People born on February 27

Constantine the Great

Roman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity

John Steinbeck

American writer

Elizabeth Taylor

British-American actress

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

American poet and educator (1807–1882)

Ernest Renan

French philosopher and writer

Joanne Woodward

American actress

Robert H. Grubbs

Nobel prize winning American chemist (1942-2021)

Paul Ricœur

French philosopher (1913–2005)

Roger Scruton

English conservative philosopher and writer

James Wan

Malaysian-Australian director, producer, screenwriter, and comic book writer

Kate Mara

American actress (born 1983)

Chelsea Clinton

American author and global health advocate

Kosuke Nakamura

Japanese association football player

Lawrence Durrell

British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer

Ian Khama

Motswana politician