George Nissen
Feb 3 George Nissen, American inventor (created the trampoline), born in Blairstown, Iowa (d. 2010)
George Nissen
William S. Burroughs
Feb 5 William S. Burroughs, American writer (Naked Lunch, The Nova Trilogy) and visual artist, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1997)
William S. Burroughs
- Feb 6 Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor and bass singer (Tony the Tiger, You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch), born in Norfolk, Nebraska (d. 2005)
- Feb 6 Forrest Towns, American athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 1936), born in Fitzgerald, Georgia (d. 1991)
- Feb 7 David Ignatow, American poet (Tread the Dark, Rescue the Dead)
- Feb 7 Jacques Mornard [Ramon Mercader], murderer (Trotsky)
- Feb 7 Ralph Whitlock, English writer, born in Pitton (d. 1995)
- Feb 8 Bert Haas, baseball player
- Feb 8 Jules van Ackere, Flemish musicologist (Eternal Music)
Bill Veeck
Feb 9 Bill Veeck, American MLB owner and promoter (Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1986)
Bill Veeck
- Feb 9 Ernest Tubb, American country musician ("Walking the Floor Over You"), born in Crisp, Texas (d. 1984)
- Feb 9 Ralph Herman, American orchestra leader (Circus Time), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Feb 10 Larry Adler, American pop and classical harmonica player, and composer, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2001)
- Feb 11 Josh White, Blues, folk and gospel musician, born in Greenville, South Carolina (d. 1969)
- Feb 11 French Duynstee, Dutch constitutional lawyer
- Feb 11 Matt Dennis, American pop singer, pianist, composer, and arranger ("Everything Happens To Me"; "Angel Eyes"), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2002)
- Feb 12 Gordon "Tex" Beneke, American saxophonist/bandleader/vocalist (Glenn Miller Orchestra), born in Fort Worth, Texas; (d. 2000)
- Feb 12 Nello Celio, Swiss politician, born in Quinto, Switzerland (d. 1995)
- Feb 12 Arvid Pardo, Maltese diplomat, a.k.a "Father of the Law of the Sea Conference", born in Rome, Italy (d. 1999)
- Feb 13 George Kleinsinger, American composer (Tubby the Tuba), born in San Bernardino, California (d. 1982)
- Feb 14 Margarete Mewes, Nazi overseer at concentration camp
- Feb 14 Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer, coach, broadcaster (British Open 1948 3rd), born in Sydney, NSW (d. 2007)
- Feb 15 Arthur Sydney Martin, spy catcher
- Feb 15 Kevin McCarthy, American actor (Invasion of Body Snatchers, Death of a Salesman), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2010)
- Feb 15 R W Woods, bishop (Worcester)
- Feb 15 Hale Boggs, American politician (d. 1972)
- Feb 16 J Tobin, British anaesthetist
- Feb 16 Jimmy Wakely, American country vocalist (5 Star Jubilee), born in Mineola, Arkansas
- Feb 17 Albert Westerlinck [Jose J M Aerts pseudoym], Flemish poet, writer and priest, born in Geel, Belgium (d. 1984)
- Feb 17 Arthur Kennedy, American actor (Fantastic Voyage, Peyton Place), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1990)
- Feb 17 Per-Jakez Helias, French Breton writer and actor, born in Pouldreuzig, Brittany (d. 1995)
- Feb 17 Wayne Morris, American actor and decorated WWII pilot (Paths of Glory, The Bushwackers), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1959)
- Feb 18 Pee Wee King [Julius Frank Kuczynski], American country singer, accordionist, and songwriter ("Tennesee Waltz"; "Slow Poke"), born in Abrams, Wisconsin (d. 2000)
- Feb 19 Jacques Dufilho, French comedian (d. 2005)
- Feb 20 John Daly, South Africa, newscaster/TV game show host (What's My Line)
- Feb 20 Marion Kettlewell, British director (WRNS)
- Feb 20 Willem J H Baart, Dutch vicar (Cuentanan di Nanzi)
- Feb 21 Arnold S Denker, NY, US chess champion (1944-46)
- Feb 21 Hermanus P "Piet" Mulder, Dutch journalist (Parool/VARA)
- Feb 22 Renato Dulbecco, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate
- Feb 23 Margaret Farrer, CEO (Central Midwives Board)
- Feb 23 Theofiel Middelkamp, Dutch cyclist (d. 2005)
- Feb 23 Mike Tresh, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1945; Chicago WS), born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania (d. 1966)
- Feb 24 David Langdon, cartoonist/illustrator
- Feb 24 Zachary Scott, American actor (Spotlight Playhouse, Mildred Pierce), born in Austin, Texas (d. 1965)
- Feb 24 Ralph Erskine, British architect (Byker Wall) (d. 2005)
- Feb 25 John Arlott, British cricket commentator & writer (BBC), born in Basingstoke, England (d.1991)
- Feb 26 Robert Alda, American actor (Supertrain, By Popular Demand), born in NYC, New York (d. 1986)
- Feb 26 Witold Rowicki, Polish conductor and composer, born in Taganrog, (d. 1989)
- Feb 28 Jim Boles, American actor (The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, One Man's Family), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 1977)
About February 1914
How Old? 106 or 107 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No