2 August Births

August 2 is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 151 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Friday or Saturday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Wednesday (56).

Births

1260 – Kyawswa of Pagan, last ruler of the Pagan Kingdom (d. 1299)
1455 – John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1499)
1533 – Theodor Zwinger, Swiss physician and scholar (d. 1588)
1549 – Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł, Polish nobleman (d. 1616)
1612 – Saskia van Uylenburgh, Dutch model and wife of Rembrandt van Rijn (d. 1642)
1627 – Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter (d. 1678)
1630 – Estephan El Douaihy, Maronite patriarch (d. 1704)
1672 – Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss paleontologist and scholar (d. 1733)
1674 – Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (d. 1723)
1696 – Mahmud I, Ottoman sultan (d. 1754)
1702 – Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau (d. 1769)
1703 – Lorenzo Ricci, Italian religious leader, 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1775)
1740 – Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux, French general (d. 1817)
1754 – Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. (d. 1825)
1788 – Leopold Gmelin, German chemist and academic (d. 1853)
1815 – Adolf Friedrich von Schack, German poet and historian (d. 1894)
1820 – John Tyndall, Irish-English physicist and mountaineer (d. 1893)
1828 – Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Spanish general (d. 1895)
1834 – Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor, designed the Statue of Liberty (d. 1904)
1835 – Elisha Gray, American businessman, co-founded Western Electric (d. 1901)
1858 – Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (d. 1934)
1861 – Prafulla Chandra Ray Indian chemist and academic (d. 1944)
1865 – Irving Babbitt, American academic and critic (d. 1933)
1865 – John Radecki, Australian stained glass artist (d. 1955)
1867 – Ernest Dowson, English poet, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1900)
1868 – Constantine I of Greece (d. 1923)
1870 – Marianne Weber, German sociologist and suffragist (d. 1954)
1871 – John French Sloan, American painter and illustrator (d. 1951)
1872 – George E. Stewart, Australian-American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1946)
1875 – Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian-American painter and illustrator (d. 1957)
1876 – Pingali Venkayya, Indian geologist, designed the Flag of India (d. 1963)
1877 – Ravishankar Shukla, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (d. 1956)
1878 – Aino Kallas, Finnish-Estonian author (d. 1956)
1880 – Arthur Dove, American painter and educator (d. 1946)
1882 – Red Ames, American baseball player and manager (d. 1936)
1882 – Albert Bloch, American painter and academic (d. 1961)
1884 – Rómulo Gallegos, Venezuelan author and politician, 46th President of Venezuela (d. 1969)
1886 – John Alexander Douglas McCurdy Canadian pilot and politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (d. 1961)
1887 – Oskar Anderson, Bulgarian-German mathematician and statistician (d. 1960)
1887 – Tommy Ward, Indian-South African cricketer (d. 1936)
1891 – Arthur Bliss, English composer and conductor (d. 1975)
1891 – Viktor Zhirmunsky, Russian linguist and historian (d. 1971)
1892 – Jack L. Warner, Canadian-born American production manager and producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (d. 1978)
1894 – Bertha Lutz, Brazilian feminist and scientist
1895 – Matt Henderson, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1970)
1897 – Karl-Otto Koch, German SS officer (d. 1945)
1897 – Max Weber, Swiss lawyer and politician (d. 1974)
1898 – Ernő Nagy, Hungarian fencer (d. 1977)
1899 – Charles Bennett, English director and screenwriter (d. 1995)
1900 – Holling C. Holling, American author and illustrator (d. 1973)
1900 – Helen Morgan, American actress and singer (d. 1941)
1902 – Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (d. 1971)
1905 – Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer (d. 1963)
1905 – Myrna Loy, American actress (d. 1993)
1907 – Mary Hamman, American journalist and author (d. 1984)
1910 – Roger MacDougall, Scottish director, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
1911 – Ann Dvorak, American actress (d. 1979)
1912 – Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010)
1912 – Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic (d. 1977)
1912 – Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and author (d. 2001)
1913 – Xavier Thaninayagam, Sri Lankan scholar and academic (d. 1980)
1914 – Félix Leclerc, Canadian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (d. 1988)
1914 – Big Walter Price, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2012)
1914 – Beatrice Straight, American actress (d. 2001)
1915 – Gary Merrill, American actor (d. 1990)
1916 – Alfonso A. Ossorio, Filipino-American painter and sculptor (d. 1990)
1919 – Nehemiah Persoff, Israeli-American actor
1920 – Louis Pauwels, French journalist and author (d. 1997)
1920 – Augustus Rowe, Canadian physician and politician (d. 2013)
1921 – Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (d. 2013)
1922 – Gábor Agárdy, Hungarian actor (d. 2006)
1922 – Betsy Bloomingdale, American philanthropist and socialite (d. 2016)
1922 – Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (d. 1998)
1923 – Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli lawyer and politician, 9th President of Israel (d. 2016)
1923 – Ike Williams, American boxer (d. 1994)
1924 – James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1987)
1924 – Joe Harnell, American pianist and composer (d. 2005)
1924 – Carroll O'Connor, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
1925 – K. Arulanandan, Ceylon-American engineer and academic (d. 2004)
1925 – John Dexter, English director and producer (d. 1990)
1925 – John McCormack, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2017)
1925 – Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentinian general and politician, 43rd President of Argentina (d. 2013)
1927 – Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, English mathematician and academic
1928 – Malcolm Hilton, English cricketer (d. 1990)
1929 – Roy Crimmins, English trombonist and composer (d. 2014)
1929 – John Gale, English director and producer
1929 – K. M. Peyton, English author and educator
1929 – Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (d. 2013)
1929 – David Waddington, Baron Waddington, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Bermuda (d. 2017)
1930 – Vali Myers, Australian painter and dancer (d. 2003)
1931 – Pierre DuMaine, American bishop and academic
1931 – Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer (d. 2008)
1931 – Karl Miller, English journalist and critic (d. 2014)
1931 – Viliam Schrojf, Czech footballer (d. 2007)
1932 – Lamar Hunt, American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (d. 2006)
1932 – Peter O'Toole, British-Irish actor and producer (d. 2013)
1933 – Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Greek politician, Greek Minister of Defence
1934 – Valery Bykovsky, Russian general and astronaut
1935 – Hank Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
1936 – Anthony Payne, English composer and author
1937 – Ron Brierley, New Zealand businessman
1937 – Billy Cannon, American football player and dentist
1937 – Garth Hudson, Canadian keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
1938 – Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2007)
1938 – Pierre de Bané, Israeli-Canadian lawyer and politician
1938 – Terry Peck, Falkland Islander soldier (d. 2006)
1939 – Benjamin Barber, American theorist, author, and academic
1939 – Wes Craven, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1939 – John W. Snow, American businessman and politician, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury
1940 – Angel Lagdameo, Filipino archbishop
1940 – Beko Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian physician and activist (d. 2006)
1940 – Will Tura, Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941 – Doris Coley, American singer (d. 2000)
1941 – Jules A. Hoffmann, Luxembourgian-French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1941 – Ede Staal, Dutch singer-songwriter (d. 1986)
1941 – François Weyergans, Belgian director and screenwriter
1942 – Isabel Allende, Chilean-American novelist, essayist, essayist
1942 – Juan Formell, Cuban singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2014)
1943 – Herbert M. Allison, American lieutenant and businessman (d. 2013)
1943 – Tom Burgmeier, American baseball player and coach
1943 – Jon R. Cavaiani, English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2014)
1943 – Rose Tremain, English novelist and short story writer
1944 – Jim Capaldi, English drummer and singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
1944 – Naná Vasconcelos, Brazilian singer and berimbau player (d. 2016)
1945 – Joanna Cassidy, American actress
1945 – Alex Jesaulenko, Austrian-Australian footballer and coach
1945 – Bunker Roy, Indian educator and activist
1945 – Eric Simms, Australian rugby league player and coach
1946 – James Howe, American journalist and author
1947 – Ruth Bakke, Norwegian organist and composer
1947 – Lawrence Wright, American journalist, author, and screenwriter
1948 – Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1948 – Dennis Prager, American radio host and author
1948 – James Street, American football and baseball player (d. 2013)
1948 – Snoo Wilson, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2013)
1949 – James Fallows, American journalist and author
1949 – Bertalan Farkas, Hungarian general and astronaut
1950 – Jussi Adler-Olsen, Danish author and publisher
1950 – Ted Turner, British guitarist (Wishbone Ash)
