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List of celebrities and famous people who were born on August 2nd

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2009 - 2000

Famous birthdays on August 2nd for the celebrities who were born in the years 2009 - 2000

2007

  • American child, 17th and 7th born to bob duggar and michelle duggar. they said that they were not ready to stop having children. jennifer has four siblings: joshua, 19, john david, 17, janna 17; jill 16; jill, 17 and janna 16, 17; jill, 14; jinger 13; joseph 12; josiah 11; joyanna 9; jedidiah 8; jeremiah 8; jason 7 ; james …

2004

  • Tv actress

  • Australian family member, first and only child of fashion designer collette dinnigan's daughter, and ex-partner richard wilkins, entertainment journalist.

2002

2001

  • Autumn miller is a dancer known for her impressive skills and popular youtube dance videos.

2000

1999 - 1990

Famous birthdays on August 2nd for the celebrities who were born in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

1998

1997

  • Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics

  • Alizay Riaz is a talented boxer known for her speed and agility in the ring.

  • American wrestler

  • American family, kym douglas, 38, and jerry douglas (61), nearly six weeks premature. his mom, who has been married for eight years now, is the co-host on family channel's "home and family". while his father plays the role as john abbott on young and restless, he is the host of "home and family".

1996

  • Olympic sprinter known for her speed and agility

  • Popular social media personality known for lifestyle content.

  • Professional baseball player known for his exceptional hitting and fielding skills.

  • Simone manuel is an american swimmer known for becoming the first african-american woman to win an individual olympic gold medal in swimming at the 2016 rio olympics.

  • American baseball player

1995

1994

1993

  • Cassidy Gifford is known for her achievements in equestrian sports.

  • Congolese politician

  • Cassidy Gifford

    American family, second child of kathie lee gifford (frank gifford) both her parents are active in television. her father is a monday night football commentator, and her mother is the tv hostess for "live with regis & kathie lee". cassidy is the older sister to cody, who was born in 1990. she also has three grown half-siblings from her father's …

  • American twin actors.

  • Ukrainian activist (d. 2014.)

1992

  • Pop artist known for hits like 'Boom Clap'.

  • Professional football player known for his exceptional skills on the field.

  • Charli xcx is a british pop singer known for her hit songs 'boom clap' and 'break the rules'.

  • Hallie Eisenberg

    Hallie Eisenberg is an American actress known for her roles in films like 'The Insider' and as the 'Pepsi girl' in commercials.

1991

1990

1989 - 1980

Famous birthdays on August 2nd for the celebrities who were born in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

1988

  • Russian volleyball player known for his powerful spikes and contributions to the national team.

  • Golden Tate is a former NFL wide receiver known for his successful career with the Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions.

  • British author and journalist known for her bestselling memoir 'Everything I Know About Love'.

  • Canadian ice hockey player

  • Soccer player

1987

1986

1985

1984

1983

  • Nick diaz is an american mma fighter known for his aggressive fighting style and his rivalry with other top fighters in the sport.

  • Tv actress

  • Brazilian footballer

  • American baseball player

  • Travis Hutson is a politician who has served in various governmental roles advocating for education reform.

1982

1981

1980

  • Nadia Bjorlin

    Nadia bjorlin is an american actress known for her role as chloe lane on the soap opera days of our lives.

  • Youssouf fofana is a convicted killer known for his involvement in the 2006 kidnapping, torture, and murder of ilan halimi.

  • Croatian footballer

  • Dingdong Dantes

    Filipino actor, tv presenter, commercial model, and film producer

1979 - 1970

Famous birthdays on August 2nd for the celebrities who were born in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

1978

1977

1976

1975

1974

1973

1972

1971

1970

  • Renowned actress known for her roles in various blockbuster movies.

  • Olympic gold medalist in sprinting events.

  • Kevin Smith

    Kevin smith is a director known for his work on cult classic films such as clerks and dogma.

  • Director and screenwriter known for films like 'Clerks' and 'Dogma'.

  • Hingham, massachusetts -- nhl right-wing (chicago blackhawks usa).

1969 - 1960

Famous birthdays on August 2nd for the celebrities who were born in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

1968

1967

1966

1965

  • Australian lawyer and politician, 38th treasurer of australia

  • Japanese baseball player and coach

  • Director

  • Wrestler (njpw)

1964

  • Mary-Louise Parker

    Mary-louise parker is an american actress known for her roles in the tv series 'weeds' and the film 'fried green tomatoes'.

