Famous Birthdays for February 25Pierre Auguste Renoir 1841 - Impressionist artist Enrico Caruso 1873 - Opera singer Zeppo Marx 1901 - Comedian (Marx Brothers) Adelle Davis 1904 Millicent Fenwick 1910 - Human rights activists Jim Backus 1913 - Actor (voice of Mr. Magoo, "Gilligan's Island", "Rebel Without a Cause") Ralph Baldwin 1916 - Horse trainer Anthony Burgess 1917 - Author ("A Clockwork Orange") Bobby Riggs 1918 - Tennis player Monte Irvin 1919 - Baseball player 'Texas Rose' Bascom 1922 - Trick roper (Elsie) Lisa Kirk 1925 - Singer, actress ("The Producers") Bert Remsen 1925 - Actor ("Dick Tracy") Ralph Stanley 1927 - Musician (Stanley Brothers) René Thomas 1927 - Musician, jazz guitarist Larry Gelbart 1928 - Producer, writer Tommy Newsom 1929 - Musician, arranger, composer, back-up conductor (NBC's Tonight Show band) Faron Young 1932 - singer, actor, founder of Music City News magazine Linda Cristal (Marta Victoria Moya Burges) 1934 - Actress Tony Lema 1934 - Golfer Sally Jessy Raphael (Sally Lowenthal) 1935 - TV talk show host Tom Courtenay 1937 - Actor ("Doctor Zhivago", "The Last Butterfly") Bob Schieffer 1937 - Report Diane Baker 1938 Denny Lemaster 1939 - Baseball player Ron Santo 1940 - Baseball player Carl Eller 1942 - Football player George Harrison 1943 - Musician (Beatles) - In 1992, Harrison stated, "I only learned recently after all these years that the date and time of my own birth have always been off by one calendar day and about a half hour on the clock." Previously, Harrison thought his birthday was the 25th. His birth certificate indicates February 25. Today in Beatles History Karen Grassle 1944 - Actress ("Little House on the Prairie") Matt Guokas 1944 - Basketball player Lee Evans 1947 - Track and field athlete Jack Handey 1961 - Author, TV writer ("Saturday Night Live") Cesar Cedeno 1951 - Baseballplayer Dennis Diken 1957 - Musician (Smithereens) Stuart Wood 1957 - Musician (Bay City Rollers) Mike Peters 1959 - Musician (Alarm) Veronica Webb 1965 - Actress Téa Leoni 1966 - Actress ("Jurassic Park III", "Deep Impact") Carrot Top 1967 - Comedian Sean Astin 1971 - Actor ("The Goonies", "The War of the Roses", "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring") Julio Iglesias Jr. 1973 - Singer Chelsea Handler 1975 - Comedian Rashida Jones 1976 - Actress ("The Office", "Parks and Recreation") |
