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June 2 birthdays

270 notable historical figures were born on June 2, and 187 died on this day. Everyone born on June 2 is a Gemini.

15% of June 2 birthdays work in Sports, more than any other field. More come from United States (67) than any other country.

Born on June 2

• Sergio Agüero (born 1988. Argentine footballer (born 1988))
• Marquis de Sade (1740 to 1814. French writer and nobleman (1740–1814))
• Yuri Andropov (1914 to 1984. Leader of the Soviet Union from 1982 to 1984)
• Thomas Hardy (1840 to 1928. English novelist and poet (1840–1928))
• Pius X (1835 to 1914. Head of the Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914)
• Constantine II of Greece (1940 to 2023. King of Greece from 1964 to 1973)
• Andy Cohen (born 1968. American radio and television talk show host (born 1968))
• Ion Antonescu (1882 to 1946. Dictator of Romania from 1940 to 1944)
• Edward Elgar (1857 to 1934. English composer (1857–1934))
• Cornel West (born 1953. American philosopher and political activist (born 1953))
• Fredrik Backman (born 1981. Swedish columnist, blogger, and writer)
• Marvin Hamlisch (1944 to 2012. American composer and conductor (1944–2012))
• Pete Conrad (1930 to 1999. American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–1999))
• Leo XI (1535 to 1605. Head of the Catholic Church in 1605)
• Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845 to 1912. American general (1845–1912))
• Andrey Markov (1856 to 1922. Russian mathematician (1856–1922))
• Ferdinand I of Naples (1423 to 1494. King of Naples from 1458 to 1494)
• Alessandro Cagliostro (1743 to 1795. Italian occultist (1743–1795))
• Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448 to 1494. Italian Renaissance painter from Florence (1448–1494))
• Charles, Duke of Vendôme (1489 to 1537. 16th-century French prince and governor)
• Bernard Cazeneuve (born 1963. Prime Minister of France from 2016 to 2017)
• Hernando de Soto (economist) (born 1941. Peruvian economist)
• Anh Do (born 1977. Australian author, actor and comedian)
• Lloyd Shapley (1923 to 2016. American mathematician (1923–2016))
• Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan (1305 to 1335. Ruler of the Mongol Ilkhanate from 1316 to 1335)
• 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso (born 1976. Queen of Lesotho since 2000)
• Murakami (926 to 967. Emperor of Japan from 946 to 967)
• Richard Long (born 1945. British visual artist (born 1945))
• Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan (born 1965. Emirati politician (born 1965))
• Eric von Rosen (1879 to 1948. Swedish noble, explorer, and Nazi (1879–1948))
• Chelsea Islan (born 1995. Indonesian actress, model, and activist)
• David Dundas (musician) (born 1945. British musician and actor (born 1945))
• Margaret II, Countess of Flanders (1202 to 1280. Countess of Flanders from 1244 to 1278)
• Floris V, Count of Holland (1254 to 1296. Count of Holland from 1256 to 1296)
• Norton Juster (1929 to 2021. American academic, architect, writer (1929–2021))
• Nakayama Miki (1798 to 1887. Founder of Tenrikyo)
• Dorothy West (1907 to 1998. American novelist (1907–1998))
• Sonakshi Sinha (born 1987. Indian actress (born 1987))
• Danilo Lim (1955 to 2021. Filipino general (1955–2021))
• Lee Hoi-chang (born 1935. South Korean politician (born 1935))
• Juliana Buhring (born 1981. British-German ultra-endurance cyclist and writer)
• John Coffee (1772 to 1833. American planter and Tennessee militia general (1772–1836))
• Dimitri Kitsikis (1935 to 2021. Greek academic (1935–2021))
• Sibylle Berg (born 1962. Swiss author and playwright (born 1962))
• Pyotr Leshchenko (1898 to 1954. Russian singer (1898–1954))
• Ben Schwartzwalder (1909 to 1993. American football player and coach (1909–1993))
• Ernest Augustus II (1737 to 1758. Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach from 1748 to 1758)
• Ion Brătianu (1821 to 1891. Romanian politician (1821–1891))
• David Bezmozgis (born 1973. Latvian Canadian writer and filmmaker)
• Sara Douglass (1957 to 2011. Australian writer)
• Wentworth Miller (born 1972. American actor (born 1972))
• Ateke Tom (born 1964. Ruler of Okochiri Kingdom in Nigeria)
• A.J. Styles (born 1977. American retired professional wrestler (born 1977))
• C. A. Rosetti (1816 to 1885. Romanian literary and political leader (1816–1885))
• Grace Aguilar (1816 to 1847. English novelist, poet and writer (1816–1847))
• Emil Bessels (1847 to 1888. German zoologist and Arctic researcher)
• Zachary Quinto (born 1977. American actor (born 1977))
• Charlie Watts (1941 to 2021. British drummer (1941–2021))
• Margaret Ogola (1958 to 2011. Kenyan author)
• Segismundo Moret (1836 to 1913. Spanish politician and writer)

Died on June 2

• Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807 to 1882. Italian patriot and general (1807–1882))
• Vita Sackville-West (1892 to 1962. English writer and gardener (1892–1962))
• Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (1850–1928) (1850 to 1928. Emir of Nejd from 1889 to 1891)
• Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (1536 to 1572. English politician and nobleman (1536 or 1538–1572))
• Amos Tversky (1937 to 1996. Israeli psychologist (1937–1996))
• Catherine (1373 to 1418. Queen of Castile and León from 1390 to 1406)
• Pierre Nora (1931 to 2025. French historian (1931–2025))
• Kaija Saariaho (1952 to 2023. Finnish composer (1952–2023))
• Xu Qiliang (1950 to 2025. Chinese military officer (1950–2025))
• Raj Kapoor (1924 to 1988. Indian actor and filmmaker (1924–1988))
• Fatemeh Pahlavi (1928 to 1987. Iranian princess (1928–1987))
• Maria Theresa of Savoy (1756 to 1805. Countess of Artois (1756–1805))
• Louis Vierne (1870 to 1937. French organist and composer (1870–1937))
• Johnny Mize (1913 to 1993. American baseball player (1913–1993))
• John Erskine (educator) (1879 to 1951. American educator and novelist (1879–1951))
• Juan José Torres (1920 to 1976. 50th President of Bolivia)
• Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (1937 to 2004. Ethiopian politician and military officer (1935–2004))
• Shriram Sharma (1911 to 1990. Indian sage and scholar (1911–1990))
• Alain (philosopher) (1868 to 1951. French philosopher (1868–1951))
• Henri d'Angoulême (1551 to 1586. French military commander (1551–1586))
• James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (1516 to 1581. Regent of Scotland during the minority of King James VI)
• Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern (born 1811) (1811 to 1885. Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1811–1885))
• Ray Bryant (1931 to 2011. American pianist (1931–2011))
• John Frank Stevens (1853 to 1943. American civil engineer (1853–1943))
• Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo (1924 to 1984. Spanish Filipino painter (1924–1984))
• Alfred Austin (1835 to 1913. English poet (1835–1913))
• Paul D. Boyer (1918 to 2018. American biochemist)
• Ogata Kōrin (1658 to 1716. Japanese visual artist (1658–1716))
• Al-Muwaffaq (842 to 891. Abbasid prince and military leader (843–891))
• Dorothy Stickney (1896 to 1998. American actress (1896–1998))

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