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September 2 birthdays

272 notable historical figures were born on September 2, and 164 died on this day. Everyone born on September 2 is a Virgo.

17% of September 2 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (58) than any other country.

Born on September 2

• Keanu Reeves (born 1964. Canadian actor (born 1964))
• Salma Hayek (born 1966. Mexican and American actress (born 1966))
• Keir Starmer (born 1962. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024)
• Billy Preston (1946 to 2006. American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter (1946–2006))
• Liliʻuokalani (1838 to 1917. Queen of Hawaii from 1891 to 1893)
• Kevin Farrell (born 1947. Irish-American Catholic cardinal (born 1947))
• Andrej Babiš (born 1954. Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2017–2021; since 2025))
• Louis Bonaparte (1778 to 1846. King of Holland from 1806 to 1810)
• Raghad Hussein (born 1968. Daughter of Saddam Hussein)
• Hans-Hermann Hoppe (born 1949. German-American anarcho-capitalist academic (born 1949))
• Daniel arap Moi (1924 to 2020. President of Kenya from 1978 to 2002)
• John Zorn (born 1953. American composer, saxophonist and bandleader (born 1953))
• Marie Josephine of Savoy (1753 to 1810. Countess of Provence)
• Andrew Grove (1936 to 2016. American businessman, engineer and author)
• Kashim Shettima (born 1966. Vice President of Nigeria since 2023)
• Joseph Roth (1894 to 1939. Austro-Hungarian novelist and journalist (1894–1939))
• Milan Nedić (1878 to 1946. Serbian general, politician, and Nazi collaborator (1878–1946))
• Mathieu Kérékou (1933 to 2015. Beninese politician, former president (1933–2015))
• Frederick Soddy (1877 to 1956. English radiochemist (1877–1956))
• Albert Bormann (1902 to 1989. German Nazi paramilitary officer (1902–1989))
• Arthur Ashkin (1922 to 2020. American physicist (1922–2020))
• Kyōko Aizome (born 1955. Japanese erotic actress (born 1958))
• Archduchess Louise of Austria (1870 to 1947. Crown Princess of Saxony (1870-1947))
• Ibrahim Nasir (1926 to 2008. President of the Maldives from 1968 to 1978)
• René Thom (1923 to 2002. French mathematician (1923–2002))
• Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev (1908 to 1983. Soviet astronomer and astrophysicist)
• Ron Wasserman (born 1961. American singer-songwriter)
• Bhaktivinoda Thakur (1838 to 1914. Indian spiritual leader (1838–1914))
• Jimmy Connors (born 1952. American tennis player (born 1952))
• Abraham Polak (1910 to 1970. Israeli historian (1910–1970))
• Zdravko Krivokapić (born 1958. Prime Minister of Montenegro from 2020 to 2022)
• Louis Michel (born 1947. Belgian politician (born 1947))
• Rudolf Weigl (1883 to 1957. Polish biologist, physician, and inventor (1883–1957))
• Rich Aurilia (born 1971. American baseball player (born 1971))
• Zubdat-un-Nissa Begum (1651 to 1707. Mughal princess (1651–1707))
• Bryher (novelist) (1894 to 1983. English novelist and writer (1894–1983))
• Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953 to 2001. Afghan military leader (1953–2001))
• Lionel Aingimea (born 1969. President of Nauru from 2019 to 2022)
• Louis-Auguste-Victor, Count de Ghaisnes de Bourmont (1773 to 1846. French general (1773–1846))
• Pak Song-chol (1913 to 2008. North Korean politician (1913–2008))
• Blagoje Adžić (1932 to 2012. Minister of Defence of Yugoslavia (1932–2012))
• Melanie Joy (born 1966. American psychologist (born 1966))
• Ion Dragoumis (1878 to 1920. Greek diplomat and philosopher (1878–1920))
• Joey Barton (born 1982. English association football player and manager (born 1982))
• Princess Miriam Ghazi (born 1963. Spanish jewellery designer and Jordanian Princess)
• Paul Déroulède (1846 to 1914. French author and politician (1846–1914))
• Yıldırım Akbulut (1935 to 2021. Prime Minister of Turkey from 1989 to 1991)
• David B. Haight (1906 to 2004. American religious leader (1906-2004))
• Lennox Lewis (born 1965. British and Canadian boxer (born 1965))
• Alexander Kazantsev (1906 to 2002. Soviet writer and ufologist (1906–2002))
• Apostolos Tzitzikostas (born 1978. Greek politician (born 1978))
• Edmund Herring (1892 to 1982. Australian general and judge (1892–1982))
• Yossi Vardi (born 1942. Israeli entrepreneur and investor (born 1942))
• John J. McNeill (1925 to 2015. American Catholic priest, psychotherapist and academic theologian (1925 – 2015))
• Pavel Yablochkov (1847 to 1894. Russian electrical engineer (1847–1894))
• Julius von Payer (1841 to 1915. Austro-Hungarian army officer and explorer)
• Assen Jordanoff (1896 to 1967. Bulgarian aviation pioneer (1896–1967))
• Simeón Ola (1865 to 1952. Filipino general)
• Bradley Joseph (born 1965. American composer and producer (born 1965))
• Andreas Embirikos (1901 to 1975. Greek surrealist poet and psychoanalyst)

