February 20: Today's Notable Birthdays

Is February 20th your birthday? Was someone special to you born on February 20th? With whom will you choose to celebrate this excellent occasion?

If today is your birthday, then you are in excellent company.

February 20th was the birth date of several notable (or even notorious) individuals. Here they are:

February 20th Birthdays: Famous Artists

Ansel Adams, American photographer (Basic Photo-Books, Born Free and Equal and Taos Pueblo), was born on February 20, 1902. Ansel Adams became famous for his American West landscape images.

American film director Robert Altman (Brewster McCloud, Cookie's Fortune, Dr. T and the Women, M*A*S*H, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Nashville, The Player and Short Cuts) was born on February 20, 1925.

French caricaturist (Caricature and Charivari) and painter (Christ and His Disciples, Don Quixote, Republic, Rue Transnonain, Teachers and Students, The Third-Class Carriage, Three Lawyers and Le Ventre Legislatif) Honore Daumier was born on February 20, 1808.

Louis Isadore Kahn, American designer and architect (American Federation of Labor Medical Building, Carver Court, Richards Medical Research Laboratories, Salk Institute and Yale University Art Gallery) was born on February 20, 1901.

British film director (Secrets and Lies and Vera Drake) Mike Leigh was born on February 20, 1943.

February 20th Birthdays: Famous Athletes

Charles Barkley, American professional basketball player (Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns) and Olympic gold medalist (1992 and 1996), was born on February 20, 1963.

Pierre Emile Bouchard, Canadian professional hockey player (Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals), was born on February 20, 1948.

Eisler (Livian Hernandez) Carrera, Cuban professional baseball player (Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants and Washington Nationals), was born on February 20, 1975. Livian Hernandez' brother is professional baseball pitcher Orlando Hernandez, who is known as El Duque.

Canadian professional hockey player Phil Esposito (Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks and New York Rangers) was born on February 20, 1942. Phil Esposito is brother to professional hockey player Tony Esposito.

Elroy Leon (Roy) Face, American professional baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos and Pittsburgh Pirates), was born on February 20, 1928.

American professional golfer Melvin (Chick) Harbert was born on February 20, 1915.

Steve Lundquist, American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist (1984), was born on February 20, 1961.

Stephon Marbury, American professional basketball player (Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns), was born on February 20, 1977.

American race car driver and automobile racing team owner (Penske Racing) Roger Penske was born on February 20, 1937. Penske Racing has a NASCAR team, which includes NASCAR drivers Kurt Busch, Sam Hornish, Ryan Newman and David Stremme. Previous Penske drivers have included Mario Andretti, Gary Bettenhausen, Gil De Ferran, Mark Donahue, Emerson Fittipaldi, Rick Mears, Tom Sneva, Danny Sullivan, Paul Tracy, Al Unser, Al Unser, Jr., Bobby Unser and other NASCAR racing stars.

Robert Eugene (Bob) Richards, American pole vaulting star and Olympic gold medalist (1948, 1952 and 1956), was born on February 20, 1926.

American race car driver Bobby Unser was born on February 20, 1934. Bobby Unser is one of only seven drivers ever to win the Indianapolis 500 race three times (1968, 1975 and 1981). Brother to race car drivers Al Unser and Jerry Unser, Bobby Unser is father to Robby Unser and uncle to Al Unser, Jr., and Johnny Unser.

Justin Verlander, American professional baseball player (Detroit Tigers), was born on February 20, 1983.

Clyde Wright, American professional baseball player (California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers and Texas Rangers), was born on February 20, 1941.

February 20th Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists

John Charles Daly, American television personality (What's My Line) and newscaster (ABC), was born on February 20, 1914.

February 20th Birthdays: Famous Business Leaders

Carl Stotz, American Little League Baseball Organization founder, was born on February 20, 1910. Carl Stotz has been called "The Father of Little League Baseball."

Czechoslovakian model and socialite Ivana Trump was born on February 20, 1949. Ivana Trump was married to real estate executive and television personality (The Apprentice and The Celebrity Apprentice) Donald Trump.

American heiress and fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt was born on February 20, 1924.

