- Feb 1 Douglas Johnson, British historian, born in Edinburgh (d. 2005)
- Feb 1 Peter Crill, Bailiff of Jersey
- Feb 1 Stuart Whitman, American actor (Capt Apache, Ransom, Cimarron Strip), born in San Francisco, California
- Feb 1 Vivian Maier, American street photographer unknown until her death, born in New York City (d. 2009)
- Feb 2 Miguel Cardinal Obando y Bravo, 1st Cent American cardinal (Nicaragua)
- Feb 2 Nydia Ecury, celebrated Afro-Dutch writer, translator and actress (Kantika pa Mama Tera), born in Rancho, Aruba (d. 2012)
- Feb 2 Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, French politician, President of France (1974-81), born in Koblenz, French-occupied Germany (d. 2020)
- Feb 3 Art Arfons, auto racer/designer (3 x world land speed record; "Green Monster"), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2007)
- Feb 3 Glen Tetley, US choreographer
- Feb 3 Hans-Jochen Vogel, leader of West Germany's Social Democrats (SPD)
- Feb 3 J. Roy Rowland, American politician (Rep-D-GA, 1983-95), born in Wrightsville, Georgia (d. 2022)
- Feb 3 Shelley Berman, comedian (Son of Blob, Love American Style), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Feb 4 John Edward Caulwell Hearne, writer
- Feb 5 Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, American publisher (NY Times), born in NYC, New York
- Feb 6 Dale Long, American MLB infielder, 1955-63, hit HRs in 8 consecutive games (Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and 4 other teams), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 1991)
- Feb 6 Haskell Wexler, American cinematographer & director, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2015)
- Feb 6 Walker Edmiston, American actor (Star Trek, Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, The Dukes of Hazzard), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2007)
- Feb 7 Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov, Soviet cosmonaut (Voskhod 1 - 1st to carry three members), born in Voronezh, Russia, USSR (d. 2009)
- Feb 7 Mark Taimanov, Russian pianist, born in Kharkiv, Ukraine (d. 2016)
- Feb 8 Neal Cassady, American writer (d. 1968)
- Feb 9 Garret FitzGerald, Prime Minister of Ireland
- Feb 10 Danny Blanchflower, Irish soccer midfielder (56 caps Northern Ireland; Tottenham Hotspur 337 games, Aston Villa) and manager (Northern Ireland, Chelsea), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1993)
- Feb 10 Randy Jackson, American MLB baseball third baseman, 1950-59, 2X All-Star (Chicago Cubs; Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodger; Cleveland Indians), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2019)
- Feb 11 Alexander Gibson, British conductor and founder of the Scottish Opera, born in Motherwell, Scotland (d. 1995)
- Feb 11 Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor (Spy Hard, Forbidden Planet, Naked Gun), born in Regina, Saskatchewan (d. 2010)
- Feb 11 Paul Bocuse, French great chef (Legion of Honor), born in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, France (d. 2018)
- Feb 12 Charles Van Doren, American quiz show contestant (Twenty-One), born in New York City
- Feb 12 Joe Garagiola, American MLB catcher (4 teams, 1946-54), sportscaster, and TV host (Today Show), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2016)
- Feb 12 Paul Hamlyn, English publisher/multi-millionaire (Octopus)
- Feb 13 Barney Childs, American avant-garde composer (The Roachville Project), educator, and poet, born in Spokane, Washington (d. 2000)
- Feb 14 (Alexander) "Bobby" Kok, Boer-British classical and session cellist (BBC Symphony; George Harrison - "When We Was Fab"), born in Brakpan, Union of South Africa, (d. 2015)
- Feb 14 Alfred Körner, Austrian soccer striker (47 caps; Rapid Wien), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2020)
- Feb 16 David Austin, English rose breeder (Austin roses), born in Albrighton, England (d. 2018)
- Feb 16 Jack Levy, English mechanical engineer, born in London, England (d. 2017)
- Feb 16 John Schlesinger, English stage and Academy Award-winning film director (Midnight Cowboy; Darling), born in London, England (d. 2003)
- Feb 17 Friedrich Cerha, Austrian composer and conductor, born in Vienna, Austria
- Feb 17 Lee Hoiby, American concert pianist and composer (1957 Arts & Letters; Summer and Smoke), born in Madison, Wisconsin (d. 2011)
- Feb 18 Len Ford, NFL end (Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers)
- Feb 19 György Kurtág, Hungarian pianist, composer (Stele; Játékok), and teacher (Franz Liszt Academy, 1967-93), born in Lugoj, Romania
- Feb 20 Bob Richards, American athlete (Olympic gold pole vault 1952, 56; bronze 1948), born in Champaign, Illinois (d. 2023)
- Feb 20 Bobby Jaspar, Belgian jazz saxophonist, flautist and composer, born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1963)
- Feb 20 Cameron Rusby, British Vice-Admiral
- Feb 20 Dame Gillian Lynne [Pyrke], British dancer, choreographer and actress (Cats; The Phantom of the Opera), born in Bromley, Kent (d. 2018)
- Feb 20 Edgar Meuli, cricketer (opened NZ batting in Test v South Africa 1953)
- Feb 20 Kenneth H Olsen, American electrical engineer, and co-founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 2011)
- Feb 20 Richard Matheson, American author, (d. 2013)
- Feb 21 Hans Andreus [Johan W van der Zant], Dutch poet (Animal Language)
- Feb 22 (Alan) "Bud" Yorkin, American film and television producer and director (Divorce American Style; All in the Family; Sanford And Son), born in Washington, Pennsylvania (d. 2015)
- Feb 22 Kenneth Williams, British actor (Hancock's Half Hour, Carry On films), born in King's Cross, London (d. 1988)
- Feb 23 Regine Crespin, French vocalist (Sheherazade, Les Nuits D'ete)
- Feb 24 Reginald Freeson, British MP
- Feb 25 Harvey McGregor, QC/warden (New College-Oxford)
- Feb 26 Arsene Souffriau, Belgian pioneering electronic music composer, born in Ixelles, Belgium
- Feb 26 Chris Anderson, American jazz pianist (Charlie Parker; Dinah Washington; Charlie Haden), born in Chicago, Illinois) (d. 2008)
- Feb 26 Cynthia Stone, American actress (That Wonderful Guy, Ad Libbers), born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 1988)
- Feb 26 Efraín Sánchez, Colombian soccer goalkeeper (9 caps; San Lorenzo) and manager (Columbia), born in Barranquilla, Colombia (d. 2020)
- Feb 27 David H. Hubel, Canadian neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate, (d. 2013)
- Feb 27 Peter Emery, British MP
- Feb 28 Seymour Shifrin, American composer (Satires of Circumstance), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1979)
- Feb 28 Stanley Glasser, South African composer, born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2018)
- Feb 28 Svetlana Alliluyeva, Russian-born daughter of Joseph Stalin who later defected to the West and author (My Life), born in Moscow (d. 2011)
About February 1926
How Old? 97 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No