Celebrating Today’s Famous Birthdays: 2nd December – A Tribute to Remarkable Individuals
Welcome, dear readers! It brings me great joy to present a heartfelt tribute to the remarkable individuals born on this significant date. Today, we commemorate the birth anniversary of a diverse array of extraordinary personalities who have left an indelible mark on the world.
Year | Person |
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1368 | Charles VI of France (d. 1422) |
1447 | Bayezid II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1512) |
1483 | Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German theologian and Protestant reformer (d. 1565) |
1560 | Jan Gruter, Dutch scholar and critic (d. 1627) |
1590 | Daniel Seghers, Flemish Jesuit brother and painter (d. 1661) |
1616 | John Wallis, English mathematician and cryptographer (d. 1703) |
1684 | Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian historian and writer (d. 1754) |
1722 | Hryhorii Skovoroda, Ukrainian poet, composer, and philosopher (d. 1794) |
1729 | Antonio Soler, Spanish composer and theorist (d. 1783) |
1755 | Gilbert Stuart, American painter (d. 1828) |
1793 | Clarkson Frederick Stanfield, English painter and academic (d. 1867) |
1800 | France Prešeren, Slovenian poet and lawyer (d. 1849) |
1826 | George B. McClellan, American general and politician, 24th Governor of New Jersey (d. 1885) |
1833 | Carlos Finlay, Cuban epidemiologist and physician (d. 1915) |
1838 | Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist and academic (d. 1916) |
1838 | Octavia Hill, English activist and author (d. 1912) |
1838 | Princess Louise of Prussia (d. 1923) |
1842 | Phoebe Hearst, American philanthropist and activist (d. 1919) |
1842 | Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American businessman, founded the Pillsbury Company (d. 1899) |
1842 | Ellen Swallow Richards, American chemist, ecologist, and educator (d. 1911) |
1857 | Joseph Conrad, Polish-born British novelist (d. 1924) |
1857 | Mathilde Kralik, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1944) |
1863 | Gussie Davis, African-American songwriter (d. 1899) |
1864 | Herman Heijermans, Dutch author and playwright (d. 1924) |
1867 | William John Bowser, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of British Columbia (d. 1933) |
1872 | Arthur Charles Hardy, Canadian lawyer and politician, Canadian Speaker of the Senate (d. 1962) |
1872 | William Haselden, English cartoonist (d. 1953) |
1875 | Max Meldrum, Scottish-Australian painter and educator (d. 1955) |
1878 | Francis A. Nixon, American businessman (d. 1956) |
1879 | Albert Asher, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1965) |
1879 | Charles Hutchison, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1949) |
1879 | Kafū Nagai, Japanese author and playwright (d. 1959) |
1879 | Donald Matheson Sutherland, Canadian physician and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 1970) |
1880 | Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (d. 1945) |
1883 | Anton Webern, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1945) |
1884 | Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (d. 1963) |
1884 | Walther Stampfli, Swiss lawyer and politician, 50th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1965) |
1886 | Manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978) |
1887 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, Japanese general and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1990) |
1891 | Thomas Farrell, American general (d. 1967) |
1894 | Deiva Zivarattinam, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 1975) |
1895 | Anna Freud, Austrian-English psychologist and psychoanalyst (d. 1982) |
1897 | William Gropper, American cartoonist and painter (d. 1977) |
1899 | Hayato Ikeda, Japanese politician, 58th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1965) |
1899 | Howard Kinsey, American tennis player (d. 1966) |
1900 | Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountaineer (d. 2004) |
1900 | Richard Kuhn, Austrian-German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967) |
1901 | Glenn Hartranft, American shot putter and discus thrower (d. 1970) |
1901 | Mildred Wiley, American high jumper (d. 2000) |
1902 | Mitsuo Fuchida, Japanese captain and pilot (d. 1976) |
1902 | Feliks Kibbermann, Estonian chess player and philologist (d. 1993) |
1904 | Edgar Moon, Australian tennis player (d. 1976) |
1905 | Les Ames, English cricketer (d. 1990) |
1907 | Connee Boswell, American jazz singer (d. 1976) |
