Births on 2 April
2000s
Brenda Fruhvirtová
2007
Czech tennis player (born 2007)
Adrián Liso
2005
Spanish footballer
Diana Shnaider
2004
Russian tennis player (born 2004)
Emma Myers
2002
American actress (born 2002)
Rodrigo Riquelme (footballer, born 2000)
2000
Spanish footballer
Josip Stanišić
2000
Croatian footballer (born 2000)
1900s
Dillon Bassett
1997
American racing driver
Abdelhak Nouri
1997
Dutch footballer (born 1997)
Austin Riley
1997
American baseball player (born 1997)
Zach Bryan
1996
American country singer-songwriter (born 1996)
André Onana
1996
Cameroonian footballer (born 1996)
Zack Steffen
1995
American soccer player (born 1995)
Pascal Siakam
1994
Cameroonian basketball player (born 1994)
Keshorn Walcott
1993
Trinidadian javelin thrower
Bruno Zuculini
1993
Argentine footballer (born 1993)
Quavo
1991
American rapper (born 1991)
Evgeniya Kanaeva
1990
Russian rhythmic gymnast (born 1990)
Miralem Pjanić
1990
Bosnian footballer (born 1990)
Amr El Solia
1990
Egyptian footballer (born 1990)
Ellen Adarna
1988
Filipino actress and model (born 1988)
Killing of Renée Good
1988
2026 shooting by a US immigration agent
Jesse Plemons
1988
American actor (born 1988)
Pablo Aguilar (footballer, born 1987)
1987
Paraguayan footballer
Shane Lowry
1987
Irish professional golfer (born 1987)
Ibrahim Afellay
1986
Dutch footballer (born 1986)
Andris Biedriņš
1986
Latvian basketball player (born 1986)
Drew Van Acker
1986
American actor, model and producer (born 1986)
Thom Evans
1985
Retired Scotland international rugby union player
Stéphane Lambiel
1985
Swiss figure skater (born 1985)
Engin Atsür
1984
Turkish basketball player (born 1984)
Nóra Barta
1984
Hungarian diver
Jérémy Morel
1984
Malagasy footballer (born 1984)
Miguel Ángel Moyá
1984
Spanish footballer
Arthur Boka
1983
Ivorian footballer
Maksym Mazuryk
1983
Ukrainian pole vaulter (born 1983)
Marco Amelia
1982
Italian footballer (born 1982)
David Ferrer
1982
Spanish tennis player (born 1982)
Michael Clarke (cricketer)
1981
Australian cricketer
Kapil Sharma
1981
Indian stand-up comedian and television host (born 1981)
Avi Benedi
1980
Israeli singer and songwriter
Adam Fleming (journalist)
1980
British journalist
Gavin Heffernan
1980
Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter
Ricky Hendrick
1980
American racing driver and executive (1980–2004)
Wairangi Koopu
1980
New Zealand international rugby league footballer
Carlos Salcido
1980
Mexican footballer (born 1980)
Per Elofsson
1977
Swedish cross-country skier
Michael Fassbender
1977
German-Irish actor (born 1977)
Hanno Pevkur
1977
Estonian politician (born 1977)
Andreas Anastasopoulos
1976
Greek shot putter
Rory Sabbatini
1976
South African-Slovak professional golfer
Nate Huffman
1975
American basketball player (1975–2015)
Randy Livingston
1975
American basketball player and coach (born 1975)
Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski
1975
German rower (born 1975)
Pattie Mallette
1975
Mother of Justin Bieber
Pedro Pascal
1975
Chilean and American actor (born 1975)
Tayfun Korkut
1974
Football player and coach (born 1974)
Dmitry Lipartov
1973
Russian footballer
Roselyn Sánchez
1973
Puerto Rican actress and dancer (born 1973)
Aleksejs Semjonovs
1973
Latvian footballer
Eyal Berkovic
1972
Israeli former footballer
Remo D'Souza
1972
Indian choreographer and film director (born 1974)
Calvin Davis
1972
American athlete (1972–2023)
Zane Lamprey
1972
American actor, screenwriter and producer
Edmundo (footballer)
1971
Brazilian footballer (born 1971)
Jason Lewry
1971
English cricketer
Todd Woodbridge
1971
Australian tennis player (born 1971)
Ajay Devgn
1969
Indian film actor, director and producer (born 1969)
Greg Camp
1967
American musician (born 1967)
Phil Demmel
1967
American guitarist (born 1967)
Bill Romanowski
1966
American football player (born 1966)
Teddy Sheringham
1966
English football player and manager (born 1966)
Rodney King
1965
Black American victim of police brutality (1965–2012)
Pete Incaviglia
1964
American baseball player (born 1964)
Jonathon Sharkey
1964
American perennial candidate
Karl Beattie
1963
English television director, producer and cameraman
Mike Gascoyne
1963
British engineer and car designer (born 1963)
Pierre Carles
1962
French Filmmaker
Billy Dean
1962
American country music singer and songwriter
Clark Gregg
1962
American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1962)
Buddy Jewell
1961
American country music singer (born 1961)
Christopher Meloni
1961
American actor (born 1961)
Keren Woodward
1961
English singer