1951 – Andrew Gold, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011)
1951 – Steve Hillage, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1951 – Joe Lynn Turner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1951 – Per Westerberg, Swedish businessman and politician, Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden
1953 – Marjo, Canadian singer-songwriter
1953 – Donnie Munro, Scottish singer and guitarist
1953 – Anthony Seldon, English historian and author
1954 – Sammy McIlroy, Northern Irish footballer and manager
1955 – Caleb Carr, American historian and author
1955 – Tony Godden, English footballer and manager
1955 – Butch Vig, American drummer, songwriter, and record producer
1956 – Fulvio Melia, Italian-American physicist, astrophysicist, and author
1957 – Mojo Nixon, American singer-songwriter and musician
1958 – Arshad Ayub, Indian cricketer and manager
1959 – Victoria Jackson, American actress and singer
1959 – Johnny Kemp, Bahamian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015)
1959 – Apollonia Kotero, American singer and actress
1960 – Linda Fratianne, American figure skater
1960 – Neal Morse, American singer and keyboard player
1960 – David Yow, American singer-songwriter
1961 – Cold 187um, American rapper and producer
1961 – Pete de Freitas, Spanish drummer and producer (d. 1989)
1962 – Lee Mavers, English singer, songwriter and guitarist
1963 – Laura Bennett, American architect and fashion designer
1963 – Uğur Tütüneker, Turkish footballer and manager
1964 – Frank Biela, German race car driver
1964 – Mary-Louise Parker, American actress
1965 – Joe Hockey, Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Treasurer of Australia
1965 – Hisanobu Watanabe, Japanese baseball player and coach
1966 – Takashi Iizuka, Japanese wrestler
1966 – Grainne Leahy, Irish cricketer
1966 – Tim Wakefield, American baseball player and sportscaster
1967 – Aaron Krickstein, American tennis player
1967 – Aline Brosh McKenna, American screenwriter and producer
1968 – Stefan Effenberg, German footballer and sportscaster
1968 – John Stanier, American drummer
1969 – Jan Axel Blomberg, Norwegian drummer and songwriter
1969 – Cedric Ceballos, American basketball player
1969 – Fernando Couto, Portuguese footballer and manager
1970 – Tony Amonte, American ice hockey player and coach
1970 – Kevin Smith, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1970 – Philo Wallace, Barbadian cricketer
1971 – Jason Bell, Australian rugby league player
1971 – Michael Hughes, Irish footballer and manager
1972 – Mohamed Al-Deayea, Saudi Arabian footballer
1972 – Jacinda Barrett, Australian model and actress
1973 – Hiroyuki Goto, Japanese game designer, created Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan
1973 – Danie Keulder, Namibian cricketer
1973 – Miguel Mendonca, Zimbabwean journalist and author
1973 – Susie O'Neill, Australian swimmer
1974 – Phil Williams, English journalist and radio host
1975 – Mineiro, Brazilian footballer
1975 – Xu Huaiwen, Chinese-German badminton player and coach
1975 – Tamás Molnár, Hungarian water polo player
1976 – Reyes Estévez, Spanish runner
1976 – Jay Heaps, American soccer player and coach
1976 – Michael Weiss, American figure skater
1976 – Sam Worthington, English-Australian actor and producer
1976 – Mohammad Zahid, Pakistani cricketer
1977 – Edward Furlong, American actor
1977 – Mark Velasquez, American photographer
1978 – Goran Gavrančić, Serbian footballer
1978 – Matt Guerrier, American baseball player
1978 – Deividas Šemberas, Lithuanian footballer
1978 – Dragan Vukmir, Serbian footballer
1979 – Marco Bonura, Italian footballer
1979 – Reuben Kosgei, Kenyan runner
1980 – Ivica Banović, Croatian footballer
1980 – Dingdong Dantes, Filipino actor, singer, director, and producer
1981 – Alexander Emelianenko, Russian mixed martial artist and boxer
1981 – Tim Murtagh, English cricketer
1982 – Hélder Postiga, Portuguese footballer
1982 – Kerry Rhodes, American football player
1982 – Grady Sizemore, American baseball player
1983 – Michel Bastos, Brazilian footballer
1983 – Kim Jung-ah, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress
1984 – Britt Nicole, American singer, songwriter and producer
1984 – Giampaolo Pazzini, Italian footballer
1985 – Stephen Ferris, Irish rugby player
1985 – David Hart Smith, Canadian wrestler
1986 – Mathieu Razanakolona, Canadian skier
1988 – Rob Kwiet, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 – Alice Moran, Canadian actress and screenwriter
1989 – Nacer Chadli, Belgian footballer
1990 – Ima Bohush, Belarusian tennis player
1990 – Skylar Diggins, American basketball player
1991 – Evander Kane, Canadian ice hockey player
1992 – Charli XCX, English singer and songwriter
1992 – Hallie Eisenberg, American actress
1994 – Laura Pigossi, Brazilian tennis player
1994 – Laremy Tunsil, American football player
1995 – Kristaps Porziņģis, Latvian basketball player

Source: wikipedia