- Feb 1 Tiia Reima, Finnish ice hockey center (bronze Olympics 1998; World C'ships 1990, 92, 94, 97, 99; 4 x Euro C'ship gold), born in Tampere, Finland
- Feb 4 Oscar De La Hoya, American boxer (Olympic gold 1992, 6-weight world champion), born in Los Angeles, California
- Feb 5 Israel Raybon, American football defensive end (Carolina Panthers), born in Huntsville, Alabama
- Feb 5 Laura Espinoza-Watson, American baseball infielder (Silver Bullets), born in Torrance, California
- Feb 5 Richard Matvichuk, Canadian NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars), born in Edmonton, Canada
- Feb 6 Fred Miller, American football offensive tackle (St Louis Rams), born in Houston, Texas
- Feb 6 Lulama Masikazana, South African cricket wicket-keeper (Kwazulu for E Province), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (d. 2011)
- Feb 7 Billy Baumhoff, American soccer midfielder/forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in St Louis, Missouri
- Feb 7 Juwan Howard, American NBA player and coach (Washington Bullets/Wizards), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Feb 7 Tim Bowens, American football defensive tackle (Pro Bowl 1998, 2002; NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1994; Miami Dolphins), born in Okolona, Mississippi
- Feb 8 Dave Dopek, American 200m runner, born in Bolingbrook Illinois
- Feb 8 Eric Kresser, American quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Feb 8 Michelle Brogan, Australian basketball forward (Olympic bronze 1996)
- Feb 8 Tom King, Australian sailor (Olympic gold 470 class [Mark Turnbull] 2000), born in Melbourne, Australia
- Feb 9 Svetlana Boginskaya, Soviet-Belarusian gymnast (3X Olympic gold - 1988, 1992), born in Minsk, Belorussian SSR, USSR
- Feb 11 Tom Tumulty, American linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania
- Feb 13 Willie Smith, American NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions), born in Smithfield, North Carolina
- Feb 14 George Hegamin, American football offensive lineman (Dallas Cowboys, Frankfurt Galaxy), born in Camden, New Jersey
- Feb 14 Steve McNair, American football quarterback (Houston Oilers, Titans), born in Mount Olive, Mississippi (d. 2009)
- Feb 14 Tyus Edney, American basketball player (Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings), born in Gardena, California
- Feb 15 Amy Van Dyken, US 50m/100m freestyle/100m butterfly swimmer (Olympic 2 g-96), born in Denver, Colorado
- Feb 16 Cathy Freeman, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 400m 2000; silver 1996; World C'ship gold 400m 1997, 99), born in Mackay, Australia
- Feb 16 Christian Bassedas, Argentine footballer (Vélez Sársfield_ and coach, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Feb 17 Chris Robinson, NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies)
- Feb 17 Drew Barry, NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks)
- Feb 17 Frank Sanders, NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals)
- Feb 17 Raymond Jackson, NFL defensive back (Buffalo Bills)
- Feb 18 Claude Makélélé, French footballer, born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Feb 19 Terrence Rencher, American NBA guard (Phoenix Suns), born in The Bronx, New York
- Feb 19 Tommy Bennett, American NFL player (Arizona Cardinals), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Feb 21 Brian Rolston, American NHL left wing (Olympics 1994, NJ Devils), born in Flint, Michigan
- Feb 22 Claus Lundekvam, Norwegian footballer, born in Austevoll, Norway
- Feb 22 Einar Kristian Tveitå, Norwegian athlete
- Feb 22 Juninho Paulista, Brazilian footballer, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- Feb 22 Ntala Skinner, American biathlete (Olympics 1994), born in Sun Valley, Idaho
- Feb 23 Robert Pipkins, American luge racer (Olympics 1994), born in Buffalo, New York
- Feb 24 Alexei Kovalev, NHL right wing (NY Rangers), born in Moscow, Russia
- Feb 24 Harold Morrow, full back (Minnesota Vikings)
- Feb 24 Jordan Jovtchev, Bulgarian gymnast
- Feb 24 Kavis Reed, American CFL executive (GM Montreal Alouettes 2016-19) and coach (Edmonton Eskimos 2011-13), born in Georgetown, South Carolina
- Feb 25 Normann Stadler, German athlete (Ironman Triathlon World Champion, 2004 & 2006), born in Wertheim am Main, West Germany
- Feb 26 Jenny Thompson, American 400m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1992, 96), born in Danvers, Massachusetts
- Feb 26 Marshall Faulk, American NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Feb 26 Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Norwegian football player and manager, born in Kristiansund, Norway
- Feb 27 Mark Taylor, Welsh rugby union centre and captain (52 Tests; Pontypool RFC, Swansea RFC, Scarlets, Sale FC, Ospreys), born in Blaenavon, Wales
Eric Lindros (51 years old)
Feb 28 Canadian NHL forward,1992-2007, 6X All-Star (Philadelphia Flyers, and 3 other teams; Olympic Gold - 2002), born in London, Ontario
- Feb 28 Gary Walker, American NFL defensive tackle/defensive end, 1995-2005 (Houston Oilers, and 2 other teams), born in Royston, Georgia
- Feb 28 Nicolas Minassian, French-Armenian racing driver, born in Marseille, France
About February 1973
How Old? 51 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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