- Feb 3 Pedro Nájera, Mexican soccer midfielder (27 caps; Club América), born in Mexico City (d. 2020)
- Feb 4 Reino Börjesson, Swedish soccer midfielder (10 caps; FIFA World Cup runner-up 1958; Jonsereds IF, IFK Göteborg, Norrby IF, Örgryte IS), born in Partille, Sweden (d. 2023)
- Feb 5 Al Worthington, baseball player
- Feb 6 Sixten Jernberg, Swedish skier (Olympic gold 1956/60/64), born in Lima, Sweden (d. 2012)
- Feb 8 Roger Byrne, English soccer fullback (33 caps; Manchester United 245 games; died Munich air disaster), born in Manchester, Lancashire (d. 1958)
- Feb 9 Lennox Butler, cricketer (1 Test WI v Aust 1955, 16 & 2-151)
- Feb 10 Hallgeir Brenden, Norwegian cross country skier (Olympic gold 1952, 56), born in Trysil, Norway (d. 2007)
- Feb 11 Albert Azaryan, Armenian gymnast (Olympic gold USSR rings, team 1956, 60; World C'ship gold rings, team 1954, 58), born in Gəncə, Armenia (d. 2023)
- Feb 11 Burhan Sargun, Turkish soccer forward (8 caps, 7 goals; Fenerbahçe SK), born in Ankara, Turkey (d. 2023)
- Feb 15 Fred Martinelli, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Ashland University 1959-93), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2021)
Graham Hill (1929-1975)
Feb 15 British auto racer (Formula One World Champion, 1962 & 1968), born in Hampstead, London
- Feb 16 Gerhard Hanappi, Austrian footballer (d. 1980)
- Feb 18 Lou Gorman, American baseball executive (general manager Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2011)
- Feb 19 Joe Crozier, Canadian ice hockey head coach (Buffalo Sabres 1971-74, Toronto Maple Leafs 1980-81), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2022)
- Feb 22 Ryne Duren, American near-sighted pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Cazenovia, Wisconsin (d. 2011)
Elston Howard (1929-1980)
Feb 23 American baseball catcher (12 × MLB All-Star; 6 × World Series; AL MVP 1963; first African-American NY Yankee), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Feb 27 Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer, (d. 2013)
- Feb 27 Jack Gibson, Australian rugby league footballer and coach (d. 2008)
- Feb 27 Pat Hales, English tennis player (US C'ships women's singles 1955 runner-up; French C'ship doubles 1955, 60 & Wimbledon doubles 1955 runner-up), born in London, England (d. 1985)
- Feb 28 Hayden Fry, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (SMU 1962-72, North Texas State University 1973-78, University of Iowa 1979-98), born in Eastland, Texas (d. 2019)
About February 1929
How Old? 95 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
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