Sergio Furlan (84)
February 29th, 1940

Olympic sailor – Sergio Furlan was born in Staranzano (Italian comune) on February 29th, 1940 and is 84 years old today.

Other personalities born on February 29

36

Chan Yun Lung

Badminton player

*February 29th, 1988, Hong Kong

36

Sarah Jane Scott

American musician

*February 29th, 1988, Wayne County

44

Chien Yu-Hsiu

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 29th, 1980, New Taipei

64

Tony Robbins

American author, professional speaker

*February 29th, 1960, North Hollywood

52

Pedro Sánchez

Prime Minister of Spain since 2018

*February 29th, 1972, Madrid

68

Ruby Wilson

American singer (1948-2016)

*February 29th, 1948, Fort Worth †August 12th, 2016, Memphis

70

Phyllis Frelich

American actress (1944-2014)

*February 29th, 1944, Devils Lake †April 10th, 2014, Temple City

72

Andrea Vissers

Dutch rower

*February 29th, 1952, Amsterdam

79

Alex Rocco

American actor (1936-2015)

*February 29th, 1936, Cambridge †July 18th, 2015, Studio City

95

Joss Ackland

English actor

*February 29th, 1928, Kensington †November 19th, 2023, Clovelly

44

Rubén Plaza

Spanish professional road bicycle racer

*February 29th, 1980, Ibi

80

Ene Ergma

Estonian politician and astrophysicist

*February 29th, 1944, Rakvere

88

Seymour Papert

MIT mathematician, computer scientist, and educator

*February 29th, 1928, Pretoria †July 31st, 2016, Blue Hill

80

Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri

Italian comic writer

*February 29th, 1944, Venice

48

Mark Pollock

Irish athlete

*February 29th, 1976, Holywood

76

Martin Suter

Swiss writer, playwright, screenwriter and publicist

*February 29th, 1948, Zürich

84

Henri Richard

Canadian ice hockey player (1936-2020)

*February 29th, 1936, Montreal †March 6th, 2020, Laval

71

Howard Nemerov

Poet (1920-1991)

*February 29th, 1920, New York City †July 5th, 1991, St. Louis

44

Arthur Van De Vijver

Belgian bicycle racer

*February 29th, 1948, Breendonk †March 9th, 1992, Bornem

76

David Beattie

Governor-General of New Zealand

*February 29th, 1924, Sydney †February 4th, 2001, Upper Hutt

88

Gennady Mesyats

Russian physicist

*February 29th, 1936, Kemerovo

56

Sadik Mujkič

Slovenian rower

*February 29th, 1968, Jesenice

36

Benedikt Höwedes

German association football player

*February 29th, 1988, Haltern am See

92

Reri Grist

American opera singer (coloratura soprano) of international renown

*February 29th, 1932, New York City

72

Tim Powers

American writer

*February 29th, 1952, Buffalo

96

Michèle Morgan

French actress (1920-2016)

*February 29th, 1920, Neuilly-sur-Seine †December 20th, 2016, Neuilly-sur-Seine

60

Dave Brailsford

Welsh cycling coach

*February 29th, 1964, Derby

40

Rogerio Castro Vázquez

Mexican politician

*February 29th, 1984, Cancun

95

Edward J. Kenney

British classical philologist

*February 29th, 1924, London †December 23rd, 2019

76

Rainder Steenblock

German politician

*February 29th, 1948, Leer

Also born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

76

Dawson Mathis

American politician (1940-2017)

*November 30th, 1940, Nashville †April 17th, 2017, Tifton

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

*February 23rd, 1940, New York City †August 16th, 2019, Los Angeles

82

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

*October 19th, 1940, Dublin †September 27th, 2023, Witham

83

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

84

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

83

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

84

Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

*April 16th, 1940, Amalienborg

79

René Auberjonois

American actor

*June 1st, 1940, New York City †December 8th, 2019, Los Angeles

77

John Mahoney

American actor (1940–2018)

*June 20th, 1940, Blackpool †February 4th, 2018, Chicago

83

Kip S. Thorne

American physicist

*June 1st, 1940, Logan

Sergio Furlan