- Feb 1 Bibi Besch, actress (Star Trek 2, Beast Within), born in Vienna, Austria
- Feb 2 David Jason [David White], English actor (Only Fool and Horses, Open All Hours), born in London, England
- Feb 3 Jim Hartz, American journalist and newscaster (NBC-TV Today, 1974-77; PBS - Innovations), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2022)
George A. Romero (1940-2017)
Feb 4 American-Canadian director, filmmaker and "Father of the Zombie Film" (Night of the Living Dead), born in The Bronx, New York
Tom Brokaw (84 years old)
Feb 6 American TV news anchor (NBC Nightly News 1982-2004), journalist and author (The Greatest Generation), born in Webster, South Dakota
- Feb 7 Gary Bond, England, actor (Outback, Zulu, Anne of Thousand Days)
- Feb 8 Ted Koppel, German-American Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist (ABC's Nightline; NPR; CBS), born in Lancashire, England
- Feb 12 Richard Lynch, American actor (Xaviar-Battlestar Galactica), (d. 2012)
- Feb 17 Vicente Fernández, Mexican Grammy Award-winning singer, known as "El Rey de la Música Ranchera" (The King of Ranchera Music), actor, and film producer, born in Huentitán El Alto, Jalisco, Mecico (d. 2021)
- Feb 18 Prue Leith, South African restaurateur, food writer and TV presenter (The Great British Bake Off), born in Cape Town, South Africa
- Feb 19 Carlin Glynn, American actress (Continental Divide)
- Feb 20 Jimmy Greaves, English soccer striker (57 caps; FIFA World Cup 1966; Chelsea, Tottenham) and journalist/broadcaster (The Sun, World of Sport, On the Ball), born in London, England (d. 2021)
- Feb 21 Peter McEnery, English actor (Game is Over, Moonspinners), born in Walsall, England
- Feb 22 Julian Chagrin, English mime and actor (Golddiggers), born in London, England
- Feb 23 Peter Fonda, American actor (Easy Rider, Ulee's Gold), born in New York City (d. 2019)
- Feb 24 Pete Duel [Deuel], American stage and screen actor (Gidget; Love on a Rooftop; Alias Smith and Jones), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1971)
- Feb 25 Billy Packer, American college basketball broadcaster (Raycom Sports, NBC, CBS), born in Wellsville, New York (d. 2023)
- Feb 25 Jud Taylor, American actor (Dr. Kildare (TV series) - "Dr. Gerson"), and director (Tail Gunner Joe), born in New York City (d. 2008)
- Feb 27 Bill Hunter, Australian actor, born in Ballarat, Australia (d. 2011)
- Feb 27 Howard Hesseman, American comic actor (WKRP in Cincinnati - "Dr. Johnny Fever"; Head of the Class), born in Salem, Oregon (d. 2022) [1]
About February 1940
How Old? 84 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: Yes
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