- Feb 1 Andy Mill, American alpine skier (non-placed Olympics, World C'ships; ex-husband of tennis player Chris Evert), born in Fort Collins, Colorado
- Feb 2 Penny Pulz, Australian golfer (Dinah Shore runner-up 1978; 2 x LPGA Tour titles), born in Melbourne, Australia
- Feb 5 John Beilein, American basketball head coach (Cleveland Cavaliers 2019; University of Michigan 2007-19), born in Burt, New York
- Feb 6 Susie Hutchison, American equestrian show jumper (Olymp-96), born in Flintridge, California
Dan Quisenberry (1953-1998)
Feb 7 American MLB player (5-time AL saves leader), born in Santa Monica, California,
- Feb 7 Robert Brazile "Dr. Doom", NFL player (Houston Oilers), born in Mobile, Alabama
- Feb 9 André Sevard, Canadian NHL player, born in Témiscaming, Quebec
- Feb 11 Yitzhak "Vicky" Peretz, Israeli soccer striker (40 caps; Maccabi Tel Aviv, Strasbourg, Rennes), born in Kfar Saba, Israel (d. 2021)
- Feb 13 Suleiman Nyambui, Tanzanian runner (world record 5k indoor), born in Tanzania
- Feb 16 André St. Laurent, Canadian NHL hockey forward, 1973-90 (New York Islanders, Detroit Red Wings, and 2 other teams), born in Rouyn, Quebec
- Feb 16 George Martin, NFL defensive end, 1975-88 (NY Giants), born in Greenville, South Carolina
- Feb 23 Satoru Nakajima, Japanese racing driver
- Feb 27 Oleg Moliboga, Ukrainian volleyball player (Olympic gold USSR 1980, silver 1976; World C'ship gold 1978, 82), born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (d. 2022)
- Feb 28 Ingo Hoffmann, Brazilian race car driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil
About February 1953
How Old? 71 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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