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July 2 birthdays

291 notable historical figures were born on July 2, and 177 died on this day. Everyone born on July 2 is a Cancer.

21% of July 2 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (70) than any other country.

Born on July 2

• Lindsay Lohan (born 1986. American actress and singer (born 1986))
• Imelda Marcos (born 1929. First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986)
• Margot Robbie (born 1990. Australian actress and producer (born 1990))
• Patrice Lumumba (1925 to 1961. Congolese politician and independence leader (1925–1961))
• Bret Hart (born 1957. Canadian professional wrestler (born 1957))
• Hermann Hesse (1877 to 1962. German writer (1877–1962))
• Alec Douglas-Home (1903 to 1995. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964)
• Olav V (1903 to 1991. King of Norway from 1957 to 1991)
• Hans Bethe (1906 to 2005. German-American physicist (1906–2005))
• Valentinian III (419 to 455. Western Roman emperor from 425 to 455)
• Kenneth Clarke (born 1940. British politician (born 1940))
• Christian II of Denmark (1481 to 1559. King of Denmark and Norway from 1513 to 1523)
• René Lacoste (1904 to 1996. French and Jamaican tennis player (1904–1996))
• Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 to 1787. Opera composer (1714–1787))
• Wisława Szymborska (1923 to 2012. Polish poet and Nobel laureate (1923–2012))
• Luci Baines Johnson (born 1947. American businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1947))
• Anthony McAuliffe (1898 to 1975. United States Army general (1898–1975))
• Mike Collins (born 1967. American politician (born 1967))
• Muhammad Asad (1900 to 1992. Austro-Hungarian-born Pakistani Muslim polymath (1900–1992))
• Princess Marie (1882 to 1962. French writer, psychoanalyst, and Princess of Greece and Denmark (1882–1962))
• Charles Tupper (1821 to 1915. Father of Confederation, Prime Minister of Canada in 1896)
• Elizabeth Tudor (1492–1495) (1492 to 1495. English princess (1492–1495))
• Peter Popoff (born 1946. German-born American televangelist (born 1946))
• William Henry Bragg (1862 to 1942. British X-ray crystallographer (1862–1942))
• Richard Axel (born 1946. American molecular biologist (born 1946))
• Ali Sethi (born 1984. Pakistani-American singer and author)
• Ashley Tisdale (born 1985. American actress and singer (born 1985))
• Tao Lin (born 1983. American novelist (born 1983))
• Alexander Turchin (born 1975. Prime Minister of Belarus since 2025)
• Omar Suleiman (politician) (1936 to 2012. Vice President of Egypt from January 2011 to February 2011)
• Liane de Pougy (1869 to 1950. French courtesan, dancer and novelist (1869–1950))
• Jüri Ratas (born 1978. 18th Prime Minister of Estonia (born 1978))
• Randy Weber (born 1953. American politician (born 1953))
• Dee Palmer (1937 to 2026. Musical artist)
• Mylswamy Annadurai (born 1958. Indian scientist (born 1958))
• Emperor Wuzong of Tang (814 to 846. Emperor of China from 840 to 846)
• Wilhelm Cuno (1876 to 1933. Chancellor of Germany from 1922 to 1923)
• Alexandros Panagoulis (1939 to 1976. 20th-century Greek politician and poet)
• Constantin Dăscălescu (1923 to 2003. Romanian communist politician (1923–2003))
• John Cooper (American football) (born 1937. American football player and coach (born 1937))
• Larry David (born 1947. American comedian, writer and actor (born 1947))
• Leopold, Prince of Salerno (1790 to 1851. Prince of Salerno)
• Erwin Olaf (1959 to 2023. Dutch photographer (1959–2023))
• Ľudovít Ódor (born 1976. Prime Minister of Slovakia in 2023)
• Émile Ollivier (1825 to 1913. French statesman (1825–1913))
• Mishaal bin Hamad Al Thani (born 1972. Former heir apparent of Qatar (born 1972))
• O. V. Vijayan (1930 to 2005. Indian writer and cartoonist)
• Ahmad Husayn Khudayir as-Samarrai (born 1941. Prime minister of Iraq from 1993 to 1994)
• Ahmed Ouyahia (born 1952. Prime minister of Algeria (1995-1998 2004-2006 2008-2012 2017-2019))
• Maria, Queen of Sicily (1363 to 1401. Sicilian monarch from 1377 to 1401)
• Frank G. Wisner (1938 to 2025. American diplomat and politician (1938–2025))
• Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1849 to 1919. Queen of Bavaria from 1913 to 1918)
• Abdiweli Gaas (born 1965. Former president of Puntland and Prime Minister of Somalia)
• Lee Maracle (1950 to 2021. Indigenous Canadian writer and academic (1950–2021))
• Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780 to 1863. British politician (1780–1863))
• Jacopo Sansovino (1486 to 1570. Italian architect and sculptor (1486–1570))
• Barbara G. Walker (1930 to 2025. American novelist (1930–2025))
• Hjalmar Söderberg (1869 to 1941. Swedish writer (1869–1941))
• William Singe (born 1992. Maori YouTuber and musician (born 1992))
• Nebojša Čović (born 1958. Serbian politician, businessman and executive)

