Famous Birthdays in February

If you were born in February, you might be famous too!

“Life is too short to blend in.”
Paris Hilton, born February 17, 1981

Famous February Birthdays
40th President of the U.S., Ronald Reagan. Born February 6, 1911

Explore famous February birthdays to discover who shares your special day.

Ever heard of Charles Lindbergh? He was born on February 4th and was the first person to fly non-stop from the United States to Europe. Ji mmy Stewart starred in The Spirit of St. Louis, a 1957 movie about Lindbergh’s famous flight.

For country music fans, Clint Black was born on February 4th, Garth Brooks was born on February 7th, and Mary Chapin Carpenter was born on February 21st.

If you like music as long as it isn’t country, have you heard of Graham Nash? He was part of the very famous Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and he was born February 2nd. Many other music stars were February babies.

Jennifer Aniston, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Ivana Trump, Rihanna, Steve Jobs and George Washington are all on the Famous February Birthdays list. Have a look and you might just find your kindred spirit.

Famous Birthday Boy or Girl
Lived
to Be
Birth and
Death Year
Who is He or She?
What makes them famous?
January 1st
Lauren Conrad
1986-still kickin’ Actress: The Hills (2006-2010)
Don Everly
1937-still kickin’ Singer: The Everly Brothers
Sherilyn Fenn
1956-still kickin’ Actress: Twin Peaks
Clark Gable
59
1901-1960 Actor: Gone With the Wind (1939)
Michael C. Hall
1971-still kickin’ Actor: Six Feet Under
Sherman Hemsely
1938-still kickin’ Actor: The Jeffersons
Langston Hughes
65
1902-1967 Poet: The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Rick James
56
1948-2004 Singer: “Super Freak”
Brendon Lee
28
1965-199 Actor/Martial artist: The Crow
Rachelle LeFevre
1979-still kickin’ Actress: Twilight saga
Lisa Marie Presley
1968-still kickin’ Singer: “Lights Out” (2003)
Jessica Savitch
1983-still kickin’ Host: PBS’ Frontline
Pauly Shore
1968-still kickin’ Comedian: MTV/Totally Pauly
Princess Stephanie
1956-still kickin’ Princess of Monaco
February 2nd Famous February Birthdays for Groundhogs
Christie Brinkley
1954-still kickin’ Well known American Model
Farrah Fawcett
62
1947-2009 Actress: Charlie’s Angels (’76-’81)
James Joyce
59
1882-1941 Author
Graham Nash
1942-still kickin’ Singer: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Shakira
1977-still kickin’ Singer: “Laundry Service” (2002)
Tom Smothers
1937-still kickin’ Comedian: Smothers Brothers
Elaine Stritch
1925-still kickin’ Actress: 30 Rock
February 3rd
Joey Bishop
89
1918-2007 Entertainer: The Joey Bishop Show
Blythe Danner
1943-still kickin’ Actress: The Lucky Ones (2012)
Morgan Fairchild
1950-still kickin’ Actress: Flamingo Road (1980-82)
Isla Fisher
1976-still kickin’ Actress: Confessions of Shopaholic
Dr. Henry Heimlich
1920-still kickin’ Inventor of the Heimlich maneuver
Sean Kingston
1990-still kickin’ Singer: ‘Beautiful Girls” (2007)
Nathan Lane
1956-still kickin’ Actor: The Birdcage (1996)
Norman Rockwell
84
1894-1978 Artist: Saturday Evening Post
Fran Tarkenton
1940-still kickin’ Host: Monday Night Football
Maura Tierney
1965-still kickin’ Actress: NewsRadio
February 4th
Clint Black
1962-still kickin’ Country Singer: “Killin’ Time” (1989)
Alice Cooper
1948-still kickin’ Singer: “Schools Out”(1972)
Gavin DeGraw
1977-still kickin’ Singer: “Chariot”
Oscar De La Hoya
1973-still kickin’ Olympic gold medalist-boxing (1992)
Natalie Imbruglia
1975-still kickin’ Actress: Closed for Winter (2009)
Charles Lindbergh
72
1902-1974 1st non-stop flight from US to Europe
Rosa Parks
92
1913-2005 African/American civil rights activist
Kimberly Wyatt
1982-still kickin’ Singer: Pussycat Dolls (2003-2010)
February 5th
Hank Aaron
1934-still kickin’ Famous MLB player (1954-1976)
Bobby Brown
1969-still kickin’ Singer: “Don’t Be Cruel” (1998)
John Carradine
82
1906-1988 Actor: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Sara Evans
1971-still kickin’ Singer: “A Little Bit Stronger” (2011)
Barbara Hershey
1948-still kickin’ Actress: Once Upon a Time (2011-)
Roger Staubach
1942-still kickin’ Hall of fame quarterback (1969-’79)
February 6th
Tom Brokaw
1940-still kickin’ Special correspondent
Natalie Cole
1950-still kickin’ Singer: “Our Love”
Zsa Zsa Gabor
1917-still kickin’ Actress: Moulin Rouge (1952)
Bob Marley
36
1945-1981 Singer: “Jamming”:”Stir it up”
Ronald Reagan
93
1911-2004 40th President of the U.S.A.
Axl Rose
1962-still kickin’ Singer: “Sweet Child O’ Mine” (1988)
Babe Ruth
53
1895-1948 Famous pro MLB player (1914-1935)
February 7th
Garth Brooks
1962-still kickin’ Singer: “More Than a Memory” (’07)
Charles Dickens
58
1812-1870 Author: Oliver Twist:Little Dorrit
Ashton Kutcher
1978-still kickin’ Actor: Two and Half Men, Room 401
Sinclair Lewis
66
1885-1951 Author: Arrowsmith, Babbitt
Pete Postlethwaite
65
1946-2011 Actor: The Usual Suspects (1995)
Chris Rock
1965-still kickin Actor/Host: The Chris Rock Show
James Spader
1960-still kickin’ Actor: Boston Legal:The Office
Laura Ingalls Wilder
90
1867-1957 Author: Little House series (’32-’43)
February 8th
Gary Coleman
42
1968-2010 Actor: Diff’rent Strokes (1978-1986)
James Dean
24
1931-1955 Actor: Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Seth Green
1974-still kickin’ Actor: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Ted Koppel
1940-still kickin’ News Analyst
Jack Lemmon
76
1925-2001 Actor: The Odd Couple (1970-1975)
Nick Nolte
1941-still kickin’ Actor: 48 Hours:Affliction:Warrior
William Sherman
71
1820-1891 U.S. Civil War General (1861-1865)
Jules Verne
77
1828-1905 Journey to the Center of the Earth
February 9th
Colin Egglesfield
1973-still kickin’ Actor: The Client List (2012)
Mia Farrow
1945-still kickin’ Actress: The Great Gatsby (1974)
Carole King
1942-still kickin’ Singer: “I Feel the Earth Move” (’71)
Thomas Paine
71
1738-1809 A founding father of the U.S.
Joe Pesci
1943-still kickin’ Actor: Home Alone (1990)
Travis Tritt
1963-still kickin’ Singer: “It’s All About to Change” (’91)
Zhang Ziyi
1971-still kickin’ Actress: Forever Enthralled (2008)
February 10th
Elizabeth Banks
1974-still kickin’ Actress: The Hunger Games (2012)
Laura Dern
1967-still kickin’ Actress: Enlightened (2012)
Jimmy Durante
87
1893-1980 Actor: The Jimmy Durante Show
Roberta Flack
1937-still kickin Singer: “The Closer I Get to You” (’78)
Greg Norman
1955-still kickin’ Australian pro golfer (1980s – 1990s)
Emma Roberts
1991-still kickin’ Actress: Hotel for Dogs (2009)
Mark Spitz
1950-still kickin’ Olympic gold medalist-swimmer(’72)
George Stephanopoulos
1961-still kickin’ Host: ABC news This Week
Robert Wagner
1930-still kickin’ Actor: It Takes a Thief (1968-1970)
February 11th
Jennifer Aniston
1969-still kickin’ Actress: Friends:Bruce Almighty
Brandy
1979-still kickin’ Singer/actress: The Game (2006-)
Sheryl Crow
1962-still kickin’ Singer: “Summer Day” (2010)
Thomas Edison
84
1847-1931 Inventor: light bulb
