page_title: 1947 in the United States
section_title: February
hierarchical_section_title: 1947 in the United States / Births / February
caption_attribution_description: English: Edward James Olmos speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.
context_page_description: Events from the year 1947 in the United States.
context_section_description: February 1 – Jessica Savitch, American journalist (d. 1983)
  February 2 – Farrah Fawcett, American actress (Charlie's Angels) (d. 2009)
  February 3
  Paul Auster, American novelist
  Melanie Safka, American rock singer (Candles in the Rain)
  February 4
  Sanford Bishop, African-American politician
  Dennis C. Blair, American admiral, Director of National Intelligence
  Dan Quayle, American politician, 44th Vice President of the United States
  February 5 – Darrell Waltrip, American race car driver, broadcaster
  February 7 – Wayne Allwine, American voice actor (d. 2009)
  February 9 – Erik Olin Wright, American sociologist (d. 2019)
  February 11 – Roy Moore, American politician
  February 13 – Mike Krzyzewski, American basketball coach
  February 15
  John Adams, American composer
  Rusty Hamer, American actor (d. 1990)
  February 18 – Dennis DeYoung, American rock musician (Styx)
  February 20 – Peter Strauss, American actor
  February 24 – Edward James Olmos, Hispanic-American actor, director, producer and activist
  February 25
  Lee Evans, American Olympic athlete
  Doug Yule, American rock singer (The Velvet Underground)
caption: Edward James Olmos
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