| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| James G. Abourezk |
Politician |
24-Feb-1931 |
|
US Senator from South Dakota, 1973-79 |
| Katie Arnoldi |
Novelist |
24-Feb-1959 |
|
Chemical Pink |
| Bill Bailey |
Comic |
24-Feb-1964 |
|
Panelist, Never Mind the Buzzcocks |
| Zdzislaw Beksinski |
Painter |
24-Feb-1929 |
22-Feb-2005 |
Fantastic-Realist Painter |
| Arrigo Boito |
Composer |
24-Feb-1842 |
10-Jun-1918 |
Mefistofele |
| Barry Bostwick |
Actor |
24-Feb-1945 |
|
Brad in Rocky Horror Picture Show |
| Beth Broderick |
Actor |
24-Feb-1959 |
|
Aunt Zelda on Sabrina |
| Judith Butler |
Scholar |
24-Feb-1956 |
|
Gender Trouble |
| Leo von Caprivi |
Head of State |
24-Feb-1831 |
6-Feb-1899 |
Chancellor of Germany, 1890-94 |
| Mary Ellen Chase |
Scholar |
24-Feb-1887 |
28-Jul-1973 |
Silas Crockett |
| Chris Chocola |
Politician |
24-Feb-1962 |
|
Congressman from Indiana, 2003-07 |
| Pope Clement VIII |
Religion |
24-Feb-1536 |
5-Mar-1605 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1592-1605 |
| Nugget Coombs |
Economist |
24-Feb-1906 |
29-Oct-1997 |
Banker, proponent of aboriginal rights |
| Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer |
Biologist |
24-Feb-1907 |
17-May-2004 |
Ichthyologist, discovered Coelacanth |
| Johann Baptist Cramer |
Pianist |
24-Feb-1771 |
16-Apr-1858 |
Études |
| William H. Crawford |
Politician |
24-Feb-1772 |
15-Sep-1834 |
Senator and 1824 candidate for President |
| Bettino Craxi |
Head of State |
24-Feb-1934 |
19-Jan-2000 |
Prime Minister of Italy, 1983-87 |
| David L. Cunningham |
Film Director |
24-Feb-1971 |
|
The Path to 9/11 |
| Trace Cyrus |
Musician |
24-Feb-1989 |
|
Metro Station |
| Bud Day |
Activist |
24-Feb-1925 |
|
Former POW |
| Fred Dean |
Football |
24-Feb-1952 |
|
NFL Hall of Famer |
| John Gunther Dean |
Diplomat |
24-Feb-1926 |
|
US Ambassador to India, 1985-88 |
| Don John of Austria |
Royalty |
24-Feb-1547 |
1-Oct-1578 |
Defeated Turks at Lepanto |
| Peter Duel |
Actor |
24-Feb-1940 |
31-Dec-1971 |
Alias Smith and Jones |
| James Farentino |
Actor |
24-Feb-1938 |
24-Jan-2012 |
The Final Countdown |
| Jim Ferrier |
Golf |
24-Feb-1915 |
13-Jun-1986 |
Winner, 1947 PGA Championship |
| Mike Fratello |
Basketball |
24-Feb-1947 |
|
NBA Coach, commentator |
| Riccardo Freda |
Film Director |
24-Feb-1909 |
20-Dec-1999 |
I Vampiri |
| Jeff Garcia |
Football |
24-Feb-1970 |
|
NFL QB |
| Alessandro Gassman |
Actor |
24-Feb-1965 |
|
Transporter 2 |
| Ralph F. Gates |
Politician |
24-Feb-1893 |
28-Jul-1978 |
Governor of Indiana, 1945-49 |
| Bruce S. Gelb |
Diplomat |
24-Feb-1927 |
|
US Ambassador to Belgium, 1991-93 |
| William J. Grede |
Business |
24-Feb-1897 |