Eva Gabor
76
1919-1995 Actress: Green Acres (1965-1971)
Taylor Lautner
1992-still kickin’ Actor: The Twilight Saga (2008-’12)
Tina Louise
1934-still kickin’ Actress: Gilligan’s Island (1964-’67)
Leslie Nielsen
84
1926-2010 Actor: Airplane!:Forbidden Planet
Sarah Palin
1964-still kickin’ Politician/writer:Going Rogue (2009)
Burt Reynolds
1936-still kickin’ Actor: The Cannonball Run (1981)
Kelly Rowland
1981-still kickin Singer: “Stole”:”Work”:”Dilemma”
February 12th Famous February Birthdays for Abraham Lincoln fans
Maud Adams
1945-still kickin’ Actress: Man with the Golden Gun
Shane Baume
1987-still kickin’ Actor: Daddy Daycare:Wild Hogs
Omar Bradley
88
1893-1981 General in WW II: N. Africa & Europe
Josh Brolin
1968-still kickin’ Actor: Men In Black 3 (2012)
Charles Darwin
73
1809-1882 Naturalist: On the Origin of Species
Abraham Lincoln
56
1809-1865 16th President of the United States
Chynna Phillips
1968-still kickin’ Singer: “One Reason” (2009)
Christina Ricci
1980-still kickin’ Actress: Addams Family
Jennifer Stone
1993-still kickin’ Actress: Mean Girls 2 (2011)
February 13th
Stockard Channing
1944-still kickin’ Actor: Grease & The West Wing
Peter Gabriel
1950-still kickin’ Musician: “New Blood” (2011-album)
Jerry Springer
1944-still kickin’ Host: The Jerry Springer Show
Mena Suvari
1979-still kickin’ Actress: American Reunion (2012)
February 14th Famous February Birthdays for Lovers!
Jules Asner
1958-stil kickin’ Host: Wild On!:Extra:Hard Copy
Jack Benny
80
1894-1974 Actor: The Jack Benny Program
Florence Henderson
1934-still kickin’ Actress: The Brady Bunch (’69-’74)
Freddie Highmore
1992-still kickin’ Actor: Finding Neverland
Gregory Hines
57
1946-2003 Actor: The Gregory Hines Show (’97)
Rob Thomas
1972-still kickin’ Musician: “Disease”:”3 AM”
Meg Tilly
1960-still kickin’ Actress: Bomb Girls (2012)
February 15th
Susan B. Anthony
86
1820-1906 Women’s Temperance Movement
John Barrymore
60
1882-1942 Actor: Don Juan
Brandon Boyd
1976-still kickin’ Lead vocalist for Incubus
Galileo Galilei
78
1564-1642 Scientist: “The father of science”
Matt Groening
1954-still kickin’ Cartoonist: The Simpsons (1989-)
Harvey Korman
81
1927-2008 Actor: The Carol Burnett Show
Amber Riley
1986-still kickin’ Actress: Glee (2009-)
Jane Seymour
1951-still kickin’ Actress: Dr Quinn; Medicine Woman
Charles L. Tiffany
90
1812-1902 Founder of Tiffany & Co. (1837)
February 16th
Sonny Bono
63
1935-1998 Actor: Sonny & Cher (1960s-70s)
Edgar Burgen
75
1903-1978 Ventriloquist: “Charlie McCarthy”
LeVar Burton
1957-still kickin’ Actor:Star Trek: Next Generation
Sarah Clarke
1972-still kickin’ Actress: The Twilight Saga
Christopher Eccleston
1964-still kickin’ Actor: Doctor Who (2007)
William Katt
1951-still kickin’ Actor: The Greatest American Hero
Ice T
1958-still kickin’ Musician/actor: Law & Order (2000-)
John McEnroe
1959-still kickin’ Former world #1 tennis player
February 17th
Paris Hilton
1981-still kickin’ Heiress/Actress: The Simple Life
Hal Holbrook
1925-still kickin’ Actor: Into the Wild (2007)
Michael Jordan
1963-still kickin’ Retired pro basketball player
Richard Karn
1956-still kickin’ Actor/host: Family Feud (2000s)
Jerry O’Connel
1974-still kickin’ Actor: The Defenders (2010-11)
Denise Richards
1971-still kickin’ Denise Richards: It’s Complicated
Rene Russo
1954-still kickin’ Actress: Lethal Weapon 3 & 4
Daniel Whitney
1963-still kickin’ Comedian: Larry the Cable Guy
February 18th
Matt Dillon
1964-still kickin’ Actor: The Outsiders, Tex, Herbie
