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Famous People Born on May 2(178 people)
Princess Charlotte of Wales, British royal, and third in line to the British throne
Lucy Dacus, American singer-songwriter
Huang Zitao, Chinese singer and rapper
María Teresa Torró Flor, Spanish tennis player
Jeong Jinwoon, South Korean actor and singer
Jonathan Villar, Dominican baseball player
Paul George, American basketball player
Neftalí Feliz, Dominican baseball player
Nana Kitade, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
Pat McAfee, American sports analyst and football player
Kris Russell, Canadian ice hockey player
Lily Allen, English singer-songwriter and actress
Kyle Busch, American race car driver
Ashley Harkleroad, American tennis player
Sarah Hughes, American figure skater
Saulius Mikoliūnas, Lithuanian footballer
Thabo Sefolosha, Swiss basketball player
Alessandro Diamanti, Italian footballer
Daniel Sordo, Spanish race car driver
Johan Botha, South African cricketer
Ellie Kemper, American actress, comedian and writer
Troy Murphy, American basketball player
Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey player
Kumail Nanjiani, Pakistani-American actor, stand-up comedian, and screenwriter
David Beckham, English footballer, coach, and model
Joe Wilkinson, English comedian, actor and writer
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, German director and screenwriter
Dwayne Johnson, American actor and wrestler
Musashimaru Kōyō, Samoan-American sumo wrestler, the 67th Yokozuna
Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer-songwriter and actress
Mika Brzezinski, American journalist and author
David Rocastle, English footballer (died 2001)
Belinda Stronach, Canadian businesswoman, philanthropist, and politician
Gina Yoginda, Indonesian army general and diplomat
Michael Grandage, English director and producer
Jimmy White, English snooker player
Stephen Daldry, English director and producer
Royce Simmons, Australian rugby league player and coach
Tony Wakeford, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Yasushi Akimoto, Japanese songwriter and producer
David O'Leary, English-Irish footballer and manager
Régis Labeaume, Canadian businessman and politician, 41st Mayor of Quebec City
Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer
Elliot Goldenthal, American composer and conductor
Valery Gergiev, Russian conductor and director
Jamaal Wilkes, American basketball player
Chris Anderson, Australian rugby league player and coach
Christine Baranski, American actress and singer
John Glascock, English singer and bass player (died 1979)
Frank Curry, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 2022)
Duncan Gay, Australian businessman and politician
Alan Titchmarsh, English gardener and author
Alfons Schuhbeck, German celebrity chef, author and businessman
Larry Gatlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
James Dyson, English businessman, founded the Dyson Company
Lesley Gore, American singer-songwriter (died 2015)
Judge Dread, English singer-songwriter (died 1998)
Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan-American model, actress, and activist
Robert G. W. Anderson, English chemist, historian, and curator
Mustafa Nadarević, Bosnian actor and film director (died 2020)
Jacques Rogge, Belgian businessman (died 2021)
Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (died 1996)
Lorenzo Music, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001)
Norma Aleandro, Argentinian actress, director, and screenwriter
Engelbert Humperdinck, English singer and pianist
Luis Suárez Miramontes, Spanish footballer and manager (died 2023)
Faisal II of Iraq, the last King of Iraq (died 1958)
Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Phil Bruns, American actor and stuntman (died 2012)
Yoram Kaniuk, Israeli painter and critic (died 2013)
Marco Pannella, Italian journalist and politician (died 2016)
Édouard Balladur, Turkish-French economist and politician, 162nd Prime Minister of France
Link Wray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2005)
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan (died 1972)
Ray Barrett, Australian actor and singer (died 2009)
Michael Broadbent, British wine critic and writer (died 2020)
John Neville, English-Canadian actor (died 2011)
Theodore Bikel, Austrian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2015)
Hugh Cortazzi, English soldier, historian, and diplomat, British Ambassador to Japan (died 2018)
Patrick Hillery, Irish physician and politician, 6th President of Ireland (died 2008)
Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor and director (died 2007)
A. M. Rosenthal, Canadian-born American journalist and author (died 2006)
B. B. Lal, Indian archaeologist (died 2022)
Satyajit Ray, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1992)
Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson, Scottish pianist and composer
Văn Tiến Dũng, Vietnamese general and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for Vietnam (died 2002)
Doris Fisher, American singer-songwriter (died 2003)
