- Feb 1 Karen Krantzcke, Australian tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1968; Federation Cup 1970), born in Brisbane, Australia (d. 1977)
- Feb 2 Gerrie Mühren, Dutch soccer midfielder (10 caps; Ajax, Volendam), born in Volendam, Netherlands (d. 2013)
- Feb 4 Mary Meyer, American 500m speed skater (Olympic silver 1968)
- Feb 9 Vince Papale, American football player
- Feb 11 Ian Porterfield, English footballer, born in Dunfermline, United Kingdom (d. 2007)
- Feb 13 Artur Jorge, Portuguese soccer striker (16 caps; Académica, Benfica, Belenenses) and manager (Portugal, Switzerland, Cameroon; Porto), born in Porto, Portugal (d. 2024)
- Feb 16 Aleksandr Shaparenko, Soviet 1K kayaker (Olympic gold 1972)
- Feb 17 Valdemar Bandolowski, Danish sailor (Olympic gold Soling class 1976, 80), born in Esbønderup, Denmark
- Feb 21 Bob Ryan, American sportswriter (The Boston Globe), born in Trenton, New Jersey
- Feb 21 Desmond Lewis, West Indian cricket batsman/keeper (avg 86.33 in 3 Tests), born in Jamaica (d. 2018)
- Feb 24 Sergio "Bobo" Gori, Italian soccer midfielder, forward (3 caps; Vicenza, Cagliari 166 games, Juventus), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2023)
- Feb 25 Rick Hummel, American sports writer (St. Louis Post-Dispatch; J. G. Taylor Spink Award 2007; president Baseball Writers' Association of America), born in Quincy, Illinois (d. 2023)
- Feb 26 Bobby "Bingo" Smith, American NBA star (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Feb 26 Colin Bell, English soccer midfielder (48 caps; Manchester City 394 games), born in Hesleden, England (d. 2021)
- Feb 28 Graham Vivian, New Zealand cricketer (son of Giff, 5 Tests for NZ 1965-72), born in Auckland New Zealand
About February 1946
How Old? 78 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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