Famous birthdays on August 2
Famous people born on August 2, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♌ Star sign
Leo
💎 Birthstone
Peridot
👶 How common
No. 58 of 366
Born on August 2

Jack Warner
born 1892 · American film executive (1892–1978)

Peter O'Toole
born 1932 · British-Irish actor (1932–2013)

JD Vance
born 1984 · Vice President of the United States since 2025
Isabel Allende
born 1942 · Chilean writer (born 1942)

Charli XCX
born 1992 · British singer (born 1992)

Wes Craven
born 1939 · American filmmaker (1939–2015)

Jules A. Hoffmann
born 1941 · French biologist
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Massiel
born 1947 · Spanish singer
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Stefan Effenberg
born 1968 · German association football player
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Angélica Rivera
born 1969 · Mexican singer, model and telenovela actress (born 1969)

Mohamed Al-Deayea
born 1972 · Saudi footballer

Kati Wilhelm
born 1976 · German cross-country skier and biathlete
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Héctor Fort
born 2006 · Spanish footballer
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Varvara Gracheva
born 2000 · Russian and French tennis player

Hassan Hamdy
born 1949 · Egyptian footballer
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Ilija Pantelić
born 1942 · football goalkeeper from Serbia (1942-2014)

Leo Beenhakker
born 1942 · Dutch association football trainer (1942–2025)
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Bertalan Farkas
born 1949 · Hungarian cosmonaut

Marcel Iureș
born 1951 · Romanian actor
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Russell Latapy
born 1968 · Trinidadian association football player
Fernando Couto
born 1969 · Portuguese footballer
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Ricardo Tavarelli
born 1970 · Paraguayan footballer
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Justyna Steczkowska
born 1972 · Polish singer

Éric Deflandre
born 1973 · Belgian footballer
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Naoki Sakai
born 1975 · Japanese association football player
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Sam Worthington
born 1976 · Australian and English actor (born 1976)

Deividas Šemberas
born 1978 · Lithuanian association football player
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Hitoshi Sogahata
born 1979 · Japanese association football player
Wladimir Baýramow
born 1980 · Turkmenistan footballer
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Hélder Postiga
born 1982 · Portuguese footballer

Giampaolo Pazzini
born 1984 · Italian association football player

Paulo Garcés
born 1984 · Chilean association footballer
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Nilla Fischer
born 1984 · Swedish association football player

Yura Movsisyan
born 1987 · Armenian association football player
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Nayer
born 1987 · American singer, songwriter and model
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Nacer Chadli
born 1989 · Belgian association football player (born 1989)
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Eddy Silvestre Pascual Israfilov
born 1992 · Spanish footballer

Felipe Mora
born 1993 · Chilean footballer
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Emil Krafth
born 1994 · Swedish association football player

Kristaps Porziņģis
born 1995 · Latvian basketball player (born 1995)
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Questions about August 2 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on August 2?
- Famous people born on August 2 include Jack Warner (1892), Peter O'Toole (1932), JD Vance (1984), Isabel Allende (1942), Charli XCX (1992).
- What star sign is someone born on August 2?
- Someone born on August 2 is a Leo.
- What is the birthstone for August 2?
- The birthstone for August is peridot.
- How common is a birthday on August 2?
- In the US, August 2 is the No. 58 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,929 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).