Feb 29, 2024, 06:37 PM IST

Leap Year 2024: 7 famous people born on February 29 

Shweta Singh

Leap day, February 29, has the rarest birthdays, occurring once every 1,461 days for those born on this date.

Here are seven famous leapers, leapsters, or leaplings (yes, there are names for them) you have to know.

Freedom fighter and former Indian prime minister was born on February 29, 1896, and died on April 10, 1995. 

Morarji Desai

Olympian and Arjuna Awardee Indian shooter, Prakash Nanjappa was born 29 February 1976.

Prakash Nanjappa 

Spain's handsome Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is also part of this exclusive club. 

Pedro Sánchez

Motivational speaker and The New York Times bestselling author of Awaken the Giant Within and was born on February 29, in 1960.

Tony Robbins

Wellman was born on the last Leap Day of the 1800s, and Dorsey was born on the first one of the 1900s

Jimmy Dorsey

The Godfather star who played Moe Greene in the epic movie was born in 1936.

Alex Rocco

Rukmini Devi who was a legendary Bharatanatyam dancer and founder of Kalakshetra was on February 29 in the year 1904. 

Rukmini Devi