| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Jack Abramoff |
Government |
28-Feb-1958 |
|
Lobbyist, incarcerated |
| Mario Andretti |
Auto Racing |
28-Feb-1940 |
|
Indy car racer |
| Stephanie Beacham |
Actor |
28-Feb-1947 |
|
Sable Colby on Dynasty |
| Victor L. Berger |
Politician |
28-Feb-1860 |
7-Aug-1929 |
Socialist Rep. from Wisconsin |
| Brian Billick |
Football |
28-Feb-1954 |
|
Head Coach, Baltimore Ravens |
| Billie Bird |
Actor |
28-Feb-1908 |
27-Nov-2002 |
The Odd Couple |
| Kelly Bishop |
Actor |
28-Feb-1944 |
|
Emily Gilmore on Gilmore Girls |
| Kenneth Blackwell |
Government |
28-Feb-1948 |
|
Ohio Secretary of State, 1999-2007 |
| Frank Bonner |
Actor |
28-Feb-1942 |
|
Herb Tarlek on WKRP |
| Jean-Pierre Boyer |
Head of State |
28-Feb-1776 |
9-Jul-1850 |
President of Haiti, 1818-43 |
| Florian Cajori |
Historian |
28-Feb-1859 |
14-Aug-1930 |
A History of Mathematics |
| Albert V. Casey |
Business |
28-Feb-1920 |
10-Jul-2004 |
CEO of American Airlines, 1974-85 |
| Rae Dawn Chong |
Actor |
28-Feb-1961 |
|
Quest for Fire, Commando |
| Steven Chu |
Physicist |
28-Feb-1948 |
|
Trapped atoms with laser light |
| Rory Cochrane |
Actor |
28-Feb-1972 |
|
Tim Speedle on CSI: Miami |
| Robin Cook |
Politician |
28-Feb-1946 |
6-Aug-2005 |
UK Foreign Secretary, 1997-2001 |
| Leon N. Cooper |
Physicist |
28-Feb-1930 |
|
BCS Theory of Superconductivity |
| Richard Dalitz |
Physicist |
28-Feb-1925 |
13-Jan-2006 |
Dalitz pairs and Dalitz plots |
| Adrian Dantley |
Basketball |
28-Feb-1956 |
|
Former NBA small forward |
| Olcott H. Deming |
Diplomat |
28-Feb-1909 |
20-Mar-2007 |
First US Ambassador to Uganda, 1963-66 |
| Charles Durning |
Actor |
28-Feb-1923 |
|
The Muppet Movie |
| John Fahey |
Guitarist |
28-Feb-1939 |
22-Feb-2001 |
The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death |
| Mimsy Farmer |
Actor |
28-Feb-1945 |
|
Hot Rods to Hell |
| Mike Figgis |
Film Director |
28-Feb-1948 |
|
Liebestraum |
| Edmond Frémy |
Chemist |
28-Feb-1814 |
3-Feb-1894 |
Discovered hydrogen fluoride |
| Sidney J. Furie |
Film Director |
28-Feb-1933 |
|
The Ipcress File |
| Frank Gehry |
Architect |
28-Feb-1929 |
|
Postmodern architect |
| Gilbert Gottfried |
Comic |
28-Feb-1955 |
|
Loudmouth Jewish comic |
| René-Just Haüy |
Geologist |
28-Feb-1743 |
1-Jun-1822 |
Founder of crystallography |
| Ben Hecht |
Screenwriter |
28-Feb-1894 |
18-Apr-1964 |
The Front Page |
| Philip S. Hench |
Scientist |
28-Feb-1896 |
30-Mar-1965 |
Adrenocortical hormones |
| Donnie Iris |
Musician |
28-Feb-1943 |
|
Ah! Leah! |
| Brian Jones |
Guitarist |
28-Feb-1942 |
3-Jul-1969 |
Guitarist for the Rolling Stones |
| Smarty Jones |
Racehorse |
28-Feb-2001 |
|
Winner of 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness |
| Phil Karlton |
Computer Programmer |
28-Feb-1947 |
20-Jun-1997 |
Netscape Principal Curmudgeon |
| Chris Kraft |
Engineer |
28-Feb-1924 |
|
Long-time voice of NASA's Mission Control |
| Paul Krugman |
Columnist |
28-Feb-1953 |
|
New York Times columnist/economist |
| Karolina Kurkova |
Model |
28-Feb-1984 |
|
Graced cover of February 2001 Vogue |
| Ali Larter |
Actor |
28-Feb-1976 |
|
Final Destination |
| Robert Sean Leonard |
