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Born on February 29th
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joss Ackland | Actor | 29-Feb-1928 | White Mischief | |
| Karl Ernst von Baer | Biologist | 29-Feb-1792 | 28-Nov-1876 | De Ovi Mammalium |
| Morarji Desai | Head of State | 29-Feb-1896 | 10-Apr-1995 | Prime Minister of India, 1977-79 |
| Jimmy Dorsey | Musician | 29-Feb-1904 | 12-Jun-1957 | Popular bandleader and swing musician |
| Dennis Farina | Actor | 29-Feb-1944 | Ray Barboni in Get Shorty | |
| Ken Foree | Actor | 29-Feb-1948 | Dawn of the Dead | |
| Arthur Franz | Actor | 29-Feb-1920 | 17-Jun-2006 | The Sniper |
| Herman Hollerith | Inventor | 29-Feb-1860 | 17-Nov-1929 | Invented the punchcard |
| Ann Lee | Religion | 29-Feb-1736 | 8-Sep-1784 | Mother Ann, Founder of the Shakers |
| Pepper Martin | Baseball | 29-Feb-1904 | 5-Mar-1965 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| James Mitchell | Actor | 29-Feb-1920 | 22-Jan-2010 | All My Children |
| Michèle Morgan | Actor | 29-Feb-1920 | La Symphonie pastorale | |
| Pope Paul III | Religion | 29-Feb-1468 | 10-Nov-1549 | Roman Catholic Pope, 1534-49 |
| Costa M. Pleicones | Judge | 29-Feb-1944 | Justice, South Carolina Supreme Court | |
| Richard Ramirez | Criminal | 29-Feb-1960 | Serial killer, on death row in California | |
| Henri Richard | Hockey | 29-Feb-1936 | Montreal Canadiens, Hall of Famer | |
| Tony Robbins | Author | 29-Feb-1960 | Toothy motivational speaker | |
| Alex Rocco | Actor | 29-Feb-1936 | Moe Greene in The Godfather | |
| Gioacchino Rossini | Composer | 29-Feb-1792 | 13-Nov-1868 | William Tell Overture |
| Ja Rule | Rapper | 29-Feb-1976 | Holla Holla | |
| Antonio Sabato, Jr. | Actor | 29-Feb-1972 | Mindstorm | |
| Leonard Shoen | Business | 29-Feb-1916 | 4-Oct-1999 | Founder of U-Haul |
| Dinah Shore | Singer | 29-Feb-1916 | 24-Feb-1994 | See the U-S-A in a Chev-ro-let |
| Bart Stupak | Politician | 29-Feb-1952 | Congressman from Michigan, 1993-2011 | |
| Eugene Volokh | Blogger | 29-Feb-1968 | Volokh Conspiracy | |
| William A. Wellman | Film Director | 29-Feb-1896 | 9-Dec-1975 | The High and the Mighty |
| Saul Williams | Rapper | 29-Feb-1972 | Slam | |
| Aileen Wuornos | Criminal | 29-Feb-1956 | 9-Oct-2002 | Notorious serial killer |
And, of course, yours truly---waiter, writer, lover, blogger , friend , ex-smoker, ex-alcoholic, retiree, reviewer of theatre, movies, restaurants, animal lover and just getting started!!!
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