Celebrity Birthdays for Feb. 26:
Actor-director Bill Duke is 79.
Actress Marta Kristen ("Lost in Space") is 77.
Singer Mitch Ryder is 77.
British pop vocalist Sandie Shaw is 75.
Keyboardist Jonathan Cain of Journey is 72.
Singer Michael Bolton is 69.
French writer Michel Houellebecq is 66.
Hockey Hall-of-Famer Joe Mullen is 65.
Actor Greg Germann ("Ally McBeal") is 64.
Jaz Coleman, leader of the British band Killing Joke, is 62.
Bandleader John McDaniel is 61.
Marathon swimmer Vicki Keith is 61.
Actor Mark Dacascos ("Hawaii Five-0") is 58.
Actress Jennifer Grant is 56.
Bassist Tim Commerford (Audioslave, Rage Against The Machine) is 54.
Singer Erykah Badu is 51.
Actor Maz Jobrani ("Superior Donuts") is 50.
Singer Rico Wade of Society of Soul is 50.
Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk is 49.
Singer Kyle Norman of Jagged Edge is 46.
Actor Greg Rikaart is 45.
Singer Corinne Bailey Rae is 43.
Singer Nate Ruess of fun. is 40.
Latin singer Natalia Lafourcade is 38.
Actress Teresa Palmer is 36.
Actor Alex Heartman ("Power Rangers Samurai") is 32.
Actress Taylor Dooley ("The Adventures of Shark Boy and a Lava Girl in 3-D") is 29.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1802, French author Victor Hugo. (May 22, 1885.)
In 1829, blue jeans manufacturer Levi Strauss. (Sept. 26, 1902)
In 1846, frontiersman "Buffalo Bill" Cody. (Jan. 10, 1917)
In 1852, doctor John Harvey Kellogg. (Dec. 14, 1943)
In 1887, Baseball Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander. (Nov. 4, 1950)
In 1887, actor William Frawley. (March 3, 1966)
In 1914, actor Robert Alda. (May 3, 1986)
In 1916, actor Jackie Gleason. (June 24, 1987)
In 1920, actor Tony Randall. (May 17, 2004)
In 1926, pro wrestler/promoter Verne Gagne. (April 27, 2015)
In 1927, game show host Tom Kennedy ("Name That Tune," ''Split Second"). (Oct. 7, 2020)
In 1928, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. (Jan. 11, 2014)
In 1928, singer Fats Domino. (Oct. 25, 2017)
In 1928, singer and actress Monique Leyrac. (Dec. 15, 2019)
In 1932, singer Johnny Cash. (Sept. 12, 2003)
In 1937, Canadian composer, arranger Hagood Hardy. (Jan. 1, 1997)
In 1943, guitarist Paul Cotton of Poco. (July 31, 2021)
In 1943, musician Bob 'Bear' Hite (Canned Heat). (April 5, 1981)
In 1945, singer James T. "Jimmy" Ellis (The Trammps). (March 8, 2012)
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