List of Famous people born in February
Magdalena Ruiz Guiñazú
Magdalena Ruiz Guiñazú is an Argentine writer and journalist. She has worked in the National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons. She received many Martín Fierro Awards including the Golden Martín Fierro award in 1993.
Hideaki Yamazaki
Hideaki Yamazaki is a Japanese Shotokan kickboxer and a veteran of the Japanese Krush organization, winning the -65 kg and -63 kg titles. He also won the Krush-63 kg WILDRUSH League in 2012.
Wolf Gremm
Wolf Gremm was a German film director and screenwriter.
Lee Jeong-hyeon
Lee Jung-hyun, also known by her occasional stage name Ava, is a South Korean pop singer and actress. She was first recognized for her acting abilities with award-winning role in her first film and has been solidified as one of the top international acts from South Korea with her illustrious singing career. She has been known as "the Techno Queen" as she introduced the techno music genre to Korea. Lee is also known as "The Queen of Transformation" due to her changing new look for different songs. She is known as one of the first artists who introduced Korean Wave (Hallyu) to China and caused a sensation.
Robert Richter
Robert Richter QC is an Australian barrister, based in Melbourne. Richter has handled a number of high-profile cases including defendants unpopular in public opinion. Mr Richter QC is reputed to cost between $12,000 and $15,000 a day. He is an Adjunct Professor at Victoria University. He is a critic of human rights violations and advocates for the rule of law.
Kathleen Byerly
Kathleen Mae Bruyere was a captain in the United States Navy. She was one of the twelve women named by Time magazine as Time Person of the Year in 1975, representing American women. In May 1975, she became the first female officer in the Navy to serve as the flag secretary to an admiral commanding an operational staff. In 1977, Byerly was one of six officers who sued the United States Secretary of the Navy and the United States Secretary of Defense over their being restricted from serving on combat aircraft and ships. This led to the 1948 Women's Armed Services Integration Act being struck down as unconstitutional.
Luis Coronel
Luis Miguel Coronel Gámez, better known as Luis Coronel, is an American singer of Regional Mexican music.
James L. Holloway III
James Lemuel Holloway III was a United States Navy admiral and naval aviator who was decorated for his actions during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. After the Vietnam War, he was posted to The Pentagon, where he established the Navy's Nuclear Powered Carrier Program. He served as Chief of Naval Operations from 1974 until 1978. After retiring from the Navy, Holloway served as President of the Naval Historical Foundation from 1980–1998 and served another ten years as its chairman until his retirement in 2008 when he became chairman emeritus. He was the author of Aircraft Carriers at War: A Personal Retrospective of Korea, Vietnam, and the Soviet Confrontation published in 2007 by the Naval Institute Press.
Jakub Vrána
Jakub Vrána is a Czech professional ice hockey forward for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. Vrána was selected by the Capitals in the first round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Vrána won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Capitals in 2018.
Paul Kruger
Paul Christian Kruger Jr. is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Utah. He also played for the Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints.