Famous people born on 29 February

7 of the people we track were born on 29 February, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

1. Gioachino Rossini 1792Italian composerdied aged 76
2. Pedro Sánchez 1972Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of Spainliving, 54
3. Pope Paul III 1468Catholic priest who served as Popedied aged 81
4. Bartholomew I of Constantinople 1940Patriarchliving, 86
5. Morarji Desai 1896Politician who served as Prime Minister of Indiadied aged 99
6. Ferran Torres 2000Spanish footballerliving, 26
7. Benedikt Höwedes 1988German footballerliving, 38