Actor |
28-Feb-1969 |
|
House, M.D. |
| Eric Lindros |
Hockey |
28-Feb-1973 |
|
Philadelphia Flyers, 1992-2000 |
| Mary Lyon |
Activist |
28-Feb-1797 |
5-Mar-1849 |
Founder of Mount Holyoke College |
| Gavin MacLeod |
Actor |
28-Feb-1931 |
|
Capt. Stubing on Love Boat |
| Joe Malone |
Hockey |
28-Feb-1890 |
15-May-1969 |
NHL Hall of Famer |
| Anthony W. Marx |
Educator |
28-Feb-1959 |
|
President, Amherst College |
| Peter Medawar |
Zoologist |
28-Feb-1915 |
2-Oct-1987 |
Acquired immunological tolerance |
| Vincente Minnelli |
Film Director |
28-Feb-1903 |
25-Jul-1986 |
The Courtship of Eddie's Father |
| Michel de Montaigne |
Essayist |
28-Feb-1533 |
23-Sep-1592 |
Essays |
| Zero Mostel |
Actor |
28-Feb-1915 |
8-Sep-1977 |
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum |
| Thomas Newcomen |
Inventor |
28-Feb-1663 |
5-Aug-1729 |
Atmospheric steam engine |
| James R. Olin |
Politician |
28-Feb-1920 |
29-Jul-2006 |
Congressman from Virginia, 1983-93 |
| Linus Pauling |
Chemist |
28-Feb-1901 |
19-Aug-1994 |
Reformed the science of chemistry |
| Clara Petacci |
Relative |
28-Feb-1912 |
28-Apr-1945 |
Mussolini's mistress |
| Bernadette Peters |
Actor |
28-Feb-1948 |
|
The Jerk, It Runs in the Family |
| Harvey Pitt |
Government |
28-Feb-1945 |
|
SEC Chairman, 2001-03 |
| Vsevolod Pudovkin |
Film Director |
28-Feb-1893 |
30-Jun-1953 |
Mother |
| René-Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur |
Biologist |
28-Feb-1683 |
17-Oct-1757 |
L'Histoire des Insectes |
| Leonard Riggio |
Business |
28-Feb-1941 |
|
CEO of Barnes & Noble, 1986-2002 |
| Robert A. Roe |
Politician |
28-Feb-1924 |
|
Congressman from New Jersey, 1969-93 |
| Mercedes Ruehl |
Actor |
28-Feb-1948 |
|
Married to the Mob |
| Martin Sabo |
Politician |
28-Feb-1938 |
|
Congressman from Minnesota, 1979-2007 |
| Bugsy Siegel |
Criminal |
28-Feb-1906 |
20-Jun-1947 |
Brought the mob to Las Vegas |
| John Simon |
Politician |
28-Feb-1873 |
11-Jan-1954 |
Lord Chancellor of Britain, 1940-45 |
| Bubba Smith |
Football |
28-Feb-1945 |
|
Athlete, Police Academy star |
| Dean Smith |
Basketball |
28-Feb-1931 |
|
UNC Basketball Head Coach, 1961-97 |
| Lemony Snicket |
Author |
28-Feb-1970 |
|
A Series of Unfortunate Events |
| Joe South |
Musician |
28-Feb-1940 |
|
Southern singer/songwriter and session guitarist |
| Stephen Spender |
Poet |
28-Feb-1909 |
16-Jul-1995 |
The Destructive Element |
| Dorothy Stratten |
Actor |
28-Feb-1960 |
14-Aug-1980 |
Actress, centerfold |
| Arthur Symons |
Poet |
28-Feb-1865 |
22-Jan-1945 |
English symbolist poet |
| Sir John Tenniel |
Artist |
28-Feb-1820 |
25-Feb-1914 |
Illustrator for Punch |
| Daniel C. Tsui |
Physicist |
28-Feb-1939 |
|
Fractional quantum Hall effect |
| Togiola Tulafono |
Politician |
28-Feb-1947 |
|
Governor of American Samoa |
| Tommy Tune |
Dancer |
28-Feb-1939 |
|
6'6" Broadway dancer |
| John Turturro |
Actor |
28-Feb-1957 |
|
Barton Fink, Five Corners |
| Ken Whisenhunt |
Football |
28-Feb-1962 |
|
Head Coach, Arizona Cardinals |
| Claude R. Wickard |
Government |
28-Feb-1893 |
29-Apr-1967 |
US Secretary of Agriculture, 1940-45 |
| Cindy Wilson |
Musician |
28-Feb-1957 |
|
Vocalist for the B-52s |
