Celebrity Birthdays for Feb. 20:
(corrects Sidney Poitier entry)
Racing Hall-of-Famer Bobby Unser is 87.
Racing Hall-of-Famer Roger Penske is 84.
Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie is 80.
Hockey Hall of Fame centre Phil Esposito is 79.
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is 79.
Movie director Mike Leigh is 78.
Soprano Riki Turofsky is 77.
Actress Brenda Blethyn ("Atonement," ''Pride and Prejudice") is 75.
Actress Sandy Duncan is 75.
Actor Peter Strauss is 74.
Guitarist Billy Zoom of X is 73.
Socialite and business woman Ivana Trump is 72.
Country singer Kathie Baillie of Baillie and the Boys is 70.
Actor John Voldstad ("Newhart") is 70.
Actor Anthony Head ("Buffy The Vampire Slayer") is 67.
Country singer Leland Martin is 64.
Actor James Wilby ("Gosford Park") is 63.
Bassist Sebastian Steinberg (Soul Coughing) is 62.
Actor Joel Hodgson ("Mystery Science Theater 3000") is 61.
Singer Ian Brown of Stone Roses is 58.
Basketball Hall-of-Famer Charles Barkley is 58.
Actor French Stewart ("Third Rock from the Sun") is 57.
Actor Willie Garson is 57.
Actor Ron Eldard is 56.
Model Cindy Crawford is 55.
Actor Andrew Shue ("Melrose Place") is 54.
Actress Lili Taylor is 54.
Rapper k-os (born Kevin Brereton) is 49.
Actress Andrea Savage is 48.
Singer Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys is 46.
Actress Lauren Ambrose ("Six Feet Under") is 43.
Actor Jay Hernandez ("Friday Night Lights," ''Crazy/Beautiful") is 43.
Actress Chelsea Peretti ("Brooklyn Nine-Nine") is 43.
Guitarist Coy Bowles of Zac Brown Band is 42.
Actress Majandra Delfino ("Roswell") is 40.
Singer-musician Chris Thile is 40.
Actress/singer Jessie Mueller is 38.
MLB All-Star pitcher Justin Verlander is 38.
Comedian Trevor Noah ("The Daily Show") is 37.
Actor Jake Richardson is 36.
Actor Miles Teller is 34.
Actress Daniella Pineda is 34.
Singer Rihanna is 33.
Actor Jack Falahee ("How to Get Away With Murder") 32.
Also born on this date:
In 1887, former governor general Vincent Massey. (Dec. 30, 1967)
In 1898, car manufacturer Enzo Ferrari. (Aug. 14, 1988)
In 1906, actor Gale Gordon. (June 30, 1995)
In 1924, fashion designer-socialite Gloria Vanderbilt. (June 17, 2019)
In 1925, film director Robert Altman. (Nov. 20, 2006)
In 1926, author-screenwriter Richard Matheson. (June 23, 2013)
In 1927, actor Sidney Poitier. (Jan. 6, 2022)
In 1929, actress Amanda Blake. (Aug. 16, 1989)
In 1936, actress Marj Dusay ("Guiding Light"). (Jan. 28, 2020)
In 1937, jazz and soul singer Nancy Wilson. (Dec. 13, 2018)
In 1943, songwriter Paul Leka ("Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"). (Oct. 12, 2011)
In 1944, trumpet player Lew Soloff (Blood, Sweat and Tears). (March 8, 2015)
In 1946, guitarist J. Geils of The J. Geils Band. (April 11, 2017)
In 1950, singer-bassist Walter Becker of Steely Dan. (Sept. 3, 2017)
In 1951, guitarist Randy California. (Jan. 2, 1997)
In 1967, singer Kurt Cobain of "Nirvana." (circa April 5, 1994)
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