- Feb 1 Frankie Ervin, American R&B singer (The Three Blazers -"Dragnet Blues"; The Shields -"You Cheated"), dies at 82
- Feb 1 Jay Uzzell, American R&B singer (Corsairs), dies at 66
- Feb 1 Lukas Foss [Fuchs], German-American pianist, conductor and composer (Prairie), dies at 86
- Feb 3 Max Neuhaus, American classical musician and experimental percussionist (sound sculptures), dies of cancer at 69
- Feb 3 Sheng-yen, Buddhist monk and founder of Dharma Drum Mountain. (b. 1930)
- Feb 4 Lux Interior [Erick Lee Purkhiser], American punk rock singer (The Cramps), dies of a heart attack at 62
- Feb 4 Steve Dullaghan, British bass guitarist (The Primitives - "Crash"), dies of cannabis intoxication at 45
- Feb 6 James Whitmore, American actor (The Shawshank Redemption, Give 'em Hell Harry), dies of lung cancer at 87
- Feb 6 Phil Carey, American actor (One Life to Live), dies at 83
- Feb 7 Betty Jameson, American golfer (US Open 1947, Western Open 1942, 54), dies at 89
- Feb 7 Blossom Dearie, American jazz singer and pianist, dies of natural causes at 84
- Feb 7 Brian Naylor (broadcaster), Australian television presenter (b. 1931)
- Feb 8 Marian Cozma, Romanian handball player (Romania 60 caps), dies of stab wounds at 26
- Feb 9 Eluana Englaro, an Italian woman who lived in a persistent vegetative state for 17 years (b. 1970)
- Feb 9 Robert Anderson, American writer (Tea & Sympathy, I Never Sang for My Father), dies at 91
- Feb 9 Vic Lewis, British jazz guitarist, bandleader, composer, and artist manager (NEMS), and cricket club owner, dies at 89
- Feb 10 Jeremy Lusk, American freestyle motocross racer (b. 1984)
- Feb 11 Estelle Bennett, American pop singer (The Ronettes - "Be My Baby"), dies at 67
- Feb 11 Marina Svetlova, American ballerina and choreographer (Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo), dies at 86
- Feb 11 Peter Leng, British Army officer (Master General of the Ordnance, Command of the British Army forces in Northern Ireland), dies at 83
- Feb 11 Willem J. Kolff, Dutch-American Physician and Biomedical Engineer (artificial kidney, hemodialysis), dies at 97
- Feb 12 Lis Hartel, Danish equestrian rider (Olympic silver individual dressage 1952, 56; permanently paralyzed her below her knees from polio), dies at 87
- Feb 13 Gianna Maria Canale, Italian actress (Go For Broke), dies at 81
- Feb 14 Bernard Ashley, English businessperson, fashion designer and co-founder of Laura Ashley, dies of cancer at 82
- Feb 14 Louie Bellson, American jazz drummer and orchestra leader (Pearl Bailey Show), dies at 84
- Feb 15 Dr. Diether H. Haenicke, university president (b. 1935)
- Feb 15 Joe Cuba [Gilberto Calderón], Puerto-Rican-American salsa and boogaloo conga player and bandleader, dies at 77
- Feb 16 Ernest Harrison, British electronics and telecommunications executive (CEO of Racal Electronics, 1966-2000; Vodafone, 1981-2000}, dies at 82
- Feb 16 Stephen Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan, Korean Cardinal, Protopriest of the Holy Roman Church (b. 1921)
- Feb 17 Conchita Cintrón, Chilean bullfighter (b. 1922)
- Feb 17 Gazanfer Özcan, Turkish actor (b. 1931)
- Feb 18 (Fird) "Snooks" Eaglin, American blues and R&B guitarist and singer, dies at 72
- Feb 18 Al-Tayyib Salih, Sudanese novelist and columnist (b. 1929)
- Feb 18 Miika Tenkula, Finnish heavy metal guitarist and songwriter (Sentenced), dies of a heart attack at 34
- Feb 18 Ronald Dearing, British civil servant and chairman (British Post Office), dies of cancer at 78
- Feb 19 Kelly Groucutt, British rock bass guitarist and vocalist (Electric Light Orchestra; ELO II; The Orchestra), dies of a heart attack at 63
- Feb 20 Larry H. Miller, American businessman and owner of NBA's Utah Jazz, died of complications from type-2 diabetes at 64
- Feb 22 Günter Kochan, German composer, dies at 78
- Feb 25 Ian Carr, Scottish jazz musician (Nucleus), dies after suffering Alzheimer's disease at 75
- Feb 25 Ivan Cameron, son of David Cameron UK politician
- Feb 25 Philip José Farmer, American sci-fi writer (Riverworld), dies aged 91
- Feb 26 Johnny Kerr, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1956, 59, 63; Syracuse Nats/Philadelphia 76ers), coach (Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns) and broadcaster (Chicago Bulls), dies of prostate cancer at 76
- Feb 26 Michael Quinlan, British civil servant and defence strategist, dies at 78
- Feb 26 Norm Van Lier, American basketball point guard (NBA All-Star 1974, 76, 77; Chicago Bulls) and broadcaster (Comcast SportsNet), dies at 61
- Feb 26 Wendy Richard, English actress (EastEnders), dies of cancer at 65
- Feb 28 Miguel Serrano, Chilean author, diplomat and fascist (Esoteric Hitlerism), dies at 91
Paul Harvey (1918-2009)
Feb 28 American news commentator and radio broadcaster (The Rest of the Story), dies at 90
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