Peggy Mount, English actress (died 2001)
Axel Springer, German journalist and publisher, founded Axel Springer AG (died 1985)
Marten Toonder, Dutch comic strip creator (died 2005)
Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (died 1981)
Alexander Bonnyman Jr., American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1943)
Edmund Bacon, American urban planner, architect, educator, and author (died 2005)
Pinky Lee, American comedian and television host (died 1993)
Charlotte Armstrong, American author (died 1969)
Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician, activist, and author (died 1998)
Henry Hall, English bandleader, composer, and actor (died 1989)
John Frederick Coots, American songwriter (died 1985)
Lorenz Hart, American playwright and lyricist (died 1943)
Norma Talmadge, American actress of the silent era (died 1957)
Joseph Henry Woodger, English biologist, philosopher, and academic (died 1981)
Manfred von Richthofen, German captain and pilot (died 1918)
E. E. Smith, American engineer and author (died 1965)
Ki Hajar Dewantara, Indonesian philosopher, academic, and politician (died 1959)
Vernon Castle, English-American dancer (died 1918)
Eddie Collins, American baseball player and manager (died 1951)
Gottfried Benn, German author and poet (died 1956)
Hedda Hopper, American actress and gossip columnist (died 1966)
John Boland, American politician (died 1958)
Isabel González, Puerto Rican activist who helped pave the way for Puerto Ricans' American citizenship (died 1971)
Harry J. Capehart, American lawyer, politician, and businessperson (died 1955)
Bill Horr, American football player, discus thrower, and coach (died 1955)
James F. Byrnes, American stenographer and politician, 49th United States Secretary of State (died 1972)
Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet, critic, and translator (died 1944)
Giuseppe Morello, Italian-American mobster (died 1930)
Clyde Fitch, American playwright (died 1909)
John Scott Haldane, Scottish physiologist, physician, and academic (died 1936)
Theodor Herzl, Austro-Hungarian Zionist philosopher, journalist and author (died 1904)
Jerome K. Jerome, English author and playwright (died 1927)
Elijah McCoy, Canadian-American engineer (died 1929)
Otto Staudinger, German entomologist and author (died 1900)
Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist and photographer (died 1915)
Jane Miller Thengberg, Scottish-Swedish governess and educator (died 1902)
William Buell Richards, Canadian lawyer and judge, 1st Chief Justice of Canada (died 1889)
Caroline Leigh Gascoigne, English novelist and poet (died 1883)
Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer and conductor (died 1874)
Catherine Labouré, French nun and saint (died 1876)
Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (died 1870)
Abraham Pineo Gesner, Canadian physician and geologist (died 1864)
Henrik Steffens, Norwegian philosopher and poet (died 1845)
Vicente Martín y Soler, Spanish composer (died 1806)
Ludwig August Lebrun, German oboe player and composer (died 1790)
John André, English soldier and spy (died 1780)
Elias Boudinot, American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Continental Congress (died 1821)
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1805)
Catherine the Great of Russia (died 1796)
Jean-Baptiste Barrière, French cellist and composer (died 1747)
Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian and theosopher (died 1782)
Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, Italian-French painter and architect (died 1766)
Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer (died 1725)
Athanasius Kircher, German priest and scholar (died 1680)
Tokugawa Hidetada, Japanese shōgun (died 1632)
Sebald de Weert, Dutch captain, vice-admiral of the Dutch East India Company (died 1603)
William Camden, English historian and topographer (died 1623)
Philip II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (died 1596)
Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels, Count of Kladsko, Governor of Bohemia and Silesia (died 1536)
Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (died 1445)
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💰 Richest People Born on May 2
Net worth of notable people who share this birthday. Tap a name for the full breakdown.
Who Was Born on May 2?
Our records list 178 notable people born on May 2, with confirmed birth years spanning from 1360 (Yongle Emperor of China (died 1424)) to 2015 (Princess Charlotte of Wales, British royal, and third in line to the British throne). At least 178 of them have no recorded death year.
Most Common Fields for May 2 Births
The people in our list for this date are concentrated in a handful of fields:
- Notable Figure — 32 people
- Actor — 29 people
- Athlete — 26 people
- Musician — 25 people
- Writer — 21 people
- Politician — 13 people
May 2 is also the birthday of 9 people tracked in our net-worth data, led by James Dyson. See the full breakdown in the “Richest People Born on This Day” section above.
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