How common is a February 28 birthday?
February 28 is an average birthday in the U.S. It ranks 197th out of 366 days, with an average of 11,101 births a day from 1994 to 2014, 1% fewer than a typical day.
- Rank
- 197th of 366
- Births on an average day
- 11,101
- Zodiac sign
- ♓ Pisces
- Likely conceived around
- June 7
Where February 28 falls in the year
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Average daily U.S. births, 1994-2014
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Famous people born on February 28
- Jack Abramoff(1958)
- Frank Gehry(1929)
- Steven Chu(1948)
- Paul Krugman(1953)
- Osmo Vanska(1953)
- John Turturro(1957)
- Brian Billick(1954)
- Robin Cook(1946)
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics (1994–1999) and Social Security Administration (2000–2014), via FiveThirtyEight. About the data