Celebrity Birthdays for Feb. 26:
Guitarist Paul Cotton of Poco is 78.
Actor-director Bill Duke is 78.
Actress Marta Kristen ("Lost in Space") is 76.
Singer Mitch Ryder is 76.
British pop vocalist Sandie Shaw is 74.
Keyboardist Jonathan Cain of Journey is 71.
Singer Michael Bolton is 68.
French writer Michel Houellebecq is 65.
Hockey Hall-of-Famer Joe Mullen is 64.
Actor Greg Germann ("Ally McBeal") is 63.
Jaz Coleman, leader of the British band Killing Joke, is 61.
Bandleader John McDaniel is 60.
Marathon swimmer Vicki Keith is 60.
Actor Mark Dacascos ("Hawaii Five-0") is 57.
Actress Jennifer Grant is 55.
Bassist Tim Commerford (Audioslave, Rage Against The Machine) is 53.
Singer Erykah Badu is 50.
Actor Maz Jobrani ("Superior Donuts") is 49.
Singer Rico Wade of Society of Soul is 49.
Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk is 48.
Singer Kyle Norman of Jagged Edge is 45.
Actor Greg Rikaart is 44.
Singer Corinne Bailey Rae is 42.
Singer Nate Ruess of fun. is 39.
Latin singer Natalia Lafourcade is 37.
Actress Teresa Palmer is 35.
Actor Alex Heartman ("Power Rangers Samurai") is 31.
Actress Taylor Dooley ("The Adventures of Shark Boy and a Lava Girl in 3-D") is 28.
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, 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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