- 1794 Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player (d. 1867)
- 1831 John Morrissey, boxer/developer of Saratoga Springs horse race track
- 1843 John Graham Chambers, English athlete who wrote the Queensberry rules for boxing (d. 1883)
- 1857 Bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96)
- 1891 Cecil Dixon, South African cricket off-spinner (1 Test for South Africa, 3-118, pair), born in Potchefstroom, Transvaal (d. 1969)
- 1903 Chick Hafey, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (2 World Series 1926, 31), born in Berkeley, California (d. 1973)
- 1908 August Neo, Estonian wrestler (d. 1982)
- 1910 Gunnar Höckert, Finnish athlete (Olympic gold 5,000m 1936), born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1940)
- 1911 Charles Mathiesen, Norwegian 1500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1936)
- 1912 Eddie J Bush, golf professional
- 1918 Dominic DiMaggio, baseball outfielder (Boston Red Sox)
- 1926 Joe Garagiola, NFL catcher and sportscaster/host (Today Show), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2016)
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1934 Bill Russell, American basketball star (Boston Celtics, Olympic-gold 1956), born in West Monroe, Louisiana

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- 1935 Ken Still, American professional golfer, born in Tacoma, Washington
- 1937 Charles Everett Dumas, high jumper (Olympic gold 1956), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 1941 Ross Morgan, cricketer (NZ batsman in 20 Tests 1965-72)
- 1942 Pat Dobson, American baseball player (d. 2006)
- 1944 Charles Pasarell, tennis pro
- 1945 Don Wilson, American MLB pitcher (2 x no-hitters), born in Monroe, Louisiana (d. 1975)
- 1948 Cindy Hill, LPGA golfer
- 1949 Gundappa Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s)
- 1949 Len Randle, baseball player (NY Mets)
- 1955 Daniele Masala, Italian pentathelete (Olympics 1976), born in Rome, Italy
- 1955 Chet Lemon [Chester Earl Lemon], US baseball player, born in Jackson, Mississippi
- 1958 Ingrid Klich, rower (Olympics 1996), born in Whittier, California
- 1961 Chris Heyne, WLAF General Manager (Frankfurt Galaxy), born in Munich, Germany
- 1962 Jimmy Kirkwood, Irish-born field hockey player, born in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- 1963 Brent Jones, NFL tight end (SF 49ers), born in Santa Clara, California
- 1964 Maurice Douglass, NFL safety (NY Giants), born in Muncie, Indiana
- 1964 Michel Petit, NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Quebec, Canada
- 1964 Milton Small, West Indian cricket pace bowler (WI v Australia 1984), born in Saint Philip Parish, Barbados
- 1965 Rubén Amaro Jr., US baseball outfielder (Cleveland Indians), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1967 Andrew Dunkley, English golfer (1991-93 Co-Captain U of W Fla), born in Kent, England
- 1968 Todd Fanning, Canadian golfer (Manitoba Amat-1984, 90, 91, 92), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- 1969 Colin Keely, US water polo driver (Olympics 1996), born in Buffalo, New York
- 1969 Hong Myung-Bo, Korean footballer, born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1970 Bryan Roy, Dutch football manager and player (Ajax), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1970 Dell Demps, NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs), born in Long Beach, Canada
- 1970 Lamar Thomas, NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs, Miami Dolphins), born in Ocala, Florida
- 1971 Lincoln Kennedy, NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders), born in York, Pennsylvania
- 1971 Romeo Bandison, NFL defensive tackle (Cleveland Browns), born in the Hague, Netherlands
- 1971 Shane Tonkin, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics 1996), born in Perth, Australia
- 1971 Shante Carver, NFL defensive end (Dallas Cowboys), born in Stockton, California
- 1972 Dulip Samaraweera, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan Test opening batsman 1993-), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- 1973 Brendon Mark Cameron, New Zealand 4k pursuit cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Otorohanga, New Zealand
- 1974 Ian Mcintyre, NHL left wing (Vancouver Canucks), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1974 Toranosuke Takagi, Japanese race car driver, born in Shizuoka, Japan
- 1975 Chris Szarka, CFL fullback (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1975 Matt Finkes, NFL linebacker (NY Jets), born in Piqua, Ohio
- 1975 Scot Pollard, NBA center (Detroit Pistons), born in Murray, Utah
- 1975 Seth Payne, NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Clifton Springs, New York
- 1976 Christian Cullen, New Zealand rugby union footballer, born in Paraparaumu, New Zealand
- 1977 Jimmy Conrad, US soccer player, born in Arcadia, California
- 1978 Brett Hodgson, Australian rugby league footballer, born in Liverpool, Australia
- 1979 Antonio Chatman, NFL wide receiver and punt returner, born in Jackson, Alabama
- 1979 Matt Mauck, NFL player, born in Jasper, Indiana
- 1980 Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spanish tennis player, born in Ontinyent, Spain
- 1982 Onil Joseph, Dominican baseball player, born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
- 1982 Louis Tsatoumas, Greek long jumper, born in Messene, Greece
- 1983 Carlton Brewster, NFL player, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- 1984 Peter Vanderkaay, US mid-distance swimmer, born in Royal Oak, Michigan
- 1984 Brad Keselowski, NASCAR Nationwide Series Driver, born in Rochester Hills, Michigan
February in History
Why 'SuperMac' was Banished From Number 10
War hero, Edwardian gentleman, academic, friend of the Kennedys, former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan was born on this day.
February 10, 1894Ancient Dresden Reduced to Rubble
The blanket bombing of Dresden in East Germany which began on this day, cost thousands of lives and remains highly controversial.
February 13, 1945Last Adventure of Captain Cook
Explorer James Cook was the first European to set foot on Hawaii, where he was thought to be a god. But he would never leave the island alive.
February 14, 1779Nat King Cole's Struggle With Racism
Sure, he had unique talent and a golden voice, but as Nat King Cole, who died on this day, was to discover, that wasn't enough for American racists.
February 15, 1965