List of Famous people born in February
Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón
Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón (1500–1577) was a Spanish architect of the Renaissance.
Lazar Berman
Lazar Naumovich Berman was a Soviet Russian classical pianist, Honoured Artist of the RSFSR (1988). He was hailed for a huge, thunderous technique that made him a thrilling interpreter of Liszt and Rachmaninoff and a late representative of the grand school of Russian Romantic pianism. Emil Gilels described him as a "phenomenon of the musical world".
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians, which included other greats such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bud Powell. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm), so he was also known as "Long Tall Dexter" and "Sophisticated Giant". His studio and performance career spanned over 40 years.
Rosemarie Frankland
Rosemarie Frankland was a Welsh actress, model and beauty queen who won Miss World 1961, having previously finished as first runner-up at Miss Universe 1961.
Philippe Dalibard
Saul Chaplin
Saul Chaplin was an American composer and musical director.
Alexis Manenti
Francis Buchanan-Hamilton
Dr Francis Buchanan FRS FRSE FLS FAS FSA DL, later known as Francis Hamilton but often referred to as Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, was a Scottish physician who made significant contributions as a geographer, zoologist, and botanist while living in India. He did not assume the name of Hamilton until three years after his retirement from India.
Makoto Mekada
Ed Davis
Lieutenant General Edward Grant Martin Davis, is a former British senior Royal Marines officer. He was Commandant General Royal Marines from December 2011 to June 2014. He was the Deputy Commander of NATO's Allied Land Command at Izmir, Turkey. He was Governor of Gibraltar from 2016 to 2020.