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Famous People Born on February 27(241 people)

Athlete

Johnny Davis, American basketball player

Athlete

Todd Cantwell, English footballer

Notable Figure

Chris Godwin, American football player

Musician

Ten, Thai singer and dancer

Athlete

Laura Gulbe, Latvian tennis player

Athlete

Sergej Milinković-Savić, Serbian footballer

Athlete

Tomáš Souček, Czech footballer

Notable Figure

Mike Matheson, Canadian ice hockey player

Athlete

Alphonse Areola, French footballer

Athlete

Meyers Leonard, American basketball player

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Ioannis Potouridis, Greek footballer

Athlete

Jonjo Shelvey, English footballer

Athlete

Callum Wilson, English footballer

Notable Figure

Azeem Rafiq, Pakistani cricketer

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Chandler Jones, American football player

Athlete

Adam Morgan, American baseball player

Actor

Lindsey Morgan, American actress

Athlete

David Button, English footballer

Athlete

Lloyd Rigby, English footballer

Notable Figure

Dustin Jeffrey, Canadian ice hockey player

Athlete

Iain Ramsay, Australian footballer

Athlete

Valeriy Andriytsev, Ukrainian wrestler

Athlete

Florence Kiplagat, Kenyan runner

Athlete

Yovani Gallardo, Mexican baseball player

Athlete

Daniel Gibson, American basketball player and coach

Athlete

Jonathan Moreira, Brazilian footballer

Notable Figure

Sandeep Singh, Indian field hockey player

Actor

Asami Abe, Japanese singer and actress

Athlete

Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Russian footballer

Athlete

Vladislav Kulik, Ukrainian-Russian footballer

Athlete

Thiago Neves, Brazilian footballer

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James Augustine, American basketball player

Athlete

Jumbo Díaz, Dominican baseball player

Notable Figure

Akseli Kokkonen, Norwegian ski jumper

Athlete

Aníbal Sánchez, Venezuelan baseball player

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Lotta Schelin, Swedish footballer

Athlete

Denard Span, American baseball player

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Devin Harris, American basketball player

Actor

Kate Mara, American actress

Actor

Ali Bastian, English actress

Notable Figure

Pat Richards, Australian rugby league player

Athlete

Bruno Soares, Brazilian tennis player

Athlete

Natalie Grandin, English-South African tennis player

Actor

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

Athlete

Élodie Ouédraogo, Belgian sprinter

Actor

Brandon Beemer, American actor

Writer

Chelsea Clinton, American journalist and academic

Musician

Bobby V, American singer-songwriter

Athlete

James Beattie, English footballer and manager

Politician

Kakha Kaladze, Georgian footballer and politician

Notable Figure

Emelie Öhrstig, Swedish skier and cyclist

Notable Figure

Simone Di Pasquale, Italian ballet dancer

Notable Figure

Ludovic Capelle, Belgian cyclist

Politician

Cornelia Ecker, Austrian politician

Notable Figure

Tony Gonzalez, American football player

Athlete

Sergei Semak, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager

Notable Figure

Aitor González, Spanish racing driver

Notable Figure

Prodromos Korkizoglou, Greek decathlete

Politician

Carte Goodwin, former United States senator from West Virginia

Actor

Peter Andre, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actor

Actor

Richard Coyle, English actor

Business

Sara Blakely, American businesswoman, founded Spanx

Artist

Derren Brown, English magician and painter

Political Leader

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

Athlete

David Rikl, Czech-English tennis player

Actor

Rozonda Thomas, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

Notable Figure

Kent Desormeaux, American jockey

Actor

Patricia Petibon, French soprano and actress

Scientist

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

Athlete

Matt Stairs, Canadian baseball player and sportscaster

Notable Figure

Jony Ive, English-American industrial designer, former chief design officer of Apple

Athlete

Dănuț Lupu, Romanian footballer

Actor

Baltasar Kormákur, Icelandic actor, director, and producer

Actor

Donal Logue, Canadian actor and director

Athlete

Oliver Reck, German footballer and manager

Notable Figure

Pedro Chaves, Portuguese racing driver

Actor

Noah Emmerich, American actor

Notable Figure

Jeffrey Pasley, American educator and academic

Musician

Nasty Suicide, Finnish musician and pharmacist

Actor

Adam Baldwin, American actor

Actor

Grant Show, American actor

Athlete

James Worthy, American basketball player and sportscaster

Athlete

Andrés Gómez, Ecuadorian tennis player

Musician

Johnny Van Zant, American singer-songwriter

Notable Figure

Naas Botha, South African rugby player and sportscaster

Politician

Maggie Hassan, American politician, 81st Governor of New Hampshire

Filmmaker

Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator, producer, and screenwriter

