Celebrity Birthdays February 26th:

Entertainment:

Teresa Palmer is an actress known for the movies “Warm Bodies” and “I am Number Four”.

Bill Duke is an actor known for the TV show “Black Lightning” and the movie “Predator”.

Michael Bolton is a singer-songwriter who has performed in the hard rock and heavy metal music genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, both on his early solo albums and those he recorded as the front man of the band Blackjack. His early career also saw him as a successful songwriter, co-writing hits like “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You” which later became his own chart-topper. He also achieved peak recognition as a pop ballad singer in the late 1980s and early 1990s with notable collaborations with songwriters.

Max Martin is a songwriter-record producer-singer who rose to prominence in the late 1990s with production credits on a string of hit singles, namely Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time”, the Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way” , Céline Dion’s “That’s the Way It Is”, and NSYNC’s “It’s Gonna Be Me”. He has written or co-written 26 Billboard Hot 100 number-one songs, most of which he has also produced or co-produced. He has written the second-most number-one singles on the chart, behind only Paul McCartney and tied with John Lennon. In addition, he holds the record for the most Hot 100 number-one songs as a producer, with 24 as of 2024.

Sports:

Hockey:

Joe Mullen is a three time All-Star Hall of Fame of right winger who won two Lady Byng Memorial trophies and won he won three Stanley Cup Championships. He was the first American player to score 500 goals and to reach 1,000 points in his career.

Football:

Marshall Faulk is a seven time Pro-Bowl Hall of Fame running back won one MVP and won one Super Bowl Championship in 2000 with the St Louis Rams.

Basketball:

Tim Thomas was a former forward who made one All-Rookie Second Team and was a McDonald’s All-American.

Baseball:

San Francisco Giants J.T. Snow hits an RBI single off Arizona Diamondbacks Russ Ortiz, to drive in Randy Winn, during the first inning, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Roy Dabner)

JT Snow is a former first basemen who won six Gold Glove Awards.

Kelly Gruber is a former two time All-Star third basemen who won both a Silver Slugger Award and a Glove Glove Award and won a World Series Championship in 1992 with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Mark DeRosa is a former infielder who won a Silver Medal and has been a studio analyst for MLB Network for years plus has been one of the voices in MLB the show the video game.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Scott Service, Kevin Plawecki, Don Lee, George Kopacz, Don Secrist, Steve Hertz, Jack Brohamer, Dennis Kinney, Jeff Yurak, Bob Hegman, Darrell Miller, David Howard, Danny Perez, Matt Luke, Josh Towers, Gary Majewski, Joe Martinez, Jose Reyes, Francisco Rodriguez, Hector Rondon, Dustin Ackley, Michael Papierski, Richard Urena, Peyton Burdick, Luis Rengifo & Trevor Larnach!

In Memoriam:

Entertainment:

Comedian Jackie Gleason gestures at news conference, Jan. 28, 1956, New York. (AP Photo/John Rooney)

Jackie Gleason was an actor known for the TV show “The Honeymooners” and the movie “The Hustler”.

Tony Randall was an actor known for the TV shows “The Odd Couple” and “Mister Peepers”.

Fats Domino was singer-songwriter-pianist who is one of the pioneers of rock and roll music and he sold more than 65 million records. His first single “The Fat Man” is cited by some historians as the first rock and roll single and the first to sell more than 1 million copies.

Johnny Cash was a singer-songwriter-musician who’s music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career. He was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his Tennessee Three backing band characterized by train-like chugging guitar rhythms, a rebelliousness coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor, free prison concerts,  and a trademark all-black stage wardrobe. He sold more than 90 million records worldwide and his genre-spanned country, rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel sounds. 

Sports:

Baseball:

Grover Cleveland Alexander was a three time Tripe Crown Hall of Fame pitcher who led the league in strikeouts six times and won one World Series Championship in 1926 with the Chicago Cubs.

Preacher Roe was a starting pitcher who made five All-Star teams and led the league in strikeouts once.