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April 2 birthdays

282 notable historical figures were born on April 2, and 182 died on this day. Everyone born on April 2 is a Aries.

20% of April 2 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (59) than any other country.

Born on April 2

• Charlemagne (748 to 814. Carolingian emperor from 800 to 814)
• Marvin Gaye (1939 to 1984. American singer and songwriter (1939–1984))
• Hans Christian Andersen (1805 to 1875. Danish writer (1805–1875))
• Zach Bryan (born 1996. American country singer-songwriter (born 1996))
• Serge Gainsbourg (1928 to 1991. French musician and actor (1928–1991))
• Leon Russell (1942 to 2016. American singer-songwriter (1942–2016))
• Alberto Fernández (born 1959. President of Argentina from 2019 to 2023)
• Camille Paglia (born 1947. American feminist academic and critic (born 1947))
• Elisabeth of Valois (1545 to 1568. Queen of Spain from 1559 to 1568)
• Jahanara Begum (1614 to 1681. Padshah Begum (r. 1631–1658, 1669–1681))
• Sirindhorn (born 1955. Thai princess (born 1955))
• George of Denmark (1653 to 1708. Consort of Queen Anne from 1702 to 1708)
• William Holman Hunt (1827 to 1910. Pre-Raphaelite English artist (1827–1910))
• Emperor Xian of Han (181 to 234. Emperor of the Han dynasty from 189 to 220)
• Léon Gambetta (1838 to 1882. French politician (1838–1882))
• Alexandre Pétion (1770 to 1818. Haitian army officer and statesman (1807–18))
• Rita Gam (1927 to 2016. American actress (1927–2016))
• Nicholas Murray Butler (1862 to 1947. American philosopher, diplomat, and educator (1862–1947))
• Paquita la del Barrio (1947 to 2025. Mexican singer (1947–2025))
• Joseph Bernardin (1928 to 1996. Catholic bishop and cardinal (1928–1996))
• Francisco de Paula Santander (1792 to 1840. Colombian military and political leader (1792–1840))
• Pedro Pascal (born 1975. Chilean and American actor (born 1975))
• Alessio Figalli (born 1984. Italian mathematician (born 1984))
• Jesse Michaels (born 1969. American singer-songwriter)
• John Lewis Gaddis (born 1941. American historian and academic (born 1941))
• Paul Cohen (1934 to 2007. American mathematician (1934–2007))
• Prince Georg of Bavaria (1880 to 1943. Bavarian prince (1880–1943))
• Athina Rachel Tsangari (born 1966. Greek filmmaker (born 1966))
• Alec Guinness (1914 to 2000. English actor (1914–2000))
• John Corvinus (1473 to 1504. Illegitimate son of Matthias Corvinus (1473–1504))
• Anne Waldman (born 1945. American poet (born 1945))
• Harindranath Chattopadhyay (1898 to 1990. Indian poet (1898–1990))
• Emily Rodda (born 1948. Australian writer of crime & children's fiction (born 1948))
• August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 to 1874. German poet (1798–1874))
• Jan Tschichold (1902 to 1974. German graphic designer (1902–1974))
• Cornelis de Houtman (1565 to 1599. Dutch explorer (1565–1599))
• Ajay Devgn (born 1969. Indian film actor, director and producer (born 1969))
• Giacomo Casanova (1725 to 1798. Venetian adventurer and writer (1725–1798))
• Pala. Karuppiah (born 1943. Indian politician)
• Michael Fassbender (born 1977. German-Irish actor (born 1977))
• Malika Oufkir (born 1953. Moroccan Amazigh writer and former "disappeared")
• Sergei Ivanovich Mosin (1849 to 1902. Russian Major General, rifle designer (1849–1902))
• Dimitris Mitropanos (1948 to 2012. Greek singer (1948–2012))
• Dave Smith (engineer) (1950 to 2022. American audio engineer and inventor (1950–2022))
• Giacomo Antonelli (1806 to 1876. Italian Cardinal Secretary of State)
• Yan Huiqing (1877 to 1950. Chinese diplomat and politician)
• Edmond Jouhaud (1905 to 1995. French Air Force general (1905-1995))
• Peter Schlesinger (born 1948. American sculptor)
• Fatimah el-Sharif (1911 to 2009. Queen consort of Libya)
• Émile Zola (1840 to 1902. French writer (1840–1902))
• Choguel Kokalla Maïga (born 1958. Prime Minister of Mali from 2021 to 2024)
• György Konrád (1933 to 2019. Hungarian novelist (1933–2019))
• A. James Gregor (1929 to 2019. American political scientist (1929–2019))
• A. Bruce Bielaski (1883 to 1964. Director of the FBI (1883-1964))
• Jacob Hamblin (1819 to 1886. American LDS church missionary and diplomat (1819–1886))
• Qadi al-Fadil (1135 to 1200. Chief counsellor to Saladin (1135–1200))
• Emmylou Harris (born 1947. American singer, songwriter, and musician (born 1947))
• Susanna of Bavaria (1502 to 1543. Margravine of Brandenburg-Kulmbach)
• Franz Lachner (1803 to 1890. German composer and conductor (1803–1890))
• Nikolai Yevmenov (born 1962. Russian admiral (born 1962))