  • Australian journalist and television presenter known for her work on current affairs programs.

  • American actress

  • German race car driver

  • Puslinch -- nhl center (tampa bay lightning)

1963

1962

1961

  • Spanish producer and drummer (echo & the bunnymen), (d. 1989).

  • American producer and rapper (above the law).

  • Nfl tight end (philadelphia eagles and atlanta falcons).

  • English singer-songwriter/guitarist (scarlet party and the alan parsons project).

1960

  • American professional figure skater. linda fratianne, a two-time world champion and olympic medallist, rose to international status at lake placid's 1980 winter games. fratianne, one of five children, grew up in northridge ca. she was surprised to receive her first pair skates as a christmas gift at nine years old. fratianne never dreamed of becoming a celebrity or achieving financial …

  • American singer-songwriter (scratch acid the jesus lizard and qui).

  • Co-founder of Broadcast.com and owner of the Dallas Mavericks.

1959 - 1950

Famous birthdays on August 2nd for the celebrities who were born in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

  • French businesswoman, ex-president at the nuclear company areva, nicknamed "atomic annie". from june 1999, when areva was renamed cogema, she was the ceo of areva until june 16, 2011.

  • Apollonia Kotero

    American actress known for her role in the film Purple Rain.

  • American actress and singer

  • American singer and actress

1958

1957

1956

  • American singer, along with his twin brother roger, who was five minutes later, were tv regulars on "lawrence welk show," 1977-1982. after their success with welk, the versatile singer-guitarists did pbs specials until 1996.

  • American singer, along with his twin brother david, who was five minutes earlier, were tv regulars on "lawrence welk show", 1977-82.

  • Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat.

  • American astrophysicist, physicist, and author from italy

  • American professional wrestler

1955

  • Muriel Robin

    She is a french comedian, singer, and actress. in 2007, she was awarded an emmy for her role as the lead in marie besnard. as a child, she was a natural performer and loved to clown around with her family to get laughs. however, her dream was to be a singer. she has been able to realize her dream through …

  • American runner and the record-holder for the 10,000 meter race in 1980. he was more than an athlete, even though he was a direct rifle shooter. he was a colorful and aggressive performer who won seven years of thrilling races. his company, front runner inc. had many business dealings. adidas sponsored him and he sold paraphernalia like hats, tshirts, souvenirs, …

  • Renowned music producer known for his work with bands like Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins.

  • American author known for his historical fiction novels.

  • Manager and english footballer

1954

1953

  • Served as a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom.

  • Scottish rock singer and leader of runrig, the most successful gaelic-singing band. munro was passionate about politics and stood against charles kennedy for parliament on 5/01/1997. he plans to run again and may trade his music career for that of a labour politician.

  • English author and historian

  • American actor

1952

  • French football player, who was a midfielder for france and then coach of senegal. he formed the "magic trio" of midfielders with fernandez, platini and tigana.

  • South carolina, united states -- murderer (fbi most wanted list)

  • Cuba -- fw/lw boxer (1976-80 olympics - gold medalist).

1951

1950

  • Kathryn Harrold

    American actress

  • American japanese-american jurist, bespectacled and bearded, who was the o.j.'s presiding judge. simpson murder trial. he found the trial to be the most difficult experience of his life, suffering through pain, strain and anxiety for nine months. for the most part, he was criticized for failing to keep a tight ship, allowing lengthy arguments over motions and being self-conscious about …

  • Mathieu Carrière

    Mathieu carrière is a german actor known for his roles in numerous films and television shows.

  • Known as the 'Father of the PlayStation' for his work at Sony Computer Entertainment.

1949 - 1940

Famous birthdays on August 2nd for the celebrities who were born in the years 1949 - 1940

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1946

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1944

  • Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi is a Thai billionaire businessman and the chairman of Thai Beverage Public Company Limited.

  • American homicide: found guilty of murdering two women who disappeared from provincetown, massachusetts on 1/26/1969. later, he was arrested for the theft of their vehicle. he was later linked to the disappearances of four other young women.

  • English songwriter and drummer (traffic), (d. 2005).

  • Brazilian singer and berimbau player (d. 2016)

1943

  • Award-winning British novelist known for her historical fiction.

  • Kathy lennon is an american singer known for being a member of the popular vocal group the lennon sisters.

  • The french pilot and commander of the air-france airbus a320, which was hijacked by four terrorists in algiers on 12/24/1995. he was cool and assessed the situation and decided to stop police intervention when it became too dangerous.

