List of Famous people born in February

Johann Schroth was an Austrian naturopath.

Paul Accola is a Swiss former Alpine skier. He came in first in the overall World Cup in 1992, and won a total of four medals at the Winter Olympics and World Championships in the combined event.

Franz Xaver Gabelsberger was a German inventor of a shorthand writing system, named Gabelsberger shorthand after him.

Semih Kaya is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Yeni Malatyaspor.

Wu Jia-qing is a Taiwanese-born Chinese professional pool player. He is nicknamed the Taishan Shentong. In 2009, he obtained permanent residency in Singapore, which he subsequently turned down in 2010. Previously known as Wu Chia-ching, the spelling of his name was changed upon moving to mainland China.

Giovan Battista Pichierri was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Carmen Lebbos is a Lebanese actress who has worked in film, television and the theater since 1981. She has been in several television series and movies including Ziad Doueiri’s West Beirut and Josef Fares’s Zozo.

Magdalena Agnieszka Ogórek is a Polish TV presenter and politician.

Gregory Charles, OC is a Quebec performing artist of Trinidadian and French Canadian origin.

Jules-Géraud Saliège was a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Toulouse from 1928 until his death, and was a significant figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism in France. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII. For his efforts to protect Jews during the Nazi Holocaust he was recognised as Righteous among the Nations by Yad Vashem.