- Feb 1 Ursula Mamlok (nee Meyer), German-American avant-garde composer, and teacher, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2016)
- Feb 2 Bonita Granville, American actress and producer (These Three, Hitler's Children, Lone Ranger), born in New York City (d. 1988)
- Feb 2 James Dickey, American poet, novelist and lecturer (Deliverance, Buckdancer's Choice), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1997)
- Feb 2 Liz Smith [Mary Elizabeth], American journalist and gossip columnist known as "The Grand Dame of Dish" (WNBC, NY Daily News), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2017)
- Feb 2 Red Schoendienst, American Baseball HOF second baseman, manager, coach (10 x MLB All Star; 5 x World Series St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Braves), born in Germantown, Illinois (d. 2018)
- Feb 3 Alys Robi [Alice Robitaille], French Canadian cabaret and radio singer of French translations of Latin songs, born in Quebec City, Quebec (d. 2011)
- Feb 4 Belisario Betancur, Colombian politician, President of Colombia (1982-86), born in Amagá, Colombia (d. 2018)
- Feb 4 Conrad Bain, Canadian actor (Maude, Diff'rent Strokes), born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada (d. 2013)
- Feb 5 Claude King, American country music singer (Wolverton Mountain), born in Keithville, Louisiana (d. 2013)
- Feb 5 Doris Bohrer [Sharrar], American WWII spy, born in Basin, Wyoming (d. 2016)
- Feb 6 Maurice Le Roux, French composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1992)
- Feb 7 George Lascelles, English Earl of Harewood, Director of the Royal Opera House, born in London, England (d. 2011)
- Feb 7 Keefe Brasselle [John Brasselli], American actor (The Eddie Cantor Story, Be Our Guest), born in Elyria, Ohio (d. 1981)
- Feb 7 Martha Holmes, American photographer (d. 2006)
- Feb 8 Andrew MacElhone, British bar owner (Harry's New York Bar in Paris) (d. 1996)
Brendan Behan (1923-1964)
Feb 9 Irish author and poet (Borstal Boy, The Hostage), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Feb 9 Norman E. Shumway, American pioneer cardiac transplant surgeon (1st US adult human to human heart transplantation), born in Kalamazoo, Michigan (d. 2006)
- Feb 10 Allie Sherman, American NFL coach (Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1953-56 CFL; New York Giants 1961–68), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2015)
- Feb 10 Cesare Siepi, Italian operatic basso (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1950-74), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2010)
- Feb 11 Sy Kattelson, American photographer, born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2018)
- Feb 12 Chaskel Besser, Polish-American Orthodox rabbi, born in Katowice, Poland (d. 2010)
- Feb 12 Franco Zeffirelli, Italian director (Romeo & Juliet), born in Florence, Italy (d. 2019)
- Feb 12 James Abdnor, American politician (Senator-R-South Dakota, 1981-87), born in Kennebec, South Dakota (d. 2012)
James Chichester-Clark (1923-2002)
Feb 12 Irish politician, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (1969-71), born in Moyola Park, Londonderry
- Feb 12 Mel Powell, American composer (Pulitzer Prize Music 1990), born in New York City (d. 1998)
Chuck Yeager (1923-2020)
Feb 13 American test pilot who was the 1st man to break the sound barrier, born in Myra, West Virginia [1]
- Feb 13 Yfrah Neaman, Israeli-British concert violinist, and pedagogue, born in Sidon, Lebanon (d. 2003)
- Feb 14 Jay Hebert, American golfer (PGA Championship 1960), born in St. Martinville, Louisiana (d. 1997)
- Feb 15 Keene Curtis, American character actor (The Rothschilds, Cheers, Amanda's), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2002)
Yelena Bonner (1923-2011)
Feb 15 Soviet dissident and wife of Andre Sakharov, born in Merv, Turkmenistan, Soviet Union [1]
- Feb 17 (Boniface) "Buddy" DeFranco, Italian-American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 2014)
- Feb 17 Alden Winship Clausen, American banker (President of World Bank), born in Hamilton, Illinois (d. 2013)
- Feb 18 Allan Melvin, American character actor (Brady Bunch, All in Family), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2008)
- Feb 19 Donald Lybbert, American composer (Zap; Lines for the Fallen), and educator (Hunter College, 1954-80), born in Cresco, Iowa (d. 1981)
- Feb 20 Forbes Burnham, Premier Guyana (1964-85), born in Georgetown, British Guiana (d. 1985)
- Feb 21 Zvi Zeitlin, Russian-American classical violinist and music professor (Eastman School, 1967-2012), born in Dubroŭna, Russia (now Belarus) (d. 2012)
- Feb 22 Gigliola Frazzoni, Italian operatic soprano, born in Bologna, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2016)
- Feb 22 Norman "Hurricane" Smith, British sound engineer (The Beatles, 1962-65), producer (Pink Floyd; The Pretty Things), and musician ("Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?"; "Don't Let It Die"), born in Edmonton, London (d. 2008)
- Feb 23 Dante Lavelli, American Pro Football HOF end (NFL C'ship 1950, 54, 55 Cleveland Browns; First-team All-Pro 1953; 3 × Pro Bowl), born in Hudson, Ohio (d. 2009)
- Feb 23 Gery Florizoone, Flemish poet (d. 1986)
- Feb 23 Michael Bilandic, American lawyer, politician (Mayor of Chicago, 1976-79), and jurist (Illinois Supreme Court, 1990-2000), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1978)
- Feb 23 Rafael Addiego Bruno, Uruguayan jurist (briefly interim President of Uruguay), born in Salto, Uruguay (d. 2014)
- Feb 24 David Soyer, American classical cellist (Guarneri Quartet, 1964-2002), and educator (Curtis Institute), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
- Feb 27 Alejandro Zaffaroni, Uruguayan-born biochemist, helped create birth control pill and nicotine patch, born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2014) [1]
- Feb 27 Chuck Wayne [Jagelka], America session and bebop jazz guitarist (Woody Herman's First Herd; George Shearing Quintet; Gil Evans; Tony Bennett), born in New York City (d. 1997)
- Feb 27 Dexter Gordon, American jazz tenor saxophonist (Go!; The Other Side of 'Round Midnight), and actor ('Round Midnight), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1990)
- Feb 27 Peter Fowler, British physicist who studied cosmic rays and radiation, born in England (d. 1996)
- Feb 27 Viktor Kalabis, Czech composer (Two Worlds), born in Červený Kostelec, Czechoslovakia (d. 2006)
- Feb 28 Charles Durning, American actor (Fury, Sting, Tootsie), born in Highland Falls, New York (d. 2012)
About February 1923
How Old? 101 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No