- Feb 1 Graeme Smith, South African cricket batsman, captain & broadcaster (117 Tests, 9,265 runs @ 48.25, 27 x 100s; HS 277, 197 ODIs; Gauteng, Hampshire CCC, Western Province, Surrey CCC), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Feb 1 Luis Lamá, Angolan soccer goalkeeper (56 caps; Petro Luanda), born in Luanda, Angola
- Feb 1 Rob Austin, British auto racer (British GT Championship - GT4 runner-up 2008), born in Evesham, England
- Feb 2 Jason Kapono, American basketball small forward (NBA C'ship 2006 Miami Heat; NBA 3-Point Contest champion 2007, 08), born in Long Beach, California
- Feb 3 Maurice Ross, Scottish soccer midfielder (13 caps; Rangers FC) and manager (Víkingur, Cowdenbeath FC), born in Dundee, Scotland
- Feb 4 Ben Hendrickson, American baseball player, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota
- Feb 4 Johan Van Summeren, Belgian cyclist, born in Lommel, Belgium
- Feb 4 Tom Mastny, Indonesian baseball player, born in Bontang, Indonesia
- Feb 5 Loukas Vyntra, Greek football player, born in Město Albrechtice, Czechia
- Feb 6 Ty Warren, American football defensive lineman, born in Bryan, Texas
- Feb 9 Joël Camathias, Swiss racing driver
- Feb 10 Andrew Johnson, English footballer, born in Bedford, United Kingdom
- Feb 11 Scot Thompson, American soccer player, born in New York City
- Feb 13 Liam Miller, Irish soccer midfielder (21 caps; Sunderland, Hibernian), born in Cork, Republic of Ireland (d. 2018)
- Feb 13 Luisão [Ânderson Luís da Silva], Brazilian footballer, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- Feb 13 Luke Ridnour, US basketball player, born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
- Feb 15 Diego Martínez, Mexican soccer left back (12 caps; Club Necaxa, CD Guadalajara), born in Mexico City
- Feb 16 Jay Howard, British racing driver
- Feb 17 Donielle Thompson, American gymnast (World-bronze-95, Olympics 1996), born in Wheat Ridge, Colorado
- Feb 18 Alex Rios, American baseball player, born in Coffee County, Alabama
- Feb 18 Andrei Kirilenko, Russian basketball forward (NBA All-Star 2004, NBA blocks leader 2005 Utah Jazz; EuroBasket MVP 2007; EuroLeague MVP 2012), and executive (president Russian Basketball Federation), born in Izhevsk, Russia
- Feb 18 Ivan Sproule, Irish footballer, born in Castlederg, United Kingdom
- Feb 19 Gil Reyes, American boxer, born in Lawrence, Massachusetts
- Feb 19 Nicky Shorey, English footballer, born in Romford, England
- Feb 20 Tony Hibbert, English footballer, 1998-2016 (Everton), born in Liverpool, England
- Feb 22 Fredson Camara, Brazilian footballer, born in Monção, Brazil
- Feb 23 Charles Tillman, American football cornerback, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Feb 23 Gareth Barry, English footballer (West Bromwich Albion F.C.), born in Hastings, United Kingdom
- Feb 24 Lleyton Hewitt, Australian tennis player (US Open 2001, Wimbledon 2002), born in Adelaide, Australia
- Feb 24 Mohammad Sami, Pakistani cricketer
- Feb 25 Park Ji-Sung, South Korean footballer
- Feb 26 Kertus Davis, American auto racer (competition director NASCAR team JD Motorsports), born in Gaffney, South Carolina
- Feb 27 Elodie Ouédraogo, Belgian athlete, born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium
- Feb 28 Florent Serra, French tennis player, born in Bordeaux, France
About February 1981
How Old? 43 years old
Generation: Millennial
Leap Year: No
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