List of Famous people born in February
Tanguy Coulibaly
Tanguy Coulibaly is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.
Andrew Robinson
Andrew Jordt Robinson is an American character actor and the former director of the Master of Fine Arts acting program at the University of Southern California. Originally a stage actor, he works predominantly in supporting roles on television and in low-budget films. He is known for his portrayals of the serial killer Scorpio in the crime film Dirty Harry (1971), Larry Cotton in the horror film Hellraiser (1987), and Elim Garak in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999). He and his wife Irene have a daughter, actress Rachel Robinson, who appeared in Deep Space Nine episode "The Visitor".
Matz Sels
Matz Willy Els Sels is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.
Shigeo Kamiyama
Shigeo Kamiyama was a Japanese communist. He was born in 1905 in Shimonoseki. In 1928, he joined the Japanese Communist Party.
Mai Chia-je
Mai Chia-je was a Taiwanese baseball player who played for Brother Elephants of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.
Maurice Filion
Maurice Filion was a Canadian ice hockey coach and general manager. He served as general manager for the Quebec Nordiques throughout most of their time in the World Hockey Association (WHA), and briefly served as coach on three separate occasions. His tenure as general manager ended in 1988 when he was promoted to an executive role and was replaced by Martin Madden, but served as interim general manager for a few months in 1990 when Madden was fired.
Mãe Menininha do Gantois
Mãe Menininha do Gantois also known as Mother Menininha do Gantois, was a Brazilian spiritual leader (iyalorixá) and spiritual daughter of orixá Oxum, who officiated for 64 years as the head of one of the most noted Candomblé temples, the Ilê Axé Iyá Omin Iyamassê, or Terreiro do Gantois, of Brazil, located in Alto do Gantois in Salvador, Bahia. She was instrumental in gaining legal recognition of Candomblé and its rituals, bringing an end to centuries of prejudice against Afro-Brazilians, who practiced their faith. When she died on 13 August 1986, the State of Bahia declared a three-day state mourning in her honour, and the City Council of Salvador held a special session to pay tributes to her. The Terreiro do Gantois temple has been declared a protected national monument.
Ray Cokes
Ray Cokes is an English television presenter.
Mário Moniz Pereira
Mário Moniz Pereira was a teacher, sportsman, athlete, coach and songwriter. He practiced handball, basketball, football, roller hockey, table tennis, volleyball and athletics. He was also a songwriter and poet, author of fados sung by national fadistas like Valeu a Pena, Fado Varina, Rosa da Madragoa, Rosa da Noite, Não me Conformo, Leio em teus Olhos, among many others.
G.H. Hardy
Godfrey Harold Hardy was an English mathematician, known for his achievements in number theory and mathematical analysis. In biology, he is known for the Hardy–Weinberg principle, a basic principle of population genetics.