- Feb 1 Kami [Ukyō Kamimura], Japanese drummer (Malice Mizer), born in Ibaraki, Japan (d. 1999)
- Feb 2 Dana International [Sharon Cohen], Israeli pop singer (Eurovision, 1998), born in Tel Aviv, Israel
- Feb 2 Tego Calderón, Puerto Rican reggaeton singer and rapper ("Quitarte To'"), born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Feb 2 Zoë Keating, Canadian-American cellist (Rasputina) and composer (Into The Trees), born in Guelph, Ontario
- Feb 8 Ted Yoder, American Yoderizing musician (hammered dulcimer), born in Goshen, Indiana
Rob Thomas (52 years old)
Feb 14 American singer (Matchbox Twenty), born in Landstuhl, West Germany
Billie Joe Armstrong (52 years old)
Feb 17 American singer and musician (Green Day - "Basket Case"; "American Idiot"), born in Oakland, California
- Feb 17 Taylor Hawkins, American drummer (Foo Fighters - "Everlong"; "My Hero"), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2022)
- Feb 17 Yuki Isoya, Japanese pop-rock singer and lyricist (Judy and Mary -"Sobakasu"; NiNa), born in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
- Feb 20 k-os [Kevin Brereton], Canadian rapper, songwriter, and musician, born in Toronto, Ontario
- Feb 21 Christian Howes, American jazz violinist (Out Of The Blue), born in Rocky River, Ohio
- Feb 21 Seo Taiji [Jeong Hyeon-Cheol], Korean rock-pop and hip-hop musician, singer, and songwriter, born in Seoul, South Korea
- Feb 23 Steve Holy, American country singer, born in Dallas, Texas
- Feb 29 Dave Williams, American rock singer (Drowning Pool), born in White Plains, New York (d. 2002)
- Feb 29 Johnny Rabb, American drummer (Collective Soul, 2012-present), and 1st to hit over 1,000 beats in 60 seconds, born in Fairfax, Virginia
About February 1972
How Old? 52 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes