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March 2 birthdays

326 notable historical figures were born on March 2, and 173 died on this day. Everyone born on March 2 is a Pisces.

19% of March 2 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (86) than any other country.

Born on March 2

• Daniel Craig (born 1968. English actor (born 1968))
• Mikhail Gorbachev (1931 to 2022. Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991)
• Leo XIII (1810 to 1903. Head of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903)
• Anthony Albanese (born 1963. Prime Minister of Australia since 2022)
• Pius XII (1876 to 1958. Head of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958)
• Shoko Asahara (1955 to 2018. Founder of Aum Shinrikyo (1955–2018))
• Murray Rothbard (1926 to 1995. American economist (1926–1995))
• Charles Q. Brown Jr. (born 1962. US Air Force general (born 1962))
• Nikkie de Jager (born 1994. Dutch makeup artist and YouTuber)
• Bedřich Smetana (1824 to 1884. Czech composer (1824–1884))
• Adrian VI (1459 to 1523. Head of the Catholic Church from 1522 to 1523)
• Kurt Weill (1900 to 1950. German composer (1900–1950))
• Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937 to 2021. President of Algeria from 1999 to 2019)
• Paul-Henri Nargeolet (1946 to 2023. French naval officer and explorer (1946–2023))
• Lou Reed (1942 to 2013. American rock musician (1942–2013))
• Sholem Aleichem (1859 to 1916. Russian Jewish author and playwright (1859–1916))
• Camille Desmoulins (1760 to 1794. 18th-century French journalist, politician, and revolutionary)
• Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne (born 2016. Swedish prince (born 2016))
• Peter Straub (1943 to 2022. American novelist and poet (1943–2022))
• Ricardo Lagos (born 1938. President of Chile from 2000 to 2006)
• Dr. Seuss (1904 to 1991. American author and cartoonist (1904–1991))
• Chris Martin (born 1977. English singer-songwriter (born 1977))
• Elaine Brown (born 1943. American activist and singer (born 1943))
• Dean Barrow (born 1951. Prime Minister of Belize from 2008 to 2020)
• Samuel Brannan (1819 to 1889. American politician (1819–1889))
• Princess Marie Clothilde of Savoy (1843 to 1911. Daughter of Vittorio Emanuele II (1843–1911))
• Mark Dean (computer scientist) (born 1957. American inventor and computer engineer)
• Dinesh Gunawardena (born 1949. Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024)
• James Tabor (born 1946. American Bible scholar)
• Alexander Oparin (1894 to 1980. Soviet biochemist (1894–1980))
• Grete Hermann (1901 to 1984. German mathematician (1901–1984))
• Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé (born 1956. President of Bolivia from 2005 to 2006)
• Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962. American rock musician and songwriter (born 1962))
• Edward Condon (1902 to 1974. American nuclear physicist (1902–1974))
• Andrei Linde (born 1948. Russian-American theoretical physicist)
• Marc Blitzstein (1905 to 1964. American composer (1905–1964))
• Vishwasrao (1741 to 1761. Eldest son of Balaji Bajirao (1742–1761))
• Mauricio Pochettino (born 1972. Argentine football manager (born 1972))
• Luigi Maglione (1877 to 1944. Italian cardinal (1877-1944))
• Eduard von Toll (1858 to 1902. Baltic German geologist and polar explorer (1858–1902))
• Theodor Nöldeke (1836 to 1930. German orientalist and scholar (1836–1930))
• John Romanides (1927 to 2001. American Eastern Orthodox priest)
• János Arany (1817 to 1882. Hungarian poet (1817–1882))
• Elizabeth J. Feinler (born 1931. American information scientist (born 1931))
• Bryce Dallas Howard (born 1981. American actress and director (born 1981))
• Tony Croatto (1940 to 2005. Italian musician (1940–2005))
• Anne Darwin (1841 to 1851. Daughter of Charles Darwin (1841–1851))
• David Goodis (1917 to 1967. American novelist (1917–1967))
• David Satcher (born 1941. American physician and public health administrator (born 1941))
• Reyner Banham (1922 to 1988. British architectural critic (1922–1988))
• Sergei Kovalev (1930 to 2021. Russian human rights activist and politician (1930–2021))
• Yuri Matiyasevich (born 1947. Russian mathematician and computer scientist)
• Ahmet Altan (born 1950. Turkish journalist and author (born 1950))
• Louis-Michel van Loo (1707 to 1771. French painter (1707–1771))
• Teddy Robin (born 1945. Hong Kong-English pop singer-songwriter)
• Thomas Bodley (1545 to 1613. English diplomat and scholar)
• James W. Pennebaker (born 1950. U.S. psychology professor and language analyst)
• Becky G (born 1997. American singer and actress (born 1997))
• Marija Jurić Zagorka (1873 to 1957. Croatian journalist, novelist, dramatist)
• Sam Houston (1793 to 1863. American general and statesman (1793–1863))

Died on March 2

• Philip K. Dick (1928 to 1982. American science fiction author (1928–1982))
• Francis (Emperor Francis II) (1768 to 1835. Habsburg monarch from 1792 to 1835)
• D. H. Lawrence (1885 to 1930. English writer and poet (1885–1930))
• Serge Gainsbourg (1928 to 1991. French musician and actor (1928–1991))
• John Wesley (1703 to 1791. English clergyman (1703–1791))
• Sarojini Naidu (1879 to 1949. Indian political activist and poet (1879–1949))
• Anne of Denmark (1574 to 1619. Queen of Scotland (1589–1619); Queen of England and Ireland (1603–1619))
• Mani (prophet) (216 to 274. 3rd century prophet and founder of Manichaeism)
• Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1876 to 1936. European royal (1876–1936))
• Emily Carr (1871 to 1945. Canadian artist and writer (1871–1945))
• Lizzie Magie (1866 to 1948. American board game designer (1866–1948))
• Isma'il Pasha of Egypt (1831 to 1895. Khedive of Egypt and Sudan from 1863 to 1879)
• Lothair of France (941 to 986. King of West Francia from 954 to 986)
• Marjorie Bruce (1296 to 1316. Scottish princess (c. 1296 – 1316/17))
• Rafael Viñoly (1944 to 2023. Uruguayan architect (1944–2023))
• João Bernardo Vieira (1939 to 2009. 2nd President of Guinea-Bissau (1980–1999, 2005–2009))
• Yanar Mohammed (1960 to 2026. Iraqi women's rights activist (1960–2026))
• Empress Xiaoshengxian (1693 to 1777. Chinese empress dowager (1692–1777))
• Hank Ballard (1927 to 2003. American singer (1927–2003))
• Ryuho Okawa (1956 to 2023. Happy Science religion founder (1956–2023))
• Alessandro Farnese (cardinal) (1520 to 1589. Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589))
• Władysław I the Elbow-high (1260 to 1333. King of Poland from 1320 to 1333)
• Ricardo Miró (1882 to 1940. Panamanian writer (1882–1940))
• John William I (1530 to 1573. Duke of Saxony)
• Agnes of Bohemia (1211 to 1282. Christian saint)
• Jules de Polignac, duc de Polignac (1780 to 1847. Prime minister of France from 1829-1830)
• Charlotte Bonaparte (1802 to 1839. Infanta of Spain)
• Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough (1779 to 1869. British field marshal (1779–1869))
• Charles the Good (1084 to 1127. Count of Flanders from 1119 to 1127)
• Mokjong (980 to 1009. King of Goryeo from 997 to 1009)

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