Discover the most famous people who died on February 27. The list includes people like Fred Rogers, Leonard Nimoy, Louis Vuitton, Ivan Pavlov, Chandra Shekhar Azad. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, chemists, soldiers and actors and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, Russia & India and many more countries.

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Fred Rogers

(Television Host and Creator of the Preschool Television Series 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood')

Birthdate: March 20, 1928

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 2003

TV personality, musician, and author, Fred Rogers, is best remembered for hosting the preschool TV series, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which ran for over 30 years, from 1968 to 2001. His work was widely lauded and he was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002. Besides his TV career, he was also an ordained Presbyterian minister.

 2 

Leonard Nimoy

(Known for Playing 'Spock' in The 'Star Trek' Franchise)

Birthdate: March 26, 1931

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Died: 2015

Three-time Emmy nominee Leonard Nimoy is best known for playing the iconic character Spock in the Star Trek franchise, for almost 50 years. Spock became a cult, and even Nimoy’s autobiographies were named after the character. He also appeared in Zombies of the Stratosphere and hosted a documentary series.

Birthdate: September 30, 1942

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States

Died: 1968

Rock and roll/R&B singer/songwriter Frankie Lymon started his career as the lead singer of the group The Teenagers, known for hits such as Why Do Fools Fall in Love. Both his and his band’s popularity declined after he went solo. He was found dead of a heroin overdose at 25.

 4 

Lillian Gish

(Actress)

Birthdate: October 14, 1893

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Springfield, Ohio, United States

Died: 1993

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

 5 

Dale Robertson

(Best Known for His Roles in the TV Series ‘Tales of Wells Fargo’ and ‘Iron Horse’)

Birthdate: July 14, 1923

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Harrah, Oklahoma, United States

Died: 2013

Dale Robertson was an American actor who achieved popularity in the 1950s, playing important roles in Western films, such as Return of the Texan and The Outcasts of Poker Flat. In 1985, he was honored with a Golden Boot Award for his contribution to Western films and TV series. 

Birthdate: September 26, 1849

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Ryazan, Russia

Died: 1936

Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov is best remembered for his research in classical conditioning. He became the first Russian Nobel laureate after winning the 1904 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his study of the physiology of digestion. His experiment on conditioned reflex using dogs is still studied in colleges.

Birthdate: August 4, 1821

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: France

Died: 1892

After losing his parents at 10, Louis Vuitton ran away to Paris, where he gained repute as a box-maker/packer, and was even hired by Napoleon III’s wife, Empress Eugénie de Montijo. He then founded the iconic French fashion and luxury goods brand Louis Vuitton, which now operates in 50 countries.

 8 

William F. Buckley, Jr.

(Editor)

Birthdate: November 24, 1925

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: 2008

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 9 

Spike Milligan

(Actor, Comedian and Cast Member of the British Radio Comedy Programme ‘The Goon Show’)

Birthdate: April 16, 1918

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India

Died: 2002

Spike Milligan was a British-Irish actor, writer, poet, comedian, and playwright. He is credited with co-creating and writing the popular radio comedy program, The Goon Show. His comic novel Puckoon has been adapted into a film and stage play. In August 1999, BBC conducted a poll, according to which Spike was voted the funniest person of the last millennium.

 10 

James Thomas Patrick Walsh

(Actor)

Birthdate: September 28, 1943

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States

Died: 1998

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 11 

Olof Palme

(Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 1986)

Birthdate: January 30, 1927

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden

Died: 1986

Former prime minister of Sweden, Olof Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Workers’ Party and rose to be one of Sweden’s most internationally renowned politicians. A prominent lawyer, he started his political career as PM Tage Erlander’s personal secretary. He had also held the ministries of education and communications.

 12 

Francis Marion

(Former Colonial American Military Officer and Politician)

Birthdate: 1732 AD

Birthplace: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States

Died: 1795

 13 

Chandra Shekhar Azad

(Indian Revolutionary Who Reorganised Hindustan Socialist Republican Association)

Birthdate: July 23, 1906

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Badarka, Uttar Pradesh, India

Died: 1931

Chandra Shekhar Azad joined India’s freedom struggle against the British after being deeply affected by the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Born Chandra Shekhar Tiwari, he declared himself as Azad when arrested in connection with Gandhiji’s non-cooperation movement. He shot himself to death to escape being held captive by the British.

