List of Famous people born in February
Pierre Laporte
Pierre Laporte was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician. He was Deputy Premier of the province of Quebec when he was kidnapped by members of the group Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) terrorist group during the October Crisis. When the FLQ's demands were refused, they executed him. Laporte's body was found in the trunk of Paul Rose's car, one of the kidnappers.
Stan Anderson
Stanley Anderson was an English football player and manager.
Hiroyuki Sonoda
Hiroyuki Sonoda was a Japanese politician serving in the Diet as a member of the House of Representatives for Kumamoto 4th district; following the 2017 general election when Kumamoto lost one seat due to reapportionment, he moved to the Kyūshū proportional representation block. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), previous party affiliations have been independent→LDP→New Party Sakigake→Independent→LDP→Sunrise Party of Japan→Sunrise Party→Japan Restoration Party→Party for Future Generations→Sunrise Party→Party for Future Generations→LDP.
Budi Anduk
Budi Anduk, born Budi Prihatin, was an Indonesian actor and comedian.
Fernando Jubero
Fernando Jubero Carmona is a Spanish football manager.
René Hausman
René Hausman was a Belgian comic-book writer and artist, best known for his dark fairytales and watercolour drawings.
Kei Tani
Kei Tani was a Japanese comedian, actor and musician. Born in Tokyo, he learned to play the trombone and, while a student at Chuo University, began playing in jazz bands performing for American soldiers during the Occupation of Japan. He quit university and joined the City Slickers with Frankie Sakai in 1953. In 1956, he joined the comic-jazz band The Crazy Cats with Hajime Hana and Hitoshi Ueki. He came to fame when the Crazy Cats started appearing on television, especially through their variety show "Shabondama Holiday," and in movies, through comedy series such as the "Irresponsible" (Musekinin) series at Toho. Some of his nonsense one-word gags such as "gachon" became buzzwords imitated throughout the nation. He also appeared alone in dramatic roles on film and television, was a regular in the "Tsuribaka Nisshi" film series, and continued to be a popular figure on variety TV.
Arley Rodríguez
Arley Rodríguez is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as forward for Carlos A. Mannucci.
Thiago Ribeiro
Thiago Ribeiro Cardoso, known as Thiago Ribeiro, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Chapecoense.
Mike Markkula
Armas Clifford "Mike" Markkula Jr. is an American electrical engineer, businessman and investor. He was an angel investor and the second CEO of Apple Computer, Inc., providing critical early funding and managerial support.