page_title: 1950
section_title: February
hierarchical_section_title: 1950 / Births / February
caption_attribution_description: Larry Drake on the red carpet at the 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 8/28/88
context_page_description: 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1950th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 950th year of the 2nd millennium, the 50th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1950s decade.
context_section_description: February 1
  John Bowe, English actor
  Mike Campbell, American musician
  Kazimierz Nycz, Polish clergyman
  February 2 – William Witt, American politician
  February 3 – Morgan Fairchild, American actress (Flamingo Road)
  February 4
  Laurence Bergreen, American historian and author
  Phil Ehart, American drummer
  February 5 – Jonathan Freeman, American actor, voice actor, singer, and puppeteer
  February 6
  Natalie Cole, African-American singer (d. 2015)
  Timothy Michael Dolan, Roman Catholic Cardinal, Archbishop of New York
  February 7 – Karen Joy Fowler, American author
  February 8 – Peter Wells, New Zealand writer, filmmaker (d. 2019)
  February 9
  Richard F. Colburn, American republican
  James Luna, American performance artist
  Andrew N. Meltzoff, American psychologist
  February 10
  Luis Donaldo Colosio, Mexican politician and economist, assassinated while campaigning for President of Mexico (d. 1994)
  Mark Spitz, American Olympic swimmer
  February 11 – Jorge Enrique Robledo, Member of the Senate of Colombia
  February 12
  Steve Hackett, English songwriter, guitarist
  Michael Ironside, Canadian actor (V)
  João W. Nery, Brazilian writer and LGBT activist
  Margaret Warner, Senior correspondent of PBS
  February 13 – Peter Gabriel, English rock musician, original lead singer of Genesis
  February 14
  Verónika con K, Mexican actress, singer and TV hostess
  Daniel Borel, Swiss businessman, co-founder of Logitech
  February 15
  Tsui Hark, Hong Kong film director
  Donna Hanover, American journalist
  February 16
  Peter Hain, British politician
  Roman Tam, Chinese Cantopop singer (d. 2002)
  February 17
  Mark Bittman, American journalist
  Rickey Medlocke, American musician
  February 18
  Nana Amba Eyiaba I, Ghanaian queen mother and advocate
  John Hughes, American film director, producer and writer (d. 2009)
  Cybill Shepherd, American actress (The Last Picture Show)
  February 19 – Donald Sanborn, American reactor
  February 20
  Ken Shimura, Japanese television performer, actor (d. 2020)
  Tony Wilson, English impresario (d. 2007)
  February 21
  Larry Drake, American actor, voice artist, and comedian (d. 2016)
  Sahle-Work Zewde, President of Ethiopia
  February 22
  Julius Erving, African-American basketball player
  Awn Al-Khasawneh, Prime Minister of Jordan
  Miou-Miou, French actress
  Julie Walters, English actress
  February 23 – Elizabeth Streb, American choreographer
  February 24 – George Thorogood, American musician
  February 25
  Neil Jordan, Irish film director, writer and producer
  Néstor Kirchner, 49th President of Argentina (d. 2010)
  February 26
  Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand
  Bill Ritter, American news anchor
  February 27 – Azean Irdawaty, Malaysian actress, singer (d. 2013)
  February 28 – Jaime Fabregas, Filipino actor
caption: Larry Drake
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