- Feb 1 Jim Thorpe, American golfer (The Tradition 2002, 3 PGA Tour titles), born in Roxboro, North Carolina
- Feb 2 Francisco Maturana, Colombian football manager
- Feb 3 (Arnold) "Bake" McBride, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1973-83, Rookie of the Year; All-Star (St. Louis Cardinals; Philadelphia Phillies, and 1 other team), born in Fulton, Missouri
- Feb 3 Hennie Kuiper, Dutch road cyclist (Olympic gold road race 1972; world professional road race champion 1975; Tour de France 1977, 80 runner-up), born in Denekamp, Netherlands
- Feb 5 David Sullivan, Welsh businessman and pornographer (Sunday Sport), born in Cardiff, United Kingdom
- Feb 6 Manuel Orantes, Spanish tennis player (US Open-1975), born in Granada, Spain
- Feb 6 Richie Zisk, American retired baseball player and pro scout (Chicago Cubs), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Feb 7 Paulo César Carpegiani, Brazilian footballer and coach
- Feb 7 Sunil Wettimuny, Sri Lankan batsman (3 x ODIs; 2 x 50; Ceylon), Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Feb 9 Bernard Gallacher, British golfer (10 European Tour titles), born in Bathgate, Scotland
- Feb 10 Joe Lavender, NFL cornerback, born in Rayville, Louisiana
- Feb 12 Gundappa Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s)
- Feb 12 Len Randle, American MLB player (NY Mets), born in Long Beach, California
- Feb 15 Ken Anderson, NFL quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals)
- Feb 20 Eddie Hemmings, English cricket spin bowler (16 Tests, 43 wickets, best 6/58; 33 ODIs; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Leamington, England
- Feb 21 Ronnie Hellström, Swedish soccer goalkeeper (77 caps; Hammarby IF, 1. FC Kaiserslautern; Sweden Player of the Year 1971, 78), born in Malmö, Sweden (d. 2022)
Niki Lauda (1949-2019)
Feb 22 Austrian auto racer (F1 world champ 1975, 77, 84), born in Vienna, Austria
- Feb 22 Olga Morozova, Russian tennis player, born in Moscow, Soviet Union
- Feb 23 Anna-Maria Müller, German luger (Olympic gold GDR women's singles 1972), born in Friedrichroda, Germany (d. 2009)
- Feb 24 John Lever, English cricket fast bowler (21 Tests, 73 wickets, BB 7/46; Essex CCC, Natal), born in London, England
About February 1949
How Old? 75 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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