What the data says
Against the other 365
Ranks compare all 366 dates in the dataset; ties share a rank. See every February birthday · battle February 29 against another date · all rankings
Who shares February 29
Share of the 14 people we list, by documented field. People can belong to more than one.
Countries
Citizenship as recorded on Wikidata, one country per person.
Life timeline
Dated milestones from Wikidata (company foundings, awards, top jobs, notable works), placed at the age each person reached them. Add your birth year above to see the ones you have passed.
The standouts
Ordered by sourced wealth, then documented achievement and coverage.
Top tier
Athlete
2000 · Spain
Ferran Torres García is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Spain national team.
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Top tier
Politician
1972 · Spain
Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón is a Spanish politician who has been the prime minister of Spain since 2018.
Foto: Nebojša Tejić/STA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1916–1994 · United States
Dinah Shore was an American singer, actress, television personality, author, and talk show host. Born in Winchester, Tennessee and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, she rose to prominence as a recording artist during the Big Band era.
Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Musician
1792–1868 · Papal States
Gioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer and conductor of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. While he gained most of his fame for his 39 operas, he also wrote many pieces of chamber music, piano, and some sacred music.
Étienne Carjat, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Musician
1960 · Algeria
Khaled Hadj Ibrahim, better known by his mononym Khaled, is an Algerian raï musician. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled.
Arab Idol, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1988 · Germany
Benedikt Höwedes is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent the majority of his playing career for Schalke 04, which he captained for six seasons, and represented the Germany national football team from 2011 to 2017.
Анна Нэсси, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Builders
Entrepreneur
1940–2025 · United Kingdom
Gopichand Parmanand Hinduja was an Indian-British billionaire businessman controlling the Indian conglomerate Hinduja Group. For many years he was co-chairman with his brother Srichand "S. P." Hinduja who died in May 2023.
TheAsianAwards, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur · General Dynamics · manufacturing
1840–1914 · Ireland
John Philip Holland was an Irish-American marine engineer who developed the first submarine to be formally commissioned by the US Navy, USS Holland (SS-1) and the first Royal Navy submarine, Holland 1.
Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur
1860–1929 · United States
Herman Hollerith was a German-American statistician, inventor, and businessman who developed an electromechanical tabulating machine for punched cards to assist in summarizing information and, later, in accounting.
Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur
1912–1990 · Japan
Ohno Taiichi was a Japanese industrial engineer and businessman. He is considered to be the father of the Toyota Production System, which inspired Lean Manufacturing in the U.S. He devised the seven wastes as part of this system.
トヨタ自動車工業株式会社社史編集委員会, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
February 29 in history
Events from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Actor
1920–2016 · France
Michèle Morgan was a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades in both French cinema and Hollywood features. She is considered one of the greatest French actresses of the 20th century.
Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientist
1928–2016 · United States
Seymour Aubrey Papert was a South African-born American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator, who spent most of his career teaching and researching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Rodrigo Mesquita, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Musician
1996 · Nigeria
Korede Bello is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He signed a record deal with Mavin Records in 2014. Bello is best known for his hit single "Godwin", a semi-gospel and pop song which became a national anthem and topped many music charts across Nigeria.
Korede Bello, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Politician
1944 · Estonia
Ene Ergma is an Estonian politician, a member of the Riigikogu, and scientist. She was a member of the political party Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica and, before the two parties merged, a member of Res Publica Party.
Albert Truuväärt, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
This page lists 14 people born on February 29, every one traced to a Wikidata record and, where shown, a Wikipedia summary (CC BY-SA) and a licensed Wikimedia Commons photo. No one here has a sourced net-worth estimate yet, so no wealth figures are shown. Rankings compare all 366 dates in the dataset built on 2026-09-28. Milestone ages come from dated Wikidata statements; a tilde marks year-only dates. Nothing on this page is a prediction about anyone born on February 29. Read the full methodology.
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