- Feb 1 Juan Silveira dos Santos, Brazilian soccer defender (79 caps; Flamengo, Bayer Leverkusen, Roma, Internacional), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Feb 2 Fani Chalkia, Greek athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 2004), born in Larissa, Greece
- Feb 4 Giorgio Pantano, Italian racing car driver
- Feb 7 Daniel Bierofka, German football player and coach, born in Munich, West Germany
- Feb 7 Jon Leicester, American baseball player
- Feb 9 "Casper" David Gray, English snooker player (2003 Scottish Open Winner), born in Lower Morden, Greater London
- Feb 9 Akinora Iwamura, Japanese professional baseball infielder (NPB,1998-2006. 2011-14; MLB 2007-10), born in Uwajima, Ehime, Japan
- Feb 10 Ross Powers, American snowboarder, born in Bennington, Vermont
- Feb 12 Antonio Chatman, American NFL wide receiver and punt returner, born in Jackson, Alabama
- Feb 12 Matt Mauck, American NFL player, born in Jasper, Indiana
- Feb 13 Rafael Márquez, Mexican footballer, born in Zamora, Mexico
- Feb 14 Pablo Pallante, Uruguayan footballer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay
- Feb 15 Alenka Kejžar, Slovenian swimmer, born in Kranj, Slovenia
- Feb 15 Gordon Shedden, Scottish auto racing driver, born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Feb 15 Josh Low, English footballer, born in Bristol, United Kingdom
Valentino Rossi (45 years old)
Feb 16 Italian motorcycle road racer (MotoGP World C'ship 2001, 02, 03, 04, 05, 08, 09; 250cc World C'ship 1999; 125cc World C'ship 1997), born in Urbino, Italy
- Feb 17 Josh Willingham, American MLB baseball outfielder, 2004-14 (Florida Marlins, and 4 other teams), born in Florence, Alabama
- Feb 19 Clinton Morrison, Irish footballer
- Feb 19 Steve Cherundolo, American soccer player
- Feb 21 Pascal Chimbonda, French footballer, born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
- Feb 22 Brett Emerton, Australian footballer, born in Bankstown, Australia
- Feb 24 Jesse Billauer, American quadriplegic surfer
- Feb 26 Mariano Bainotti, Argentine racing driver, born in San Basilio, Argentina
- Feb 26 Pedro Mendes, Portuguese footballer, born in Guimarães, Portugal
- Feb 28 Ivo Karlović, Croatian tennis player, born in Zagreb, Croatia
- Feb 28 Primož Peterka, Slovenian ski jumper, born in Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Feb 28 Sébastien Bourdais, French auto racer, (Champ Car World Series 2004-07, Le Mans 24 Hours 2016), born in Le Mans, France
About February 1979
How Old? 45 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Signs: Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18), Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20)
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