List of Famous people born in February

Charles III of Spain ruled Spain (1759–1788), after ruling Naples as Charles of Bourbon (1734–1759) and Sicily, where he was known simply as Charles III, (1735–1759). He was the fifth son of Philip V of Spain, and the eldest son of Philip's second wife, Elisabeth Farnese. A proponent of enlightened absolutism and regalism, he succeeded to the Spanish throne on 10 August 1759, upon the death of his half-brother Ferdinand VI, who left no heirs.

Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola was a French equestrian who competed in show jumping. He is the only person to win two individual Olympic gold medals in this discipline.

Max Carl Friedrich Beckmann was a German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer. Although he is classified as an Expressionist artist, he rejected both the term and the movement. In the 1920s, he was associated with the New Objectivity, an outgrowth of Expressionism that opposed its introverted emotionalism. His work became full of horrifying imagery and distorted forms with combination of brutal realism and social criticism.

Prince Joachim Friedrich Ernst Waldemar of Prussia was the sixth child and youngest son of German Crown Prince Friedrich, and Victoria, Princess Royal, the eldest daughter of the British Queen Victoria.

Grit Breuer is a former German athlete, who competed in the women's 200 metres, 400 metres, 4×100 m relay, and 4×400 m relay events.

Maurice Leroy is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Loir-et-Cher department, and is a member of the Union of Democrats and Independents as a part of The Centrists.

François Bizot is a French anthropologist, the only Westerner to have survived imprisonment by the Khmer Rouge.

William "Gatz" Hjortsberg was an American novelist and screenwriter known for writing the screenplay of the film Legend.