February 20th Birthdays: Famous Performers

American country music singer Kathie Baillie (Baillie and the Boys) was born on February 20, 1951.

Walter Becker, American rock bassist, guitarist and songwriter (Steely Dan), was born on February 20, 1950.

American actor Richard Beymer (The Diary of Anne Frank, The Longest Day, Twin Peaks and West Side Story) was born on February 20, 1938.

British actress Brenda Blethyn (Atonement, Beyond the Sea, The Buddha of Suburbia, Clubland, Little Voice, Plots with a View, Pride & Prejudice, A River Runs Through It, Saving Grace, Secrets & Lies, The Witches and War and Peace) was born on February 20, 1946.

Ian Brown, British alternative rock singer (The Stone Roses), was born on February 20, 1963.

Brad Carr, American Christian country music bassist (Brush Arbor), was born on February 20, 1987.

American grunge rock guitarist, singer and songwriter Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) was born on February 20, 1967. Kurt Cobain was married to rocker Courtney Love.

Cindy Crawford, American model and actress (Catwalk, Fair Game, The Simian Line and Unzipped), was born on February 20, 19--. Cindy Crawford was married to actor Richard Gere.

Lauren Anne (Lauren Ambrose) D'Ambruoso, American actress (Can't Hardly Wait, Psycho Beach Party and Six Feet Under), was born on February 20, 1978.

Majandra Delfino, Venezuelan actress (Roswell, State's Evidence and Traffic), was born on February 20, 1981.

American dancer and actress Sandy Duncan (The Hogan Family, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Roots and The Sandy Duncan Show) was born on February 20, 1946.

Ron Eldard, American actor (Drop Dead Fred, ER, Ghost Ship, Scent of a Woman and True Love), was born on February 20, 1965.

Robyn Rihanna Fenty, Barbadian R&B singer, was born on February 20, 1988. Rihanna's top singles include "Disturbia," "Live Your Life," "SOS," "Take a Bow" and "Umbrella."

Mary Garden, Scottish-American opera singer, was born on February 20, 1874.

John Geils, American blues-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter (The J. Geils Band), was born on February 20, 1946.

Claire Hazzard, Australian contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter ("Whatever It Takes"), was born

Anthony Steward Head, British pop singer (Red Box), radio personality (Bleak Expectations) and actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Doctor Who, Manchild, Merlin, Monarch of the Gun, My Family, Silent Witness, Sold and Sparkle), was born on February 20, 1954.

Patty Hearst, American actress (Bio-Dome, Cecil B. DeMented, Cry-Baby, A Dirty Shame, Pecker, Second Best and Serial Mom), author (Patty Hearst: Her Own Story) and newspaper heiress (Hearst Newspapers), was born on February 20, 19--.

American actor Edward Laurence (Eddie Albert, Jr.) Heimberger (40 Carats, Butterflies Are Free, Guarding Tess The Heist, Midway, Mind Games, Power Rangers: Time Force and Terminal Entry) was born on February 20, 1951. Eddie Albert, Jr., the son of actors Eddie Albert and Margo Albert, married actress Katherine Woodville.

Jay Hernandez, American actor (Crazy/Beautiful, Hostel andWorld Trade Center), was born on February 20, 1978.

American singer and stage actor Joseph Jefferson (Nicholas Nickleby, Our American Cousin and Rip Van Winkle), was born on February 20, 1829. Joseph Jefferson married actresses Margaret Clements Lockyer and Sarah Warren.

Brian Littrell, American contemporary Christian music and pop singer (Backstreet Boys), was born on February 20, 1975.

Marjorie Ellen Pivonka (Marj Dusay) Mahoney, American actress (All My Children, Capitol, Days of Our Lives, Guiding Light and Santa Barbara), was born on February 20, 1936.

American actress (Betrayal, The Glass Slipper, Gunsmoke, Sabre Jet, A Star Is Born and Stars in My Crown) and television personality (Hollywood Squares and The Match Game) Beverly Louise (Amanda Blake) Neill was born

Jennifer O'Neill, American actress (Bare Essence, Cover Up, For the Love of Ivy, L'Innocente, Love's Savage Fury, Rio Lobo and Summer of '42) and author (From Fallen to Forgiven), was born on February 20, 1948.

