Celebrities Born on February 29th – Leap Day Babies!!!

Ever wonder who was born on the rare February 29th that only occurs once every four years? Here are a few notables.

February 29, 1468, Paul III, last Renaissance Pope (1534-49) is born

February 29, 1736, Ann Lee, American founder of the Shakers, born in Manchester, England (d. 1784)

February 29, 1828, Antonio Guzman Blanco, president Venezuela is born

February 29, 1836, Dickey Pearce, American baseball shortstop (pioneer shortstop position and the man who introduced the bunt) and manager (NY Mutuals, St. Louis Brown Stockings), born in Brooklyn, NY (d. 1908)

February 29, 1840, John Philip Holland, Irish engineer and father of the modern submarine, born in Liscannor, Ireland (d. 1914)

February 29, 1840 William Harvey Carney, American Civil War soldier (first African-American to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor), born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 1908)

February 29, 1904, Jimmy Dorsey, American orchestra leader (Stage Show), born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania

February 29, 1904, Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausen – Holds the record for the longest ever personal name, born in Bergedorf, Germany (d. 1997)

February 29, 1916, Dinah Shore – American singer and actress (d. 1994)

February 29, 1920, Louise Wood, director of Girl Scouts of USA (1961-72)

February 29, 1924, Al Rosen, American baseball third baseman (MLB All-Star 1952–55; World Series 1948; AL MVP 1953; Cleveland Indians) and executive (NL Executive of the Year 1989), born in Spartanburg, South Carolina (d. 2015)

February 29, 1936, Henri Richard, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (record 11 Stanley Cups; NHL All-Star x 9; Montreal Canadiens), born in Montreal, Quebec1960 Tony Robbins, American motivational speaker

February 29, 1940, Billy Turner Jr., American Thoroughbred flat racing trainer (US Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing 1977, Seattle Slew), born in Rochester, New York

February 29, 1944, Dennis Farina, actor (Get Shorty, Law & Order, Crime Story), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2013)

February 29, 1960, Tony Robbins, American motivational speaker

February 29, 1972, Antonio Sabato Jr, actor (Jagger Cates-General Hospital)

February 29, 1976, Ja Rule, American rapper (Between Me and You, Always on Time) and actor, born in NYC, New York

February 29, 1984, Cullen Jones, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m freestyle 2008; 4x100m medley relay 2012), born in NYC, New York

February 29, 1984, Mark Foster American singer, songwriter, and musician is born