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Actors with February birthdays without the filler
Actors with February birthdays range from Jennifer Aniston to John Travolta, and the recorded date on a birth certificate becomes a citable entry in film databases.
Casting does not need an actor's age. It needs the age an audience will believe, and the two have never been the same thing. That gap shapes how a February birthday list should be built: name the performer, give the date, and say what the date rests on.
What to take away
- The list below names working actors with February birthdays, with the day and the year each source gives.
- A birth date is a record, not a fact about a person. It sits with a registrar, a studio file or a league guide before it reaches a calendar.
- Where two sources disagree, print both and name each. Resolving the conflict is not the compiler's job.
- Verification costs time and, at a vital records office, a fee. Budget for both before publishing a date.
- Sort keys and name collation decide whether two performers sharing a date stay separate entries.
The February list
February is a short month with a crowded calendar. These are working screen actors whose recorded birthdays fall in it.
February actor birthdays and sources
Actor
- Jennifer Aniston
- Feb 11, 1969
- John Travolta
- Feb 18, 1954
- Elizabeth Olsen
- Feb 16, 1989
- Michael B. Jordan
- Feb 9, 1987
- Dakota Fanning
- Feb 23, 1994
- Rihanna
- Feb 20, 1988
- Peter Dinklage
- Feb 11, 1969
Date
- Jennifer Aniston
- Press date
- John Travolta
- Studio press date
- Elizabeth Olsen
- Press date
- Michael B. Jordan
- Press date
- Dakota Fanning
- Press date
- Rihanna
- Press date
- Peter Dinklage
- Press date
Source basis
- Jennifer Aniston
- John Travolta
- Elizabeth Olsen
- Michael B. Jordan
- Dakota Fanning
- Rihanna
- Peter Dinklage
| Actor | Date | What the date rests on |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Aniston | February 11, 1969 | Widely repeated press date; no registrar document published |
| John Travolta | February 18, 1954 | Press date, consistent across studio material |
| Elizabeth Olsen | February 16, 1989 | Press date |
| Michael B. Jordan | February 9, 1987 | Press date |
| Dakota Fanning | February 23, 1994 | Press date |
| Rihanna | February 20, 1988 | Press date; also a recording artist |
| Samara Weaving | February 23, 1992 | Press date |
| Peter Dinklage | February 11, 1969 | Press date |
None of these dates comes from a vital records office. Each is a press date, the figure a studio or publicist supplied and the trade press repeated. That is a weaker source than a registrar's certified copy, and it is the source nearly every actor listing runs on.
Why the press date is the one you get
A certified birth record is held by the state or provincial vital records office that issued it, and eligibility to request a copy is set by that office's own rules. For a living adult, the applicant is usually the person named, a close relative, or someone with a court order. A compiler is none of those.
So the working source for an actor's birthday is the studio publicity file and the trade paper that printed it. The famous-February page traces how that press date became the default for actor listings.
Two things that shift a date by a day
A birth recorded near midnight can land on the previous or next day once the time zone is converted. A record kept in local time and a database kept in UTC will disagree by one day for anyone born in the hours around midnight.
Two ways a birthday shifts
- Birth near midnight
- Time zone conversion
- Date lands one day off
- February 29 in leap year
- Legal birthday moves most years
The second shift is the calendar itself. A date is a day-of-year, and the weekday drifts across years. February 29 exists only in a leap year, so a performer born on that day has a legal birthday that moves in most years. Check the year before you check the weekday.
Sorting and collation
A calendar page is a sort problem. Sort by month, then day, then year, and the list stays stable. Sort by name and you need a collation rule: whether "Mc" files before "Mac", whether a stage name sorts under its first letter or the civil name behind it.
A stage name is the better key. Performers' unions check professional names for uniqueness within their membership, so two credits under one registered name are the same person. Two credits under the same civil name may not be.
When sources disagree
Two sources can give different years for the same actor. One may have been corrected; one may have been copied from the other. Print both, name each, and date the check. A single wrong date propagates into every page that copies it, and the copies are harder to fix than the original.
A casting decision runs on playing age, the range a performer can credibly play, and that range is set by the performer and their agent. It is not a fact about the person and does not belong in a birthday entry.
The January index grades entries by what they rest on; a press date and a registrar copy are not the same grade.
What this page holds
- The professional name, as registered.
- The month, day and year, with the source named.
- Active years, from credits.
- The field of workstage, screen, voice, or several.
- No playing range, no civil name, no age eligibility claim.
The musicians' March page applies the same discipline to a profession that runs on anniversaries. The February pillar sets out the month's full calendar.
Common questions
Why do so many actor birthdays trace to a press release?
Because a certified birth record for a living adult is restricted to the person named, close relatives, or a court order. The studio publicity file is the source a compiler can actually cite.
Can I publish a birth date I found on another birthday site?
Check it against a second source first. If the two disagree, publish both with the source named rather than picking one. Copyright and publicity rights in a compiled list vary by jurisdiction, so confirm with a licensed attorney before republishing someone else's compilation.
What if an actor's date is disputed?
State the disagreement and cite each source. Do not resolve it. A date you settle by guesswork becomes the wrong date on a hundred copied pages.
Does a birth date decide anything about eligibility?
Not here. Age rules for benefits, roles or competitions are set by the administering agency, and questions about them go to that agency or a qualified professional.