Andrew Osenga, American progressive rock guitarist, singer and songwriter (The Normals), was born on February 20, 1979.

American actor (Cry the Beloved Country, The Defiant Ones, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, In the Heat of the Night, Lilies of the Field, No Way Out, A Raisin in the Sun,Separate But Equal, Sneakers and To Sir with Love), Academy Award winner (1963), film director (Buck and the Preacher, A Patch of Blue and Stir Crazy) and author (This Life and The Measure of a Man) Sidney Poitier was born on February 20, 1927.

Jake Richardson, American actor (Fudge, Honey We Shrunk Ourselves and Hangman's Curse), was born on February 20, 1985.

Beverly Buffy Sainte-Marie, Canadian folk singer ("He's an Indian Cowboy in the Rodeo," "I'm Gonna Be a Country Girl Again," "Mister Can't You See" and "Universal Soldier"), songwriter ("Up Where We Belong"), Academy Award winner (1982) and peace and human rights activist, was born on February 20, 1941. Buffy Sainte-Marie appeared for several seasons on Sesame Street.

Russian ballet dancer and choreographer Konstantin Sergeyev was born on February 20, 1910.

Andrew Shue, American soccer player and actor (Melrose Place and The Rainmaker), was born on February 20, 1967. Andrew Shue's sister is actress Elisabeth Shue.

American actress Patricia Smith (The Bachelor Party, Save the Tiger and Spirit of St. Louis) was born on February 20, 1930.

Sebastian Steinberg, American rock bassist (Soul Coughing), was born on February 20, 1959.

American actor (3^rd Rock from the Sun, Charmed, Clockstoppers, Glory Daze, Leaving Las Vegas, Love Stinks, McHale's Navy, The New WKRP in Cincinnati and Stargate) and voice-over artist (God the Devil and Bob and Hercules) Milton French Stewart was born on February 20, 1964. French Stewart married actress Katherine LaNasa.

Peter Strauss, American actor (The Jacket, Peter Gunn, Rich Man Poor Man, Soldier Blue and The Yearling), was born on February 20, 1947.

American actress Lili Taylor (Dogfight, Girls Town, Pecker, The Haunting, Household Saints, I Shot Andy Warhol, Julie Johnson, Mystic Pizza, The Promotion, Public Enemies, Rudy, Short Cuts, Six Feet Under, Say Anything and State of Mind) was born on February 20, 1967.

Chris Thile, American progressive rock mandolin player and singer (Nickel Creek), was born on February 20, 1981.

Stephen Wenger, American Christian independent rocker (Sides of the North), was born on February 20, 19--.

British actor James Wilby (Dreamchild, Gosford Park, A Handful of Dust, Howard's End, Maurice and A Summer Story) was born on February 20, 1958.

American jazz and blues singer ("Guess Who I Saw Today," "I Don't Remember Ever Growing Up," "Taking a Chance on Love," "Tell Me the Truth," "These Golden Years" and "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve") and television personality (The Nancy Wilson Show) Nancy Wilson was born on February 20, 1937.

Randy Craig (Randy California) Wolfe, American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter (Spirit), was born on February 20, 1951.

Jimmy Yancey, American blues pianist, was born on February 20, 1898.

February 20th Birthdays: Famous Scientists

French-American environmentalist and microbiologist Rene Dubos was born on February 20, 1901.

Robert Huber, German biochemist and Nobel Prize winner (1988), was born on February 20, 1937.

February 20th Birthdays: Famous World (and Other) Leaders

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was born on February 20, 1951.

Forbes Burnham, Guyanese Premier, was born on February 20, 1923.

Akejsei Nikolevich Kosygin, Soviet Premier, was born on February 20, 1904.

Egyptian President Ali Muhammad Naguib was born on February 20, 1901.

William Prescott, American Revolutionary War hero and army colonel, was born on February 20, 1726. William Prescott has been credited with the famous statement, "Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes," urging the Minutemen to make the most of their limited ammunition supplies.

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Happy Birthday, February 20th.

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