  • English-american sergeant, medal of honor recipient (d. 2014)

  • American baseball coach and player

1942

  • Miaisabella Allende is a Chilean-American novelist known for her magical realist novels, including 'The House of the Spirits' and 'Eva Luna'.

  • Isabel Allende

    Isabel allende is a chilean author known for her bestselling novels, such as 'the house of the spirits' and 'eva luna', which often incorporate elements of magical realism.

  • Chilean author known for her novels such as 'The House of the Spirits'.

1941

1940

1939 - 1930

Famous birthdays on August 2nd for the celebrities who were born in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

  • Wes Craven

    American screen writer, filmmaker and author. he is best known for his horror films "nightmare on elm street", and "scream". he studied the humanities and then stumbled upon filmmaking, becoming hollywoodaeur(tm),'s high priest of horror.

  • Renowned for creating iconic horror films such as 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' and 'Scream'.

  • American theorist, author, and academic (d. 2017)

  • American businessman and politician, 73rd united states secretary of the treasury

  • France writer

1938

1937

  • New zealand-based entrepreneur described as the american equivalent of donald trump. it marked the end of an era in the company's history when sir ron brierley, as director of brierley investments, retired on the 40th anniversary of the company, 3/31/2001. since 1990, he had been absent from the group and shifted his attention to guinness peat group.

  • Canadian keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (the band & the call).

  • American football player and dentist (d. 2018)

  • Mexican actress and singer

  • English painter

1936

1935

1934

1933

  • Dom DeLuise

    Dom deluise was an american actor and comedian known for his roles in comedy films and television shows, often collaborating with mel brooks and burt reynolds.

  • Tom Bell

    English actor on stage and in film (born 1933).

  • Tobin bell is an american actor best known for his role as john kramer/jigsaw in the saw film series.

  • American biographer and book editor, warren beatty is a biographer who also wrote books on janis joplin and buddy holly.

1932

  • An irish actor who was known for his charismatic charm since 1959. he was a raconteur who could tell stories about acting mistakes and boozy escapades with the same style and charm that he used to use to sweep across the desert in "lawrence of arabia," his 1962 classic film. this movie earned him his first oscar nomination. he was …

  • Lamar Hunt was an American businessman known for founding the American Football League and Major League Soccer.

  • Marvin david levy is an american composer known for his opera compositions, including 'mourning becomes electra' and 'eco-poem'.

  • Mccall kidnaps and kills american victim of homicide.

1931

1930

1929 - 1920

Famous birthdays on August 2nd for the celebrities who were born in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

  • Zeca afonso was a portuguese singer and songwriter known for his role in the resistance against the dictatorial regime in portugal and for his influential music in the genre of portuguese folk and protest songs.

  • Baron waddington, english lawyer and politician, governor of bermuda (d. 2017)

  • Indian politician, indian minister of external affairs (b. 1929)

  • English producer and director

  • English composer and trombonist (d. 2014).

1928

  • Hugh francis lamprey is a renowned ecologist known for his extensive research on freshwater ecosystems and his contributions to the field of conservation biology.

  • English cricketer (d. 1990)

1927

  • English mathematician and academic (d. 2018)

  • Korean spiritual figure (born 1927)

  • France writer

  • He was a cardiologist, and one of the first hispanics to be designated a master by the american college of cardiology (macc), in recognition of his contributions to cardiology. he has been a member of the puerto rican society of cardiology as well as the pr medical association.

1926

1925

  • American heavyweight boxer who competed from 1943 to 1957.

  • British traveler, born in egypt. he is the tv host of "whicker's world", which he started as a television show. he was a globe-trotting documentaryist and featured interviews with celebrities. his program was viewed by over ten million people. whicker worked for bbc from february 1957 to 1968 before establishing the award-winning partnership with yorkshire television. in the early 1980s, …

  • 43rd president of argentina, argentinian dictator

  • Argentinian general and politician, 43rd president of argentina (d. 2013)

  • English director and producer (b. 1925)

1924

  • An influential African-American writer who explored themes of race, sexuality, and social justice in his works, including 'Go Tell It on the Mountain' and 'The Fire Next Time'.

  • Jams Baldwin was an American novelist, playwright, and social critic, known for his exploration of racial and sexual themes.

  • Carroll O'Connor

    Carroll o'connor was an american actor best known for his role as archie bunker in the tv series 'all in the family'.

  • James Baldwin

    American writer (born in 1924)

1923

  • British composer known for his contributions to contemporary classical music.

  • American boxer (d. 1994)

  • Polish-israeli statesman and politician, 9th president of israel (b. 1923)

  • Israeli politician, prime minister of israel, and the ninth president of israel

  • French rugby player. he was chosen as a prop and wing forward 29 times at international events. he was part of the french team that beat the all blacks 1954, and the english in 1951 at twinckenham.

1922

  • American socialite was previously married to alfred bloomingdale, an entrepreneur. she was also in the same circle as the reagans and was a close friend of nancy. bloomingdale, who died in august 1982 from cancer, had left her widowed. vicki morgan, her mistress, initiated a palimony suit which became the grist for the media.

  • Australian historian and author (d. 1998).

  • (senator-republican-nevada).

  • Hungarian actor (d. 2006)

1921

  • Known for research in nuclear physics and particle accelerators.

  • Simone Valère

    French actress who starred in over forty films between 1941 and 1993.

  • American psychologist and author. he was jungian-trained and developed his own method of self-analysis using the methods published in his book "at a journal workshop". progoff is also the creator of the journal system, and author of many other books. progoff, who suffered from progressive supranuclear paralysis, died in new york city on january 1, 1998.

  • Elaine dundy was an american novelist known for her works such as 'the dud avocado' and 'the old man and me'.

  • Egyptian-english journalist (d. 2013.)

1920

1919 - 1910

Famous birthdays on August 2nd for the celebrities who were born in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

  • American actor known for his roles in classic films and TV shows.

  • Israeli-american singer and actor

  • Compuer scientist

  • American animator, tomstone animation was founded by him. he also co-directed several episodes of the 'bugs bunny show,' and 'adventures of the road-runner (1962). he also directed two compilation shorts for tom and jerry, 'matinee mouse (1966) and shutter bugged cat (1967). his credits later include animation on the 'pink panther’ shorts, bakshiaeur (tm)s "heavy traffic" (1973), and 'coonskin’ (1975), …

1918

1917

  • Chinese-american artist and designer (d. 2003)

  • American military commander who led 3rd battalion, 157th infantry regiment, of the 45th infantry division (usa), the first allied force into dachau concentration camp to liberate its prisoners. sparks rose to the rank colonel after a ten year army career that included the world war ii period from december 1941aeur"august 1945. he graduated in 1947 from the university of colorado …

1916

1915

  • Gary Merrill

    Actor (time tunnel and huckleberry finn), passes away at 75

  • French composer and accordionist of italian heritage.

  • Sculptor/ resistance fighter

  • William gear, a scottish painter and pioneer of silk screen printing, was awarded numerous international awards.

1914

1913

  • Renowned for his research on human sexuality.

  • Edric Connor was a Trinidadian actor, musician, and writer known for his contributions to Caribbean folklore and music.

  • Sri lankan academic and scholar (d. 1980).

1912

  • Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic (d. 1977)

  • Croatian economist and academic (b. 1912)

  • Danish actor (d. 2010)

  • Theoretical physicist

  • Australian comedian and actress plumb began her career as a member gwen meridith’s drama club in 1931. plumb was a comedian who made people laugh with her amazing variety of roles. plumb once said that she had been in almost every type of public entertainment, "except circus", and then added that she would love to be able to perform that …

1911

1910

1909 - 1900

Famous birthdays on August 2nd for the celebrities who were born in the years 1909 - 1900

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1908

1907

1906

  • Albert goodwin was a british historian known for his extensive research and publications on medieval history and the crusades.

1905

  • Myrna Loy

    American actress whose political views brought her to prominence at unesco. she was awarded the best actress award at brussels world film festival 1946 for "best years of our lives", the los angeles film critics association award 1983 for career achievement, and the kennedy center honor 1988. in 1991, she was honored with an honorary oscar.

  • Guyanan psychic. she was able to give jess stearn his first psychic reading. he included her in "adventures into the psychic." she also appears in stearn's books "door to the future", 1963, and "the miracle workers", 1972.

  • German composer (born in 1905)

  • Actress (awakenings 3 women), dies in 87

  • German composer and educator (b. 1905)

1904

1903

  • American healer through laying-on the-hands, who is well-respected by prominent doctors for her work. she doesn't believe in religion, drama, or mystical pretensions.

  • Businessman

1902

1901

  • Physicist known for his work in materials science and dislocation theory.

  • Russian royalty, a nephew of czar nicholas ii and a great-grandson of czar nicholas i.

1900

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