Filmmaker

Kevin Curran, American screenwriter and television producer (died 2016)

Athlete

Robert de Castella, Australian runner

Musician

Adrian Smith, English guitarist and songwriter

Actor

Timothy Spall, English actor

Activist

Meena Keshwar Kamal, Afghan activist, founded the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (died 1987)

Athlete

Belus Prajoux, Chilean tennis player

Musician

Neal Schon, American rock guitarist and singer-songwriter

Writer

Gavin Esler, Scottish journalist and author

Political Leader

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

Politician

Stelios Kouloglou, Greek journalist, author, director and politician

Athlete

Dwight Jones, American basketball player (died 2016)

Notable Figure

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

Writer

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

Notable Figure

Walter de Silva, Italian car designer

Musician

Steve Harley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)

Politician

Annabel Goldie, Scottish lawyer and politician

Politician

Julia Neuberger, Baroness Neuberger, English rabbi and politician

Notable Figure

Mary Gibby, British botanist and professor (died 2024)

Actor

Debra Monk, American actress, singer, and writer

Scientist

Alan Guth, American physicist and cosmologist

Musician

Gidon Kremer, Latvian violinist and conductor

Writer

Sonia Manzano Vela, Ecuadorian writer

Writer

Ken Grimwood, American author (died 2003)

Notable Figure

Graeme Pollock, South African cricketer and coach

Writer

Roger Scruton, English philosopher and writer (died 2020)

Actor

Mary Frann, American actress (died 1998)

Musician

Morten Lauridsen, American composer and conductor

Athlete

Carlos Alberto Parreira, Brazilian footballer and manager

Musician

Jimmy Burns, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Scientist

Robert H. Grubbs, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021)

Writer

Charlayne Hunter-Gault, American journalist

Athlete

Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, German footballer (died 2011)

Politician

Paddy Ashdown, British soldier and politician (died 2018)

Politician

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

Actor

Howard Hesseman, American actor (died 2022)

Actor

Bill Hunter, Australian actor (died 2011)

Political Leader

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

Notable Figure

Peter Revson, American race car driver (died 1974)

Musician

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

Actor

Barbara Babcock, American actress

Athlete

Ron Barassi, Australian footballer and coach (died 2023)

Writer

Sonia Johnson, American feminist activist and author

Notable Figure

Roger Mahony, American cardinal

Actor

Mirella Freni, Italian soprano and actress (died 2020)

Writer

Uri Shulevitz, American author and illustrator

Notable Figure

Vincent Fourcade, French interior designer (died 1992)

Writer

N. Scott Momaday, American poet and writer (died 2024)

Politician

Ralph Nader, American lawyer, politician, and activist

Notable Figure

Raymond Berry, American football player and coach

Politician

Malcolm Wallop, American politician (died 2011)

Actor

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

Politician

David Young, Baron Young of Graffham, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (died 2022)

Political Leader

Jovan Krkobabić, Serbian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia (died 2014)

Filmmaker

Peter Stone, American screenwriter and producer (died 2003)

Scientist

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

Actor

Joanne Woodward, American actress

Notable Figure

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

Athlete

Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer (died 2013)

Athlete

Patricia Ward Hales, British tennis player (died 1985)

Musician

René Clemencic, Austrian composer, recorder player, harpsichordist, conductor and clavichord player (died 2022)

Business

Aira Samulin, Finnish dancer and entrepreneur (died 2023)

Scientist

Peter Whittle, English-New Zealand mathematician and theorist (died 2021)

Notable Figure

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

Writer

Kenneth Koch, American poet, playwright and professor (died 2002)

Musician

Pia Sebastiani, Argentine pianist and composer (died 2015)

Actor

Dexter Gordon, American saxophonist, composer, and actor (died 1990)

Writer

Hans Rookmaaker, Dutch historian, author, and scholar (died 1977)

Military

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

Notable Figure

Reg Simpson, English cricketer (died 2013)

Athlete

Chick Halbert, American basketball player (died 2013)

Athlete

Johnny Pesky, American baseball player and manager (died 2012)

Politician

John Connally, American lieutenant and politician, 39th Governor of Texas and 61st United States Secretary of Treasury (died 1993)

