List of Famous people born in February
Peter Bol
Nagmeldin "Peter" Bol is an Australian middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Vincent Viola
Vincent "Vinnie" Viola is an American billionaire businessman and U.S. Army veteran. He was for several weeks President Donald Trump's nominee for United States Secretary of the Army, before withdrawing from consideration. He is the former chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), and the founder and chairman of Virtu Financial. Viola is the owner of the Florida Panthers, a National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team. He is also the owner of St. Elias Stables and co-owner, with fellow Brooklynite Anthony Bonomo, of the 2017 Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming.
Ajit Singh
Chaudhary Ajit Singh is an Indian politician. He is the founder and chief of the Rashtriya Lok Dal, a political party recognized in western part of state of Uttar Pradesh, and son of former Prime Minister of India late Chaudhary Charan Singh.
Franco Zeffirelli
Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli, commonly known as Franco Zeffirelli, was an Italian director and producer of operas, films and television. He was also a senator from 1994 until 2001 for the Italian centre-right Forza Italia party.
Benjamin Strasser
Benjamin Strasser is a German lawyer and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Justice in the coalition government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz since 2021. He has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2017, representing the Ravensburg district.
Morten Wieghorst
Morten Wieghorst is a Danish association football manager and former player. He was most recently head coach for AaB. He is the former head coach of the Denmark national under-21 football team and FC Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga whom he guided to the 2010 and 2011 Danish Cup trophy.
Alan Merrill
Alan Merrill was an American vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, actor and model. In the early 1970s, Merrill was one of the first westerners to achieve pop star status in Japan. He was the writer of, and lead singer on, the first released version of the song "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", which was recorded by the Arrows in 1975. The song became a breakthrough hit for Joan Jett in 1982.
David Herman
David Herman is an American actor and comedian. He was an original cast member on MADtv and played Michael Bolton in Office Space. He is known for his voice-work in Bob's Burgers, Brickleberry, Futurama, King of the Hill, OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, and Roy Horn in Father of the Pride.
Sonny Landham
William M. "Sonny" Landham was an American film actor and stunt man. He portrayed Billy Bear in 48 Hrs. and tracker Billy Sole in Predator.
Kang Ha-neul
Kang Ha-neul is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in television dramas The Heirs (2013), Angel Eyes (2014), Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014), Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016), and When the Camellia Blooms (2019); and the films Mourning Grave (2014), Twenty (2015), Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016), New Trial (2017), and Midnight Runners (2017).