Famous Births on 27 Feb

Famous Births on 27 Feb1691 - Edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754)1711 - Constantine Mavrocordatos, Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (d. 1769)1779 - Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (d. 1842)1807 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet (d. 1882)1831 - Hiram Bond Everest, American cofounder of The Vacuum Oil Company (d. 1913)1862 - Anastasios Metaxas, Greek architect and shooter (d. 1937)1877 - Walter Briggs, Sr., American entrepreneur and sports team owner (d. 1952)1878 - Alvan T. Fuller, 50th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958)1886 - Hugo Black, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1971)1888 - Lotte Lehmann, German singer (d. 1976)1888 - Roberto Assagioli, Italian psychiatrist (d. 1974)1888 - Earl Caddock, American professional wrestler (d. 1950)1890 - Freddie Keppard, American jazz musician (d. 1933)1891 - David Sarnoff, Russian-born broadcast pioneer (d. 1971)1891 - Anne Samson, oldest-ever nun documented (d. 2004)1892 - William Demarest, American actor (d. 1983)1897 - Marian Anderson, American contralto (d. 1993)1899 - Charles Best, Canadian medical scientist (d. 1978)1902 - Gene Sarazen, American golfer (d. 1999)1902 - John Steinbeck, American writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1968)1903 - Grethe Weiser, German actress (d. 1970)1904 - James T. Farrell, American writer (d. 1979)1904 - Yulii Borisovich Khariton, Russian physicist (d. 1996)1904 - André Leducq, French cyclist (d. 1980)1904 - Chick Fullis, American baseball player (d. 1946)1905 - Franchot Tone, American actor (d. 1968)1907 - Mildred Bailey, American singer (d. 1951)1910 - Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, American aircraft engineer (Lockheed Skunk Works; d. 1990)1910 - Peter De Vries, American writer (d. 1993)1910 - Joan Bennett, American actress (d. 1990)1910 - Ted Horn, American race car driver (d. 1948)1912 - Lawrence Durrell, British writer (d. 1990)1912 - Kusumagraj, Indian writer (d. 1999)1913 - Irwin Shaw, American writer (d. 1984)1913 - Kazimierz Sabbat, Polish president (d. 1989)1917 - John Connally, American politician (d. 1993)1922 - Hans Rookmaaker, Dutch professor and art historian (d. 1977)1923 - Dexter Gordon, American jazz saxophonist (d. 1990)1925 - Samuel Dash, American Congressional counsel (d. 2004)1926 - David H. Hubel, Canadian neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate1927 - Lynn Cartwright, American actress (d. 2004)1927 - Guy Mitchell, American singer (d. 1999)1928 - Ariel Sharon, former Prime Minister of Israel1929 - Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer1929 - Jack Gibson, Australian rugby league footballer and coach (d. 2008)1930 - Joanne Woodward, American actress1930 - Peter Stone, American writer (d. 2003)1930 - Paul von Ragué Schleyer, American chemist1932 - Elizabeth Taylor, British-American actress1933 - Raymond Berry, American football player1934 - Vincent Fourcade, French interior designer (d. 1992)1934 - N. Scott Momaday, American writer1934 - Ralph Nader, American consumer activist1934 - Van Williams, American actor1935 - Mirella Freni, Italian soprano1936 - Ron Barassi, Australian rules footballer1936 - Roger Mahony, fourth Archbishop of Los Angeles1937 - David Ackles, American singer songwriter (d. 1999)1937 - Barbara Babcock, American actress1939 - Peter Revson, American racecar driver (d. 1974)1940 - Howard Hesseman, American actor1940 - Bill Hunter, Australian actor1941 - Paddy Ashdown, British politician1942 - Robert H. Grubbs, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate1942 - Charlayne Hunter-Gault, American journalist1942 - Michel Forget, French Canadian actor1943 - Mary Frann, American actress (d. 1998)1943 - Morten Lauridsen, American comr1944 - Roger Scruton, British philosopher1944 - Ken Grimwood, American writer (d. 2003)1945 - Carl Anderson, American singer and actor (d. 2004)1947 - Gidon Kremer, Latvian violinist1951 - Steve Harley, British rock musician (Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel)1952 - Stathis Psaltis, Greek actor1953 - Gabriela Svobodová, Czech cross country skier1954 - Neal Schon, American musician (Journey)1955 - Peter Christopherson, English musician and video director1957 - Adrian Smith, English musician (Iron Maiden)1957 - Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator1957 - Viktor Markin, Russian athlete1957 - Timothy Spall, English actor1958 - Naas Botha, South African rugby union footballer1958 - Nancy Spungen, American murder victim of Sid Vicious (d. 1978)1959 - Johnny Van Zant, American singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd)1960 - Andrés Gómez, Ecuadorian tennis player1961 - James Worthy, American basketball player1962 - Adam Baldwin, American actor1962 - Grant Show, American actor1963 - Pär r, Swedish politician1964 - Todd Bodine, American race car driver1965 - Noah Emmerich, American actor1965 - Joakim Sundström, Swedish sound editor and sound designer1965 - Frank Peter Zimmermann, German violinist1966 - Donal Logue, Canadian actor1968 - Matt Stairs, Canadian baseball player1969 - Brad Vander Ark, American musician1970 - Michael A. Burstein, American writer1970 - Kent Desormeaux, American jockey1970 - Matthias Lechner, German art director1970 - Patricia Petibon, French opera singer1971 - Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, American singer (TLC)1971 - Derren Brown, British psychological illusionist1973 - Ali Tabatabaee, American Iranian rapper (Zebrahead)1973 - Mark Taylor, Welsh rugby union footballer1973 - Peter André, Australian singer - Husband to Katie Price, Glamour model1975 - Prodromos Korkizoglou, Greek decathlete1975 - Shelby Walker, American mixed martial artist (d. 2006)1976 - Tony Gonzalez, American football player1977 - James Wan, Australian film director1977 - Ji Sung, South Korean actor1977 - Lance Hoyt, American professional wrestler1978 - James Beattie, English footballer1980 - Bobby Valentino, American singer1980 - Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton1981 - Josh Groban, American singer1981 - Elodie Ouédraogo, Belgian athlete1983 - Devin Harris, American basketball player1983 - Hayley Angel Wardle, English actress1983 - Kate Mara, American actress1984 - David Noel, American basketball player1984 - Antti Tuisku, Finnish singer1984 - Lotta Schelin, Swedish female footballer1985 - Juliana Imai, Brazilian model1985 - Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Russian Footballer1989 - Kelly Breeding, American singer from B51991 - Azeem Rafiq, Yorkshire CCC & English U15 captain272 - Constantine I, Roman emperor (d. 337)

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