Business

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

Philosopher/Religious

Paul Ricœur, French philosopher and academic (died 2005)

Political Leader

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

Filmmaker

Irwin Shaw, American author and screenwriter (died 1984)

Writer

Lawrence Durrell, British author, poet, and playwright (died 1990)

Writer

Kusumagraj, Indian author, poet, and playwright (died 1999)

Notable Figure

Oscar Heidenstam, English bodybuilder (died 1991)

Actor

Joan Bennett, American actress (died 1990)

Writer

Peter De Vries, American journalist and author (died 1993)

Scientist

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

Musician

Genrikh Kasparyan, Armenian chess player and composer (died 1995)

Musician

Mildred Bailey, American singer (died 1951)

Philosopher/Religious

Momčilo Đujić, Serbian-American priest and commander (died 1999)

Notable Figure

Tone Peruško, Croatian educator and social worker (died 1967)

Actor

Franchot Tone, American actor, singer, and producer (died 1968)

Writer

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

Scientist

Yulii Borisovich Khariton, Russian physicist and academic (died 1996)

Notable Figure

André Leducq, French cyclist (died 1980)

Actor

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

Scientist

Hans Rohrbach, German mathematician (died 1993)

Philosopher/Religious

Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Belarusian-American rabbi and philosopher (died 1993)

Scientist

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

Athlete

Gene Sarazen, American golfer and sportscaster (died 1999)

Writer

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

Artist

Marino Marini, Italian sculptor and academic (died 1980)

Philosopher/Religious

Kotama Okada, Japanese religious leader (died 1974)

Notable Figure

Charles Best, American-Canadian physiologist and biochemist, co-discovered insulin (died 1978)

Musician

Marian Anderson, American singer (died 1993)

Athlete

Miyagiyama Fukumatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler (died 1943)

Actor

William Demarest, American actor (died 1983)

Business

David Sarnoff, American businessman, founded RCA (died 1971)

Medical

Mabel Keaton Staupers, American nurse and advocate (died 1989)

Medical

Roberto Assagioli, Italian psychiatrist and psychologist (died 1974)

Actor

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

Writer

Stephen McKenna, English novelist (died 1967)

Scientist

Pyotr Nesterov, Russian captain, pilot, and engineer (died 1914)

Politician

Hugo Black, American captain, lawyer, politician, and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (died 1971)

Political Leader

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

Scientist

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

Athlete

Xenophon Kasdaglis, Greek-Egyptian tennis player (died 1943)

Politician

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

Musician

Adela Verne, English pianist and composer (died 1952)

Scientist

Joseph Grinnell, American zoologist and biologist (died 1939)

Medical

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

Political Leader

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

Medical

Alice Hamilton, American physician and academic (died 1970)

Notable Figure

Irving Fisher, American economist and statistician (died 1947)

Musician

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

Politician

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

Artist

Joaquín Sorolla, Spanish painter (died 1923)

Philosopher/Religious

George Herbert Mead, American sociologist and philosopher (died 1930)

Writer

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

Musician

Hubert Parry, English composer and historian (died 1918)

Actor

Ellen Terry, English actress (died 1928)

Politician

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

Philosopher/Religious

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

Writer

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet and educator (died 1882)

Explorer

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

Artist

Frederick Catherwood, British artist, architect and explorer (died 1854)

Politician

José Antonio Navarro, American merchant and politician (died 1871)

Politician

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

Business

Thomas Hazlehurst, English businessman, founded Hazlehurst & Sons (died 1842)

Political Leader

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

Medical

Anders Sparrman, Swedish physician and activist (died 1820)

Politician

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

Notable Figure

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

Notable Figure

Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (died 1767)

Notable Figure

Constantine Mavrocordatos, Ottoman ruler (died 1769)

Politician

Lord Sidney Beauclerk, English politician (died 1744)

Musician

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

Notable Figure

Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł, Prussian-Lithuanian wife of Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (died 1695)

Notable Figure

William Sherard, English botanist (died 1728)

Notable Figure

Roche Braziliano, Dutch pirate (died 1671)

Artist

Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter (died 1654)

Notable Figure

John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (died 1616)

Notable Figure

Francis II, Duke of Lorraine (died 1632)

Writer

William Alabaster, English poet (died 1640)

Political Leader

Min Phalaung, Burmese monarch (died 1593)

Notable Figure

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

Notable Figure

Ruprecht, Archbishop of Cologne (died 1480)

Notable Figure

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

Political Leader

Constantine the Great, Roman emperor (died 337)

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