David Axelrod (political consultant)

David M. Axelrod is an American political consultant, analyst, and former White House official. He is best known for being the chief strategist for Barack Obama's presidential campaigns. After Obama's election, Axelrod was appointed as Senior Advisor to the President. He left the position in early 2011 and became the Senior Strategist for Obama's successful re-election campaign in 2012. Axelrod wrote for the Chicago Tribune, and joined CNN as Senior Political Commentator in 2015. Until recently, Axelrod served as the director of the non-partisan University of Chicago Institute of Politics. His memoir is titled Believer: My Forty Years in Politics.

22 February 1955

Born on the same birth date (22 February 1955): Tim Young (ice hockey)

Born on the same birth day (22 February): Albin Prepeluh • Devon Malcolm • Jean-Bédel Bokassa • Jiří Čunek • John Radford (footballer) • Kazuhiro Sasaki • Marguerite Clark • Miou-Miou • Saufatu Sopoanga • Texas Johnny Brown • Zach Roerig

Born in the same month (February 1955): Adrian Dantley • Avram Grant • Bill Laswell • Bruno Stolorz • Charles Shaughnessy • Christopher McDonald • Eddie Johnson (basketball, born 1955) • Gilbert Gottfried • Greg Norman • Janice Dickinson • Jeff Daniels • Jim Cramer • John Kuester • Kelsey Grammer • Leszek Engelking • Mike Heath (baseball) • Mo Yan • Steve Jobs • T. R. Dunn • Tom LaGarde