Died on July 2

• Ernest Hemingway (1899 to 1961. American author and journalist (1899–1961))
• Elie Wiesel (1928 to 2016. American writer and activist (1928–2016))
• James Stewart (1908 to 1997. American actor and military officer (1908–1997))
• Nostradamus (1503 to 1566. French apothecary, astrologer and seer (1503–1566))
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 to 1778. Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778))
• Vladimir Nabokov (1899 to 1977. Russian and American novelist (1899–1977))
• Fawzia of Egypt (1921 to 2013. Queen of Iran from 1941 to 1948)
• Robert Peel (1788 to 1850. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835; 1841–1846))
• Porfirio Díaz (1830 to 1915. President and Dictator of Mexico from 1876 to 1911)
• Manuel II (1889 to 1932. Last king of Portugal from 1908 to 1910)
• Chamberlain, Joseph (1836 to 1914. British politician (1836–1914))
• Henry the Fowler (876 to 936. King of East Francia from 919 to 936)
• Stephen III the Great (1433 to 1504. Prince of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504)
• Georgi Dimitrov (1882 to 1949. Leader of Bulgaria from 1946 to 1949)
• Siraj-ud-Daulah (1733 to 1757. Last independent Nawab (ruler) of Bengal from 1756 to 1757)
• Anton Chekhov (1860 to 1904. Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904))
• Robert the Strong (900 to ?. Frankish noble)
• Élie Metchnikoff (1845 to 1916. Russian immunologist (1845–1916))
• Spencer Compton (1673 to 1743. Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1742 to 1743)
• Joseph Fielding Smith (1876 to 1972. American religious leader (1876–1972))
• Camarón de la Isla (1950 to 1992. Spanish Gypsy flamenco singer (1950–1992))
• Beryl Bainbridge (1932 to 2010. English writer (1932–2010))
• Rudolf E. Kálmán (1930 to 2016. Hungarian-American mathematician (1930–2016))
• Wilfrid Sellars (1912 to 1989. American philosopher (1912–1989))
• Bibha Chowdhuri (1913 to 1991. Indian cosmic ray physicist (1913–1991))
• Adolf, King of the Romans (1255 to 1298. King of Germany from 1292 to 1298)
• Zaki al-Arsuzi (1899 to 1968. Syrian philosopher (1899–1968))
• Michel Rocard (1930 to 2016. 88th Prime Minister of France (1930–2016))
• Patrick Manning (1946 to 2016. Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1991–1995, 2001–2010))
• Nikolai Golitsyn (1850 to 1925. Prime Minister of the Russian Empire in 1917)

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