List of Famous people born in February

Salama Moussa Masri was an Egyptian journalist, writer and political theorist known for advocating and popularising the idea of socialism in the Islamic world. Moussa was born into a wealthy, land owning Coptic family in the town of Zagazig located in the Nile delta, Egypt. He wrote or translated 45 published books; his writings still influence Arab thought and he is frequently referred to. Salama Musa campaigned against traditional religion and urged Egyptian society to embrace European culture. He looked for political and economic independence of Egypt from the British colonization. To this end he corresponded with Gandhi who provided him with his tools of economic struggle against the British hegemony over the Indian textile industry. Mousa made use of his contact with Gandhi in helping out the national Egyptian industrialist Tala'at Harb (1867-1941) to set up independent outlets for the Egyptian textile industry nationwide in Egypt - an attempt that was vehemently resisted by the British colonial powers of the time. Mousa pleaded, for instance, in his book Ha'ula'i 'allamuni for the independence of thought and indigenous creativity of the contemporary Egyptians and Arabs. Mousa went in his youth to England and adhered there to Bernard Shaw's Fabian Society.

Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke was an English stage and film actor whose career spanned nearly 50 years. His theatre work included notable performances in productions of the plays of Shakespeare and Shaw, and his film work included leading roles in a number of adapted literary classics.

Daniel Emiliano Mora Zevallos is a Peruvian military officer and politician. He was the first Minister of Defense of Peru in Ollanta Humala's government and a Congressman, representing the Constitutional Province of Callao for the 2011–2016 term.

Moon Ji-yoon was a South Korean actor and model. He was best known for his supporting roles in Cheese in the Trap, Cheese in the Trap and Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo.

Eduard Thöny was a German caricaturist and illustrator known for his work for the journal Simplicissimus, to which he was invited to contribute by Albert Langen. Born in Brixen, he studied at the arts academy in Munich. His work for Simplicissimus included more than 2,500 pages of cartoons used to lampoon German society and the military. Thöny’s drawings would appear in the journal until it ceased publication in 1944.

Alexander Schlager is an Austrian footballer who plays for LASK as a goalkeeper.

Brahim Thiam is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.

Samuel Louis Nistico, better known as Sammy Nestico, was an American composer and arranger. Nestico is best known for his arrangements for the Count Basie orchestra.

Jacquy Haddouche (born February 19, 1964, in Beauvais – October 23, 2010 at Fresnes prison) was a French serial killer. He was convicted of three murders committed between 1992 and 2002, and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a 22-year lock-in period.

Paolo Ferrari was an Italian actor, voice actor and television presenter.