- Feb 1 Israr Ali, Pakistan cricket all-rounder (4 Tests; member of Pakistan's first Test team that played against India 1952–53), dies of pneumonia at 88
- Feb 2 Bob Elliott, American comedian (Bob & Ray, Get a Life), dies at 92
- Feb 2 Intizar Hussain, Pakistani and Urdu writer and columnist, dies in his early 90s
- Feb 3 Joseph Francis "Joe" Alaskey, American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist, and impressionist (Buggs Bunny, Daffy Duck), dies from cancer at 63
- Feb 3 Mary Healy, American actress (The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T, He Married his Wife), dies of natural causes at 96
- Feb 3 Saulius Sondeckis, Lithuanian violinist, conductor, orchestra leader (Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, 1960-2004), dies at 87
- Feb 4 Dave Mirra, American BMX rider (Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award 2005; 24 x Games medals), dies by suicide at 41
- Feb 4 Edgar Mitchell, American NASA astronaut (Apollo 14), dies at 85
- Feb 4 Edgar Whitcomb, American politician and Governor of Indiana (1969-73), dies at 98
- Feb 4 Jimmie Haskell [Sheridan Pearlman], American arranger (Ricky Nelson; Chicago; Sheryl Crow), and film and television score composer, dies at 89
- Feb 4 Leslie Bassett, American classical composer (Variations for Orchestra - Pulitzer Prize, 1966), and educator (University of Michigan, 1952-92), dies at 93
- Feb 4 Maurice White, American singer-songwriter (Earth, Wind & Fire - "Shining Star"), dies at 74
- Feb 4 Ulf Söderblom, Finnish conductor (Finnish National Opera, 1973-93), and teacher, dies at 85
- Feb 5 Bodil Malmsten, Swedish writer (The Price of Water in Finistère), dies at 71
- Feb 6 Dan Hicks, American singer and songwriter (Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks), dies at 74
- Feb 8 John Disley, Welsh athlete (co-founded London Marathon), dies at 87
- Feb 8 Violetta Verdy, French ballerina and teacher, dies at 82
- Feb 9 Sushil Koirala, Nepalese politician, Prime Minister of Nepal (2014-2015), dies at 76
- Feb 12 Johnny Lattner, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1953, Notre Dame; Pro Bowl 1954, Pittsburgh Steelers), dies from mesothelioma at 83
- Feb 13 Antonin Scalia, American 105th Supreme Court Justice (1986-2016), dies at 79
- Feb 14 Eric Lubbock, Lord Avebury, English politician and human rights advocate (Liberal MP for Orpington 1962-70), dies at 87
- Feb 14 Steven Stucky, American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer (Silent Spring; August 4, 1964; Los Angeles Philharmonic, 1988-2009), conductor (Ensemble X, 1997-2006), educator, and musicologist, dies of brain cancer at 66
- Feb 15 George Gaynes, Dutch-Finnish-American singer, stage and screen actor (Tootsie; Police Academy; General Hospital), dies at 98
- Feb 15 Louis Lane, American conductor (Akron, 1959-83; Lake Erie Opera, 1964-72), and educator (Cleveland Institute, 1982-2004), dies at 72
- Feb 15 Vanity [Denise Matthews], Canadian R&B singer, Prince protege ("Nasty Girl"), actress (52 Pick Up), and evangelist dies of kidney failure at 57
Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1922-2016)
Feb 16 Egyptian politician and 6th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1992- 96), dies at 93
- Feb 16 Gwyneth George, Welsh cellist and teacher, dies at 95
- Feb 17 Andy Ganteaume, Trinidadian cricketer and West Indian batsman who scored 112 in his only Test innings in 1948, dies at 95
- Feb 17 Tony Phillips, American MLB player (Oakland Athletics), dies at 56
- Feb 19 Umberto Eco, Italian philosopher and writer (Name of the Rose), dies at 84
- Feb 20 Peter Mondavi, American winemaker (Charles Krug - Napa Valley), dies at 101
- Feb 21 Pascal Bentoiu, Romanian composer, dies at 88
- Feb 21 Roger Chorley [Baron Chorley), English accountant and peer (Chorley Report, President of the Royal Geographical Society), dies at 85
- Feb 22 Douglas Slocombe, British cinematographer (Kind Hearts and Coronets, Raiders of the Lost Ark), dies at 103
- Feb 22 Sonny James [Jimmie Loden], American pop and country music singer-songwriter, and guitarist ("Young Love"), dies at 87
- Feb 22 Wesley A Clark, American computer designer (first personal computer - LINC), dies at 88
- Feb 22 Yolande Betbeze Fox, Miss America 1951, first to refuse to parade in a swimsuit, dies at 87
- Feb 23 (Hendricus) "Henk" Mochel, Dutch TV host (Rondom Tien), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 83
- Feb 23 Lennie Baker, American rock saxophonist musician (Sha Na Na, 1970-99), dies at 69
- Feb 24 Colin Low, Canadian documentary and animation filmmaker (City of Gold), dies at 89 [1]
- Feb 24 Miguel Ángel Coria, Spanish composer of classical music, dies at 78
- Feb 24 Nabil Maleh, Syrian film director and writer, dies at 79
- Feb 25 John Chilton, English jazz trumpeter (Feetwarmers), dies at 83
- Feb 25 Tony Burton, American actor (Rocky films) and boxer, dies at 78
- Feb 26 Andy Bathgate, professional ice hockey player (New York Rangers, 1958 NHL MVP), dies at 83
- Feb 26 Eri Klas, Estonian conductor (Netherlands Radio Symphony; Aarhus Symphony; Estonian National Opera, 1975-95), and educator, dies at 76
- Feb 26 Howard Quilling, American classical composer (From Quiet Beginnings), and educator, dies at 80
- Feb 27 George Kennedy, American actor (Cool Hand Luke, Naked Gun films), dies at 91
- Feb 28 Frank Kelly, Irish stage and screen actor (Father Ted), dies at 77
- Feb 29 Aron Burton, American electric and Chicago blues bass guitarist, singer, and songwriter, dies of heart disease and diabetes at 77
- Feb 29 Edward M. Lawson, Canadian trade unionist and politician, dies at 86
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide