A list of some people who (like me) were born on March 2nd:
- 1316 – Robert II of Scotland, (d. 1390)
- 1409 – John II of Alençon, Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche (d. 1476)
- 1459 – Pope Adrian VI (d. 1523)
- 1545 – Thomas Bodley, English diplomat and library founder (d. 1613)
- 1578 – George Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644)
- 1705 – William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (d. 1793)
- 1760 – Camille Desmoulins, French journalist and politician (d. 1794)
- 1770 – Louis Gabriel Suchet, French Marshal (d. 1826)
- 1779 – Joel Roberts Poinsett, American statesman and botanist (d. 1851)
- 1793 – Sam Houston, President of the Republic of Texas (d. 1863)
- 1800 – Evgeny Baratynsky, Russian poet (d. 1844)
- 1810 – Pope Leo XIII (d. 1903)
- 1816 – Alexander H. Bullock, 26th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1882)
- 1820 – Multatuli, Dutch writer (d. 1887)
- 1824 – Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer (d. 1884)
- 1829 – Carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (d. 1906)
- 1836 – Henry Billings Brown, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1913)
- 1842 – Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer (d. 1914)
- 1843 – Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy (d. 1911)
- 1849 – Robert Means Thompson, U.S. Naval Officer (d. 1930)
- 1859 – Sholom Aleichem, Russian novelist (d. 1916)
- 1860 – Susanna M. Salter, American politician (d. 1961)
- 1862 – Boris Borisovich Galitzine, Russian physicist (d. 1916)
- 1876 – Pope Pius XII (d. 1958)
- 1878 – William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1944)
- 1886 – Willis O’Brien, American animator (d. 1962)
- 1900 – Kurt Weill, German composer (d. 1950)
- 1902 – Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy (d. 1972)
- 1904 – Dr. Seuss, American author (d. 1991)
- 1908 – Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov, Yakut-born Soviet sniper (d. 1968)
- 1908 – Walter Bruch, German engineer (d. 1990)
- 1909 – Mel Ott, American baseball player (d. 1958)
- 1913 – Godfried Bomans, Dutch author and television personality (d. 1971)
- 1913 – Celedonio Romero, Spanish guitarist (d. 1996)
- 1913 – Mort Cooper, American baseball player (d. 1958)
- 1914 – Martin Ritt, American director (d. 1990)
- 1917 – Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born American actor and bandleader (d. 1986)
- 1917 – Jim Konstanty, American baseball player (d. 1976)
- 1917 – David Goodis, American writer (d. 1967)
- 1918 – Peter O’Sullevan, Irish horse racing commentator
- 1919 – Jennifer Jones, American actress
- 1919 – Tamara Toumanova, Russian ballerina and actress (d. 1996)
- 1923 – Orrin Keepnews, American writer and critic
- 1923 – Robert H. Michel, American politician
- 1926 – Murray Rothbard, American economist (d. 1995)
- 1927 – Roger Walkowiak, French cyclist
- 1928 – Father John Romanides, Greek priest and professor (d. 2001)
- 1930 – Emma Penella, Spanish actress (d. 2007)
- 1930 – John Cullum, American actor and singer
- 1931 – Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the Soviet Union and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
- 1931 – Tom Wolfe, American author
- 1935 – Al Waxman, Canadian actor (d. 2001)
- 1937 – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria
- 1938 – Ricardo Lagos, former President of Chile
- 1938 – Lawrence Payton, American singer and songwriter (The Four Tops) (d. 1997)
- 1940 – Tony Croatto, Italian-born composer (d. 2005)
- 1941 – David Satcher, 16th United States Surgeon General
- 1942 – Peter Guber, American film producer
- 1942 – John Irving, American author
- 1942 – Luc Plamondon, French Canadian lyricist
- 1942 – Lou Reed, American singer and guitarist
- 1943 – Zygfryd Blaut, Polish footballer (d. 2005)
- 1943 – Claude Larose, French Canadian ice hockey player
- 1943 – Tony Meehan, English drummer (The Shadows) (d. 2005)
- 1943 – Peter Straub, American author
- 1944 – Uschi Glas, German actress
- 1947 – Harry Redknapp, English football manager
- 1948 – Larry Carlton, American guitarist
- 1948 – Rory Gallagher, Irish guitarist (d. 1995)
- 1948 – Jeff Kennett, Australian politician
- 1949 – Alain Chamfort, French singer
- 1949 – Gates McFadden, American actress
- 1949 – Eddie Money, American singer
- 1949 – J. P. R. Williams, Welsh Rugby Union player
- 1950 – Karen Carpenter, American singer (The Carpenters) (d. 1983)
- 1950 – Jeffrey Chodorow, American restaurateur and financier
- 1952 – Mark Evanier, American writer
- 1952 – Laraine Newman, American actress
- 1953 – Russ Feingold, American politician
- 1955 – Shoko Asahara, Japanese cult leader
- 1955 – Jay Osmond, American musician (The Osmonds)
- 1955 – Ken Salazar, American politician
- 1956 – Mark Evans, Australian bassist (AC/DC)
- 1956 – John Cowsill, American musician (The Cowsills)
- 1958 – Ian Woosnam, Welsh golfer
- 1958 – Peter Arnold, American architect
- 1961 – Simone Young, Australian conductor
- 1962 – Jon Bon Jovi, American musician (Bon Jovi)
- 1962 – Al Del Greco, American football player
- 1962 – Morioka Hiroyuki, Japanese writer
- 1962 – Michael Salinger, American poet
- 1962 – Scott Sterling, American musician (Scott La Rock)
- 1962 – Raimo Summanen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
- 1963 – Tuff Hedeman, American bull rider
- 1963 – Tanyu Kiryakov, Bulgarian pistol shooter
- 1964 – Megan Leigh, American porn star (d. 1990)
- 1964 – Mike Von Erich, American professional wrestler (d. 1987)
- 1965 – Ron Gant, American baseball player
- 1965 – Lembit Öpik, British politician
- 1968 – Daniel Craig, English actor
- 1971 – Dave Gorman, English documentary comedian
- 1971 – Elizabeth Lackey, American actress
- 1972 – Amber Smith, American actress and model
- 1973 – Trevor Sinclair, English footballer
- 1973 – Dejan Bodiroga, Serbian basketball player
- 1974 – Monika Niederstätter, Italian athlete
- 1974 – Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer
- 1976 – Glenn Rubenstein, American writer and journalist
- 1977 – Chris Martin, English musician (Coldplay)
- 1977 – Heather McComb, American actress
- 1977 – Andrew Strauss, English cricket player
- 1977 – Jay Gibbons, American baseball player
- 1978 – Giannis Skopelitis, Greek footballer
- 1979 – Damien Duff, Irish footballer
- 1979 – Sergei Davydov, Belarusian figure skater
- 1980 – Édson Nobre, Angolan footballer
- 1980 – Lance Cade, American professional wrestler
- 1981 – Bryce Dallas Howard, American actress
- 1982 – Kevin Kurányi, German footballer
- 1982 – Henrik Lundqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1982 – Ben Roethlisberger, American football player
- 1982 – Corey Webster, American football player
- 1983 – Glen Perkins, American baseball player
- 1984 – Elizabeth Jagger, English model and actress
- 1985 – Robert Iler, American actor
- 1985 – Reggie Bush, American football player
- 1985 – Luke Pritchard, British singer (The Kooks)
- 1988 – Markéta Irglová, Czech songwriter and actress
- 1988 – Nadine Samonte, Filipino actress
- 1988 – Keith Jack, British singer and actor
[List courtesy of Wikipedia]
