List of Famous people born in February
Mario Mola
Mario Mola, is a Spanish professional triathlete. He is the 2016, 2017 and 2018 ITU World Triathlon Series World Champion. He has placed 19th at the London Olympic Games 2012 and 8th at the Rio Olympic Games 2016. In addition to his World Triathlon Series wins, he has placed second and third in 2014 and 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series.
François Cavanna
François Cavanna was a French author and satirical newspaper editor. He contributed to the creation and success of Hara-Kiri and Charlie Hebdo. He wrote in a variety of genres including reportage, satire, essays, novels, autobiography and humor. He also translated six books about famous cartoonists.
Wellington Nem
Wellington Silva Sanches Aguiar, known as Wellington Nem, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Ryo Kawasaki
Ryo Kawasaki was a Japanese jazz fusion guitarist, composer and band leader, best known as one of the first musicians to develop and popularise the fusion genre and for helping to develop the guitar synthesizer in collaboration with Roland Corporation and Korg. His album Ryo Kawasaki and the Golden Dragon Live was one of the first all-digital recordings and he created the Kawasaki Synthesizer for the Commodore 64. During the 1960s, he played with various Japanese jazz groups and also formed his own bands. In the early 1970s, he moved to New York City, where he settled and worked with Gil Evans, Elvin Jones, Chico Hamilton, Ted Curson, Joanne Brackeen amongst others. In the mid-1980s, Kawasaki drifted out of performing music in favour of writing music software for computers. He also produced several techno dance singles, formed his own record company called Satellites Records, and later returned to jazz-fusion in 1991.
Luis Valdez Farías
Luis Alberto Valdez Farías is a Peruvian politician. He is a Congressman representing La Libertad for the 2020–2021 term, and belongs to the Alliance for Progress party. Previously, he served as Lieutenant Governor of La Libertad Region throughout 2015 until governor César Acuña Peralta resigned in order to run for President in the 2016 general election. He thus served as Governor throughout the 2015–2018 term.
Rafael Amador
Rafael Amador Flores was a Mexican football defender who played for Mexico in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He also played and managed Liga MX side Club Universidad Nacional.
Herbert Mies
Herbert Mies was a German politician. He joined the Communist Party of Germany in 1945. Mies was elected chairman of the (West) German Communist Party in 1973. He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1985/1986. Mies resigned from his position as party chairman in October 1989.
Toshihiro Aoyama
Toshihiro Aoyama is a Japanese football player who plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Yannick Bolloré
Yannick Bolloré is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Havas, the fifth largest global communications company, a subsidiary of Bolloré Group, the business empire of his family, chaired by his father Vincent.
Farid Boulaya
Farid Boulaya is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Metz.