2 October Births

October 2 is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 90 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Wednesday or Thursday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Saturday (56).

Births

1452 – Richard III of England (d. 1485)
1470 – Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)
1470 – Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon (d. 1498)
1527 – William Drury, English politician (d. 1579)
1538 – Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal and saint (d. 1584)
1589 – Muhammad Parviz, Mughal Empire emperor (d. 1626)
1644 – François-Timoléon de Choisy, French historian and author (d. 1724)
1704 – František Tůma, Czech organist and composer (d. 1774)
1718 – Elizabeth Montagu, English author and critic (d. 1800)
1727 – Ignaz Schiffermüller, Austrian entomologist and academic (d. 1806)
1768 – William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English general and politician (d. 1854)
1798 – Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831-49) (d. 1849)
1800 – Nat Turner, American slave and uprising leader (d. 1831)
1815 – James Agnew, Northern Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1901)
1821 – Alexander P. Stewart, American general (d. 1908)
1824 – Henry C. Lord, American businessman (d. 1884)
1828 – Charles Floquet, French lawyer and politician, 55th Prime Minister of France (d. 1896)
1832 – Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist and academic (d. 1917)
1847 – Paul von Hindenburg, Polish-German field marshal and politician, 2nd President of Germany (d. 1934)
1851 – Ferdinand Foch, French field marshal and theorist (d. 1929)
1852 – William Ramsay, Scottish-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
1854 – Patrick Geddes, Scottish biologist, sociologist, geographer, and philanthropist (d. 1932)
1869 – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian freedom fighter, activist and philosopher (d. 1948)
1871 – Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
1871 – Martha Brookes Hutcheson, American landscaper and author (d. 1959)
1873 – Stephen Warfield Gambrill, American lawyer and politician (d. 1924)
1873 – Pelham Warner, English cricketer and manager (d. 1963)
1879 – Wallace Stevens, American poet and educator (d. 1955)
1882 – Boris Shaposhnikov, Russian colonel (d. 1945)
1883 – Lesley Ashburner, American hurdler (d. 1950)
1883 – Karl von Terzaghi, Czech-American geologist and engineer (d. 1963)
1890 – Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (d. 1977)
1893 – Leroy Shield, American composer and conductor (d. 1962)
1895 – Ruth Cheney Streeter, American colonel (d. 1990)
1897 – Bud Abbott, American comedian (d. 1974)
1902 – John G. Crommelin, American admiral and politician (d. 1996)
1902 – Leopold Figl, Austrian engineer and politician, 18th Chancellor of Austria (d. 1965)
1904 – Graham Greene, English novelist, playwright, and critic (d. 1991)
1904 – Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian academic and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of India (d. 1966)
1905 – Franjo Šeper, Croatian cardinal (d. 1981)
1906 – August Komendant, Estonian-American engineer and academic (d. 1992)
1907 – Víctor Paz Estenssoro, Bolivian politician, 52nd President of Bolivia (d. 2001)
1907 – Alexander R. Todd, Scottish-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
1909 – Alex Raymond, American cartoonist, creator of Flash Gordon (d. 1956)
1911 – Jack Finney, American author and playwright (d. 1995)
1912 – Frank Malina, American engineer and painter (d. 1981)
1914 – Jack Parsons, American chemist, occultist, and engineer (d. 1952)
1914 – Bernarr Rainbow, English organist, conductor, and historian (d. 1998)
1915 – Chuck Williams, American author and businessman, founded Williams-Sonoma (d. 2015)
1917 – Christian de Duve, English-Belgian cytologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
1917 – Charles Drake, American actor (d. 1994)
1919 – John W. Duarte, English guitarist and composer (d. 2004)
1919 – Jan Flinterman, Dutch race car driver and pilot (d. 1992)
1921 – Albert Scott Crossfield, American pilot and engineer (d. 2006)
