- Feb 1 John Hart, American TV journalist (CBS News Retrospective, NBC News), born in Denver, Colorado
- Feb 1 John Nott, British policitican(C), Secretary of State for Defence during Falkland War, born in Bideford, Devon
- Feb 2 Robert Mandan, American actor best known for his role as Chester Tate in US sitcom "Soap", born in Clever, Missouri (d. 2018)
- Feb 3 Jonathan Fellows-Smith, South African cricket all-rounder (4 Tests), born in Durban, Natal (d. 2013)
- Feb 3 Peggy Ann Garner, American actress (Little Women, Daisy Kenyon), born in Canton, Ohio (d. 1984)
- Feb 4 Ivan Davis, Jr., American concert pianist, and teacher, born in Electra,Texas (d. 2018)
- Feb 5 Cesare Maldini, Italian footballer and manager
- Feb 6 Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban revolutionary, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1959)
- Feb 6 Francois Truffaut, French director (Jules & Jim, Fahrenheit 451), born in Paris, France (d. 1984)
- Feb 7 Alfred M. Worden, American Colonel USAF, NASA astronaut (Apollo 15), born in Jackson, Michigan (d. 2020)
- Feb 7 Gay Talese, author (Honor Thy Father)
- Feb 8 Horst Eckel, German soccer wing half (32 caps West Germany, 1954 FIFA World Cup; 1. FC Kaiserslautern, SV Röchling Völklingen), born in Vogelbach, Germany (d. 2021)
- Feb 8 Jan H. Christiaanse, Dutch politician, president of Dutch political party CDA
John Williams (91 years old)
Feb 8 American composer responsible for some of the most recognizable film scores (Jaws, Star Wars, Harry Potter, India Jones, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial), born in NYC, New York
- Feb 9 Gerhard Richter, German painter
- Feb 9 Tatsuro Hirooka, Japanese baseball player
- Feb 10 Donald Hilton, Moderator (General Assembly of United Reformed Church)
- Feb 10 Rockin Dopsie Sr [Alton Jay Rubin], American Jazz-Fusion singer (Zydeco), born in Carencro, Louisiana (d. 1993)
- Feb 11 Dennis Skinner, British politician (L), Chairman of the Labour Party (1988-89), born in Clay Cross, Derbyshire
- Feb 11 Jerome Lowenthal, American concert pianist, and educator (Julliard; Jerusalem Academy of Music), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Feb 12 Axel Jensen, Norwegian author (d. 2003)
- Feb 12 Lincoln Kilpatrick, American actor (BJ-Leslie Uggams Show), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2004)
- Feb 13 Marcelino Campanal, Spanish soccer defender (11 caps; Real Avilés CF, Sevilla FC, Deportivo de La Coruña), born in Gijón, Spain (d. 2020)
- Feb 13 Susan Oliver [Charlotte Gercke], American stage and screen actress (Peyton Place - "Ann"; Star Trek - The Cage), television director, and airplane pilot, born in NYC, New York (d. 1990)
- Feb 14 Alexander Kluge, German author and film director (Yesterday Girl), born in Halberstadt, Province of Saxony
- Feb 14 Banjo Matthews, American auto racer, owner and constructor (A. J. Foyt, Cale Yarborough), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1996)
- Feb 14 Jack Hibbert, director (Central Statistical Office)
- Feb 14 Jocelyn Stevens, CEO (English Heritage)
- Feb 14 Leo Thorsness, American Vietnam War pilot (Medal of Honor), born in Walnut Grove, Minnesota (d. 2017)
- Feb 14 Michael Ball, Bishop (Truro)
- Feb 14 Peter Ball, Bishop (Gloucester)
- Feb 15 Adrian Swire, British aircraft magnate (Cathay Pacific)
- Feb 16 Aharon Appelfeld, Israeli writer, born in Jadova Commune, Kingdom of Romania
- Feb 16 Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone
- Feb 16 Gretchen Wyler, American actress, dancer (Silk Stockings), and animal rights activist, born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma (d. 2007)
- Feb 16 Harry Goz, American musical theatre actor and voice actor, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2003)
- Feb 16 Nand Baert, Belgian radio and TV-host
- Feb 16 Otis Blackwell, American songwriter ("Fever"; "Don't Be Cruel"; "Great Balls Of Fire"; All Shook Up"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
