Notable Birthdays for February 29
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- Pope Paul III in 1468
- British religious leader Ann Lee, founder of the American Shaker sect, in 1736
- operatic composer Gioacchino Antonio Rossini in 1792
- American inventor John Holland, who pioneered the modern submarine, in 1840
- film director William Wellman in 1896
- big band leader Jimmy Dorsey in 1904
- singer Dinah Shore in 1916
- astronaut Jack Lousma in 1936 (age 84)
- actor Dennis Farina in 1944
- serial killer Aileen Wuornos in 1956
- motivational speaker Tony Robbins in 1960 (age 60)
- actor Antonio Sabato Jr. in 1972 (age 48)
- rapper Ja Rule, born Jeffrey Atkins, in 1976 (age 44)
- actor Peter Scanavino in 1980 (age 40)
- rock musician Mark Foster in 1984 (age 36)
- actor Jessie Usher in 1992 (age 28).
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