Famous people born on 27 February

• Constantine the GreatRoman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity · AD 272–337
  65 yrs
• John SteinbeckAmerican writer · 1902–1968
  66 yrs
• Elizabeth TaylorBritish-American actress · 1932–2011
  79 yrs
• Ariel SharonPrime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006 · 1928–2014
  85 yrs
• Rudolf SteinerAustrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist · 1861–1925
  64 yrs
• Max Beckmann ↗German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor and writer · 1884–1950
  66 yrs
• Robert H. Grubbs ↗Nobel prize winning American chemist · 1942–2021
  79 yrs
• Roger Scruton ↗English conservative philosopher and writer · 1944–2020
  75 yrs
• Paul Ricœur ↗French philosopher · 1913–2005
  92 yrs
• Lawrence Durrell ↗British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer · 1912–1990
  78 yrs
• Djalma Santos ↗Brazilian association football player · 1929–2013
  84 yrs
• Sveinn Björnsson ↗Icelandic politician, 1st President of Iceland · 1881–1952
  70 yrs
• Joan Bennett ↗American actress · 1910–1990
  80 yrs
• George Herbert Mead ↗American philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist · 1863–1931
  68 yrs
• David H. Hubel ↗Canadian neurophysiologist · 1926–2013
  87 yrs
• Dimitrios Vikelas ↗Greek businessman and writer; president of the International Olympic Committee · 1835–1908
  73 yrs
• Francis II Rákóczi ↗Leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703–1711 · 1676–1735
  59 yrs
• Irving Fisher ↗American economist and statistician · 1867–1947
  80 yrs
• Joaquín Sorolla ↗Spanish painter · 1863–1923
  60 yrs
• Dexter Gordon ↗American jazz saxophonist · 1923–1990
  67 yrs
• Ellen Terry ↗English actress · 1847–1928
  81 yrs
• Irwin Shaw ↗American writer · 1913–1984
  71 yrs
• Lucio Costa ↗Brazilian architect · 1902–1998
  96 yrs
• Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer ↗Dutch mathematician and logician · 1881–1966
  85 yrs
• Paddy Ashdown ↗British politician and diplomat · 1941–2018
  77 yrs
• Nikolai Ge ↗Ukrainian-Russian realist painter and early symbolist · 1831–1894
  63 yrs
• Franz Mehring ↗German communist historian, philosopher, and politician · 1846–1919
  72 yrs
• Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland ↗Swedish prince (1861-1951); third son of Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau · 1861–1951
  90 yrs
• Carel Fabritius ↗Painter from the Northern Netherlands · 1622–1654
  32 yrs
• Franchot Tone ↗American actor · 1905–1968
  63 yrs
• John Connally ↗American politician · 1917–1993
  76 yrs
• Kenzō Takada ↗Japanese fashion designer · 1939–2020
  81 yrs
• Meena Keshwar Kamal ↗Afghan activist · 1956–1987
  30 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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