Died on April 2

• John Paul II (1920 to 2005. Head of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005)
• Arthur, Prince of Wales (1486 to 1502. Heir apparent of Henry VII of England (1486–1502))
• Georges Pompidou (1911 to 1974. President of France from 1969 to 1974)
• Samuel Morse (1791 to 1872. American inventor and painter (1791–1872))
• Ferdinand III (1608 to 1657. Holy Roman Emperor from 1637 to 1657)
• Baldwin I of Jerusalem (1058 to 1118. King of Jerusalem from 1100 to 1118)
• Gaius Caesar (20 BC to 4 BC. Grandson and heir of Augustus (20 BC – 4 AD))
• Zewditu (1876 to 1930. Empress of Ethiopia from 1916 to 1930)
• Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (1749 to 1791. French writer, orator and statesman (1749–1791))
• C. S. Forester (1899 to 1966. British novelist (1899–1966))
• Julius III (1487 to 1555. Head of the Catholic Church from 1550 to 1555)
• Joan I (1273 to 1305. Queen of Navarre from 1274 to 1305)
• Ranjitsinhji (1872 to 1933. Indian cricketer and Maharaja of Nawanagar, (present day [[Jamnagar]]), (1872–1933))
• Richard of Cornwall (1209 to 1272. King of Germany from 1257 to 1272)
• Ferdinand I the Honest (1380 to 1416. King of Aragon, Valencia, and Sicily from 1412 to 1416)
• Khamtai Siphandone (1924 to 2025. President of Laos (1924–2025; served 1998–2006))
• John Barth (1930 to 2024. American writer (1930–2024))
• Elizabeth Catlett (1915 to 2012. American artist and sculptor (1915–2012))
• Judy Farrell (1938 to 2023. American actress (1938–2023))
• Francis of Paola (1416 to 1507. Italian mendicant friar (1416–1507))
• Hoyt Vandenberg (1899 to 1954. U.S. Air Force general (1899–1954))
• Hannes Alfvén (1908 to 1995. Swedish physicist and Nobel laureate (1908–1995))
• Gato Barbieri (1934 to 2016. Argentine jazz musician (1932–2016))
• Dong Biwu (1886 to 1975. Chinese politician (1886–1975))
• Henry of Bohemia (1265 to 1335. King of Bohemia from 1307 to 1310)
• Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay (1846 to 1888. Russian explorer and scientist (1846–1888))
• Paul Heyse (1830 to 1914. German writer and translator (1830–1914))
• Nathan Birnbaum (1864 to 1937. Austrian philosopher (1864–1937))
• Malek Jahan Khanom (1805 to 1873. Iranian royal consort and Queen mother (1805–1873))
• Marie Elisabeth of France (1572 to 1578. French princess)

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