Born On The 28th of February? And A List of Famous People Who Are

So, were you born on this date? Do you know of anyone who was? With nothing better to do, I’d recently created a group where all members would have the same birthday.

Do all Feb 28-ers think alike? Who are they, how are they, where are they, and why are they? Is there a pattern? Is there really a connection between all who share the same Zodiac sign, being this precise?

I guess we’ll find out some day. But first, it’d be great to know where everyone is. How many of ‘us’ are out there, do you think? I gues I am interested in finding a pattern, if there is one.

Now, wouldn’t it be great if a whole lot of us who have the same birthday meet at one place for our birthday? Maybe we can do that and get in the Guiness Book of World Records.

One giant birthday card. One giant candle. One monstrous cake. A birthday party so big we’d have to rent a small town! Oh, the dreams we have.

So wanna know who else (famous, not so famous) shares our birthday?

Here is a random list

Linus Pauling (scientist) 1901–Two time Nobel Prize Winner. Considered one of the greatest Chemists of the 20th Century.

Brian Jones (musician) 1940 — of the ginormous Rolling Stones

John Turturro (actor) 1957

Bernadette Peters (actor) 1948

Mercedes Ruehl (actor) 1948

Mike Figgis (filmmaker) 1948

Mario Andretti (speed racer) 1940

Milton Caniff (cartoonist) 1907 — creator of newspaper comics ‘Terry and The Pirates (1934 and ‘Steve Canyon (1947). [The term 'Dragon Lady' comes from a character of his in 'Pirates'.]

Dorothy Stratten (model/actor) 1960

Ali Larter (actor) 1976 [my exact birthday match--moderator]

Smarty Jones (thoroughbred) 2001 — this horse was all over the news. As well it should be.

Michel de Montaigne (French Philosopher) 1533

Berthold Auerbach (novelist) 1812

Ernest Renan was (French Philosopher) 1823

Ben Hecht (Novelist, Auhtor, Playwright) 1893

Vincente Minnelli (filmmaker) 1903

Tom Aldredge (actor) 1928 [most recently in COLD MOUNTAIN]

Tommy Tune (actor) 1939

Alice May Brock (author, restaurateur) 1941

Gilbert Gottfried (comedian) 1955

Rae Dawn Chong (actor/director) 1962

Rory Cochrane (actor) 1972 [most recently 'Hart's War]

Tangi Miller (actor) 1974 [Felicity]

Daniel Handler (author) 1970 — Lemony Snicket series

Robert Sean Leonard (actor) 1969

Sarah Bolger (actor) 1991 — [played Christy in 'In America']

David Esparza (sound editor) 1978 [recent works, The Pink Panther, The Ringer, Shopgirl]‘

Guy Maddin (filmmaker) 1956 [recent film Saddest Music in the World w/I. Rossellini]

Jennifer Kapoor (actor/desinger) 1934 [married Indian star Shashi Kapoor]

Frank Gehry (Architect) 1929====Charles Durning (actor) 1928

Saul Zaentz (producer) 1921 [The English Patient, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]

Zero Mostel (actor) 1915 [The Producers, The Front]

Don McGuire (screenwriter) 1919 [Tootsie]

Bugsy Siegel (businessman?) 1906

OTHER FEB 28 LISTS

BASEBALL PLAYERS

BRAINY HISTORY

THIS DAY THAT YEAR

NNDB

I’m sure these lists don’t even scratch the surface, but it’s a great start.