5-Jun-1989 |
Grede Foundries, Inc. |
| John Grogan |
Politician |
24-Feb-1961 |
|
British MP, Selby |
| Michael Harrington |
Activist |
24-Feb-1928 |
31-Jul-1989 |
The Other America |
| Mitch Hedberg |
Comic |
24-Feb-1968 |
30-Mar-2005 |
Stand-up comedian known for one-liners |
| Lleyton Hewitt |
Tennis |
24-Feb-1981 |
|
Winner of 3 Grand Slam titles |
| Steven Hill |
Actor |
24-Feb-1922 |
|
Adam Schiff on Law & Order |
| Samuel Hoare |
Politician |
24-Feb-1880 |
7-May-1959 |
UK Home Secretary, 1937-39 |
| Rupert Holmes |
Singer/Songwriter |
24-Feb-1947 |
|
The Piña Colada Song |
| Winslow Homer |
Painter |
24-Feb-1836 |
30-Sep-1910 |
Maritime painter, Eight Bells |
| Constance J. Horner |
Government |
24-Feb-1942 |
|
Former Civil Rights Commissioner |
| Andrew Jacobs, Jr. |
Politician |
24-Feb-1932 |
|
Congressman from Indiana, 1965-97 |
| Steve Jobs |
Business |
24-Feb-1955 |
5-Oct-2011 |
Co-Founder of Apple Computer |
| Jay Kenneth Johnson |
Actor |
24-Feb-1977 |
|
Days of Our Lives |
| Zach Johnson |
Golf |
24-Feb-1976 |
|
Winner of 2007 Masters |
| Sharon Kane |
Pornstar |
24-Feb-1956 |
|
Passage Thru Pamela, Endless Hummer |
| Sammy Kershaw |
Country Musician |
24-Feb-1958 |
|
She Don't Know She's Beautiful |
| Phil Knight |
Business |
24-Feb-1938 |
|
Co-Founder of Nike |
| Henry Laurens |
Politician |
24-Feb-1724 |
8-Dec-1792 |
Captured negotiating treaty with Holland |
| Denis Law |
Soccer |
24-Feb-1940 |
|
Scottish footballer, Manchester United |
| Barbara Lawrence |
Actor |
24-Feb-1930 |
|
A Letter to Three Wives |
| Michel Legrand |
Composer |
24-Feb-1932 |
|
Film composer, The Windmills of Your Mind |
| Kasi Lemmons |
Actor |
24-Feb-1961 |
|
Eve's Bayou |
| Joseph Lieberman |
Politician |
24-Feb-1942 |
|
US Senator from Connecticut |
| Samuel Lover |
Novelist |
24-Feb-1797 |
6-Jul-1868 |
Handy Andy, an Irish Tale |
| Mike Lowell |
Baseball |
24-Feb-1974 |
|
Boston Red Sox |
| Marjorie Main |
Actor |
24-Feb-1890 |
10-Apr-1975 |
Ma and Pa Kettle |
| Matthias |
Royalty |
24-Feb-1557 |
20-Mar-1619 |
Holy Roman Emperor, 1612-19 |
| Matthias Corvinus |
Royalty |
24-Feb-1443 |
6-Apr-1490 |
King of Hungary, 1458-90 |
| Floyd Mayweather, Jr. |
Boxing |
24-Feb-1977 |
|
WBC Welterweight boxing champion |
| J. P. McGowan |
Actor |
24-Feb-1880 |
26-Mar-1952 |
Somewhere in Sonora |
| Jillian Michaels |
TV Personality |
24-Feb-1974 |
|
Trainer, The Biggest Loser |
| Zell Miller |
Politician |
24-Feb-1932 |
|
US Senator from Georgia, 2000-05 |
| Victor Moore |
Actor |
24-Feb-1876 |
24-Jul-1962 |
Swing Time |
| Mark Moses |
Actor |
24-Feb-1958 |
|
Paul Young on Desperate Housewives |
| Eugene F. Murphy |
Business |
24-Feb-1934 |
