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Famous People Born on August 2(247 people)
Varvara Gracheva, Russian tennis player
Kristaps Porziņģis, Latvian basketball player
Vikkstar123, English internet personality
Cr1TiKaL, American YouTuber and streamer
Laremy Tunsil, American football player
Joey Florez, American scholar and cultural critic
Evander Kane, Canadian ice hockey player
Vitalia Diatchenko, Russian tennis player
Skylar Diggins, American basketball player
Rob Kwiet, Canadian ice hockey player
Golden Tate, American football player
Mathieu Razanakolona, Canadian skier
Huston Street, American baseball player
Kerry Rhodes, American football player
Grady Sizemore, American baseball player
Alexander Emelianenko, Russian mixed martial artist and boxer
Tim Murtagh, English-Irish cricketer
Matt Guerrier, American baseball player
Deividas Šemberas, Lithuanian footballer
Jay Heaps, American soccer player and coach
Michael Weiss, American figure skater
Pritam Singh, Singaporean lawyer and politician
Sam Worthington, English-Australian actor and producer
Mohammad Zahid, Pakistani cricketer
Xu Huaiwen, Chinese-German badminton player and coach
Tamás Molnár, Hungarian water polo player
Phil Williams, English journalist and radio host
Miguel Mendonça, Zimbabwean journalist and author
Mohamed Al-Deayea, Saudi Arabian footballer
Muriel Bowser, American politician, Mayor of Washington, D.C.
Jason Bell, Australian rugby league player
Michael Hughes, Irish footballer and manager
Tony Amonte, American ice hockey player and coach
Cedric Ceballos, American basketball player
Fernando Couto, Portuguese footballer and manager
Stefan Effenberg, German footballer and sportscaster
Aaron Krickstein, American tennis player
Aline Brosh McKenna, American screenwriter and producer
Hisanobu Watanabe, Japanese baseball player and coach
Frank Biela, German race car driver
Laura Bennett, American architect and fashion designer
Uğur Tütüneker, Turkish footballer and manager
Lee Mavers, English singer, songwriter and guitarist
Linda Fratianne, American figure skater
Neal Morse, American singer and keyboard player
Victoria Jackson, American actress and singer
Johnny Kemp, Bahamian singer-songwriter and producer (died 2015)
Apollonia Kotero, American singer and actress
Caleb Carr, American historian and author (died 2024)
Tony Godden, English footballer and manager
Butch Vig, American drummer, songwriter, and record producer
Sammy McIlroy, Northern Irish footballer and manager
Donnie Munro, Scottish singer and guitarist
Anthony Seldon, English historian and author
Alain Giresse, French footballer and manager
Andrew Gold, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2011)
Steve Hillage, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Burgess Owens, American football player and politician
Joe Lynn Turner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Per Westerberg, Swedish businessman and politician, Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden
Jussi Adler-Olsen, Danish author and publisher
James Fallows, American journalist and author
Bertalan Farkas, Hungarian general and cosmonaut
Dennis Prager, American radio host and author
James Street, American football and baseball player (died 2013)
Snoo Wilson, English playwright and screenwriter (died 2013)
Ruth Bakke, Norwegian organist and composer
Lawrence Wright, American journalist, author, and screenwriter
James Howe, American journalist and author
Alex Jesaulenko, Austrian-Australian footballer and coach
Bunker Roy, Indian educator and activist
Eric Simms, Australian rugby league player and coach
Jim Capaldi, English drummer and singer-songwriter (died 2005)
Tom Burgmeier, American baseball player and coach
Rose Tremain, English novelist and short story writer
Isabel Allende, Chilean-American novelist, essayist, essayist
Leo Beenhakker, Dutch football manager (died 2025)
Nell Irvin Painter, American author and historian
Doris Coley, American singer (died 2000)
Jules A. Hoffmann, Luxembourgish-French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Angel Lagdameo, Filipino archbishop (died 2022)
Beko Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian physician and activist (died 2006)
Will Tura, Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist
John W. Snow, American businessman and politician, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury
Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2007)
Terry Peck, Falkland Islander soldier (died 2006)
Billy Cannon, American football player and dentist (died 2018)
Anthony Payne, English composer and author (died 2021)
Valery Bykovsky, Russian general and cosmonaut (died 2019)
Lamar Hunt, American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (died 2006)
Peter O'Toole, British-Irish actor and producer (died 2013)
Pierre DuMaine, American bishop and academic (died 2019)
Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer (died 2008)
Karl Miller, English journalist and critic (died 2014)
Viliam Schrojf, Czech footballer (died 2007)
Vali Myers, Australian painter and dancer (died 2003)
Roy Crimmins, English trombonist and composer (died 2014)
John Gale, English director and producer
Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (died 2013)
David Waddington, Baron Waddington, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Bermuda (died 2017)
K. M. Peyton, British children's author (died 2023)
Malcolm Hilton, English cricketer (died 1990)
John Dexter, English director and producer (died 1990)
John McCormack, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2017)
Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentinian general and politician, 43rd President of Argentina (died 2013)
James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, and critic (died 1987)
Joe Harnell, American pianist and composer (died 2005)
Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli lawyer and politician, 9th President of Israel (died 2016)
Ike Williams, American boxer (died 1994)
Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (died 1998)
Len Murray, British trade union leader (died 2004)
Louis Pauwels, French journalist and author (died 1997)
Augustus Rowe, Canadian physician and politician (died 2013)
Nehemiah Persoff, Israeli-American actor (died 2022)
Wah Chang, Chinese-American artist and designer (died 2003)
Gary Merrill, American actor (died 1990)
Beatrice Straight, American actress (died 2001)
Xavier Thaninayagam, Sri Lankan scholar and academic (died 1980)
Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and author (died 2001)
Ann Dvorak, American actress (died 1979)
Mary Hamman, American journalist and author (died 1984)
Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer (died 1963)
Ruth Nelson, American actress (died 1992)
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (died 1971)
Mina Rees, American mathematician (died 1997)
Ravishankar Shukla, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (died 1956)
Lorenzo Ricci, Italian religious leader, 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (died 1775)
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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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