 14 

Van Cliburn

(American Pianist Who Achieved Worldwide Recognition When He Won the International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow in 1958)

Birthdate: July 12, 1934

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Died: 2013

 15 

Duke Snider

(Baseball player)

Birthdate: September 19, 1926

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Died: 2011

Birthdate: November 12, 1833

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Saint Petersburg

Died: 1887

Aleksandr Borodin was a Russian musical composer. He was one of the popular 19th-century group of musicians known as The Five, who worked together to create a national style of classical music. A chemist and doctor by profession, Borodin also made important contributions to organic chemistry. His best known work as a chemist is his work pertaining to organic synthesis.

 17 

Count of St. Germain

(European Adventurer and Philosopher)

Birthdate: 1691 AD

Birthplace: Sárospatak, Hungary

Died: 1784

Known as The Wonderman, 18th-century French adventurer Comte de Saint-Germain was also a talented musician, especially skilled in the violin, and a well-known chemist. Not only was he proficient in almost all European languages, he had traveled to places such as Russia, the Dutch Republic, and Germany.

 18 

Boris Nemtsov

(1st Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (1991 - 1997), First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia (1997 - 1998))

Birthdate: October 9, 1959

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Sochi, Russia

Died: 2015

Boris Nemtsov was a Russian liberal politician and physicist. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia in 1998. A fierce critic of Vladimir Putin, Nemtsov claimed that Putin's government was becoming increasingly authoritarian. Nemtsov was murdered in 2015 in Moscow. Interestingly, Boris Nemtsov expressed fear that Vladimir Putin would hire men to kill him weeks before his assassination.

 19 

Breaker Morant

(Writer)

Birthdate: December 9, 1864

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: England

Died: 1902

Anglo-Australian bush poet and military officer Breaker Morant was one of the first war criminals who was court-martialled, convicted and executed in British military history for murder during the Second Anglo-Boer War. A folk hero in modern Australia, Morant became subject of several books, a play and an award-winning film.

 20 

Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya

(Deputy Minister of Education in the Government of the Soviet Union 1929 – 1938)

Birthdate: February 26, 1869

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Died: 1939

 21 

Frank Buckles

(Military personnel)

Birthdate: February 1, 1901

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Bethany

Died: 2011

Birthdate: August 10, 1858

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.

Died: 1964

Anna Julia Cooper was an American author, sociologist, educator, Black liberation activist, and speaker. She was one of the most important African-American scholars in US history. In 1924, Anna Julia Cooper earned her PhD from the University of Paris, becoming only the fourth African-American woman to receive a doctoral degree.

 23 

Jacques Plante

(Canadian Professional Ice Hockey Goaltender)

Birthdate: January 17, 1929

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Quebec, Canada

Died: 1986

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 24 

Linda Smith

(Comedian)

Birthdate: January 29, 1958

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Erith, Kent, England

Died: 2006

Linda Smith was an English comedian who appeared regularly on Radio 4 panel games. She studied at the University of Sheffield. A lifelong socialist, she performed many benefit concerts to support various causes. She was popular for starring in her own Radio 4 sitcom, Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting. She died of ovarian cancer, at the age of 48. 

 25 

Bahadur Shah I

(Emperor)

Birthdate: October 14, 1643

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Burhanpur, India

Died: 1712

 26 

Orry-Kelly

(Costume designer)

Birthdate: December 31, 1897

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Kiama

Died: 1964

Born to a tailor in Australia, Orry-Kelly initially studied banking but later sailed to the US to explore his dreams in theater. Starting with painting murals at a US nightclub, he later grew to design costumes for legends such as Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn. He also won 3 Academy Awards.

 27 

Robert Sobukwe

(Politician)

Birthdate: December 5, 1924

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Graaff-Reinet

Died: 1978

 28 

Samuel Langley

(American Aviation Pioneer, Astronomer and Physicist Known for Inventing 'Bolometer')

Birthdate: August 22, 1834

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Died: 1906

Astrophysicist Samuel Pierpont Langley had worked as an engineer before he taught physics and astronomy at the Western University of Pennsylvania. He later took over as the director of the Allegheny Observatory. He is best remembered for his research on solar radiation and for inventing the bolometer.

 29 

Amparo Muñoz

(Actress, Beauty Queen)

Birthdate: June 21, 1954

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Vélez-Málaga, Spain

Died: 2011

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 30 

Harry Cohn

(Film producer)

Birthdate: July 23, 1891

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: New York City, U.S.

Died: 1958

 31 

Sujatha Rangarajan

(Indian Author, Novelist and Screenwriter)

Birthdate: May 3, 1935

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Sri Rangam, Tamil Nadu, India

Died: 2008

 32 

John Arbuthnot

(Physician)

Birthdate: April 29, 1667

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Kincardineshire

Died: 1735

 33 

Robert Lee Scott Jr.

