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August 2 birthdays

276 notable historical figures were born on August 2, and 165 died on this day. Everyone born on August 2 is a Leo.

17% of August 2 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (66) than any other country.

Born on August 2

• JD Vance (born 1984. Vice President of the United States since 2025)
• Charli XCX (born 1992. British singer (born 1992))
• James Baldwin (1924 to 1987. American writer and activist (1924–1987))
• Shimon Peres (1923 to 2016. Israeli politician (1923–2016))
• Constantine I (1868 to 1923. King of Greece (r. 1913–17; 1920–22))
• Jorge Rafael Videla (1925 to 2013. President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981)
• Leo XII (1760 to 1829. Head of the Catholic Church from 1823 to 1829)
• Philippe II, Duke of Bourbon-Orléans (1674 to 1723. Regent of France from 1715 to 1723)
• Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1858 to 1934. Queen of the Netherlands from 1879 to 1890)
• Mahmud I (1696 to 1754. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754)
• Alexander I Obrenović (1876 to 1903. King of Serbia from 1889 to 1903)
• Princess Ingeborg of Denmark (1878 to 1958. Duchess of Västergötland (1878–1958))
• John Tyndall (1820 to 1893. Irish physicist (1820–1893))
• Prafulla Chandra Ray (1861 to 1944. Bengali chemist, educationist, nationalist, industrialist and philanthropist)
• Luci4 (2002 to 2026. American rapper (2002–2026))
• Elisha Gray (1835 to 1901. American electrical engineer (1835–1901))
• Cui Jian (born 1961. Chinese singer-songwriter (born 1961))
• Mirza Aslam Beg (born 1931. Pakistan Army general (born 1928))
• Peter O'Toole (1932 to 2013. English and Irish actor (1932–2013))
• Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (1755 to 1818. Polish general (1755–1818))
• Rómulo Gallegos (1884 to 1969. Venezuelan politician and writer (1884–1969))
• Gordon Anderson (sculptor) (born 1944. American sculptor (born 1944))
• Prince Alexander of the Netherlands (1818 to 1848. Dutch prince (1818–1848))
• Dmitry Merezhkovsky (1865 to 1941. Russian novelist (1866–1941))
• Masafumi Takada (born 1970. Japanese composer (born 1970))
• Seldon, Anthony (born 1953. British educator and historian (born 1953))
• Princess Francisca of Brazil (1824 to 1898. Princess of Joinville)
• John Cicero (1455 to 1499. Elector of Brandenburg from 1486 to 1499)
• Namadi Sambo (born 1954. Vice President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015)
• Arthur Bliss (1891 to 1975. English composer and conductor (1891–1975))
• Felix L. Sparks (1917 to 2007. American soldier and judge (1917–2007))
• Bei Dao (born 1949. Chinese-American writer (born 1949))
• Ruth Lawrence (born 1971. British-Israeli mathematician)
• John II, Duke of Lorraine (1425 to 1470. Duke of Lorraine (1426-1470))
• Sam Worthington (born 1976. Australian actor (born 1976))
• Adrien de Gerlache (1866 to 1934. Belgian naval officer and explorer (1866-1934))
• Jules A. Hoffmann (born 1941. French biologist (born 1941))
• Philippe Soupault (1897 to 1990. French writer (1897–1990))
• Isabel Allende (born 1942. Chilean-American writer (born 1942))
• Nell Irvin Painter (born 1942. American historian (born 1942))
• Ali Aaltonen (1884 to 1918. Finnish socialist leader, journalist, and lieutenant (1884–1918))
• Glenn Slater (born 1968. American lyricist (born 1968))
• Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg (1854–1898) (1854 to 1898. Princess Albert of Prussia)
• Gail Omvedt (1941 to 2021. American-born Indian sociologist (1941–2021))
• Shigeko Kubota (1937 to 2015. Japanese artist (1937–2015))
• Duncan Campbell Scott (1862 to 1947. Canadian poet and writer (1862–1947))
• Daniela Hammer-Tugendhat (1946 to 2025. Austrian art historian (1946–2025))
• Pierre Nord Alexis (1820 to 1910. President of Haiti from 1902 to 1908)
• Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905 to 1963. German composer)
• André Gagnon (1936 to 2020. Canadian composer and pianist (1936–2020))
• David Waddington (1929 to 2017. British politician (1929–2017))
• Anne Lauvergeon (born 1959. French businesswoman (born 1959))
• Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921 to 2012. American philosopher)
• Wah Chang (1917 to 2003. American designer (1917–2003))
• Hal Mohr (1894 to 1974. American cinematographer (1894–1974))
• Richard A. Cody (born 1950. 31st Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army)
• Herbert McCabe (1926 to 2001. Dominican priest, Catholic theologian and philosopher (1926–2001))
• Wes Craven (1939 to 2015. American filmmaker (1939–2015))
• Mary Poonen Lukose (1886 to 1976. Indian doctor; first female Surgeon General in world)
• Craig Virgin (born 1955. American distance runner)

Died on August 2

• Warren G. Harding (1865 to 1923. President of the United States from 1921 to 1923)
• Alexander Graham Bell (1847 to 1922. Inventor of the telephone (1847–1922))
• Paul von Hindenburg (1847 to 1934. President of Germany from 1925 to 1934)
• William II of England (1060 to 1100. King of England from 1087 to 1100)
• Henry III of France (1551 to 1589. King of France from 1574 to 1589)
• Fela Kuti (1938 to 1997. Nigerian musician and activist (1938–1997))
• Mohamed Farrah Aidid (1934 to 1996. Somali military officer, warlord, and Disputed President Of Somalia (1934–1996))
• Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780 to 855. Muslim scholar, jurist, and theologian (780–855))
• Horace Mann (1796 to 1859. American educational reformer and politician (1796–1859))
• Thomas Gainsborough (1727 to 1788. English painter (1727–1788))
• Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria (1869 to 1955. Last Crown Prince of Bavaria)
• Wallace Stevens (1879 to 1955. American poet (1879–1955))
• Ahmed Zewail (1946 to 2016. Egyptian and American chemist (1946–2016))
• Pope Stephen I (300 to ?. Head of the Catholic Church from 254 to 257)
• William S. Burroughs (1914 to 1997. American writer and visual artist (1914–1997))
• Ælfweard (904 to 924. King of Wessex in 924 (disputed))
• Lazare Carnot (1753 to 1823. French politician, engineer and mathematician (1753–1823))
• John V (635 to 686. Head of the Catholic Church from 685 to 686)
• Francesco Borromini (1599 to 1667. Italian Baroque architect (1599–1667))
• Pietro Mascagni (1863 to 1945. Italian composer (1863–1945))
• George Washington Williams (1849 to 1891. American soldier, minister, politician, lawyer, journalist and historian (1849–1891))
• Severinus (Head of the Catholic Church in 640)
• Baruj Benacerraf (1920 to 2011. Venezuelan-American- Moroccan immunologist)
• Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1945 to 1990. Founder of the Kuwait Olympic Committee)
• Michel Debré (1912 to 1996. Prime Minister of France from 1959 to 1962)
• Edward Aveling (1849 to 1898. English anatomist, writer and activist (1849–1898))
• Christopher II of Denmark (1276 to 1332. King of Denmark (1320–1326, 1329–1332))
• Guillaume Brune (1763 to 1815. French Marshal)
• V. Dakshinamoorthy (1919 to 2013. Musical artist)
• Muhammad Ali (1769 to 1849. Ruler of Egypt from 1805 to 1848)

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