- Feb 1 Denise Robins, English romantic novelist (1st Long Kiss), born in London, England (d. 1985)
- Feb 2 Aimé Avignon, France's former oldest living man (d. 2007)
- Feb 2 Howard Johnson, American hotelier (d. 1972)
- Feb 4 Ludwig Erhard, German politician (CDU, as Chancellor of Germany 1963-66 led German "economic miracle"), born in Fürth, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1977)
- Feb 5 Dirk Stikker, Dutch politician, diplomat (Ambassador to Great Britain, 1952-58; Secretary General of NATO, 1961-64), and CEO (Heineken), Born in Winschoten, Netherlands (d. 1979)
- Feb 6 Alberto [de Almeida] Cavalcanti, Brazilian director (Nicholas Nickleby), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1982)
Louis Buchalter (1897-1944)
Feb 6 Jewish-American mobster (Murder, Inc.), born in NYC, New York
- Feb 7 Quincy Porter, American composer, teacher, and Pulitzer Prize winner (1954), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1966)
- Feb 8 Zakir Husain, 3rd President of India (1967-69) and scholar, born in Hyderabad, Hyderabad State (d. 1969)
- Feb 9 Charles Kingsford-Smith, Australian pioneering aviator (1st transpacific flight), born in Brisbane, Australia (d. 1935)
- Feb 10 John Franklin Enders, American microbiologist (1954 Nobel in Physiology or Medicine for culturing poliovirus, developed measles vaccine), born in West Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1985)
- Feb 11 Yves de La Casiniere, French composer, born in Angers, France (d. 1971)
- Feb 12 Vola Vale [Smith], American actress, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1970)
- Feb 14 Jørgen Bentzon, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1951)
- Feb 15 Earl Blaik, American football player and coach (college football hall of fame coach 1964), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1989)
- Feb 18 Charles Kuentz, WW1 veteran, changed nationality 4 times (d. 2005)
- Feb 19 Alma Rubens, American actress (Humoresque), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1931)
- Feb 20 Ivan Albright, American painter (Door, Window), born in North Harvey, Illinois (d. 1983)
- Feb 21 Celia Lovsky, Austrian-American actress (Soylent Green, T'Pau-Star Trek), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1979)
- Feb 22 Bob Ysaguirre, American jazz double bass and tuba player (Don Redman Orchestra), born in Belize, British Honduras (now Belize City, Belize) (d. 1982)
- Feb 22 Karol Świerczewski, Polish general (d. 1947)
- Feb 27 Bernard Lyot, French astronomer (Coronagraph, Lyot-filter), born in Paris (d. 1952)
Marian Anderson (1897-1993)
Feb 27 American contralto and celebrated singer (My Lord, What a Morning), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Feb 27 Paul Schuitema, Dutch graphic designer and photographer (System-O-Color), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1973)