul Mariani (born 1940. American poet)
• Ruth Mary Reynolds (1916 to 1989. Puerto Rican educator and independence advocate)
• Gheorghe Duca (born 1952. Moldovan academic and politician)
• Milton Bluehouse Sr. (1936 to 2019. President of the Navajo Nation from 1998 to 1999)
• Gennady Mesyats (born 1936. Russian physicist)
• Josef Svatopluk Machar (1864 to 1942. Czech poet and essayist (1864-1942))
• Joel Kim Booster (born 1988. American actor, comedian, and writer (born 1988))
• Willard Stone (1916 to 1985. American artist (1916–1985))
• Aurelio Lomi (1556 to 1622. Italian painter (1556–1622))
• Mark Foster (born 1984. American musician (born 1984))
• Abbad Yahya (born 1988. Palestinian author)
• Evan Pugh (1828 to 1864. American university president (1828–1864))
• John Ward Dunsmore (1856 to 1945)
• Mata Gabin (born 1972)

Died on February 29

• Brian Mulroney (1939 to 2024. Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993)
• Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786 to 1868. King of Bavaria from 1825 to 1848)
• Elpidio Quirino (1890 to 1956. President of the Philippines (1948–1953))
• Hilarius (415 to 468. Head of the Catholic Church from 461 to 468)
• Yigal Allon (1918 to 1980. Israeli general and politician (1918–1980))
• Shams Pahlavi (1917 to 1996. Iranian princess (1917–1996))
• Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (1861 to 1944. Finnish politician (1861–1944))
• Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1925 to 2024. Tanzanian statesman (1925–2024))
• Armando Diaz (1861 to 1928. Italian general (1861–1928))
• Hōnen (1133 to 1212. 12th-century Japanese Buddhist monk; founder of the Jōdo-shū sect)
• Ramon Casas (1866 to 1932. Catalan artist (1866–1932))
• John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow (1860 to 1908. British aristocrat and statesman (1860–1908))
• Pietro Ottoboni (cardinal) (1667 to 1740. Italian Catholic cardinal (1667–1740))
• Adolphe Appia (1862 to 1928. Swiss architect and theorist of stage lighting and décor)
• Louis-François Lejeune (1775 to 1848. French Army officer and painter (1775–1848))
• Alessandro Striggio (1540 to 1592. Italian composer (c. 1536/1537–1592))
• Valdemar Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1622 to 1656)
• Margaret Morris (dancer) (1891 to 1980. British dancer, choreographer, artist and teacher (1891–1980))
• Harold Bernard St. John (1931 to 2004. Barbadian politician and prime minister)
• Sinclair Ross (1908 to 1996. Canadian banker and writer (1908–1996))
• Davy Jones (1945 to 2012. British musician (1945–2012))
• Shamshi Kaldayakov (1930 to 1992. Kazakhstani composer)
• Albrecht von Stosch (1818 to 1896. German general (1818–1896))
• Tamim ibn al-Mu'izz (1031 to 1108. Zirid ruler)
• Karl Zimmer (1911 to 1988. German nuclear chemist (1911–1988))
• Pietro Ubaldi (1886 to 1972. Italian philosopher)
• Antonia of Florence (1401 to 1472. Italian female saint)
• Philippe Rogier (1561 to 1596. Franco-Flemish composer)
• Jeff Donaldson (artist) (1932 to 2004. American artist)
• Pat Garrett (1850 to 1908. American lawman (1850–1908))

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