Famous Leap Day birthdays
Famous Leap Day birthdays_Famous Leap Day babies
Leap Day is here once again. The every-four-years phenomenon is extra-special for those born on Feb. 29. See if you can guess the identities of these famous Leap Day babies.
A life coach
Age: 52
Why he's famous: He began his career as a protégé of this motivational speaker, went on to write several self-help books and had a cameo in the Farrelly brothers' comedy "Shallow Hal."
A New York City rapper
Age: 36
Why he's famous: He's known for his beef with a fellow rapper and for his collaborations with female singers, including an "American Idol" judge and another singer-actress.
Who is this Leap Day baby?Ja Rule
A soap star
Age: 40
Why he's famous: He got his start on a daytime soap opera, hit the prime time as an abusive ex-husband on "Melrose Place" and caught the world's attention in a sultry music video by Janet Jackson.
A late talk-show host
Died: February 24, 1994
Why she's famous: She began her career on radio programs in the 1940s but later moved on to host several talk shows, date amovie star and found a popular golf tournament.
Who is this Leap Day baby?Dinah Shore
A groundbreaking historian
Died: December 12, 2002
Why he's famous: His 1970 bestselling book exposed the injustices Native Americans lived through as the United States government settled the West.
Who is this Leap Day baby?Dorris Alexander Dee Brown
An MLB slugger
Age: 88
Why he's famous: He was a four-time Major League Baseball All-Star third baseman who became general manager for a National League team in the 1980s.
Who is this Leap Day baby?Al Rosen
A Democratic congressman
Age: 60
Why he's famous: The retired U.S. representative played a crucial part in health care reform and rented a room in a controversial Washington, D.C., house.
Who is this Leap Day baby?Bart Stupak
A reality TV star
Died: November 11, 1994
Why he's famous: The then-22-year-old introduced MTV viewers to the realities of being HIV-positive on a groundbreaking TV series.
Who is this Leap Day baby?Pedro Zamora
An Olympic swimmer
Age: 28
Why he's famous: He became the second African-American swimmer to win a gold medal as a member of the record-breaking 4x100 relay team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Who is this Leap Day baby?Cullen Jones