| 21031 | February 24 | Birth | 1930 – Anita Steckel, American artist (d. 2012) |
| 21032 | February 24 | Birth | 1931 – Dominic Chianese, American actor and singer |
| 21033 | February 24 | Birth | 1931 – Brian Close, English cricketer and coach (d. 2015) |
| 21034 | February 24 | Birth | 1932 – Michel Legrand, French pianist, composer, and conductor |
| 21035 | February 24 | Birth | 1932 – Brenda Maddox, American journalist and author |
| 21036 | February 24 | Birth | 1932 – Zell Miller, American sergeant and politician, 79th Governor of Georgia |
| 21037 | February 24 | Birth | 1932 – John Vernon, Canadian-American actor (d. 2005) |
| 21038 | February 24 | Birth | 1932 – Felix Werder, German-Australian composer (d. 2012) |
| 21039 | February 24 | Birth | 1933 – Judah Folkman, American physician and biologist (d. 2008) |
| 21040 | February 24 | Birth | 1933 – Ali Mazrui, Kenyan-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (d. 2014) |
| 21041 | February 24 | Birth | 1933 – David "Fathead" Newman, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2009) |
| 21042 | February 24 | Birth | 1934 – Bettino Craxi, Italian lawyer and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 2000) |
| 21043 | February 24 | Birth | 1934 – Renata Scotto, Italian soprano and director |
| 21044 | February 24 | Birth | 1938 – James Farentino, American actor (d. 2012) |
| 21045 | February 24 | Birth | 1938 – Phil Knight, American businessman, co-founded Nike, Inc. |
| 21046 | February 24 | Birth | 1939 – Jamal Nazrul Islam, Bangladeshi physicist and cosmologist (d. 2013) |
| 21047 | February 24 | Birth | 1939 – Joy Mukherjee, Indian actor and director (d. 2012) |
| 21048 | February 24 | Birth | 1940 – Pete Duel, American actor (d. 1971) |
| 21049 | February 24 | Birth | 1940 – Jimmy Ellis, American boxer (d. 2014) |
| 21050 | February 24 | Birth | 1940 – Denis Law, Scottish footballer and sportscaster |
| 21051 | February 24 | Birth | 1941 – Joanie Sommers, American singer and actress |
| 21052 | February 24 | Birth | 1942 – Colin Bond, Australian race car driver |
| 21053 | February 24 | Birth | 1942 – Paul Jones, English singer, harmonica player, and actor (Manfred Mann, The Blues Band, and The Manfreds) |
| 21054 | February 24 | Birth | 1942 – Joe Lieberman, American lawyer and politician |
| 21055 | February 24 | Birth | 1942 – Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Indian philosopher, theorist, and academic |
| 21056 | February 24 | Birth | 1943 – Catherine Cesarsky, French astronomer |
| 21057 | February 24 | Birth | 1943 – Pablo Milanés, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 21058 | February 24 | Birth | 1943 – Terry Semel, American businessman |
| 21059 | February 24 | Birth | 1944 – Nicky Hopkins, English pianist (All-Stars, Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages, and Quicksilver Messenger Service) (d. 1994) |
| 21060 | February 24 | Birth | 1944 – Sheila Larken, American actress |