Dr. Dre
1965-still kickin’ Rapper: The Chronic & Let Me Ride
John Hughes
59
1950-2009 Filmmaker: Home Alone + sequels
Yoko Ono
1933-still kickin’ Japanese artist & peace activist
Toni Morrison
1931-still kickin Novelist: Sula (’73) Beloved (’87)
Jack Palance
87
1919-2006 Actor: City Slickers (1991)
Molly Ringwald
1968-still kickin’ Actress: Pretty in Pink (1986)
Cybill Shepherd
1950-still kickin Actress: Cybill, Psych, Moonlighting
Louis Comfort Tiffany
85
1848-1933 Accomplished stained glass artist
John Travolta
1954-still kickin’ Actor :Grease, Wild Hogs, Face/Off
Vanna White
1957-still kickin’ Hostess of Wheel of Fortune (1982-)
February 19th
Paula Abdul
1962-still kickin Singer & judge on The X-Factor
Prince Andrew
1960-still kickin’ Duke of York/Commander
Justine Bateman
1966-still kickin’ Actress: Family Ties (1982-1989)
Jeff Daniels
1955-still kickin’ Actor: Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Haylie Duff
1985-still kickin’ Actress: 7th Heaven (1996-2007)
Smokey Robinson
1940-still kickin’ Singer: “Cruisin”, “Being With You”
Seal
1963-still kickin’ Musician: Kiss From a Rose (1994)
February 20th Famous February Birthdays for Pet Lovers
Ansel Adams
82
1902-1984 Well-known American photographer
Charles Barkley
1963-still kickin’ Host: Inside the NBA (2000-)
Kurt Cobain
27
1967-1994 Former lead singer for Nirvana
Cindy Crawford
1966-still kickin’ American supermodel/actress
Patty Hearst
1954-still kickin’ Heiress known for being kidnapped
Sidney Poitier
1927-still kickin’ Actor: Lilies of the Field (1962)
Rihanna
1988-still kickin’ Singer: “We Found Love” (2011)
Ivana Trump
1949-still kickin’ Known for marriage to Donald Trump
Gloria Vanderbilt
1924-still kickin’ Artist: developer of designer jeans
February 21st
William Baldwin
1963-still kickin’ Actor: Parenthood (2010-)
Corbin Bleu
1989-still kickin’ Actor: High School Musical (’06-’11)
Erma Bombeck
69
1927-1996 Writer: A Marriage made in Heaven
Mary Chapin Carpenter
1958-still kickin’ Country singer: “The Calling” (2007)
Charlotte Church
1986-still kickin’ Singer: “Back to Scratch” (2010)
Anthony Daniels
1946-still kickin’ Hint: Star Wars/talkative gold droid
Tyne Daly
1946-still kickin’ Actress: Cagney & Lacey (1981-’88)
Kelsey Grammer
1955-still kickin’ Actor: Cheers
Ashley Greene
1987-still kickin’ Actress: Twilight (2008-)
Jennifer Love Hewitt
1979-still kickin’ Actress: Hot In Cleveland (2010-)
Rue McClanahan
76
1934-2010 Actress: The Golden Girls (’85-’92)
Ellen Page
1987-still kickin’ Actress:Inception: Juno, X-Men
William Petersen
1953-still kickin’ Actor: CSI, Manhunter
February 22nd Famous February Birthdays for George Washington fans
Drew Barrymore
1975-still kickin’ Actress: E.T., Grey Gardens
Julius Erving
1950-still kickin’ Pro basketball player (1971-1987)
Steve Irwin
44
1962-2006 Wildlife expert: The Crocodile Hunter
Clinton Kelly
1969-still kickin’ Host:What Not to Wear: The Chew
Ted Kennedy
77
1932-2009 4th-longest-serving senator (’62-’09)
Kyle MacLachlan
1959-still kickin’ Actor: Blue Velvet, Dune, The Doors
Edna St.Vincent Millay
58
1892-1950 Poet: The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver
Jeri Ryan
1968-still kickin’ Actress: Body of Proof (2011-)
Zach Roerig
1985-still kickin’ Actor: The Vampire Diaries (2009-)
Vijay Singh
1963-still kickin’ #1 pro golfer for 32 weeks in ’04-’05
George Washington
67
1732-1799 1st President of the United States
February 23rd
Emily Blunt
1983-still kickin’ Actress: The Devil Wears Prada (’06)
