- Feb 2 Barry Ferguson, Scottish soccer midfielder (45 caps; Rangers, Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Birmingham City) and manager (Clyde, Alloa A), born in Hamilton, Scotland
- Feb 5 Brian Russell, American football player, born in Scotland, United Kingdom
- Feb 7 Daniel Van Buyten, Belgian footballer
- Feb 8 Christa Williams, American softball pitcher (Olympic gold 1996), born in Houston, Texas
- Feb 9 Airton Daré, Brazilian racing driver
- Feb 12 Brett Hodgson, Australian rugby league footballer, born in Liverpool, Australia
- Feb 14 Darius Songaila, Lithuanian basketball player, born in Marijampolė, Lithuania
- Feb 14 Laurie Schwoy, American soccer forward (4 caps; North Carolina Tar Heels women, Philadelphia Charge FC), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Feb 14 Richard Hamilton, American basketball player, born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania
- Feb 16 Tia Hellebaut, Belgian athlete
- Feb 16 Wasim Jaffer, Indian Cricketer
- Feb 18 Josip Šimunić, Croatian footballer, born in Canberra, Australia
- Feb 19 Michalis Konstantinou, Greek-Cypriot footballer
- Feb 23 Karolina Rantamaki, Finnish ice hockey left wing (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Espoo, Finland
- Feb 26 Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye, Senegalese footballer, born in Dakar, Senegal
- Feb 26 Marc Hynes, British racing driver, born in Guildford, United Kingdom
- Feb 27 James Beattie, English footballer, born in Lancaster, England
- Feb 28 Benjamin Raich, Austrian alpine ski racer, born in Innsbruck, Austria
- Feb 28 Jamaal Tinsley, American basketball player, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Feb 28 Mariano Zabaleta, Argentine tennis player, born in Tandil, Argentina
About February 1978
How Old? 46 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
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