List of Famous people born in February
Yoshino Mabuchi
Yoshino Mabuchi is a retired Japanese diver who won bronze medals in the 3 m springboard and 10 platform events at the 1982 Asian Games. She placed ninth in the platform at the 1984 Summer Olympics and could not compete at the 1980 Moscow Games due to their boycott by Japan. Her parents Kanoko Tsutani-Mabuchi and Ryo Mabuchi were also Olympic divers.
Lukas Weißhaidinger
Lukas Weißhaidinger is an Austrian discus thrower and shot putter. He was European junior discus champion in 2011 and holds the Austrian record in men's discus throw. He won bronze medals at the 2018 European Championships and 2019 World Athletics Championships.
Imanol Agirretxe
Imanol Agirretxe Arruti is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.
Fantine Thó
Fantine Rodrigues Thó is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, dancer and instructor. In 2002, she won the talent show Popstars and joined the Brazilian girl group Rouge until 2005, with which she released four studio albums, Rouge (2002), C'est La Vie (2003), Blá Blá Blá (2004) and Mil e Uma Noites (2005), selling in all 6 million copies and becoming the most successful girl group of Brazil and one of the twenty that more sold in the world. In 2006 formed the progressive rock band Banda Thó with his brother Jonathan and some friends, which did not give continuity at the end of the following year, when married and moved to Netherlands.
Jean-François Lamour
Jean-François Lamour is a former French fencer and current French politician and cabinet minister. A top fencer, he was a gold medallist at the 1984 Olympics and 1988 Olympics and a bronze medal winner at the 1992 Olympics in the men's individual sabre. He married Dr. Isabelle Spennato, a former French fencer and current president of the French Fencing Federation. He was also world champion in 1987. Retiring, he entered politics serving as the sports and youth counselor to the Mayor of Paris from 1993 to 1995. In 2002, he became the minister of sport, and in 2004, he was given responsibility for youth in addition to this.
Kenji Ohtsuki
Kenji Ohtsuki is a Japanese rock musician and Seiun Award-winning writer. His musical career began in the late 1970s. He is the vocalist of Kinniku Shōjo Tai, Tokusatsu, Underground Searchlie and Karate Bakabon. The lyrics of a Kinniku Shōjo Tai's song "Doko e demo Ikeru Kitte" affected the character design of Rei Ayanami, from the popular anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. He's also performed the theme songs to several anime, including Welcome to the N.H.K., Hellsing and Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei.
Lucie Voňková
Lucie Voňková is a Czech football striker, currently playing for Ajax in the Eredivisie. She is a member of the Czech national team.
Yevgeni Grishkovetz
Yevgeni Valeryevich Grishkovetz is a popular Russian writer, dramatist, stage director, actor and musician.
Kazuhiko Kishino
Kazuhiko Kishino was a Japanese actor and voice actor who was represented by Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. He was a graduate of Doshisha University and resided in Osaka Prefecture. He died of acute heart failure on February 22, 2020.
Xavi Rabaseda
Xavier "Xavi" Rabaseda Bertrán is a Spanish professional basketball player for San Pablo Burgos of the Liga ACB. He is a 1.98 m tall shooting guard-small forward.