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Famous People Born on August 2(247 people)

Athlete

Héctor Fort, Spanish footballer

Athlete

Varvara Gracheva, Russian tennis player

Athlete

Mohammed Kudus, Ghanaian footballer

Musician

Mark Lee, Korean-Canadian singer

Athlete

Austin Theory, American wrestler

Athlete

Keston Hiura, American baseball player

Athlete

Simone Manuel, American swimmer

Athlete

Kristaps Porziņģis, Latvian basketball player

Notable Figure

Vikkstar123, English internet personality

Notable Figure

Cr1TiKaL, American YouTuber and streamer

Athlete

Laura Pigossi, Brazilian tennis player

Notable Figure

Laremy Tunsil, American football player

Politician

Gael Bussa, Congolese politician

Notable Figure

Joey Florez, American scholar and cultural critic

Musician

Charli XCX, English singer-songwriter

Notable Figure

Evander Kane, Canadian ice hockey player

Athlete

Ima Bohush, Belarusian tennis player

Athlete

Vitalia Diatchenko, Russian tennis player

Athlete

Skylar Diggins, American basketball player

Athlete

Nacer Chadli, Belgian footballer

Notable Figure

Rob Kwiet, Canadian ice hockey player

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Golden Tate, American football player

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Mathieu Razanakolona, Canadian skier

Actor

Lily Gladstone, American actress

Notable Figure

Stephen Ferris, Irish rugby player

Athlete

David Hart Smith, Canadian wrestler

Athlete

Giampaolo Pazzini, Italian footballer

Political Leader

JD Vance, American politician, 50th vice president of the United States

Athlete

Michel Bastos, Brazilian footballer

Athlete

Huston Street, American baseball player

Athlete

Hélder Postiga, Portuguese footballer

Notable Figure

Kerry Rhodes, American football player

Athlete

Grady Sizemore, American baseball player

Artist

Alexander Emelianenko, Russian mixed martial artist and boxer

Notable Figure

Tim Murtagh, English-Irish cricketer

Athlete

Ivica Banović, Croatian footballer

Athlete

Marco Bonura, Italian footballer

Athlete

Reuben Kosgei, Kenyan runner

Athlete

Goran Gavrančić, Serbian footballer

Athlete

Matt Guerrier, American baseball player

Athlete

Deividas Šemberas, Lithuanian footballer

Athlete

Dragan Vukmir, Serbian footballer

Actor

Edward Furlong, American actor

Athlete

Reyes Estévez, Spanish runner

Athlete

Jay Heaps, American soccer player and coach

Notable Figure

Michael Weiss, American figure skater

Politician

Pritam Singh, Singaporean lawyer and politician

Actor

Sam Worthington, English-Australian actor and producer

Notable Figure

Mohammad Zahid, Pakistani cricketer

Athlete

Mineiro, Brazilian footballer

Notable Figure

Xu Huaiwen, Chinese-German badminton player and coach

Notable Figure

Tamás Molnár, Hungarian water polo player

Writer

Phil Williams, English journalist and radio host

Notable Figure

Danie Keulder, Namibian cricketer

Writer

Miguel Mendonça, Zimbabwean journalist and author

Athlete

Susie O'Neill, Australian swimmer

Athlete

Mohamed Al-Deayea, Saudi Arabian footballer

Politician

Muriel Bowser, American politician, Mayor of Washington, D.C.

Notable Figure

Jason Bell, Australian rugby league player

Athlete

Michael Hughes, Irish footballer and manager

Notable Figure

Tony Amonte, American ice hockey player and coach

Actor

Kevin Smith, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Notable Figure

Philo Wallace, Barbadian cricketer

Athlete

Cedric Ceballos, American basketball player

Athlete

Fernando Couto, Portuguese footballer and manager

Athlete

Stefan Effenberg, German footballer and sportscaster

Athlete

Aaron Krickstein, American tennis player

Filmmaker

Aline Brosh McKenna, American screenwriter and producer

Athlete

Takashi Iizuka, Japanese wrestler

Notable Figure

Grainne Leahy, Irish cricketer

Athlete

Tim Wakefield, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2023)

Politician

Joe Hockey, Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Treasurer of Australia

Athlete

Hisanobu Watanabe, Japanese baseball player and coach

Notable Figure

Frank Biela, German race car driver

Actor

Mary-Louise Parker, American actress

Fashion

Laura Bennett, American architect and fashion designer

Athlete

Uğur Tütüneker, Turkish footballer and manager

Musician

Lee Mavers, English singer, songwriter and guitarist

Actor

Cynthia Stevenson, American actress

Musician

Pete de Freitas, Trinidadian-British drummer and producer (died 1989)

Musician

Cui Jian, Chinese singer-songwriter

Notable Figure

Linda Fratianne, American figure skater

Musician

Neal Morse, American singer and keyboard player

Musician

David Yow, American singer-songwriter

Actor

Jim Doughan, American actor

Actor

Victoria Jackson, American actress and singer

Musician

Johnny Kemp, Bahamian singer-songwriter and producer (died 2015)

Actor

Apollonia Kotero, American singer and actress

Politician

Jacky Rosen, United States senator

Writer

Fulvio Melia, Italian-American physicist, astrophysicist, and author

Writer

Caleb Carr, American historian and author (died 2024)

Athlete

Tony Godden, English footballer and manager

Musician

Butch Vig, American drummer, songwriter, and record producer

Athlete

Sammy McIlroy, Northern Irish footballer and manager

Musician

Donnie Munro, Scottish singer and guitarist

Actor

Butch Patrick, American actor

Writer

Anthony Seldon, English historian and author

Athlete

Alain Giresse, French footballer and manager

Musician

Andrew Gold, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2011)

Musician

Steve Hillage, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Politician

Burgess Owens, American football player and politician

Musician

Joe Lynn Turner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Politician

Per Westerberg, Swedish businessman and politician, Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden

Writer

Jussi Adler-Olsen, Danish author and publisher

Musician

Ted Turner, British guitarist

Writer

James Fallows, American journalist and author

Military

Bertalan Farkas, Hungarian general and cosmonaut

Musician

Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Writer

Dennis Prager, American radio host and author

Scientist

Tapan Kumar Sarkar, Indian-American electrical engineer and academic (died 2021)

Athlete

James Street, American football and baseball player (died 2013)

Filmmaker

Snoo Wilson, English playwright and screenwriter (died 2013)

Musician

Ruth Bakke, Norwegian organist and composer

Filmmaker

Lawrence Wright, American journalist, author, and screenwriter

Writer

James Howe, American journalist and author

Actor

Joanna Cassidy, American actress

Athlete

Alex Jesaulenko, Austrian-Australian footballer and coach

Activist

Bunker Roy, Indian educator and activist

Notable Figure

Eric Simms, Australian rugby league player and coach

Musician

Jim Capaldi, English drummer and singer-songwriter (died 2005)

Musician

Naná Vasconcelos, Brazilian singer and berimbau player (died 2016)

Business

Herbert M. Allison, American lieutenant and businessman (died 2013)

Athlete

Tom Burgmeier, American baseball player and coach

Notable Figure

Jon R. Cavaiani, English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2014)

Writer

Rose Tremain, English novelist and short story writer

Writer

Isabel Allende, Chilean-American novelist, essayist, essayist

Notable Figure

Leo Beenhakker, Dutch football manager (died 2025)

Musician

Juan Formell, Cuban singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2014)

Writer

Nell Irvin Painter, American author and historian

Musician

Doris Coley, American singer (died 2000)

Scientist

Jules A. Hoffmann, Luxembourgish-French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Filmmaker

François Weyergans, Belgian director and screenwriter (died 2022)

Notable Figure

Angel Lagdameo, Filipino archbishop (died 2022)

Medical

Beko Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian physician and activist (died 2006)

Musician

Will Tura, Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Writer

Benjamin Barber, American theorist, author, and academic (died 2017)

Filmmaker

Wes Craven, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2015)

Politician

John W. Snow, American businessman and politician, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury

Notable Figure

Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2007)

Politician

Pierre de Bané, Israeli-Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2019)

Military

Terry Peck, Falkland Islander soldier (died 2006)

Business

Ron Brierley, New Zealand businessman

Notable Figure

Billy Cannon, American football player and dentist (died 2018)

Actor

María Duval, Mexican actress and singer

Musician

Garth Hudson, Canadian keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (died 2025)

TV/Radio

Tim Bowden, Australian historian and television presenter (died 2024)

Musician

Anthony Payne, English composer and author (died 2021)

Musician

Hank Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010)

Military

Valery Bykovsky, Russian general and cosmonaut (died 2019)

Politician

Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Greek politician, Greek Minister of Defence

Business

Lamar Hunt, American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (died 2006)

Actor

Peter O'Toole, British-Irish actor and producer (died 2013)

Notable Figure

Pierre DuMaine, American bishop and academic (died 2019)

Notable Figure

Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer (died 2008)

Writer

Karl Miller, English journalist and critic (died 2014)

Athlete

Viliam Schrojf, Czech footballer (died 2007)

Artist

Vali Myers, Australian painter and dancer (died 2003)

Musician

Roy Crimmins, English trombonist and composer (died 2014)

Filmmaker

John Gale, English director and producer

Politician

Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (died 2013)

Politician

David Waddington, Baron Waddington, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Bermuda (died 2017)

Writer

K. M. Peyton, British children's author (died 2023)

Notable Figure

Malcolm Hilton, English cricketer (died 1990)

Scientist

Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, English mathematician and academic (died 2018)

Scientist

K. Arulanandan, Ceylon-American engineer and academic (died 2004)

Filmmaker

John Dexter, English director and producer (died 1990)

Notable Figure

John McCormack, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2017)

Political Leader

Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentinian general and politician, 43rd President of Argentina (died 2013)

Writer

James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, and critic (died 1987)

Musician

Joe Harnell, American pianist and composer (died 2005)

Actor

Carroll O'Connor, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001)

Political Leader

Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli lawyer and politician, 9th President of Israel (died 2016)

Athlete

Ike Williams, American boxer (died 1994)

Notable Figure

Betsy Bloomingdale, American philanthropist and socialite (died 2016)

Writer

Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (died 1998)

Notable Figure

Len Murray, British trade union leader (died 2004)

Writer

Louis Pauwels, French journalist and author (died 1997)

Politician

Augustus Rowe, Canadian physician and politician (died 2013)

Actor

Nehemiah Persoff, Israeli-American actor (died 2022)

Artist

Wah Chang, Chinese-American artist and designer (died 2003)

Artist

Alfonso A. Ossorio, Filipino-American painter and sculptor (died 1990)

Actor

Gary Merrill, American actor (died 1990)

Actor

Félix Leclerc, Canadian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (died 1988)

Musician

Big Walter Price, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2012)

Actor

Beatrice Straight, American actress (died 2001)

Notable Figure

Xavier Thaninayagam, Sri Lankan scholar and academic (died 1980)

Actor

Palle Huld, Danish actor (died 2010)

Artist

Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic (died 1977)

Writer

Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and author (died 2001)

Actor

Ann Dvorak, American actress (died 1979)

Filmmaker

Roger MacDougall, Scottish director, playwright, and screenwriter (died 1993)

Writer

Mary Hamman, American journalist and author (died 1984)

Musician

Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer (died 1963)

Actor

Myrna Loy, American actress (died 1993)

Actor

Ruth Nelson, American actress (died 1992)

Philosopher/Religious

Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (died 1971)

Scientist

Mina Rees, American mathematician (died 1997)

Writer

Holling C. Holling, American author and illustrator (died 1973)

Actor

Helen Morgan, American actress and singer (died 1941)

Filmmaker

Charles Bennett, English director and screenwriter (died 1995)

Notable Figure

Ernő Nagy, Hungarian fencer (died 1977)

Notable Figure

Karl-Otto Koch, German SS officer (died 1945)

Politician

Max Weber, Swiss lawyer and politician (died 1974)

Notable Figure

Matt Henderson, New Zealand cricketer (died 1970)

Scientist

Bertha Lutz, Brazilian feminist and scientist (died 1976)

Filmmaker

Jack L. Warner, Canadian-born American production manager and producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (died 1978)

Musician

Arthur Bliss, English composer and conductor (died 1975)

Notable Figure

Viktor Zhirmunsky, Russian linguist and historian (died 1971)

Actor

Margaret Lawrence, American stage actress (died 1929)

Scientist

Oskar Anderson, Bulgarian-German mathematician and statistician (died 1960)

Politician

John Alexander Douglas McCurdy, Canadian pilot and politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (died 1961)

Political Leader

Rómulo Gallegos, Venezuelan author and politician, 46th President of Venezuela (died 1969)

Athlete

Red Ames, American baseball player and manager (died 1936)

Artist

Albert Bloch, American painter and academic (died 1961)

Artist

Arthur Dove, American painter and educator (died 1946)

Writer

Aino Kallas, Finnish-Estonian author (died 1956)

Politician

Ravishankar Shukla, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (died 1956)

Notable Figure

Pingali Venkayya, Indian geologist, designed the Flag of India (died 1963)

Notable Figure

George E. Stewart, Australian-American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1946)

Artist

John French Sloan, American painter and illustrator (died 1951)

Notable Figure

Marianne Weber, German sociologist and suffragist (died 1954)

Notable Figure

Constantine I of Greece (died 1923)

Writer

Ernest Dowson, English poet, novelist, and short story writer (died 1900)

Notable Figure

Irving Babbitt, American academic and critic (died 1933)

Artist

John Radecki, Australian stained glass artist (died 1955)

Scientist

Prafulla Chandra Ray, Indian chemist and academic (died 1944)

Business

Elisha Gray, American businessman, co-founded Western Electric (died 1901)

Artist

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor, designed the Statue of Liberty (died 1904)

Military

Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Spanish general (died 1895)

Scientist

John Tyndall, Irish-English physicist and mountaineer (died 1893)

Writer

Adolf Friedrich von Schack, German poet and historian (died 1894)

Scientist

Leopold Gmelin, German chemist and academic (died 1853)

Scientist

Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. (died 1825)

Military

Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux, French general (died 1817)

Philosopher/Religious

Lorenzo Ricci, Italian religious leader, 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (died 1775)

Notable Figure

Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau (died 1769)

Notable Figure

Mahmud I, Ottoman sultan (died 1754)

Notable Figure

Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (died 1723)

Notable Figure

Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss paleontologist and scholar (died 1733)

Military

Jean-Baptiste du Casse, French admiral and buccaneer (died 1715)

Notable Figure

Estephan El Douaihy, Maronite patriarch (died 1704)

Artist

Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter (died 1678)

Fashion

Saskia van Uylenburgh, Dutch model and wife of Rembrandt van Rijn (died 1642)

Notable Figure

Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł, Polish nobleman (died 1616)

Medical

Theodor Zwinger, Swiss physician and scholar (died 1588)

Notable Figure

John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (died 1499)

Notable Figure

Kyawswa of Pagan, last ruler of the Pagan Kingdom (died 1299)

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About Famous Birthdays on August 2

August 2 has been the birthday of many notable individuals throughout history. From entertainers and athletes to scientists and world leaders, people born on this date have made significant contributions to society.

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