- Feb 2 Elaine Stritch, American actress (30 Rock; Two's Company), singer and member of the American Theater Hall of Fame, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2014)
- Feb 2 Michel Philippot, French composer and musicologist, born in Verzy, France (d. 1996)
- Feb 4 Jutta Hipp, German-American jazz pianist and composer, born in Leipzig, German Weimar Republic (d. 2003)
- Feb 7 Marius Constant, Romanian-born French composer and conductor (founded Ars Nova), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2004)
- Feb 8 Alvin Brehm, American classical double bassist, conductor, and composer, born in New York City (d. 2014)
- Feb 9 Billy Williamson, American steel guitar player (Bill Haley and His Saddlemen; Bill Haley & His Comets), born in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
- Feb 9 Bobby Lewis, American rock and roll singer (Tossin' and Turnin'), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2020)
- Feb 9 Salah El Mahdi, Tunisian composer, conductor, musicologist, and artistic director, born in Tunis, French protectorate of Tunisia (d. 2014)
- Feb 13 Gene Ames, American singer (Ames Brothers), born in Malden, Massachusetts (d. 1997)
- Feb 14 Elliot Lawrence [Broza], American jazz pianist, film score composer (Network), arranger, and orchestra leader (Tony and Emmy Award broadcasts; As The World Turns, 1981-93), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
- Feb 16 Carlos Paredes, Portuguese guitar master, born in Coimbra, Portugal (d. 2004)
- Feb 16 Paul Crawford, American Dixieland jazz musician, arranger, (Olympic Brass Band), and music historian (Tulane University), born in Atmore, Alabama (d. 1996)
- Feb 17 Ron Goodwin, English composer and conductor, born in Plymouth, England (d. 2003)
- Feb 19 Jindřich Feld, Czech composer (Concerto for Flute and Orchestra), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2007)
- Feb 20 Frank Isola, American jazz drummer (Stan Getz; Gerry Mulligan; Mose Allison), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2004)
- Feb 26 Dave Pell, American big band jazz saxophonist (Les Brown), bandleader (Dave Pell Octet), and record producer, born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2017)
About February 1925
How Old? 99 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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