Iconic Black Folks with February Birthdays

February might be the shortest month, but it’s packed with legendary Black excellence—especially when it comes to birthdays.

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Whether they shaped the culture, dominated their craft, or left an undeniable mark on black history, these February-born trailblazers are putting on for their birth month. So, while the rest of the world is busy talking about love and leap years, we’re celebrating the icons who made being born in February feel like a truly divine assignment.

 

February 1: 

Langston Hughes

Dennis Edwards

 

February 4:

Rosa Parks

 

February 5: 

Hank Aaron

 

February 7:

Chris Rock

 

February 8: 

Gary Coleman

 

February 12:

Arsenio Hall

 

February 17: 

Michael Jordan

 

February 18:

Toni Morrison

 

February 19: 

Smokey Robinson

 

February 20:

Rihanna

Sidney Poitier

 

February 21: 

Nina Simone

 

February 22: 

Julius Erving

 

February 23:

W.E.B. DuBois

 

February 24: 

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

 

February 25: 

Rashida Jones

 

February 26: 

Erykah Badu

Antoine Dominique “Fats” Domino

 

February 29:

Ja Rule

 

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