Dakota Fanning
1994-still kickin’ Actress: Charlottes’ Web, Twilight
Peter Fonda
1940-still kickin’ Actor: Easy Rider
George Handel
74
1685-1759 Composer: Water Music:Messiah
Howard Jones
1955-still kickin’ Musician: “Human’s Lib”, “Equality”
Niecy Nash
1970-still kickin’ Actress: Reno 911, Clean House
Patricia Richardson
1951-still kickin’ Actress: Home Improvement (91-99)
Johnny Winter
1944-still kickin’ Musician: “Muddy Waters”, “Roots”
February 24th
Barry Bostwick
1945-still kickin’ Actor: Law & Order, Spin City
Kristin Davis
1965-still kickin’ Actress: The Shaggy Dog (2006)
Steve Jobs
56
1955-2011 Co-founder of Apple Inc.
Sammy Kershaw
1958-still kickin’ Singer: “Better Than I Used To Be”
Michelle Shocked
1962-still kickin’ Singer: “Soul of My Soul” (2009)
George Thorogood
1950-still kickin’ Singer: “Bad to the Bone” (1982)
Paula Zahn
1956-still kickin’ Host: On the Case w/Paul Zahn (’09-)
Billy Zane
1966-still kickin’ Actor: Titanic, Twin Peaks
February 25th
Sean Astin
1971-still kickin’ Actor: Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)
Ric Flair
1949-still kickin’ World Champion pro wrestler (’72-)
Chelsea Handler
1975-still kickin’ Comedian: Chelsea Lately (2007-)
George Harrison
58
1943-2001 Lead guitarist for the Beatles
Tea Leoni
1966-still kickin’ Actress: Tower Heist (2011)
Nancy O’Dell
1966-still kickin’ Host: Entertainment Tonight (2011-)
Pierre Renoir
78
1841-1919 French impressionist artist
February 26th
Buffalo Bill
71
1846-1917 Buffalo Bill’s Wild West: 1883-1906
Michael Bolton
1953-still kickin’ Singer: “Sittin’ On the Dock of Bay”
Johnny Cash
71
1932-2003 Singer: “I Walk the Line”, “Jackson”
Fats Domino
1928-still kickin’ Singer: “Blueberry Hill”, “I’m Walkin'”
Jackie Gleason
71
1916-1987 Actor: The Honeymooners (1955-56)
Betty Hutton
83
1921-2004 Actress: Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
Tony Randall
84
1920-2004 Actor: The Odd Couple (1970-1975)
Levi Strauss
73
1829-1902 Manufactured 1st blue jeans (1873)
February 27th
Adam Baldwin
1962-still kickin’ Actor: The X-files, Firefly, Chuck
Chelsea Clinton
1980-still kickin Daughter of 42nd President of U.S.
Josh Groban
1981-still kickin’ Singer: “You Raise Me Up” (2005)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
75
1807-1882 Poet: “Paul Revere’s Ride” (1860)
John Steinbeck
66
1902-1968 Writer: The Grapes of Wrath (1939)
Elizabeth Taylor
79
1932-2011 Actress: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (’58)
Rozonda Thomas
1971-still kickin’ Singer: A member of the group TLC
Joanne Woodward
1930-still kickin’ Actress: The Glass Menagerie (’87)
February 28th
Mario Andretti
1940-still kickin’ World champion race car driver
Ali Larter
1976-still kickin’ Actress: Heroes (2006-2010)
Robert Sean Leonard
1969-still kickin’ Actor: House M.D. (2004-present)
Olivia Palermo
1986-still kickin’ Actress: The City (2008-2010)
Bernadette Peters
1948-still kickin’ Actress: Annie, Alice, Mack & Mabel
Bubba Smith
66
1945-2011 Retired pro football player (1967-’76)
John Turturro
1957-still kickin’ Actor: Transformers (2007-2011)
February 29th The rarest of Famous February Birthdays – Every 4 Years!
Jimmy Dorsey
53
1904-1957 Prominent jazz musician
Dennis Farina
1944-still kickin’ Actor: Law & Order, Luck
James Mitchell
90
1920-2010 Actor: Oklahoma!, Brigadoon
Alex Rocco
1936-still kickin’ Actor: Magic City (2012-present)
Ja Rule
1976-still kickin’ Rapper: “Mesmerize”, “Wonderful”
Dinah Shore
78
1916-1994 Host: The Dinah Shore Show (51-56)