List of Famous people born in February
Louis Diémer
Louis Joseph Diémer was a French pianist and composer. He was the founder of the Société des Instruments Anciens in the 1890s, and also gave recitals on the harpsichord. His output as a composer was extensive, including a piano concerto and a quantity of salon pieces.
Austin Blair
Austin Blair, also known as the Civil War Governor, was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as its 13th governor and in its House of Representatives and Senate as well as the U.S. Senate. He was known as a strong opponent of slavery and secession and he also championed human rights by leading the effort to ban capital punishment and supporting efforts to give women and black citizens the right to vote.
Timotei Cipariu
Timotei Cipariu was a Romanian cleric and academic. He was one of the founding members of the Romanian Academy.
Muhammad Zafarullah Khan
Chaudhry Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan was a Pakistani jurist and diplomat who served as the first Foreign Minister of Pakistan. After serving as foreign minister he continued his international career and was the first Asian and the only Pakistani to preside over the International Court of Justice. He also served as the President of the UN General Assembly. He is the only person till date to serve as the President of both UN General Assembly and the International Court of Justice.
Motojiro Makino
Ryszard Bolesławski
Richard Boleslawski was a Polish theatre and film director, actor and teacher of acting.
Jun Kondō
Jun Kondō is a Japanese theoretical physicist. His research is noted for the Kondo effect. He is an emeritus fellow of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).
Carl Dreher
Carl Dreher was an electrical engineer, two-time Academy Award-nominated sound engineer, and an author who primarily dealt with technical and scientific topics. Directly involved with two technological revolutions—the introduction of radio broadcasting and the development of sound movies—he observed that "No form of communication was safe from the innovative drive of electronics."
Karl Hemmeter
Henri Desmarets
Henri Desmarets was a French composer of the Baroque period primarily known for his stage works, although he also composed sacred music as well as secular cantatas, songs and instrumental works.