Who are famous people born on April 2?

Famous people born on April 2 include Giacomo Casanova (1725), Hans Christian Andersen (1805), Émile Zola (1840), Max Ernst (1891), Serge Gainsbourg (1928).

What star sign is someone born on April 2?

Someone born on April 2 is a Aries.

What is the birthstone for April 2?

The birthstone for April is diamond.

How common is a birthday on April 2?

In the US, April 2 is the No. 214 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,246 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).

Famous birthdays on April 2

Famous people born on April 2, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.

♈ Star sign
Aries
💎 Birthstone
Diamond
👶 How common
No. 214 of 366

Born on April 2

Giacomo Casanova
born 1725 · Venetian adventurer and writer (1725–1798)
Hans Christian Andersen
born 1805 · Danish writer and poet (1805–1875)
Émile Zola
born 1840 · French novelist, journalist, playwright, and poet (1840–1902)
Max Ernst
born 1891 · German artist (1891–1976)
Serge Gainsbourg
born 1928 · French singer, songwriter, composer, writer, actor and director (1928–1991)
Marvin Gaye
born 1939 · American R&B and soul singer (1939–1984)
Michael Fassbender
born 1977 · German-Irish actor (born 1979)
Miralem Pjanić
born 1990 · Bosnian association football player
Teddy Sheringham
born 1966 · English footballer and manager (born 1966)
David Ferrer
born 1982 · Spanish tennis player (born 1982)
Emma Myers
born 2002 · American actress (born 2002)
Carlos Salcido
born 1980 · Mexican association football player
Miguel Ángel Moyá
born 1984 · Spanish footballer
Yevgeniya Kanayeva
born 1990 · Russian rhythmic gymnast
Josip Stanišić
born 2000 · Croatian association football player (born 2000)
Diana Shnaider
born 2004 · Russian tennis player
Amr El Solia
born 1990 · Egyptian association football player
Paquita la del Barrio
born 1947 · Mexican singer (1947–2025)
Pablo César Aguilar "El Capi Azulado"
born 1987 · Paraguayan footballer
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Samir Kamouna
born 1972 · Egyptian association football player
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Abdoh Otaif
born 1984 · Saudi Arabian footballer (born 1984)
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Assaf Al-Qarni
born 1984 · footballer
Amir Ibragimov
born 2008 · Russian-English association football player (born 2008)
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Óscar López
born 1939 · Colombian footballer (1939-2005)
Zhang Yimou
born 1950 · Chinese filmmaker
Steve Sumner
born 1955 · New Zealand footballer (1955–2017)
Choguel Kokalla Maïga
born 1958 · Former Prime Minister and politician of Mali
Alberto Fernández
born 1959 · president of Argentina from 2019 to 2023
Ezzaki Badou
born 1959 · Moroccan footballer and coach
Juha Kankkunen
born 1959 · Finnish former rally driver
Ajay Devgn
born 1968 · Indian film actor, director and producer
Edmundo
born 1971 · Brazilian association football player
Francisco Arce
born 1971 · Paraguayan association football player and manager
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Masahiro Ando
born 1972 · Japanese association football player
Pedro Pascal
born 1975 · Chilean and American actor (born 1975)
Adam Rodríguez
born 1975 · American actor, writer, and director
Marco Amelia
born 1982 · Italian association football player
Félix Borja
born 1983 · Ecuadorian footballer
Arthur Boka
born 1983 · Ivorian footballer
Jérémy Morel
born 1984 · French and Malagasy footballer (born 1984)

April 2 in history

2025Liberation Day tariffs: U.S. President Donald Trump announces sweeping worldwide tariffs.
2021A Capitol Police officer is killed and another injured when an attacker rams his car into a barricade outside the United States Capitol.
2015Four men steal items worth up to £200 million from an underground safe deposit facility in London's Hatton Garden area in what has been called the "largest burglary in English legal history."
2012UTair Flight 120 crashes after takeoff from Roshchino International Airport in Tyumen, Russia, killing 33 and injuring 10.
2004Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid; the attack is thwarted.
1989Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba, to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.
1980United States President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act.
1975Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from Quảng Ngãi Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.
1921The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established.
1911The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census.
1863American Civil War: The largest in a series of Southern bread riots occurs in Richmond, Virginia.
1792The Coinage Act is passed by Congress, establishing the United States Mint.
1513Having spotted land on March 27, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León comes ashore on what is now the U.S. state of Florida, landing somewhere between the modern city of St. Augustine and the mouth of the St. Johns River.

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day: Abundius of Como
Christian feast day: Amphianus of Lycia
Christian feast day: Æbbe the Younger
Christian feast day: Bronach of Glen-Seichis (Irish martyrology)
Christian feast day: Blessed Elisabetta Vendramini
Christian feast day: Francis of Paola
Christian feast day: Francisco Coll Guitart
Christian feast day: Henry Budd (Anglican Church of Canada)
Christian feast day: Blessed Laura Evangelista Alvarado Cardozo
Christian feast day: Blessed Nicholas Charnetsky

April 2 in every year

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Questions about April 2 birthdays

Who are famous people born on April 2?: Famous people born on April 2 include Giacomo Casanova (1725), Hans Christian Andersen (1805), Émile Zola (1840), Max Ernst (1891), Serge Gainsbourg (1928).
What star sign is someone born on April 2?: Someone born on April 2 is a Aries.
What is the birthstone for April 2?: The birthstone for April is diamond.
How common is a birthday on April 2?: In the US, April 2 is the No. 214 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,246 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).