1911 | Nino Rota, Italian pianist, composer, conductor, and academic (d. 1979) |
1914 | Irving Fine, American composer and academic (d. 1962) |
1918 | Abdul Haris Nasution, Indonesian general and politician, 12th Indonesian Minister of Defence (d. 2000) |
1919 | Charles Lynch, Canadian journalist and author (d. 1994) |
1921 | Phyllis Curtin, American soprano and academic (d. 2016) |
1921 | John Doar, American lawyer and activist (d. 2014) |
1922 | Len Lesser, American actor (d. 2011) |
1922 | Eli Mandel, Canadian poet, critic, and academic (d. 1992) |
1922 | Sven Nykvist, Swedish director and cinematographer (d. 2006) |
1923 | Trevor Bailey, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2011) |
1923 | Stjepan Bobek, Croatian-Serbian footballer and manager (d. 2010) |
1923 | Moyra Fraser, Australian-English actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2009) |
1924 | Wiel Coerver, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2011) |
1924 | F. Sionil José, Filipino journalist, writer and author |
1924 | Roberto Mieres, Argentinian race car driver and sailor (d. 2012) |
1927 | Andy Williams, American singer (d. 2012) |
1928 | Thomas M. Foglietta, American politician and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (d. 2004) |
1928 | Muhammad Habibur Rahman, Indian-Bangladeshi jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (d. 2014) |
1929 | John S. Dunne, American priest and theologian (d. 2013) |
1930 | Jean-Luc Godard, French-Swiss director and screenwriter |
1930 | Raul M. Gonzalez, Filipino lawyer and politician, 42nd Filipino Secretary of Justice (d. 2014) |
1930 | Yves Trudeau, Canadian sculptor |
1931 | Franz Josef Degenhardt, German author and poet (d. 2011) |
1931 | Jaye P. Morgan, American singer and actress |
1932 | Takao Fujinami, Japanese lawyer and politician (d. 2007) |
1933 | Paul J. Crutzen, Dutch chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate |
1934 | Nicolas Coster, British-American actor |
1934 | Viktor Gorbatko, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut |
1934 | Abimael Guzmán, Peruvian philosopher and academic |
1935 | Eddie Bernice Johnson, American nurse and politician |
1937 | Bobby Allison, American race car driver and businessman |
1937 | Morgan Llywelyn, American-Irish model and author |
1937 | Binod Bihari Verma, Indian physician and author (d. 2003) |
1938 | Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1989) |
1938 | Sally Shlaer, American mathematician and engineer (d. 1998) |
1939 | John Paul, Sr., Dutch-American race car driver |
1939 | David Phillips, English chemist and academic |
1940 | Jeffrey R. Holland, American academic and religious leader |
1942 | Mike Gibson, Northern Irish-Irish rugby player |
1942 | Pedro Rocha, Uruguayan footballer and manager (d. 2013) |
1942 | Alice Schwarzer, German journalist and publisher, founded EMMA Magazine |
1942 | David K. Shipler, American journalist and author |
1943 | J. Philippe Rushton, English-Canadian psychologist and academic (d. 2012) |
1943 | Joseph Franklin Ada, Guamanian lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Guam |
1944 | Ralph McTell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
1944 | Craig Raine, English poet, author, and playwright |
1948 | Jan Hrubý, Czech violinist and songwriter |
1948 | Maxwell Hutchinson, English architect and television host |
1948 | Ozzy Osbourne, English singer-songwriter |
1949 | Heather Menzies, Canadian-American actress |
1949 | Mickey Thomas, American singer-songwriter |
1950 | Alberto Juantorena, Cuban runner |
1951 | Mike Bantom, American basketball player and manager |
1951 | Ray Candy, American wrestler and trainer (d. 1994) |
1951 | Rick Mears, American race car driver |
1951 | Mike Stock, English songwriter, record producer, and musician |
1952 | Don Barnes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
1953 | Franz Klammer, Austrian skier and race car driver |
1953 | Rob Waring, American-Norwegian vibraphonist and contemporary composer |
1954 | Grace Andreacchi, American-English author, poet, and playwright |
1956 | Ewa Kopacz, Polish physician and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Poland |
1957 | Maxim Korobov, Russian businessman and politician |
1959 | Eamonn Holmes, Irish journalist and game show host |
1960 | Daryl Hannah, American actress and producer |
1960 | Igor Larionov, Russian ice hockey player |
1960 | Julianne Moore, American actress and author |
1960 | Mike Ramsey, American ice hockey player and coach |
