- Feb 2 Jayantha Amerasinghe, Sri Lankan cricketer (2 Tests for Sri Lanka v NZ 1983)
- Feb 2 Johann "Hansi" Hinterseer, Austrian pop and schlager singer ("Hände Zum Himmel"), actor, and competitive alpine skier (World Championship silver, 1974), born in Kitzbühel, Austria
- Feb 3 Tiger Williams, Canadian ice hockey player
- Feb 10 Larry McWilliams, American major baseball pitcher, 1978-90, born in Wichita, Kansas
- Feb 13 Donnie Moore, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1985 California Angels), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 1989)
- Feb 14 Paul Rendall, English rugby union prop (28 caps; London Wasps RUFC), born in London, England (d. 2023)
- Feb 15 Pamela Theresa Jiles, American 4X400m relayer (Olympic silver 1976), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Feb 16 Michael Holding, West Indian cricket fast bowler (60 Tests, 249 wickets, BB 8/92; Jamaica, Derbyshire CCC, Lancashire CCC) and broadcaster (Sky Sports), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Feb 19 Sócrates [Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Sousa Vieira de Oliveira], Brazilian soccer midfielder (60 caps, 22 goals Brazil; Corinthians), born in Belém, Brazil (d. 2011)
- Feb 21 Ivo van Damme, Belgian 800/1500m dash (Olympic silver 1976)
- Feb 25 Steve Rixon, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (1977-85)
- Feb 28 Brian Billick, American football coach
About February 1954
How Old? 70 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No