Died on September 2

• J. R. R. Tolkien (1892 to 1973. English writer and philologist (1892–1973))
• Ho Chi Minh (1890 to 1969. Leader of North Vietnam from 1945 to 1969)
• Viktor Frankl (1905 to 1997. Austrian neurologist (1905–1997))
• Kösem Sultan (1589 to 1651. Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire)
• David Graeber (1961 to 2020. American anthropologist and activist (1961–2020))
• Islam Karimov (1938 to 2016. Leader of Uzbekistan from 1989 to 2016)
• Henri Rousseau (1844 to 1910. French painter (1844–1910))
• Jiaqing (1760 to 1820. Emperor of China from 1796 to 1820)
• Barbara McClintock (1902 to 1992. American scientist and cytogeneticist (1902–1992))
• William Rowan Hamilton (1805 to 1865. Irish mathematician and physicist (1805–1865))
• Mikis Theodorakis (1925 to 2021. Greek composer (1925–2021))
• Simeon Stylites (389 to 459. Syrian Christian ascetic (c. 390 – 459))
• Jonathan M. Wainwright (general) (1883 to 1953. American WWII army general captured by Japanese)
• Peter Freuchen (1886 to 1957. Danish explorer and anthropologist (1886–1957))
• Fazlollah Zahedi (1892 to 1963. Iranian politician (1892–1963))
• Wilford Woodruff (1807 to 1898. 4th President of the LDS Church from 1889 to 1898)
• Jean Victor Marie Moreau (1763 to 1813. French general (1763–1813))
• Frederik Pohl (1919 to 2013. American science fiction writer and editor (1919–2013))
• Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür (1304 to 1332. Emperor of Yuan dynasty from 1328 to 1332)
• Yusuf ibn Tashfin (1009 to 1106. Ruler of Almoravid Dynasty (r. 1061–1106))
• Henry Lawson (1867 to 1922. Australian writer and poet (1867–1922))
• Norman Manley (1893 to 1969. Premier of Jamaica from 1959 to 1962)
• Constantius III (370 to 421. Roman emperor in 421)
• Philip William of Neuburg (1615 to 1690. Elector Palatine from 1685 to 1690)
• Marie-Pierre Kœnig (1898 to 1970. French general (1898–1970))
• Charles F. Blair Jr. (1909 to 1978. United States aviator and military officer (1909–1978))
• Ahuitzotl (1450 to 1502. Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan from 1486 to 1502)
• Okakura Kakuzō (1863 to 1913. Japanese scholar and art critic (1863–1913))
• Laura Riding (1901 to 1991. American writer (1901–1991))
• Dawit II (1496 to 1540. Emperor of Ethiopia from 1508 to 1540)

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