List of Famous people born on February 29th

Lydia Alice Jacoby is an American competitive swimmer specializing in breaststroke and individual medley events. She won the gold medal in the 100 meter breaststroke on July 27, 2021 at the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics.

Bartholomew I is the 270th and current archbishop of Constantinople and ecumenical patriarch, since 2 November 1991. In accordance with his title, he is regarded as the primus inter pares in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and as the spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Christians worldwide.

Patrick Côté is a retired Canadian professional mixed martial artist. A professional from 2002 until 2017, Côté is perhaps best known for his 21-bout career in the UFC, and was a finalist on season four of The Ultimate Fighter.

Ikimonogakari (いきものがかり) is a Japanese pop rock band from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The group started in February 1999 with Hotaka Yamashita and Yoshiki Mizuno, and was joined by vocalist Kiyoe Yoshioka in November of the same year. The group's name is a reference to ikimono-gakari (いきものがかり), a group of children who are responsible for looking after plants and animals in Japanese elementary schools.

Tempest Storm, also dubbed "The Queen Of Exotic Dancers," is an American burlesque star and motion picture actress. Along with Lili St. Cyr, Sally Rand, and Blaze Starr, she was one of the best-known burlesque performers of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Her career as an exotic dancer spanned more than 60 years and she was still performing in the early 21st century.

Martin Suter is a Swiss author. He became known for his weekly column Business Class in the Weltwoche newspaper (1992–2004), now appearing in the Tages-Anzeiger, and another column appearing in "NZZ Folio". The columns have been published as nine books.

Nejat İşler is a Turkish actor.

Tyrese Haliburton is an American basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones. Listed at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and 185 pounds (84 kg), he plays the point guard position.

Reri Grist is an American coloratura soprano, one of the pioneer African-American singers to enjoy a major international career in opera.

Hannah Mills, is a British competitive sailor and 2 time world champion in the Women's 470 class, having won in 2012 and 2019. Mills won a silver medal for Team GB with her crew Saskia Clark in the 2012 Olympics, she followed this up with a gold in the same event at both the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and, partnered by Eilidh McIntyre, the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo