People born on March 2 186
Benedict of Nursia
b. 480
Benedict of Nursia, Italian Christian saint (d. 543 or 547)
Robert II of Scotland
b. 1316 – d. 1390
Robert II of Scotland (b. 1316)
Jean II, Duke of Alençon
b. 1409 – d. 1476
Jean II, Duke of Alençon (d. 1476)
Countess Palatine Margaret of Mosbach
b. 1432 – d. 1457
Countess Palatine Margaret of Mosbach, countess consort of Hanau (d. 1457)
Johannes Engel
b. 1453 – d. 1512
Johannes Engel, German doctor, astronomer and astrologer (d. 1512)
Pope Adrian VI
b. 1459 – d. 1523
Pope Adrian VI (b. 1459)
Franz von Sickingen
b. 1481 – d. 1523
Franz von Sickingen, German knight (b. 1481)
Thomas Bodley
b. 1545 – d. 1613
Thomas Bodley, English diplomat and scholar, founded the Bodleian Library (b. 1545)
George Sandys
b. 1577 – d. 1644
George Sandys, English traveller, colonist and poet (d. 1644)
Cornelis Speelman
b. 1628 – d. 1684
Cornelis Speelman, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1684)
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Carlo Gimach
b. 1651 – d. 1730
Carlo Gimach, Maltese architect, engineer and poet (d. 1730)
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
b. 1705 – d. 1793
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1705)
Nicholas Pocock
b. 1740 – d. 1821
Nicholas Pocock, English sea painter (d.1821)
Camille Desmoulins
b. 1760 – d. 1794
Camille Desmoulins, French journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1760)
DeWitt Clinton
b. 1769 – d. 1828
DeWitt Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of New York (d. 1828)
Louis-Gabriel Suchet
b. 1770 – d. 1826
Louis-Gabriel Suchet, French general (b. 1770)
Joel Roberts Poinsett
b. 1779 – d. 1851
Joel Roberts Poinsett, American physician and politician, 15th United States Secretary of War (d. 1851)
Sam Houston
b. 1793 – d. 1863
Sam Houston, American general and politician, 7th Governor of Texas (b. 1793)
Yevgeny Baratynsky
b. 1800 – d. 1844
Yevgeny Baratynsky, Russian philosopher and poet (b. 1800)
Pope Leo XIII
b. 1810 – d. 1903
Pope Leo XIII (b. 1810)
Alexander Bullock
b. 1816 – d. 1882
Alexander Bullock, American lawyer and politician, 26th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1882)
János Arany
b. 1817 – d. 1882
János Arany, Hungarian journalist and poet (d. 1882)
Multatuli
b. 1820 – d. 1887
Multatuli, Dutch-German author and civil servant (b. 1820)
Bedřich Smetana
b. 1824 – d. 1884
Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer and educator (b. 1824)
Carl Schurz
b. 1829 – d. 1906
Carl Schurz, German-American general, journalist, and politician, 13th United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1829)
Henry Billings Brown
b. 1836 – d. 1913
Henry Billings Brown, American lawyer and judge (d. 1913)
Carl Jacobsen
b. 1842 – d. 1914
Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer and philanthropist (b. 1842)
Marie Roze
b. 1846 – d. 1926
Marie Roze, French soprano (d. 1926)
Robert Means Thompson
b. 1849 – d. 1930
Robert Means Thompson, American soldier, businessman, and philanthropist (b. 1849)
Sholem Aleichem
b. 1859 – d. 1916
Sholem Aleichem, Ukrainian-American author and playwright (b. 1859)
Susanna M. Salter
b. 1860 – d. 1961
Susanna M. Salter, American activist and politician (b. 1860)
John Jay Chapman
b. 1862 – d. 1933
John Jay Chapman, American lawyer, author, and poet (d. 1933)
Pope Pius XII
b. 1876 – d. 1958
Pope Pius XII (b. 1876)
William Kissam Vanderbilt II
b. 1878 – d. 1944
William Kissam Vanderbilt II, American lieutenant and sailor (b. 1878)
Willis H. O'Brien
b. 1886 – d. 1962
Willis H. O'Brien, American animator and director (d. 1962)
Kurt Grelling
b. 1886 – d. 1942
Kurt Grelling, German logician and philosopher (d. 1942)
Kurt Weill
b. 1900 – d. 1950
Kurt Weill, German-American composer and pianist (b. 1900)
Grete Hermann
b. 1901 – d. 1984
Grete Hermann, German mathematician and philosopher (d. 1984)
Moe Berg
b. 1902 – d. 1972
Moe Berg, American baseball player, coach, and spy (b. 1902)
Edward Condon
b. 1902 – d. 1974
Edward Condon, American physicist and academic (d. 1974)
Dr. Seuss
b. 1904 – d. 1991
Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator (b. 1904)
Marc Blitzstein
b. 1905 – d. 1964
Marc Blitzstein American pianist and composer (b. 1905)
Geoffrey Grigson
b. 1905 – d. 1985
Geoffrey Grigson, English poet and critic (d. 1985)
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Walter Bruch
b. 1908 – d. 1990
Walter Bruch, German engineer (d. 1990)
Mel Ott
b. 1909 – d. 1958
Mel Ott, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (d. 1958)
Henry Katzman
b. 1912 – d. 2001
Henry Katzman, American pianist, composer, and painter (d. 2001)
Godfried Bomans
b. 1913 – d. 1971
Godfried Bomans, Flemish television host and author (d. 1971)
Mort Cooper
b. 1913 – d. 1958
Mort Cooper, American baseball player (d. 1958)
Martin Ritt
b. 1914 – d. 1990
Martin Ritt, American actor and film director (d. 1990)
John Burton (diplomat)
b. 1915 – d. 2010
John Burton, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to Ceylon (d. 2010)
Desi Arnaz
b. 1917 – d. 1986
Desi Arnaz, Cuban-American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1986)
David Goodis
b. 1917 – d. 1967
David Goodis, American author and screenwriter (b. 1917)
Jim Konstanty
b. 1917 – d. 1976
Jim Konstanty, American baseball player (b. 1917)
Jennifer Jones
b. 1919 – d. 2009
Jennifer Jones, American actress (d. 2009)
Eddie Lawrence
b. 1919 – d. 2014
Eddie Lawrence, American actor, singer, and playwright (d. 2014)
Tamara Toumanova
b. 1919 – d. 1996
Tamara Toumanova, American ballerina and actress (b. 1919)
Kazimierz Górski
b. 1921 – d. 2006
Kazimierz Górski, Polish footballer and manager (b. 1921)
Ernst Haas
b. 1921 – d. 1986
Ernst Haas, Austrian-American photographer and journalist (d. 1986)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
b. 1922 – d. 1986
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, American saxophonist (d. 1986)
Bill Quackenbush
b. 1922 – d. 1999
Bill Quackenbush, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1922)
Frances Spence
b. 1922 – d. 2012
Frances Spence, American computer programmer (d. 2012)
Basil Hume
b. 1923 – d. 1999
Basil Hume, English cardinal (b. 1923)
Robert H. Michel
b. 1923 – d. 2017
Robert H. Michel, American politician (b. 1923)
Dave Strack
b. 1923 – d. 2014
Dave Strack, American basketball player and coach (b. 1923)
Cal Abrams
b. 1924 – d. 1997
Cal Abrams, American baseball player (b. 1924)
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Renos Apostolidis
b. 1924 – d. 2004
Renos Apostolidis, Greek philologist, author, and critic (b. 1924)
Bernard Agré
b. 1926 – d. 2014
Bernard Agré, Ivorian cardinal (b. 1926)
Murray Rothbard
b. 1926 – d. 1995
Murray Rothbard, American economist, historian, and theorist (b. 1926)
Roger Walkowiak
b. 1927 – d. 2017
Roger Walkowiak, French cyclist and economist (d. 2017)
John Cullum
b. 1930
John Cullum, American actor and singer
Emma Penella
b. 1930 – d. 2007
Emma Penella, Spanish actress (b. 1930)
Mikhail Gorbachev
b. 1931
Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian lawyer and politician, President of the Soviet Union, Nobel Prize laureate
Tom Wolfe
b. 1931
Tom Wolfe, American journalist and author
Gun Hägglund
b. 1932 – d. 2011
Gun Hägglund, Swedish journalist and translator (d. 2011)
Dottie Rambo
b. 1934 – d. 2008
Dottie Rambo, American singer-songwriter (d. 2008)
Gene Stallings
b. 1935
Gene Stallings, American football player and coach
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Haroon Ahmed
b. 1936
Haroon Ahmed, Pakistani-English engineer and academic
John Tusa
b. 1936
John Tusa, Czech-English journalist and academic
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
b. 1937
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algerian soldier and politician, 5th President of Algeria
Ricardo Lagos
b. 1938
Ricardo Lagos, Chilean economist, lawyer, and politician, 33rd President of Chile
Lawrence Payton
b. 1938 – d. 1997
Lawrence Payton, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1997)
Clark Gesner
b. 1938 – d. 2002
Clark Gesner, American author and composer (b. 1938)
Jan Howard Finder
b. 1939 – d. 2013
Jan Howard Finder, American author and academic (d. 2013)
Mamnoon Hussain
b. 1940
Mamnoon Hussain, Pakistani businessman and politician, 12th President of Pakistan