- Feb 17 Charles "Buck" Trent, American banjoist and singer (Hee Haw), born in Spartanburg, South Carolina
- Feb 18 Duane Michals, American photographer (Sequences; The Journey of the Spirit After Death), born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania
- Feb 18 Miloš Forman, Czech-American award-winning director (One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Amadeus, The Firemen's Ball), born in Čáslav, Czechoslovakia (d. 2018)
- Feb 19 Jean-Pierre Ponnele, French opera director (Carmina Burana), born in Paris, France (d. 1988)
- Feb 19 Joseph P. Kerwin, American Capt Med Corps USN/astro (Skylab 2), born in Oak Park, Illinois
- Feb 20 Adrian Cristobal, Filipino writer (d. 2007)
- Feb 21 Leon Black, American college basketball coach (Texas Longhorns men's team 1967-76), born in Martins Mill, Texas (d. 2021)
Ted Kennedy (1932-2009)
Feb 22 American politician (US Senator (D)-Massachusetts, 1962- 2009), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Feb 23 Majel Barrett, American actress and producer (Star Trek), and the widow of Gene Roddenberry, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2008)
- Feb 24 Andrew Jacobs Jr, American politician (Rep-D-IN, 1965-73, 75-97), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2013)
- Feb 24 Everard Goodman, English real estate developer (TOPS Estates)
- Feb 24 Jay Sandrich, American Emmy Award-winning television director (The Mary Tyler Moore Show; Soap; The Cosby Show), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
- Feb 24 John Vernon [Adolphus Agopsowicz], Canadian actor (Animal House, Chained Heat, Dirty Harry), born in Zehner, Saskatchewan (d. 2005)
- Feb 24 Michel Legrand, French composer and jazz musician (Summer of '42, Windmills of Your Mind), born in Paris, France (d. 2019)
- Feb 25 Åke Persson, Swedish bebop jazz trombonist (Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band, 1963–71), born in Hässleholm Sweden (d. 1975)
- Feb 25 Faron Young, American country and honky-tonk singer ("Hello Walls"; "It's Four in the Morning"), and actor (Hidden Guns; Daniel Boone, Trailblazer), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 1996)
- Feb 25 Laurence New, Major-General
- Feb 25 Martin William Karlins, American contemporary classical composer, born in North Brook, Illinois (d. 2005)
- Feb 25 Tony Brooks, English auto racer (F1 World C'ship third 1958, runner-up 1959; 6 x F1 wins), born in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England (d. 2022)
Johnny Cash (1932-2003)
Feb 26 American country singer ("I Walk the Line"; "Ring of Fire"; "A Boy Named Sue"), born in Kingsland, Arkansas
- Feb 27 Dolf Zwerver, Dutch painter
Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011)
Feb 27 English-American actress, businesswoman, and humanitarian (Father of the Bride, Butterfield 8, Cleopatra), and serial bride, born in London, England
- Feb 27 Lord Young of Graffham, CEO (Cables & Wireless)
- Feb 28 Brian Moore, British sports commentator (BBC Radio, London Weekend Television 'The Big Match'), born in Benenden, Kent, England (d. 2001)
- Feb 28 Donald "Don" Francks, Canadian actor, singer and musician (Terminal Choice; Finian's Rainbow), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2016)
- Feb 29 Gavin Stevens, Australian cricket batsman (4 Tests), born in Glenelg, South Australia
- Feb 29 Gene Golub, American mathematician (d. 2007)
- Feb 29 Jaguar [Sérgio Jaguaribe], Brazilian cartoonist, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Feb 29 Masten Gregory, American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1961, 65 [Jochen Rindt]), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1985)
- Feb 29 Reri Grist, African-American coloratura soprano
About February 1932
How Old? 91 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: Yes
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep (Feb 1 - Feb 5), Monkey (Feb 6 - Feb 29)
Star Signs: Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18), Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20)