Celebrity Birthdays for Feb. 27:
Actress Joanne Woodward is 95.
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader is 91.
Actress Barbara Babcock is 88.
Actress Debra Monk is 76.
Guitarist Neal Schon of Journey is 71.
Guitarist Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden is 68.
Actor Timothy Spall ("Sweeney Todd," ''Enchanted") is 68.
Keyboardist Paul Humphreys of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is 65.
Singer Johnny Van Zant (Van Zant, Lynryd Skynyrd) is 65.
Percussionist Leon Mobley of Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals is 64.
Basketball Hall-of-Famer James Worthy is 64.
Actor Adam Baldwin (TV's "Chuck") is 63.
Actor Grant Show ("Devious Maids," ''Melrose Place") is 63.
Actor Noah Emmerich is 60.
Actor Donal Logue is 59.
Dancer/Singer Rozonda Ocielian "Chilli" Thomas (TLC) is 54.
Actor Brandon Beemer ("The Bold and the Beautiful") is 45.
Singer Bobby Valentino (Mista) is 45.
Rock musician Jake Clemons (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band) is 45.
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton, is 45.
Singer Josh Groban is 44.
Actress Kate Mara ("American Horror Story") is 42.
TV personality JWoww (born Jennifer Farley) is 40.
Actress Lindsey Morgan (“The 100”) is 35.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1807, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. (March 24, 1882)
In 1897, contralto Marian Anderson. (April 8, 1993)
In 1899, Dr. Charles Best, the co-discoverer of insulin. (March 31, 1978)
In 1902, World Golf Hall-of-Famer Gene Sarazen. (May 13, 1999)
In 1902, Pulitzer Prize winning author John Steinbeck. (Dec. 20, 1968)
In 1923, tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon. (April 25, 1990)
In 1927, 1950's pop singer Guy Mitchell (born Al Cernik). (July 1, 1999)
In 1927, steel guitarist Don Helms (The Drifting Cowboys). (Aug. 11, 2008)
In 1932, actress Elizabeth Taylor. (March 23, 2011)
In 1934, actor Van Williams (TV: "The Green Hornet"). (Nov. 28, 2016)
In 1935, opera singer Mirella Freni. (Feb. 9, 2020)
In 1940, actor Howard Hesseman. (Jan. 29, 2022)
In 1943, actress Mary Frann. (Sept. 23, 1998)
In 1944, British philosopher Roger Scruton. (Jan. 12, 2020)
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