|
Vice Chairman of GE, 1997-99 |
| Eddie Murray |
Baseball |
24-Feb-1956 |
|
Eight-time All-Star Hall of Famer |
| Bingu wa Mutharika |
Head of State |
24-Feb-1934 |
5-Apr-2012 |
President of Malawi, 2004-12 |
| Jerry Nachman |
Journalist |
24-Feb-1946 |
19-Jan-2004 |
MSNBC reporter |
| Joseph P. Newhouse |
Economist |
24-Feb-1942 |
|
Rand economist, Harvard professor |
| Chester W. Nimitz |
Military |
24-Feb-1885 |
20-Feb-1966 |
WWII Commander of US Pacific Navy |
| Jenny O'Hara |
Actor |
24-Feb-1942 |
|
Dixie Randazzo on My Sister Sam |
| Edward James Olmos |
Actor |
24-Feb-1947 |
|
Battlestar Galactica |
| Giovanni Pico della Mirandola |
Philosopher |
24-Feb-1463 |
17-Nov-1494 |
Italian philosopher and mystic |
| Kasper Rorsted |
Business |
24-Feb-1962 |
|
EVP at Henkel |
| Debra Jo Rupp |
Actor |
24-Feb-1951 |
|
Kitty Forman on That '70s Show |
| George Ryan |
Politician |
24-Feb-1934 |
|
Governor of Illinois, 1999-2003 |
| Bob Sanders |
Football |
24-Feb-1981 |
|
Indianapolis Colts |
| Brian P. Schmidt |
Astronomer |
24-Feb-1967 |
|
Accelerating universe |
| Zachary Scott |
Actor |
24-Feb-1914 |
3-Oct-1965 |
The Mask of Dimitrios |
| Renata Scotto |
Singer |
24-Feb-1934 |
|
Italian operatic soprano |
| Terry Semel |
Business |
24-Feb-1943 |
|
CEO of Yahoo, 2001-07 |
| Helen Shaver |
Actor |
24-Feb-1951 |
|
In Praise of Older Women |
| Michelle Shocked |
Musician |
24-Feb-1962 |
|
Short Sharp Shocked |
| Richard B. Shull |
Actor |
24-Feb-1929 |
14-Oct-1999 |
Holmes and Yo-Yo |
| Don Siegelman |
Politician |
24-Feb-1946 |
|
Governor of Alabama, 1999-2003 |
| Bonnie Somerville |
Actor |
24-Feb-1974 |
|
Laura Murphy on NYPD Blue |
| Gayatri Spivak |
Scholar |
24-Feb-1942 |
|
Postcolonialist theorist, Can the Subaltern Speak? |
| Earl Sweatshirt |
Rapper |
24-Feb-1994 |
|
OFWGKTA rapper |
| Jane Swift |
Politician |
24-Feb-1965 |
|
Governor of Massachusetts, 2001-03 |
| Richard Thorpe |
Film Director |
24-Feb-1896 |
1-May-1991 |
Jailhouse Rock |
| John Vernon |
Actor |
24-Feb-1932 |
1-Feb-2005 |
Dean Wormer in Animal House |
| Abe Vigoda |
Actor |
24-Feb-1921 |
|
Fish on Barney Miller (not dead yet) |
| Honus Wagner |
Baseball |
24-Feb-1874 |
6-Dec-1955 |
Pittsburgh shortstop on valuable baseball card |
| Collin Walcott |
Jazz Musician |
24-Feb-1945 |
8-Nov-1984 |
Jazz sitar player |
| Dennis Waterman |
Actor |
24-Feb-1948 |
|
Terry McCann on Minder |
| Teri Weigel |
Pornstar |
24-Feb-1962 |
|
Lips Wide Shut, Whores R Us |
| Terry Winograd |
Scientist |
24-Feb-1946 |
|
Understanding Natural Language |
| Paula Zahn |
Journalist |
24-Feb-1956 |
|
CNN's Paula Zahn Now |
| Billy Zane |
Actor |
24-Feb-1966 |
|
The Phantom |