Linford Christie
1960
Jamaican-born British sprinter (born 1960)
Brad Jones (racing driver)
1960
Australian racing driver (born 1960)
Pascale Nadeau
1960
Canadian news presenter
Gelindo Bordin
1959
Italian marathon runner (born 1959)
David Frankel
1959
American film director
Juha Kankkunen
1959
Finnish rally driver (born 1959)
Yves Lavandier
1959
French film writer and director (born 1959)
Ezzaki Badou
1959
Moroccan footballer (born 1959)
Stefano Bettarello
1958
Italian former rugby union player
Larry Drew
1958
American basketball player and coach (born 1958)
Caroline Dean
1957
British botanist
Hank Steinbrenner
1957
American baseball executive (1957–2020)
Michael Stone (loyalist)
1955
Loyalist terrorist during The Troubles
Gregory Abbott
1954
American musician (born 1954)
Donald Petrie
1954
American film director (b. 1954)
Jim Allister
1953
Northern Irish politician (born 1953)
Rosemary Bryant Mariner
1953
Pioneer female US Naval Aviator (1953–2019)
Malika Oufkir
1953
Moroccan Amazigh writer and former "disappeared"
Debralee Scott
1953
American actress (1953–2005)
James Vance (comics)
1953
American comic book writer, author and playwright (1953 – 2017)
Lennart Fagerlund
1952
Swedish cyclist (born 1952)
Will Hoy
1952
British racing driver (1952–2002)
Leon Wilkeson
1952
American bass guitarist (1952–2001)
Ayako Okamoto
1951
Japanese professional golfer
Lynn Westmoreland
1950
American politician (born 1950)
Paul Gambaccini
1949
American-British radio and television presenter
Bernd Müller (footballer, born 1949)
1949
German footballer
Pamela Reed
1949
American actress
David Robinson (drummer)
1949
American retired drummer (born 1949)
Roald Als
1948
Danish cartoonist
Dimitris Mitropanos
1948
Greek singer (1948–2012)
Daniel Okrent
1948
American magazine editor (born 1948)
Joan D. Vinge
1948
American science fiction author (born 1948)
Paquita la del Barrio
1947
Mexican singer (1947–2025)
Tua Forsström
1947
Finnish writer
Emmylou Harris
1947
American singer, songwriter, and musician (born 1947)
Camille Paglia
1947
American feminist academic and critic (born 1947)
Richard Collinge
1946
New Zealand cricketer
David Heyes
1946
British politician
Sue Townsend
1946
English writer and humorist (1946–2014)
Kurt Winter
1946
Canadian musician (1946–1997)
Jürgen Drews
1945
German singer (born 1945)
Guy Fréquelin
1945
French rally driver (born 1945)
Linda Hunt
1945
American actress (born 1945)
Reggie Smith
1945
American baseball player (born 1945)
Don Sutton
1945
American baseball player (1945–2021)
Anne Waldman
1945
American poet (born 1945)
Bill Malinchak
1944
American football player (born 1944)
Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce
1943
Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet and life peer (1943–2022)
Caterina Bueno
1943
Italian singer and folk music historian
Larry Coryell
1943
American jazz guitarist (1943–2017)
Antonio Sabàto Sr.
1943
Italian actor (1943–2021)
Leon Russell
1942
American singer-songwriter (1942–2016)
Roshan Seth
1942
British-Indian actor, writer and theatre director (born 1942)
Dr. Demento
1941
American radio broadcaster and record collector (b. 1941)
Sonny Throckmorton
1941
American songwriter
Donald Jackson (figure skater)
1940
Canadian figure skater
Mike Hailwood
1940
British racing driver and motorcycle road racer (1940–1981)
Penelope Keith
1940
English actress (born 1940)
Marvin Gaye
1939
American singer and songwriter (1939–1984)
Anthony Lake
1939
American diplomat and political advisor (born 1939)
Lise Thibault
1939
Canadian politician (born 1939)
John Larsson
1938
Swedish Salvationist (1938–2022)
Booker Little
1938
American jazz trumpeter and composer (1938–61)
Al Weis
1938
American baseball player (born 1938)
Dick Radatz
1937
American baseball player (1937–2005)
Shaul Ladany
1936
Israeli racewalker (born 1936)
Paul Cohen
1934
American mathematician (1934–2007)
Brian Glover
1934
British character actor, writer and professional wrestler (1934–1997)
Carl Kasell
1934
American radio personality (1934–2018)
Richard Portman
1934
American sound engineer
Dovid Shmidel
1934
Rabbi
György Konrád
1933
Hungarian novelist (1933–2019)
Edward Egan
1932
American Catholic cardinal (1932–2015)
Keith Hitchins
1931
American historian member of the Romanian Academy
Vladimir Kuznetsov (javelin thrower)
1931
Roddy Maude-Roxby
1930
British actor (b. 1930)
Ed Dorn
1929
American poet (1929–1999)
Joseph Bernardin
1928
Catholic bishop and cardinal (1928–1996)
Serge Gainsbourg
1928
French musician and actor (1928–1991)
Roy Masters (commentator)