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John Cornell
b. 1941
John Cornell, Australian actor, director, and producer
David Satcher
b. 1941
David Satcher, American admiral and physician, 16th Surgeon General of the United States
John Irving
b. 1942
John Irving, American novelist and screenwriter
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Claude Larose (ice hockey, born 1942)
b. 1942
Claude Larose, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Mir-Hossein Mousavi
b. 1942
Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Iranian architect and politician, 79th Prime Minister of Iran
Lou Reed
b. 1942 – d. 2013
Lou Reed, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (d. 2013)
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Derek Woodley
b. 1942 – d. 2002
Derek Woodley, English footballer (d. 2002)
George Layton
b. 1943
George Layton, English actor, director, and screenwriter
Peter Straub
b. 1943
Peter Straub, American author and poet
Robert Williams (artist)
b. 1943
Robert Williams, American painter and cartoonist
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Derek Watkins (trumpeter)
b. 1945 – d. 2013
Derek Watkins, English trumpet player and composer (b. 1945)
Nelson Ned
b. 1947 – d. 2014
Nelson Ned, Brazilian singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
Harry Redknapp
b. 1947
Harry Redknapp, English footballer and manager
Larry Carlton
b. 1948
Larry Carlton, American guitarist and songwriter
Rory Gallagher
b. 1948 – d. 1995
Rory Gallagher, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1949)
Jeff Kennett
b. 1948
Jeff Kennett, Australian journalist and politician, 43rd Premier of Victoria
Karen Carpenter
b. 1950 – d. 1983
Karen Carpenter, American singer (b. 1950)
Mark Evanier
b. 1952
Mark Evanier, American author and screenwriter
Laraine Newman
b. 1952
Laraine Newman, American actress and comedian
Russ Feingold
b. 1953
Russ Feingold, American lawyer and politician
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Ed Johnstone
b. 1954
Ed Johnstone, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Dale Bozzio
b. 1955
Dale Bozzio, American pop-rock singer-songwriter
Jay Osmond
b. 1955
Jay Osmond, American singer, drummer, actor, and TV/film producer
Ken Salazar
b. 1955
Ken Salazar, American lawyer and politician, 50th United States Secretary of the Interior
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Steve Small
b. 1955
Steve Small, Australian cricketer
John Cowsill
b. 1956
John Cowsill, American musician, songwriter, and producer
Mark Evans (musician)
b. 1956
Mark Evans, Australian rock bass player
Hossein Dehghan
b. 1957
Hossein Dehghan, Iranian general and politician, Iranian Minister of Defense
Dito Tsintsadze
b. 1957
Dito Tsintsadze, Georgian film director and screenwriter
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Mark Dean (computer scientist)
b. 1957
Mark Dean, American inventor and computer engineer
Kevin Curren
b. 1958
Kevin Curren, South African-American tennis player
Ian Woosnam
b. 1958
Ian Woosnam, English-Welsh golfer
Larry Stewart (singer)
b. 1959
Larry Stewart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Simone Young
b. 1961
Simone Young, Australian conductor, director, and composer
Jon Bon Jovi
b. 1962
Jon Bon Jovi, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
Paul Farrelly
b. 1962
Paul Farrelly, English journalist and politician
Tom Nordlie
b. 1962
Tom Nordlie, Norwegian footballer and coach
Brendan O'Connor (politician)
b. 1962
Brendan O'Connor, Australian politician, Australian Minister for Employment
Raimo Summanen
b. 1962
Raimo Summanen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
Gabriele Tarquini
b. 1962
Gabriele Tarquini, Italian race car driver
Alvin Youngblood Hart
b. 1963
Alvin Youngblood Hart, American singer and guitarist
Anthony Albanese
b. 1963
Anthony Albanese, Australian politician, 15th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
Laird Hamilton
b. 1964
Laird Hamilton, American surfer and actor
Mike Von Erich
b. 1964 – d. 1987
Mike Von Erich, American wrestler (d. 1987)
Ron Gant
b. 1965
Ron Gant, American baseball player and journalist
