- Feb 1 Aldo Ciccolini, Italian-French concert pianist, dies at 89
- Feb 1 Beryl Platt, Baroness Platt of Writtle, British engineer, politician and CEO of the Equal Opportunities Commission, dies at 91
- Feb 1 Monty Oum, American animator (RWBY), dies of an allergic reaction at 33
- Feb 2 Joseph Alfidi, American classical prodigy pianist, composer and conductor, dies at 65
- Feb 2 Stewart Stern, American screenwriter (Rebel Without A Cause), dies at 92
Charlie Sifford (1922-2015)
Feb 3 American golfer (first African-American to join PGA Tour, 2 titles), dies of a stroke at 92
- Feb 3 Norman Yemm, Australian actor (Oklahoma!), dies at 81
- Feb 3 Sir Martin Gilbert, British historian (Winston Churchill biography), dies at 78
- Feb 3 William Thomas McKinley, American composer and jazz pianist, dies at 76
- Feb 4 John Barber, British fishmonger, and racing driver, dies at 85
- Feb 4 Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean diplomat and pro-democracy advocate, dies at 86
- Feb 5 Jeffrey Segal, British actor and playwright (Dad's Army, Traitors), dies at 94
- Feb 6 André Brink, South African writer (Kennis van die aand (Looking into Darkness); A Dry White Season), dies at 79
- Feb 6 Norm Drucker, American basketball referee (NBA Supervisor of Officials 1977–81; ABA Supervisor of the Officials 1969–73), dies at 94
Billy Casper (1931-2015)
Feb 7 American golfer (US Open 1959, 66; US Masters 1970), dies of a heart attack at 83
- Feb 7 Dean Smith, American actor and relay runner (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 83
- Feb 7 Joe B. Mauldin, American rock double-bass player (The Crickets), songwriter, and recording engineer (Gold Start Studios), dies of cancer at 74
- Feb 7 Joseph M. Gaydos, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania), dies at 88
- Feb 7 Robert Gavron, Baron Gavron, English publisher and multi-millionaire (St Ives Group), dies of a heart attack at 84
- Feb 8 Filipe Pires, Portuguese pianist, composer (Portugaliae Genesis), and educator, dies at 81
- Feb 9 Claude Ruel, Canadian NHL coach (Stanley Cup 1968-69, Montreal Canadiens), dies at 76
- Feb 9 Marvin David Levy, American composer (Mourning Becomes Electra), dies at 82
- Feb 11 Bob Simon, American TV correspondent (CBS, 60 Minutes), dies after a car crash at 73
- Feb 11 Jerry Tarkanian, American collegiate basketball coach, 1961-2002 (California State, UNLV, Fresno State; career record: 784–202), dies at 84
- Feb 11 Roger Hanin, French actor (Navarro), dies at 89
- Feb 12 David Carr, American journalist (New York Times), dies of cancer at 58
- Feb 12 Gary Owens [Altman], American disc jockey, TV announcer (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In; The Gong Show), and voice actor, dies of diabetes complications at 80
- Feb 12 Sam Andrew, American musician (Big Brother and the Holding Company), dies at 73
- Feb 12 Steve Strange [Harrington], Welsh pop singer (Visage) and nightclub host, dies of a heart attack at 55
- Feb 13 John McCabe, British composer and pianist, dies at 75
- Feb 13 Stan Chambers, American television reporter (KTLA), dies at 91
- Feb 14 Alan Howard, British actor (Royal Shakespeare Company), dies at 77
- Feb 14 Louis Jourdan [Louis Robert Gendre], French actor (The Paradine Case, Count Dracula, Gigi, Octopussy), dies at 93
- Feb 14 Michele Ferrero, Italian entrepreneur (Ferrero SpA) created Nutella, dies at 89
- Feb 14 Pamela Cundell, British stage and screen character actress (Dad's Army - "Mrs. Fox"), dies at 95
- Feb 14 Philip Levine, American poet (1995 Pulitzer prize), dies at 87
- Feb 16 Lesley Gore, American pop singer ("It's My Party"; "You Don't Own Me"), dies of lung cancer at 68
- Feb 16 Robert Wade-Gery, British diplomat (High Commissioner to India 1982–87), dies at 85
- Feb 17 Andrzej Koszewski, Polish choral and orchestral composer, and musicologist, dies at 92
- Feb 17 Kenneth "Wally" Kelly, American R&B singer (Manhattans - "Kiss And Say Goodbye"), dies at 74
- Feb 18 Willie C. Jackson, American doo wop baritone vocalist (The Spaniels- "Goodnite Sweetheart Goodnite"), dies at 79
- Feb 19 Ward Swingle, American vocalist, jazz musician, composer, arranger, and conductor (The Swingle Singers - Jazz Sebastian Bach), dies at 87
- Feb 21 Aleksei Gubarev, Soviet-Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 28), dies at 83
- Feb 21 Bruce Sinofsky, American documentary film director (Brother's Keeper), dies at 58 from diabetes complications
- Feb 21 Clark Terry, American jazz trumpeter, dies at 94
- Feb 21 Daniel Topolski, British writer and rowing coach, dies at 69
- Feb 22 Chris Rainbow [Harley], Scottish rock singer, musician and producer (Alan Parsons Project), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 68
- Feb 26 Avijit Roy, Bangladeshi-American activist and blogger, killed by assailants in Dhaka, Bangladesh at 42
Earl Lloyd (1928-2015)
Feb 26 1st African American basketball player in the NBA, dies at 86
- Feb 26 Theodore Hesburgh, president (University of Notre Dame), dies at 97
- Feb 27 Boris Nemtsov, Russian politician, dies at 55, after being shot four times in Moscow
Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015)
Feb 27 American actor (Star Trek - "Spock"'; Mission Impossible, 1969-71), and director (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock; Three Men and a Baby), dies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 83
- Feb 27 Malcolm Boyd, American Episcopal Priest, author and civil rights activist, dies at 91
- Feb 27 Tod Dockstader, American electronic and musique concrète composer, dies at 82
Alex Johnson (1942-2015)
Feb 28 American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star, AL batting champion 1970, California Angels), dies from prostate cancer at 72
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