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Famous People Born on October 2(162 people)
Jacob Sartorius, American social media personality and singer
Quadeca, American singer-songwriter and YouTuber
Tom Trbojevic, Australian rugby league player
Tepai Moeroa, Cook Islands rugby league player
Lance McCullers Jr., American baseball player
Shane Larkin, American-Turkish basketball player
Nicol Ruprecht, Austrian rhythmic gymnast
Frederik Andersen, Danish ice hockey player
Josh Bailey, Canadian ice hockey player
Brittany Howard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Joe Ingles, Australian basketball player
Phil Kessel, American ice hockey player
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., American race car driver
Tyson Chandler, American basketball player
Esra Gümüş, Turkish volleyball player
Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese singer, songwriter, actress
Sam Roberts, Canadian singer-songwriter and musician
Melissa Harris-Perry, American journalist, author, and educator
Lene Nystrøm, Norwegian singer, songwriter, and musician
Scott Schoeneweis, American baseball player
Aaron McKie, American basketball player
Tiffany Darwish, American singer-songwriter
Jim Root, American guitarist and songwriter
Chris Savino, American comic book artist, writer, animator and creator of The Loud House
Eddie Guardado, American baseball player
Patricia O'Callaghan, Canadian soprano
Kelly Ripa, American actress and talk show host
Jana Novotná, Czech tennis player and sportscaster (died 2017)
Glen Wesley, Canadian ice hockey player
Kelly Willis, American country music singer-songwriter
Gillian Welch, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Yokozuna, American wrestler (died 2000)
Darren Cahill, Australian tennis player
Ferhan and Ferzan Önder, Turkish-Austrian pianists
Dirk Brinkmann, German field hockey player
Keith Bradshaw, Australian cricketer
Maria Ressa, Filipino-American journalist
Mark Rypien, Canadian-American football player
Glenn Anderson, Canadian ice hockey player
Django Bates, English musician and composer
Joe Sacco, Maltese-American journalist and cartoonist
Dereck Whittenburg, American basketball player and coach
Robbie Nevil, American singer-songwriter
Vanessa Bell Armstrong, American singer
Tom Boswell, American basketball player
Sting, English singer-songwriter and actor
Richard Hell, American singer-songwriter and bass player
Trevor Brooking, English footballer and manager
Donna Karan, American fashion designer, founded DKNY
Siim Kallas, Estonian politician, Prime Minister of Estonia
Persis Khambatta, Indian model and actress, (died 1998)
Ward Churchill, American author and activist
Sonthi Boonyaratglin, Thai general and politician
Martin Hellman, American cryptographer and academic
Don McLean, American singer-songwriter
Vernor Vinge, American author (died 2024)
Henri Szeps, Australian actor (died 2025)
Ron Meagher, American rock bass player
Budhi Kunderan, Indian cricketer (died 2006)
Nick Gravenites, American singer-songwriter (died 2024)
Johnnie Cochran, American lawyer (died 2005)
Dick Barnett, American basketball player (died 2025)
Connie Dierking, American basketball player (died 2013)
Gwen Marston, American quilter and writer (died 2019)
Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote, English lawyer and judge
Earl Wilson, American baseball player (died 2005)
Dave Somerville, Canadian singer (died 2015)
Maury Wills, American baseball player and manager (died 2022)
Dave Barrett, Canadian social worker and politician, 26th Premier of British Columbia (died 2018)
Peter Bronfman, Canadian businessman (died 1996)
George McFarland, American actor (died 1993)
Jan Morris, Welsh historian and author (died 2020)
Edmund Crispin, English writer and composer (died 1978)
Albert Scott Crossfield, American pilot and engineer (died 2006)
Robert Runcie, English archbishop (died 2000)
John W. Duarte, English guitarist and composer (died 2004)
Christian de Duve, Belgian cytologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
Charles Drake, American actor (died 1994)
Chuck Williams, American author and businessman, founded Williams Sonoma (died 2015)
Frank Malina, American engineer and painter (died 1981)
Alexander R. Todd, Scottish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)
Franjo Šeper, Croatian cardinal (died 1981)
Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and politician, 2nd President of Germany (died 1934)
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About Famous Birthdays on October 2
October 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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