- Feb 2 Ed Reed, American jazz vocalist, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2024) [1] [2]
- Feb 2 Reiner Bredemeyer, German composer, born in Vélez, Colombia (d. 1995)
- Feb 2 Waldemar Kmentt, Austrian operatic tenor (Vienna State Opera, 1951-2005), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2015)
- Feb 3 Russell Arms, American actor and vocalist (Your Hit Parade; "Cinco Robles"), born in Berkeley, California (d. 2012)
- Feb 4 Paul Burlison, American rockabilly musician (The Rock N Roll Trio), born in Brownsville, Tennessee (d. 2003)
- Feb 5 Hal Blaine [Harold Belsky], American pop and rock session drummer (The Wrecking Crew), born in Holyoke, Massachusetts (d. 2019)
- Feb 9 James Mulcro Drew, American avant-garde composer, born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2010)
- Feb 9 Willem Kersters, Flemish composer (Parwati, Gospel Song), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1998)
- Feb 10 Jerry Goldsmith, American pianist, television and film composer ("The Twilight Zone"; "Planet Of The Apes"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)
- Feb 11 Leonard Kastle, opera composer, librettist, director (The Passion of Mother Ann), and film maker (The Honeymoon Killers), born in New York City (d. 2011)
- Feb 16 Benny Barth, American session and touring jazz drummer, born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2017)
- Feb 17 Dame Patricia Routledge, British stage and screen actress and singer (Keeping Up Appearances; Talking Heads: A Lady of Letters), born in Tranmere, Birkenhead
- Feb 18 Agustín González Acilu, Spanish composer (Prince of Viana Prize), and educator, born in Alsasua, Navarre, Spain (d. 2023)
- Feb 18 André Mathieu, Canadian pianist and composer (Concerto de Québec), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1968)
- Feb 20 Toshiro Mayuzumi, Japanese composer (Sphenogramme), born in Yokohama, Japan (d. 1997)
- Feb 21 Henry Kloss, American audio engineer (acoustic loudspeaker), born in Altoona, Pennsylvania (d. 2002)
- Feb 22 (Margaret) "Marni" Nixon [McEathron], American soprano singer and film 'ghost voice' (for Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady"; Natalie Wood in "West Side Story"; Deborah Kerr in "The King And I"), born in Altadena, California (d. 2016)
- Feb 23 Richard Moryl, American composer, pedagogue, and visual artist, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2018)
- Feb 25 Tommy Newsom, American saxophonist and bandleader (Tonight Show), born in Portsmouth, Virginia (d. 2007)
- Feb 28 Joseph Rouleau, French Canadian bass opera singer (Royal Opera), born in Matane, Quebec (d. 2019)
About February 1929
How Old? 95 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
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