February 27: Today's Notable Birthdays

Is February 27th your birthday? Was someone special to you born on February 27th? With whom will you choose to celebrate this excellent occasion?

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

February 27th was the birth date of several notable (or even notorious) individuals. Here they are:

February 27th Birthdays: Famous Artists

Marino Marini, Italian Expressionist sculptor (The Angel of the City, Chevaux, Horse and Rider and Miraculo), was born on February 27, 1901.

February 27th Birthdays: Famous Athletes

American professional football player (Baltimore Colts) and coach (New England Patriots) Raymond Emmet (Ray) Berry was born on February 27, 1933.

Ethelda Bleibtrey, American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist (1920), was born on February 27, 1902.

American professional football player Tony Gonzalez (Kansas City Chiefs) was born on February 27, 1976.

American auto racer Ted Horn was born on February 27, 1910.

Dwight Jones, American professional basketball player (Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers), was born on February 27, 1952.

Wil Jones, American professional basketball player (Buffalo Braves, Indiana Pacers, Kentucky Colonels, Memphis Pros and Memphis Tams), was born on February 27, 1947.

Peter Revson, American race car driver, was born on February 27, 1939. Peter Revson's brother was race car driver Douglas Revson. Their uncle was cosmetics manufacturer Charles Revson (The Revlon Company).

American professional golfer Eugenio (Gene Sarazen) Saraceni was born on February 27, 1902.

James Worthy, American professional basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers), was born on February 27, 1961.

February 27th Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists

American novelist James T. Farrell (Studs Lonigan Trilogy) was born on February 27, 1904.

James Leo Herlihy, American author (All Fall Down, Blue Denim, Midnight Cowboy and The Season of the Witch) and actor (Four Friends), was born on February 27, 1927.

British sacred music historian (Dictionary of Hymnology) John Julian was born on February 27, 1839.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet and author (The Courtship of Miles Standish, Evangeline, Hyperion, The Song of Hiawatha and Tales of a Wayside Inn), was born on February 27, 1807. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was the first American writer to be honored with a bust in The Poet's Corner of London's Westminster Abbey. His most famous poems included "A Cross of Snow," "Excelsior," "Paul Revere's Ride," "A Psalm of Life," "The Village Blacksmith" and "The Wreck of the Hesperus."

Scott Momaday, American author (The House Made of Dawn) and Pulitzer Prize winner (1969), was born on February 27, 1934.

American political activist, consumer advocate and author (The Good Fight, In Pursuit of Justice, The Ralph Nader Reader and Unsafe at Any Speed) Ralph Nader was born on February 27, 1934. Ralph Nader ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. President as a candidate for the Green and Reform Parties and as an independent in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008.

Irwin Gilbert (Irwin Shaw) Shamforoff, American radio scriptwriter (Dick Tracy, The Gumps and Studio One), dramatist and author (Beggarman Thief, Bury the Dead, The Commandos Strike at Dawn , Easy Living, Evening in Byzantium, Fire Down Below, Lucy Crown, Rich Man Poor Man, Talk of the Town, Top of the Hill, The Troubled Air, Two Weeks in Another Town and The Young Lions), was born on February 27, 1913.

John Steinbeck, American author (Cannery Row, East of Eden, The Forgotten Village, The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, The Moon Is Down, The Pearl, The Red Pony, The Sea of Cortez, Sweet Thursday, Tortilla Flat, Travels with Charley in Search of America, Viva Zapata, The Wayward Bus and Winter of Our Discontent), Pulitzer Prize winner (1939) and Nobel Prize winner (1962), was born on February 27, 1902.

February 27th Birthdays: Famous Business Leaders

David Sarnoff, Russian-American television executive (NBC and RCA), was born on February 27, 1891.

February 27th Birthdays: Famous Performers

American operatic singer (Metropolitan Opera) Marian Anderson was born on February 27, 1897. Marian Anderson, who titled her autobiography My Lord What a Morning, received the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963.