Lembit Öpik
b. 1965
Lembit Öpik, Northern Irish politician
Simon Reevell
b. 1966
Simon Reevell, English lawyer and politician
Daniel Craig
b. 1968
Daniel Craig, English actor and producer
James Purnell
b. 1970
James Purnell, English politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Wibi Soerjadi
b. 1970
Wibi Soerjadi, Dutch pianist and composer
Method Man
b. 1971
Method Man, American rapper, record producer and actor
Mauricio Pochettino
b. 1972
Mauricio Pochettino, Argentinian footballer and manager
Dejan Bodiroga
b. 1973
Dejan Bodiroga, Serbian basketball player
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Trevor Sinclair
b. 1973
Trevor Sinclair, English footballer and manager
Hayley Lewis
b. 1974
Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer and television host
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Daryl Gibson
b. 1975
Daryl Gibson, New Zealand rugby player
Dominique Canty
b. 1977
Dominique Canty, American basketball player and coach
Chris Martin
b. 1977
Chris Martin, English singer-songwriter and producer
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Stephen Parry (swimmer)
b. 1977
Stephen Parry, English swimmer and sportscaster
Andrew Strauss
b. 1977
Andrew Strauss, South African-English cricketer
Gabby Eigenmann
b. 1978
Gabby Eigenmann, Filipino actor and singer
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Lee Hodges (footballer, born 1978)
b. 1978
Lee Hodges, English footballer and manager
Tomáš Kaberle
b. 1978
Tomáš Kaberle, Czech ice hockey player
Damien Duff
b. 1979
Damien Duff, Irish footballer
Jim Troughton
b. 1979
Jim Troughton, English cricketer
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Nicky Weaver
b. 1979
Nicky Weaver, English footballer
Chris Barker
b. 1980
Chris Barker, English footballer and manager
Rebel Wilson
b. 1980
Rebel Wilson, Australian actress and screenwriter
Lance Cade
b. 1981 – d. 2010
Lance Cade, American wrestler (b. 1981)
Bryce Dallas Howard
b. 1981
Bryce Dallas Howard, American actress
Kevin Kurányi
b. 1982
Kevin Kurányi, German footballer
Henrik Lundqvist
b. 1982
Henrik Lundqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
Ben Roethlisberger
b. 1982
Ben Roethlisberger, American football player
Corey Webster
b. 1982
Corey Webster, American football player
Deuce (singer)
b. 1983
Deuce, American singer-songwriter and producer
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Lisandro López
b. 1983
Lisandro López, Argentinian footballer
Jay McClement
b. 1983
Jay McClement, Canadian ice hockey player
Glen Perkins
b. 1983
Glen Perkins, American baseball player
Ryan Shannon
b. 1983
Ryan Shannon, American ice hockey player
Reggie Bush
b. 1985
Reggie Bush, American football player
Suso Santana
b. 1985
Suso Santana, Spanish footballer
Jonathan D'Aversa
b. 1986
Jonathan D'Aversa, Canadian ice hockey player
Jonas Jerebko
b. 1987
Jonas Jerebko, Swedish basketball player
Édgar Andrade
b. 1988
Édgar Andrade, Mexican footballer
James Arthur
b. 1988
James Arthur, English singer-songwriter
Laura Kaeppeler
b. 1988
Laura Kaeppeler, Miss America 2012
Matthew Mitcham
b. 1988
Matthew Mitcham, Australian diver
Chris Rainey
b. 1988
Chris Rainey, American football player
Geert Arend Roorda
b. 1988
Geert Arend Roorda, Dutch footballer
Alemão (footballer, born 1989)
b. 1989
Alemão, Brazilian footballer
Toby Alderweireld
b. 1989
Toby Alderweireld, Belgian footballer
André Bernardes Santos
b. 1989
André Bernardes Santos, Portuguese footballer
Marcel Hirscher
b. 1989
Marcel Hirscher, Austrian skier
Shane Vereen
b. 1989
Shane Vereen, American football player
Chris Woakes
b. 1989
Chris Woakes, English cricketer
Rauno Alliku
b. 1990
Rauno Alliku, Estonian footballer
Malcolm Butler
b. 1990
Malcolm Butler, American football player
Josh McGuire
b. 1990
Josh McGuire, Australian rugby league player
Nick Franklin (baseball)
b. 1991
Nick Franklin, American baseball player
Jack Stockwell
b. 1992
Jack Stockwell, Australian rugby league player
Ange-Freddy Plumain
b. 1995
Ange-Freddy Plumain, French footballer
Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne
b. 2016
Prince Oscar, duke of Skåne and prince of Sweden