(Brigadier general)

Birthdate: April 12, 1908

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Macon, Georgia

Died: 2006

 34 

Gary Winick

(Film director)

Birthdate: March 31, 1961

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States

Died: 2011

 35 

Tina Strobos

(Dutch Physician and Psychiatrist Known for Her Resistance Work During World War II)

Birthdate: May 19, 1920

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Died: 2012

Tina Strobos was a Dutch psychiatrist and physician remembered for her resistance work during the Second World War. When she was still a student, Strobos helped rescue over 100 Jewish refugees. In 1989, Yad Vashem recognized her rescue work with the Righteous Among the Nations honor. For her medical work, Strobos was honored with the Elizabeth Blackwell Medal in 1998.

 36 

Luisa de Guzmán

(Queen)

Birthdate: October 13, 1613

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Sanlúcar, Spain

Died: 1666

 37 

Joe Silver

(Actor)

Birthdate: September 28, 1922

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 1989

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 38 

Joseph Wright

(English Philologist and Academic)

Birthdate: October 31, 1855

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Idle, Bradford, United Kingdom

Died: 1930

 39 

Eddie Kirkland

(American Blues Guitarist)

Birthdate: August 16, 1923

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica

Died: 2011

Eddie Kirkland was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and harmonicist. After working alongside John Lee Hooker for 13 years, Kirkland established a successful solo career, recording for labels like King Records and Fortune Records. Eddie Kirkland never stopped working and his last performance was the night before his death at the age of 87.

 40 

Louis Nix

(American football player)

Birthdate: July 31, 1991

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Died: 2021

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 41 

Carlos Manuel de Céspedes

(Cuban Revolutionary Hero and First President of Cuba in Arms)

Birthdate: April 18, 1819

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Bayamo, Oriente Province, Cuba

Died: 1874

Carlos Manuel de Céspedes was a Cuban revolutionary who declared Cuban independence and became the first president of Cuba in 1868. His actions started the famous Ten Years' War, the first of three wars that led to the independence of Cuba in 1902. Since Carlos' actions led to Cuba's independence, he is referred to as the Father of the Fatherland.

 42 

Hon'ami Kōetsu

(Japanese Potter)

Birthdate: 1558

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Died: 1637

Japanese craftsman, lacquerer, potter, and calligrapher Hon'ami Kōetsu of the Tokugawa-period is best-known for creating Rinpa, a major historical school of Japanese painting, along with Tawaraya Sōtatsu during the 17th century Kyoto. It was initially referred to as the Sōtatsu-Kōrin school, the Kōetsu school and the Kōetsu-Kōrin school. Notable works of Kōetsu include White Raku and Writing Box with Pontoon Bridge.

 43 

Vasily I of Moscow

(Prince of Moscow)

Birthdate: December 30, 1371

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Moscow, Grand Duchy of Moscow

Died: 1425

 44 

Kola Kwariani

(Wrestler)

Birthdate: January 16, 1903

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Kutaisi, Kutais Governorate

Died: 1980

 45 

Viktor Barna

(English Table Tennis Player)

Birthdate: August 24, 1911

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary

Died: 1972

 46 

France-Albert René

(2nd President of Seychelles)

Birthdate: November 16, 1934

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Victoria, Seychelles

Died: 2019

 47 

Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.

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Birthdate: July 5, 1902

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Nahant, Massachusetts

Died: 1985

 48 

Ramon Dekkers

(Dutch Professional Kickboxer)

Birthdate: September 4, 1969

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Breda, Netherlands

Died: 2013

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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Moacyr Scliar

(Author)

Birthdate: March 23, 1937

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Died: 2011

Moacyr Scliar was a Brazilian physician and writer best remembered for his 1981 book Max and the Cats. A prolific writer, Scliar published more than 100 books in Portuguese and his fiction has been translated into many languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Hebrew, and Italian. Moacyr Scliar was inducted into the Brazilian Academy of Letters in 2003.

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Necmettin Erbakan

(Turkish Islamist Politician Who Was Turkey's 23rd Prime Minister)

Birthdate: October 29, 1926

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Sinop

Died: 2011

The 23rd and first Islamist prime minister of Turkey, Necmettin Erbakan had been a mechanical engineer and a professor before stepping into politics. The Welfare Party politician had also led other Islamist parties, such as the Felicity Party and the National Salvation Party, but was accused of going against Turkey’s secular constitution