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December 2 birthdays

280 notable historical figures were born on December 2, and 207 died on this day. Everyone born on December 2 is a Sagittarius.

19% of December 2 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (68) than any other country.

Born on December 2

• Britney Spears (born 1981. American singer (born 1981))
• Maria Meneghini Callas (1923 to 1977. American and Greek soprano (1923–1977))
• Pedro II of Brazil (1825 to 1891. Emperor of Brazil from 1831 to 1889)
• Shiva Ayyadurai (born 1963. American engineer, conspiracy theorist, and entrepreneur)
• Georges Seurat (1859 to 1891. French painter (1859–1891))
• Nelly Furtado (born 1978. Canadian singer (born 1978))
• Alexander Haig (1924 to 2010. American politician (1924–2010))
• Julie Harris (1925 to 2013. American actress (1925–2013))
• Tarcisio Bertone (born 1934. Italian prelate and Vatican diplomat (born 1934))
• Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (born 1988. English fashion designer)
• Pat Fitzgerald (born 1974. American football player and coach (born 1974))
• Gary Becker (1930 to 2014. American economist (1930–2014))
• Ibrahim Rugova (1944 to 2006. Kosovo-Albanian politician)
• Rebecca Godfrey (1967 to 2022. Canadian writer (1967–2022))
• Edwin Meese (born 1931. 75th United States Attorney General (born 1931))
• Peter Duesberg (1936 to 2026. German-American molecular biologist (1936–2026))
• Lucy Liu (born 1968. American actress (born 1968))
• Marais Viljoen (1915 to 2007. President of South Africa from 1979 to 1984)
• Saitō Makoto (1858 to 1936. Prime Minister of Japan from 1932 to 1934)
• Laura Mattarella (born 1968. Italian lawyer and First Lady of Italy)
• Adolph Green (1914 to 2002. American dramatist (1914–2002))
• William Burges (1827 to 1881. English Gothic revival architect and designer (1827–1881))
• Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo (1962 to 2015. Prince of Tarnovo)
• Leo Ornstein (1893 to 2002. American composer and pianist (1895–2002))
• John Ajvide Lindqvist (born 1968. Swedish writer (born 1968))
• Keith B. Alexander (born 1951. Former Director of the United States National Security Agency)
• Ntare V of Burundi (1947 to 1972. Last king of Burundi (July–November 1966))
• Lualhati Bautista (1945 to 2023. Filipino writer (1945–2023))
• Ali Khan Mahmudabad (born 1982. Indian academic (born 1982))
• Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher (born 1952. Yemeni politician)
• Atif Dudaković (born 1953. Bosnian general (born 1953))
• Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau (1846 to 1904. Prime Minister of France from 1899 to 1902)
• Josephine Ruby Trevorrow (1935 to 2018. Former Wife of Sultan Iskandar of Johor, Malaysia (1935–2018))
• Archduke Leopold Ferdinand of Austria (1868 to 1935. Austrian archduke (1868–1935))
• Li Cunxu (885 to 926. Emperor of Later Tang from 923 to 926)
• David Hackett Fischer (born 1935. American historian (born 1935))
• Vanessa O'Brien (born 1964. American-British mountaineer (born 1964))
• Ken Keeler (born 1961. American television producer and writer (born 1961))
• Princess Marie of Hanover (1849 to 1904. Hanovarian princess (1849–1904))
• Clément Marot (1495 to 1544. French poet (1496–1544))
• Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck (born 1981. Bhutanese princess)
• Francis Jammes (1868 to 1938. French poet)
• Monica Seles (born 1973. Yugoslav–American tennis player (b. 1973))
• Ida Friederike Görres (1901 to 1971. Austrian writer and noble (1901–1971))
• Armand Avril (1926 to 2025. French painter and sculptor (1926–2025))
• Edward Hallowell (psychiatrist) (born 1949. American psychiatrist)
• Rudolf Scharping (born 1947. German lawyer and politician (born 1947))
• Osvaldo Pugliese (1905 to 1995. Argentine tango composer, pianist and arranger)
• Ferdinando Galiani (1728 to 1787. Italian economist (1728–1787))
• George Minot (1885 to 1950. American medical researcher)
• Juice Wrld (1998 to 2019. American rapper (1998–2019))
• Sissela Bok (born 1934. Swedish-American philosopher)
• Vlado Bučkovski (born 1962. Prime Minister of Macedonia from 2004 to 2006)
• Andy Palacio (1960 to 2008. Belizean musician)
• Anita Malfatti (1889 to 1964. Brazilian artist)
• Elizabeth Berg (author) (born 1948. American novelist)
• Otto Fenichel (1897 to 1946. Austrian psychoanalyst (1897–1946))
• Abayomi Olonisakin (born 1961. 16th Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria (born 1961))
• Ahmad I ibn Mustafa (1806 to 1855. Bey of Tunis (1806–1855))
• Carlos Mérida (1891 to 1984. Guatemalan artist (1891–1985))

Died on December 2

• Hernán Cortés (1485 to 1547. Spanish conquistador and explorer (1485–1547))
• Marquis de Sade (1740 to 1814. French writer and nobleman (1740–1814))
• Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926 to 2020. President of France from 1974 to 1981)
• Aaron Copland (1900 to 1990. American composer and conductor (1900–1990))
• Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (1792 to 1849. Queen of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837)
• Philip Larkin (1922 to 1985. English poet, novelist and librarian (1922–1985))
• Philippe II, Duke of Bourbon-Orléans (1674 to 1723. Regent of France from 1715 to 1723)
• Gerardus Mercator (1512 to 1594. Flemish cartographer (1512–1594))
• Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876 to 1944. Italian poet (1876–1944))
• Romain Gary (1914 to 1980. French writer and diplomat (1914–1980))
• Pablo Escobar (1949 to 1993. Colombian drug lord (1949–1993))
• Ivan Illich (1926 to 2002. Austrian philosopher and theologian (1926–2002))
• Piero the Gouty (1416 to 1469. Lord of Florence from 1464 to 1469)
• Gregorio del Pilar (1875 to 1899. Filipino general and politician (1875–1899))
• Muhammad Shayabak (1451 to 1510. Uzbek leader and warrior (1451–1510))
• Bobby Keys (1943 to 2014. American saxophonist (1943–2014))
• Zafarullah Khan Jamali (1944 to 2020. Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2002 to 2004)
• Edward James (1907 to 1984. British poet and arts patron (1907–1984))
• Mária Telkes (1900 to 1995. Hungarian-American engineer, scientist and inventor (1900–1995))
• Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453 to 1515. Spanish general and statesman (1453–1515))
• Yakov Zeldovich (1914 to 1987. Soviet physicist, physical chemist and cosmologist (1914–1987))
• Leonid Telyatnikov (1951 to 2004. Ukrainian firefighter at Chernobyl (1951-2004))
• L. E. J. Brouwer (1881 to 1966. Dutch mathematician and logician)
• José María Arguedas (1911 to 1969. Peruvian writer (1911–1969))
• Luis Federico Leloir (1906 to 1987. Argentine physician and biochemist (1906–1987))
• Richard Easton (1933 to 2019. Canadian actor (1933–2019))
• John Brown (1800 to 1859. American abolitionist (1800–1859))
• Blanche II (1424 to 1464. Titular queen of Navarre from 1461 to 1464)
• Edward Śmigły-Rydz (1886 to 1941. Polish politician and military leader (1886–1941))
• Vincent d'Indy (1851 to 1931. French composer (1851–1931))

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