1928
Radio commentator (1928–2021)
David Robinson (horticulturist)
1928
Irish horticultural scientist (1928–2004)
Carmen Basilio
1927
American boxer (1927–2012)
Bo Callaway
1927
American businessman and politician (1927–2014)
Rita Gam
1927
American actress (1927–2016)
Billy Pierce
1927
American baseball player (1927–2015)
Kenneth Tynan
1927
English theatre critic and writer (1927–1980)
Jack Brabham
1926
Australian racing driver and motorsport executive (1926–2014)
Rudra Rajasingham
1926
Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat
George MacDonald Fraser
1925
British author (1925–2008)
Hans Rosenthal
1925
German radio and television host
Bobby Ávila
1924
Mexican baseball player (1924–2004)
Gloria Henry
1923
American actress (1923–2021)
Johnny Paton
1923
Scottish footballer, snooker referee
G. Spencer-Brown
1923
English Mathematician (1923-2016)
John C. Whitehead
1922
American civil servant (1922–2015)
Gerald Bouey
1920
4th governor of the Bank of Canada
Jack Stokes (director)
1920
British animation director
Jack Webb
1920
American filmmaker and actor (1920–1982)
Delfo Cabrera
1919
Argentine athlete (1919–1981)
Alec Guinness
1914
English actor (1914–2000)
Paul Triquet
1910
Canadian Army general (1910–1980)
Chico Xavier
1910
Spiritualist and philanthropist from Brazil (1910–2002)
Buddy Ebsen
1908
American actor and dancer (1908–2003)
Harald Andersson
1907
Swedish discus thrower
Luke Appling
1907
American baseball player (1907–1991)
Alphonse-Marie Parent
1906
Canadian priest, educator and academic administrator
Lionel Chevrier
1903
Canadian Member of Parliament
Jan Tschichold
1902
German graphic designer (1902–1974)
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
1902
Seventh Chabad Rebbe (1902–1994)
Roberto Arlt
1900
Argentine writer (1900–1942)
Anis Fuleihan
1900
American classical composer
Alfred Strange
1900
English footballer (1900–1978)
1800s
Harindranath Chattopadhyay
1898
Indian poet (1898–1990)
Chiungtze C. Tsen
1898
Chinese mathematician (1898–1940)
Johnny Golden
1896
American professional golfer (1896–1936)
Jack Buchanan
1891
Scottish actor, singer, director and producer (1890–1957)
Max Ernst
1891
German artist (1891–1976)
T. B. Cunha
1891
Goan nationalist and activist (1891–1958)
Neville Cardus
1888
English writer (1888–1975)
J. C. Squire
1884
Walter Chrysler
1875
American automotive industry executive
William Donne (cricketer)
1875
English cricketer
Edmund Dwyer-Gray
1870
Australian politician
Hughie Jennings
1869
American baseball player, coach, and manager (1869–1928)
Nicholas Murray Butler
1862
American philosopher, diplomat, and educator (1862–1947)
Iván Persa
1861
Hungarian Slovene Roman Catholic priest and writer
Dominic Savio
1842
Italian student and Catholic saint (1842–1857)
Clément Ader
1841
French inventor and engineer (1841–1925)
Émile Zola
1840
French writer (1840–1902)
Léon Gambetta
1838
French politician (1838–1882)
Jacob Nash Victor
1835
American civil engineer
William Holman Hunt
1827
Pre-Raphaelite English artist (1827–1910)
Henry L. Benning
1814
Confederate States Army general (1814–1875)
Erastus Brigham Bigelow
1814
American inventor of weaving machines
Hans Christian Andersen
1805
Danish writer (1805–1875)
Before 1800
August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben
1798
German poet (1798–1874)
Samuel Bogart
1797
American Methodist minister and militia officer (1797–1861)
Francisco de Paula Santander
1792
Colombian military and political leader (1792–1840)
Lucio Norberto Mansilla
1789
Argentine soldier and politician
Francisco Balagtas
1788
Renowned Filipino poet and writer
Wilhelmine Reichard
1788
German aeronaut (1788–1848)
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
1755
French lawyer, politician and culinary writer
Giacomo Casanova
1725
Venetian adventurer and writer (1725–1798)
Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim
1719
German Enlightenment poet (1719–1803)
Francesca Cuzzoni
1696
Italian operatic soprano
Prince George of Denmark
1653
Consort of Queen Anne from 1702 to 1708
Maria Sibylla Merian
1647
German naturalist, artist (1647–1717)
Francesco Maria Grimaldi
1618
Italian priest and mathematician
Mary of Jesus of Ágreda
1602
Spanish nun (1602–1665)
Pietro Della Valle
1586
Italian composer, musicologist, traveller and author (1586–1652)
Cornelis de Houtman
1565
Dutch explorer (1565–1599)
Elisabeth of Valois
1545
Queen of Spain from 1559 to 1568
John Corvinus
1473
Illegitimate son of Matthias Corvinus (1473–1504)
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