- Feb 3 Eugenijus Riabovas, Lithuanian football manager
- Feb 3 Felipe Munoz, Mexican 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1968)
- Feb 4 Stan Papi, American baseball player
- Feb 6 Marco Antônio, Brazilian footballer, born in Santos, Brazil
- Feb 7 Manfred Schumann, German FR, bobsled (Olympic-silver/bronze-1976)
- Feb 14 Kevin Keegan, English soccer forward, manager (England 63 caps, Liverpool, Newcastle United), born in Armthorpe, Doncaster
- Feb 16 Larry Finch, American college basketball coach (University of Memphis 1986-97), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2011)
- Feb 20 Phil Neal, English soccer defender (50 caps; Liverpool 455 games) and manager (Bolton Wanderers, Coventry City, Cardiff City), born in Irchester, England
- Feb 21 John Parker, New Zealand cricket batsman (36 Tests, 3 x 100s; 24 ODIs; Worcestershire CCC, Northern Districts CA), born in Dannevirke, New Zealand
- Feb 22 Elaine Tanner, Canadian swimmer (WR 220yd butterfly, 440yd IM, 100/200m backstroke; Olympic silver 100/200m backstroke 1968), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Feb 23 Ed "Too Tall" Jones, American NFL defensive end (Pro Bowl, All Pro 1981-83; Super Bowl 1977; Dallas Cowboys), born in Jackson, Tennessee
- Feb 24 Derek Randall, English cricket batsman (47 Tests, 7 x 100, HS 174; Nottinghamshire CCC, Suffolk CCC), born in Retford, England
- Feb 25 César Cedeño, Dominican baseball center fielder (Houston Astros) and four-time All-Star player, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Feb 25 Don Quarrie, Jamaican runner
- Feb 25 James Brown, American sportscaster (CBS News, The NFL Today), born in Washington, D.C.
- Feb 28 Gustavo Thoeni, Italian giant slalom (Olympic gold 1972)
- Feb 28 Karsan Ghavri, cricketer (Indian lefty medium pacer early 80s)
About February 1951
How Old? 73 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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