1921 – Robert Runcie, English archbishop (d. 2000)
1925 – Wren Blair, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2013)
1926 – Jan Morris, English-Welsh historian and author
1928 – George McFarland, American actor (d. 1993)
1928 – Wolfhart Pannenberg, Polish-German theologian and academic (d. 2014)
1929 – Peter Bronfman, Canadian businessman (d. 1996)
1929 – Moses Gunn, American actor (d. 1993)
1930 – Dave Barrett, Canadian social worker and politician, 26th Premier of British Columbia
1932 – Maury Wills, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
1933 – John Gurdon, English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1933 – Phill Niblock, American composer and director
1933 – Dave Somerville, Canadian singer (The Diamonds) (d. 2015)
1934 – Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote, South African-English lawyer and judge
1934 – Earl Wilson, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005)
1936 – Dick Barnett, American basketball player and educator
1936 – Feliciano Belmonte Jr., Filipino lawyer and politician, 20th Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
1936 – Connie Dierking, American basketball player (d. 2013)
1937 – Johnnie Cochran, American lawyer (d. 2005)
1938 – Nick Gravenites, American singer–songwriter and guitarist
1938 – Waheed Murad, Pakistani actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1983)
1938 – Rex Reed, American film critic
1939 – Budhi Kunderan, Indian cricketer (d. 2006)
1941 – Diana Hendry, English poet and author
1941 – Ron Meagher, American rock bass player (The Beau Brummels)
1942 – Steve Sabol, American director and producer, co-founded NFL Films (d. 2012)
1943 – Anna Ford, English journalist and academic
1943 – Franklin Rosemont, American poet, painter, and historian (d. 2009)
1944 – Vernor Vinge, American computer scientist and author
1945 – Martin Hellman, American cryptographer and academic
1945 – Don McLean, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 – Sonthi Boonyaratglin, Thai general and politician
1946 – Peter Kellner, English journalist and author
1947 – Ward Churchill, American author and activist
1947 – Paul Jackson, English director and producer
1948 – Trevor Brooking, English footballer and manager
1948 – Donna Karan, American fashion designer, founded DKNY
1948 – Siim Kallas, Estonian soldier and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Estonia
1948 – Persis Khambatta, Indian model and actress, Femina Miss India 1965 (d. 1998)
1948 – Chris LeDoux, American singer-songwriter and sculptor (d. 2005)
1949 – Richard Hell, American singer-songwriter and bass player
1949 – Annie Leibovitz, American photographer
1950 – Mike Rutherford, English musician and songwriter (Genesis; Mike + the Mechanics)
1951 – Sting, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor
1952 – Jan Švejnar, Czech-American economist and politician
1953 – Vanessa Bell Armstrong, American singer
1953 – Muhammad Abdul Bari, Bangladeshi-English physicist and academic
1954 – Lorraine Bracco, American actress and producer
1955 – Philip Oakey, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
1955 – Nancy Rothwell, English physiologist and academic
1956 – Peter Bruce, Scottish chemist and academic
1956 – Freddie Jackson, American soul singer
1956 – Viatcheslav Mukhanov, Russian-German cosmologist and physicist
1957 – John Cook, American golfer
1957 – Wade Dooley, English rugby player and police officer
1957 – Dave Faulkner, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1957 – Kate St John, English singer-songwriter and producer
1958 – Robbie Nevil, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1960 – Glenn Anderson, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1960 – Django Bates, English pianist and composer
1960 – Johan Lammerts, Dutch cyclist
1960 – Joe Sacco, American journalist and cartoonist
1960 – Tom Schweich, American lawyer and politician, 36th State Auditor of Missouri (d. 2015)
1960 – Dereck Whittenburg, American basketball player and coach
1961 – Jaan Toomik, Estonian director and producer
1962 – James Hunter, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1962 – Mark Rypien, Canadian-American football player
