- Feb 2 Christian Gottfried Thomas, composer
- Feb 5 Christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer, conductor and tutor of Beethoven, born in Shimnitz, Saxony (d. 1798)
- Feb 6 Adam Weishaupt, German philosopher & founder of the Order of the Illuminati, born in Ingolstadt, Germany (d. 1811)
- Feb 9 Luther Martin, American patriot (d. 1826)
- Feb 15 Jeremy Bentham, English philosopher/originator (Utilitarian), born in London, England