- Feb 3 (Ivy) Priaulx Rainier, South African-British composer (Ploërmel), born in Howick, British Colony of Natali (now South Africa) (d. 1986)
- Feb 4 Edwin Denby, American dance critic and poet (Snoring in N; Horse Eats Hat), born in Tientsin, China (d. 1924)
- Feb 5 Ivan Galamian, American violinist and violin teacher, born in Tabriz, Persia (d. 1981)
- Feb 6 Claudio Arrau, Chilean pianist (Boston Symphony Orchestra), born in Chillán, Chile (d. 1991)
- Feb 8 Greta Keller, Austrian-born cabaret singer and actress, born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1977)
- Feb 9 Georg Trexler, German composer, choirmaster, and organist (St. Trinitatis, Leipzig, 1930-70), born in Pirna, Germany (d. 1979)
- Feb 10 Abel Meeropol, American songwriter ("Strange Fruit"; "The House I Live In'), and librettist ("The Good Soldier Schweick"), born in the Bronx, New York City (d. 1986)
- Feb 10 Matvey Isaakovich Blanter, Russian-Soviet composer of popular songs and film music ("Katyusha"), born in Pochep, Russian Empire (d. 1990)
- Feb 11 Hans Redlich, Austrian-English composer and musicologist (Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1968)
- Feb 14 Fritz Büchtger, German composer, educator, and modern music proponent (Association for Contemporary Music; Studio for New Music), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1978)
- Feb 20 Karel Janeček, Czech composer and pedagogue, born in Czestochowa, Czechoslovakia (d. 1974)
- Feb 21 Eric Fogg, English composer, born in Manchester, England (d. 1939)
- Feb 22 Robert Weede [Wiedefeld], American operatic and musical theater baritone (Metropolitan Opera, 1937-48; The Most Happy Fella), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1972)
About February 1903
How Old? 121 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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