1962 | Richard Bacon, English banker, journalist, and politician |
1962 | Nataliya Grygoryeva, Ukrainian hurdler |
1963 | Joe Lally, American singer-songwriter and bass player |
1963 | Terri Schiavo, American medical patient (d. 2005) |
1964 | Darryl Hamilton, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2015) |
1965 | Andrew Stanton, American voice actor, director, producer, screenwriter |
1965 | Katarina Witt, German figure skater and actress |
1966 | Flemming Povlsen, Danish footballer and manager |
1966 | Irina Zhuk, Russian figure skater and coach |
1967 | Marie Françoise Ouedraogo, Burkinabé mathematician |
1968 | Brendan Fraser, American actor and producer |
1968 | Montell Jordan, American singer-songwriter and producer |
1969 | Bill Steer, English guitarist and songwriter |
1969 | Hal Steinbrenner, American businessman, co-owner of the New York Yankees |
1970 | Paul Byrd, American baseball player |
1970 | Lindsey Hunter, American basketball player and coach |
1970 | Christian Karembeu, French footballer |
1970 | Laura Schuler, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
1971 | Frank Sinclair, English-Jamaican footballer and manager |
1971 | Henk Timmer, Dutch footballer and manager |
1971 | Vernon White, American mixed martial artist and wrestler |
1972 | Danilo Goffi, Italian runner |
1973 | Holly Marie Combs, American actress and producer |
1974 | Lucette Rådström, Swedish journalist |
1976 | Mark Boucher, South African cricketer |
1976 | Gary Glover, American baseball player |
1976 | Cornelius Griffin, American football player |
1976 | Byron Kelleher, New Zealand rugby player |
1976 | Tomotaka Okamoto, Japanese soprano |
1977 | Chad Durbin, American baseball player |
1977 | Troy Evans, American football player |
1977 | Adam Małysz, Polish ski jumper and race car driver |
1977 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya, Russian runner |
1978 | Trina, American rapper and producer |
1978 | Daniel Alexandersson, Swedish footballer |
1978 | Jiří Bicek, Slovak ice hockey player |
1978 | Bram Tankink, Dutch cyclist |
1979 | Daniel Bedingfield, New Zealand-English singer-songwriter |
1979 | Rock Cartwright, American football player |
1980 | Anna Chlumsky, American actress |
1980 | Jenna Dewan, American actress and dancer |
1981 | Ioannis Amanatidis, Greek footballer |
1981 | Tyjuan Hagler, American football player |
1981 | Edwin Valero, Venezuelan boxer (d. 2010) |
1981 | David Villa, Spanish footballer |
1982 | Manny Corpas, Panamanian baseball player |
1982 | Michael Essien, Ghanaian footballer |
1982 | Dascha Polanco Dominican-American actress |
1982 | Franco Sbaraglini, Argentinian-Italian rugby player |
1983 | Stephen Donald, New Zealand rugby player |
1983 | Sherri DuPree, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
1983 | James Ihedigbo, American football player |
1983 | Aleksey Drozdov, Russian decathlete |
1984 | Avraam Papadopoulos, Greek footballer |
1985 | László Cseh, Hungarian swimmer |
1985 | Mike Randolph, American soccer player |
1985 | Amanda Seyfried, American actress |
1985 | Robert Swift, American basketball player |
1985 | Marcus Williams, American basketball player |
1987 | Michael Angarano, American actor, director, and screenwriter |
1987 | Erik Grönwall, Swedish singer-songwriter |
1987 | Brian Robiskie, American football player |
1987 | Alicia Sacramone, American gymnast |
1988 | Melissa Aldana, Chilean saxophonist |
1989 | Alex McCarthy, English footballer |
1989 | Selçuk Alibaz, Turkish footballer |
1989 | Tomasz Narkun, Polish mixed martial artist |
1990 | Christian Benteke, Belgian footballer |
1990 | Sharon Fichman, Canadian-Israeli tennis player |
1991 | Ekaterine Gorgodze, Georgian tennis player |
1992 | Cristian Ceballos, Spanish footballer |
As we come to the end of this tribute to today’s famous birthdays, let us carry forward the inspiration and lessons gleaned from these exceptional individuals. Their journeys remind us that with determination, passion, and resilience, we can leave our own unique imprint on the world. May their stories serve as a guiding light, igniting the spark within each of us to pursue greatness and make a positive impact.
Stay tuned for more insightful posts dedicated to celebrating the lives and contributions of notable personalities. Their stories continue to resonate and inspire, shaping the course of history and leaving an unforgettable legacy for generations to come. Until next time, may the spirit of these extraordinary individuals continue to guide and inspire you on your own remarkable journey.