1963 – Keith Bradshaw, Australian cricketer and accountant
1964 – Dirk Brinkmann, German field hockey player
1965 – Darren Cahill, Australian tennis player and coach
1965 – Tom Moody, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
1967 – Frankie Fredericks, Namibian sprinter
1967 – Gary L. Gregg, American political scientist, author, and academic
1967 – Thomas Muster, Austrian tennis player
1967 – Gillian Welch, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1968 – Victoria Derbyshire, English journalist and radio host
1968 – Benjie Paras, Filipino basketball player and actor
1968 – Jeff Martin, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1968 – Jana Novotná, Czech tennis player and sportscaster
1968 – Glen Wesley, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
1968 – Kelly Willis, American country music singer-songwriter
1969 – Badly Drawn Boy, English indie singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
1970 – Eddie Guardado, American baseball player and coach
1970 – Patricia O'Callaghan, Canadian soprano and producer
1970 – Kelly Ripa, American actress, producer, and talk show host
1970 – Maribel Verdú, Spanish actress
1971 – Tiffany Darwish, American singer-songwriter and actress
1971 – Jim Root, American guitarist and songwriter
1972 – Aaron McKie, American basketball player and coach
1973 – Melissa Harris-Perry, American journalist, author, and educator
1973 – Lene Nystrøm, Norwegian singer-songwriter
1973 – Proof, American rapper and actor (d. 2006)
1973 – Scott Schoeneweis, American baseball player
1973 – Maria Wetterstrand, Swedish politician
1974 – Adel Ferdosipour, Iranian journalist and sportscaster
1974 – Bjarke Ingels, Danish architect
1974 – Brian Knight, American baseball player and umpire
1974 – Michelle Krusiec, Taiwanese-American actress and producer
1974 – Matthew Nicholson, Australian cricketer
1974 – Mark Porter, New Zealand race car driver (d. 2006)
1974 – Sam Roberts, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1974 – Paul Teutul Jr., American motorcycle designer, co-founded Orange County Choppers
1974 – Kevin Van De Wege, American firefighter and politician
1975 – Baiba Broka, Latvian politician
1976 – John Thornton, American football player
1978 – Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1978 – Matthew Hancock, English economist and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
1979 – Primož Brezec, Slovenian basketball player
1979 – Francisco Fonseca, Mexican footballer
1979 – Maja Ivarsson, Swedish singer-songwriter
1980 – Shane Andrus, American football player
1981 – Ridzuan Fatah Hasan, Singaporean footballer
1981 – Santi Kolk, Dutch footballer
1981 – Luke Wilkshire, Australian footballer
1982 – Tyson Chandler, American basketball player
1982 – Esra Gümüş, Turkish volleyball player
1982 – George Pettit, Canadian singer-songwriter and bass player
1982 – Gary Wilkinson, American basketball player
1984 – Marion Bartoli, French tennis player
1985 – Çağlar Birinci, Turkish footballer
1985 – Buster Davis, American football player
1985 – Brandon Jackson, American football player
1986 – Camilla Belle, American actress
1987 – Bojana Bobusic, Australian tennis player
1987 – Joe Ingles, Australian basketball player
1987 – Phil Kessel, American ice hockey player
1987 – Joel Reinders, American football player
1987 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr., American race car driver
1988 – Brittany Howard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1989 – Aaron Hicks, American baseball player
1989 – George Nash, English rower
1990 – Dean Bouzanis, Australian footballer
1991 – Roberto Firmino, Brazilian footballer
1992 – Sirje Roops, Estonian footballer
1993 – Michy Batshuayi, Belgian footballer
1993 – Aaro Vainio, Finnish race car driver
1994 – Joana Eidukonytė, Lithuanian tennis player
1995 – Te Maire Martin, New Zealand rugby league player
1995 – Tepai Moeroa, Cook Islands rugby league player
1996 – Tom Trbojevic, Australian rugby league player
1997 – Hana Sugisaki, Japanese actress
2002 – Jacob Sartorius, American singer

Source: wikipedia