Famous Leap Year birthdays


The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 02/28/08

Pope Paul III, 1468

Italian opera composer Gioacchino Antonio Rossini, 1792

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Sculptor Augusta Christine Savage, 1892

Movie Director William A. Wellman, 1896

Big band musician Jimmy Dorsey, 1904

Actor Dennis Farina, 1944

Author Patricia McKillip, 1948

U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., 1952

Serial killer Aileen Carol Wuornos (subject of the film "Monster"), 1956

Tony Robbins, noted motivational speaker, 1960

Former NFL linebacker Bryce Paup, 1968

Former NBA forward Chucky Brown, 1968

Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. , 1972

Rapper Ja Rule, 1976

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