- Feb 4 Jonathan Larson, American theater composer (Rent), born in White Plains, New York (d. 1996)
- Feb 4 Tim Booth, British rock singer (James - "Sit Down"), born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
- Feb 5 Aris Christofellis, Greek countertenor, born in Athens, Greece
- Feb 7 Steve Bronski Scottish rock keyboard player (Bronski Beat - "Smalltown Boy"), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2021)
- Feb 9 Holly Johnson, British rock vocalist (Frankie Goes To Hollywood - "Relax"), born in Liverpool, England
- Feb 10 Lionel Cartwright, American country music artist (I Watched it on the Radio, Leap of Faith), born in Gallipolis, Ohio
- Feb 13 Michael Craig, English musician and DJ (Culture Club-Do You Want to Hurt Me), born in Hammersmith, London, England
- Feb 15 Mikey Craig, English musician and DJ (Culture Club - "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"), born in Hammersmith, London, England
- Feb 16 Lucy Kaplansky, American folk singer-songwriter, guitarist, mandolin player, and clinical psychologist, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Feb 16 Pete Willis, British rock guitarist and songwriter (Def Leppard, 1977-82 - "Let It Go"; "Photograph"), born in Sheffield, England
- Feb 20 Cecilia Chailly, Italian harpist, contemporary classical and new age composer, singer, and novelist, born in Milan, Italy
- Feb 20 Kee Marcello [Kjell Hilding Löfbom], Swedish rock guitarist (Europe - Final Countdown; Easy Action), born in Ludvika, Sweden
- Feb 21 Steve Wynn, American singer-songwriter (The Dream Syndicate), born in Los Angeles, California
- Feb 26 (Jeremy) "Jaz" Coleman, English rock singer, keyboardist and record producer (Killing Joke), born in Cheltenham, England
- Feb 27 Johnny Van Zant, American rock vocalist (Lynyrd Skynyrd), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- Feb 27 Paul Humphreys, British rock singer and musician (OMD - "Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)"; "(Forever) Live and Die"), born in London, England
- Feb 29 Khaled [Ibrahim], Algerian world music and raï singer-songwriter and musician ("Didi"; "Aicha"), born in Oran, Algeria
- Feb 29 Lucian Grainge, American executive (CEO Universal Music Group, most important person in music industry - Billboard), born in London, England
About February 1960
How Old? 64 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes
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