Barbara Babcock, American actress (Hill Street Blues), was born on February 27, 1937.

Adam Baldwin, American actor (Angel, Chuck, D.C. Cab, Day Break, Firefly, Full Metal Jacket, Independence Day, Smoke Jumpers, Men in Black: The Series, My Bodyguard, Ordinary People, The Poseidon Adventure, Predator 2, Radio Flyer, Sawbones, Serenity, Stargate SG-1, Trade Off, Wyatt Earp and The X-Files), was born on February 27, 1962.

Joan Geraldine Bennett, American actress (Father of the Bride, House of Dark Shadows, Little Women, The Man in the Iron Mask, Scarlet Street, The Son of Monte Cristo, Suspira, Too Young to Go Steady and Woman in the Window), was born on February 27, 1910.

Croatian-American singer and actor (Red Garters and Whispering Smith) Albert George (Guy Mitchell) Cernik was born on February 27, 1927. Guy Mitchell's best known sings included "Belle Belle My Liberty Belle," "Cloud Lucky Seven," "Heartaches by the Number," "Knee Deep in the Blues," "Look At That Girl," "My Heart Cries for You," "My Truly Truly Fair," "Ninety Nine Years - Dead or Alive," "Pittsburgh Pennsylvania," "Pretty Little Black-Eyed Susie," "Rock-a-Billy," "The Roving Kind," "Same Old Me," "She Wears Red Feathers," "Singing the Blues," "Sparrow in the Treetop" and "Unless."

Garry Christian, British soul and pop singer (The Christians), was born on February 27, 1955. Garry Christian was brother to rock singer Roger Christian and keyboardist and singer Russell Christian.

American R&B singer Roderick Clark (Hi-Five) was born on February 27, 1964.

Mike Cross, American grunge rock guitarist (Sponge), was born on February 27, 1966. Mike Cross' brother is rock bassist Tim Cross.

Jeremy Dean, American rock keyboardist (Nine Days), was born on February 27, 1963.

American country music singer Chuck Glaser (The Glaser Brothers) was born on February 27, 1936.

Australian contemporary Christian music drummer Phil Gaudion (Paul Colman Trio and PC3) was born on February 27, 19--.

Eddie Gray, American rock guitarist (Tommy James & the Shondells), was born on February 27, 1948.

American singer and songwriter Josh Groban ("The Prayer" and "You Raise Me Up"), was born on February 27, 1981.

Howard Hesseman, American actor (About Schmidt, Amazon Women on the Moon, Billy Jack, Clue, Doctor Detroit, Head of the Class, Heat, Honky Tonk Freeway, John from Cincinnati, One Day at a Time, Shampoo, Steelyard Blues, The Sunshine Boys, That '70s Show, This is Spinal Tap and WKRP in Cincinnati), was born on February 27, 1940.

Paul Humphreys, British rock keyboardist (The Listening Pool, OMD and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark), was born on February 27, 1960.

German operatic soprano Lotte Lehmann was born on February 27, 1888.

Canadian actor Donal Logue (Blade, Ghost Rider, Just Like Heaven, The Knights of Prosperity, Life, Max Payne, The Patriot, Sneakers, The Tao of Steve and Zodiac) was born on February 27, 1966.

Mary Frances (Mary Frann) Luecke, American actress (Fatal Charm, I'm Dangerous Tonight and Newhart), was born on February 27, 1943.

American actress Kate Mara (24, Brokeback Mountain, The Open Road, Random Hearts, Shooter, Transsiberian and We Are Marshall) was born on February 27, 1983.

Leon Mobley, African drummer, percussionist and dancer (Da Lion and Djimbe), was born on February 27, 1962.

American actress Debra Monk (A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Bed of Roses, The Bridges of Madison County, Center Stage, Damages, Devil's Advocate, Extreme Measures, For Love or Money, Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order, Mrs. Winterbourne, The Music Man, NYPD Blue, Prelude to a Kiss, The Producers, Quiz Show and The Substance of Fire) was born on February 27, 1949.

