Famous birthdays on February 28
Famous people born on February 28, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♓ Star sign
Pisces
💎 Birthstone
Amethyst
👶 How common
No. 168 of 366
Born on February 28

Michel de Montaigne
born 1533 · French author, philosopher, and statesman (1533–1592)

Linus Pauling
born 1901 · American scientist (1901–1994)

Frank Gehry
born 1929 · Canadian and American architect (1929–2025)

Paul Krugman
born 1953 · American economist (born 1953)
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Gilbert Gottfried
born 1955 · American stand-up comedian (1955–2022)
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Daniel C. Tsui
born 1939 · Chinese-American physicist, Nobel laureate

Philip Reeve
born 1966 · English children's writer and illustrator

Ali Larter
born 1976 · American actress and model (born 1976)

Natalia Vodianova
born 1982 · Russian model
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Brian Jones
born 1942 · British musician (1942–1969)

Sepp Maier
born 1944 · German association football player and manager (born 1944)
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Alexey Ekimov
born 1945 · Russian physicist

Natalya Estemirova
born 1958 · Russian human rights activist (1958-2009)
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Sebastian Rudy
born 1990 · German association football player
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Sébastien Bourdais
born 1979 · French racecar driver

Suzanne Mubarak
born 1941 · former First Lady of Egypt

Stephanie Sigman
born 1987 · Mexican actress
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Şirin Tekeli
born 1944 · Turkish writer (1944–2017)
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Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari
born 1991 · Saudi Arabian man who was the heaviest living person in 2013
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Mario Andretti
born 1940 · Italian-American racing driver (born 1940)
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Dino Zoff
born 1942 · Italian association football player and manager
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Hiroshi Ochiai
born 1946 · Japanese association football player

Włodzimierz Lubański
born 1947 · Polish footballer

Eldar Mansurov
born 1952 · Azerbaijani musician
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Levir Culpi
born 1953 · Brazilian association football player and manager

Branko Ivanković
born 1954 · Croatian association football player and manager

Jan Ceulemans
born 1957 · Belgian footballer (born 1957)

John Turturro
born 1957 · American actor (born 1957)

Paulo Futre
born 1966 · Portuguese association football player

Néstor Lorenzo
born 1966 · Argentine footballer and manager
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Galab Donev
born 1967 · Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2022 to 2023
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Eric Van Meir
born 1968 · Belgian footballer

Ion Chicu
born 1972 · Moldovan politician

Lee Carsley
born 1974 · English-born Irish footballer and manager

Benjamin Raich
born 1978 · Austrian alpine ski racer

Denise Gough
born 1980 · Irish actress
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Piotr Giza
born 1980 · Polish footballer
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Ferran Pol
born 1983 · Andorran footballer

Laura Asadauskaitė
born 1984 · Lithuanian modern pentathlete (born 1984)
Karolína Kurková
born 1984 · Czech model
February 28 in every year
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Questions about February 28 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on February 28?
- Famous people born on February 28 include Michel de Montaigne (1533), Linus Pauling (1901), Frank Gehry (1929), Paul Krugman (1953), Gilbert Gottfried (1955).
- What star sign is someone born on February 28?
- Someone born on February 28 is a Pisces.
- What is the birthstone for February 28?
- The birthstone for February is amethyst.
- How common is a birthday on February 28?
- In the US, February 28 is the No. 168 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,395 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).