List of Famous people born in February
Jean Effel
Jean Effel, real name François Lejeune was a French painter, caricaturist, illustrator and journalist. Mostly he considered himself to be a journalist and political commentator. His pseudonym is created by his initials F. L.
Martin Winckler
Martin Winckler is a French M.D. and short story, novel and essay writer. His main topics are the French medical system, the relationships between caregivers and patients and Women's Health. One of the first TV series critics in France, he has written numerous articles and books on the subject.
Lev Mei
Lev Aleksandrovich Mei was a Russian dramatist and poet.
Henri Vieuxtemps
Henri François Joseph Vieuxtemps was a Belgian composer and violinist. He occupies an important place in the history of the violin as a prominent exponent of the Franco-Belgian violin school during the mid-19th century. He is also known for playing what is now known as the Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesù, a violin of superior workmanship.
Huecco
Iván Sevillano Pérez, alias Huecco, is a Spanish singer. He grew up in Madrid (Aluche) and Leganés. He did Media Studies, was an ice skater and one of the members of the rock band Sugarless before becoming a celebrity thanks to his single Pa' mi guerrera in 2006. He made the videoclip Se acabaron las lágrimas with the support of the Minister for Equality.
Steffen Bilger
Steffen Bilger is a German politician (CDU) and member of the Bundestag for the constituency of Ludwigsburg. Since 14 March 2018 he is Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure in the Fourth Merkel cabinet.
Shimizu no Jirochō
Shimizu Jirocho was the most famous yakuza and folk hero of Japan. His real name is Chogoro Yamamoto. He was adopted by his uncle Jirohachi Yamamoto who was a rice wholesaler. Due to the fall of his adoptive family he became a bakuto (gambler) and thereafter the biggest yakuza boss of the Tokaido region. Jirocho was also a philanthropist, business leader, and a patriot. In the late 19th century, Jirocho dominated the port of Shimizu and two main Routes - Tōkaidō and Nakasendō which connect the two ancient capitals, Kyoto and Edo. He had henchmen such as Omasa (大政), Komasa (小政) and Mori no Ishimatsu (森の石松). His life is distinguished as a violent crime boss, but also in his later years humane, political and economic development. There are multiple accounts about his life which makes it difficult to distinguish fact from legend. His legendary status is depicted in many movies and TV dramas.
Conjeevaram Srirangachari Seshadri
Conjeevaram Srirangachari Seshadri FRS was an Indian mathematician. He was the founder and director-emeritus of the Chennai Mathematical Institute, and is known for his work in algebraic geometry. The Seshadri constant is named after him.
Jörg Hacker
Jörg Hinrich Hacker is a German microbiologist. He served as president of the Robert Koch Institute from 2008 to 2010 and of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina from 2010 to 2020. He is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Medical Microbiology.
Mitsuyo Kusano
Mitsuyo Kusano is a female Japanese TV presenter and news anchor.