British rock singer and songwriter Stephen Malcolm Ronald (Steve Harley) Nice (Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel) was born on February 27, 1952.

Neal Schon, American rock guitarist (Journey and Santana), was born on February 27, 1954.

American actor Grant Show (Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, Ryan's Hope, Texas, Treacherous Crossing and True Blue) was born on February 27, 1962.

Adrian Smith, British rock guitarist, singer and songwriter (Iron Maiden) was born on February 27, 1957.

Timothy Spall, British actor (Auf Wiedersehen Pet, Crusoe, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Last Hangman, The Last Samurai, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Pierrepoint, Enchanted, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Rock Star, Secrets & Lies and Shooting the Past), was born on February 27, 1957.

British-American actress (Butterfield 8, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Cleopatra, The Mirror Crack'd, National Velvet, A Place in the Sun and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf) and Academy Award winner (1960 and 1966) Elizabeth Taylor was born on February 27, 1932. Elizabeth Taylor has been married nine times, including two marriages to actor Richard Burton.

Rozonda Ocelean (Chilli) Thomas, American R&B and hip hop singer (TLC), was born on February 27, 1971.

American actor Stanislas Pascal Franchot Tone (Advice and Consent, Ben Casey, Bombshell, Bonanza, The Bride Wore Red, Fast and Furious, The Gorgeous Hussy, I Love Trouble, In Harm's Way, Jigsaw, Love on the Run, Midnight Mary, Moulin Rouge, Mutiny on the Bounty, Phantom Lady, Uncle Vanya and The Wiser Sex) was born on February 27, 1905. Franchot Tone married actresses Joan Crawford, Dolores Dorn, Barbara Payton and Jean Wallace.

American rock singer Johnny Van Zandt (The Austin Nickels Band, The Johnny Van Zandt Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Van Zandt) was born on February 27, 1961. Johnny Van Zandt's brothers included rock singer Donnie Van Zandt (38 Special) and Ronnie Van Zandt (Lynyrd Skynyrd).

Robert (Bobby Valentino) Wilson, American R&B singer ("Anonymous," "Beep," "My Angel," "Slow Down," "Tell Me" and "Turn the Page"), was born on February 27, 1980. Bobby Valentino is also known as Bobby V and Bobby V-Tino.

Joanne Woodward, American actress (The Age of Innocence, Crisis at Central High, Do You Remember Love, The Drowning Pool, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, Empire Falls, The Glass Menagerie, Harry & Son, A Kiss Before Dying, The Long Hot Summer, Mr. and Mrs. Bridge, Paris Blues, Philadelphia, Rachel Rachel, Rally 'Round the Flag Boys, See How She Runs, The Shadow Box, Summer Wishes - Winter Dreams, Sybil, They Might Be Giants and The Three Faces of Eve) and Academy Award winner (1957), was born on February 27, 1930. Joanne Woodward was married to actor Paul Newman.

February 27th Birthdays: Famous Scientists

American physician, toxicologist and author (Exploring the Dangerous Trades,Industrial Poisoning in the United States and Industrial Toxicology) Alice Hamilton was born on February 27, 1869.

February 27th Birthdays: Famous World (and Other) Leaders

Icelandic President Sveinn Bjornsson was born on February 27, 1881.

Hugo Lafayette Black, American jurist, U.S. Senator (D-AL) and 78^th U.S. Supreme Court Justice, was born on February 27, 1886.

Roman Emperor Constantine I was born on February 27, 274 A.D.

Ariel Sharon, Israeli Prime Minister, was born on February 27, 1928.

Do you know any others who are celebrating birthdays on February 27th?

If you know additional notable people (including yourself) who may be celebrating a birthday on February 27th, please indicate so in a comment below. Thank you!

Happy Birthday, February 27th.

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