2 September Births

September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 

Births

1243 – Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester, 6th Earl of Hertford, English politician (d. 1295)
1251 – Francis of Fabriano, Italian writer (d. 1322)
1516 – Francis I, Duke of Nevers (d. 1561)
1531 – Francesco Cattani da Diacceto, Bishop of Fiesole (d. 1595)
1548 – Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (d. 1616)
1661 – Georg Böhm, German organist and composer (d. 1733)
1675 – William Somervile, English poet and author (d. 1742)
1753 – Marie Joséphine of Savoy (d. 1810)
1778 – Louis Bonaparte, French-Dutch king (d. 1846)
1805 – Esteban Echeverría, Argentinian poet and author (d. 1851)
1810 – Lysander Button, American engineer (d. 1898)
1810 – William Seymour Tyler, American historian and educator (d. 1897)
1812 – William Fox, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1893)
1814 – Ernst Curtius, German archaeologist and historian (d. 1896)
1820 – Lucretia Hale, American journalist and author (d. 1900)
1830 – William P. Frye, American lawyer and politician (d. 1911)
1838 – Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Indian guru and philosopher (d. 1914)
1838 – Liliʻuokalani of Hawaii (d. 1917)
1839 – Henry George, American economist and author (d. 1897)
1850 – Eugene Field, American author and poet (d. 1895)
1850 – Albert Spalding, American baseball player, manager, and businessman, co-founded the Spalding Sporting Goods Company (d. 1915)
1850 – Woldemar Voigt, German physicist and academic (d. 1919)
1852 – Paul Bourget, French author and critic (d. 1935)
1853 – Wilhelm Ostwald, Latvian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1932)
1854 – Hans Jæger, Norwegian philosopher and activist (d. 1910)
1856 – John Bowser, English-Australian politician, 26th Premier of Victoria (d. 1936)
1862 – Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist and composer (d. 1881)
1865 – Simeón Ola, Filipino general and politician (d. 1952)
1866 – Charles Vintcent, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1943)
1873 – Lily Poulett-Harris, Australian cricketer and educator (d. 1897)
1877 – Frederick Soddy, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1956)
1878 – Herman, Estonian-Finnish archbishop (d. 1961)
1878 – Ion Dragoumis, Greek philosopher and diplomat (d. 1920)
1878 – Werner von Blomberg, German field marshal (d. 1946)
1883 – Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria (d. 1963)
1884 – Frank Laubach, American missionary and mystic (d. 1970)
1892 – Dezső Kertész, Hungarian actor and film director (d. 1965)
1894 – Joseph Roth, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1939)
1897 – Fazlollah Zahedi, Iranian general and statesman, 36th Prime Minister of Iran (d. 1963)
1901 – Andreas Embirikos, Greek psychoanalyst and poet (d. 1975)
1901 – Adolph Rupp, American basketball player and coach (d. 1977)
1904 – August Jakobson, Estonian author and politician (d. 1963)
1907 – Pertev Naili Boratav, Turkish author and educator (d. 1998)
1908 – Ruth Bancroft, American landscape and garden designer (d. 2017)
1910 – Paul Saagpakk, Estonian linguist, lexicographer, and academic (d. 1996)
1910 – Donald Watson, English activist, founded the Vegan Society (d. 2005)
1911 – Romare Bearden, American painter and author (d. 1988)
1911 – William F. Harrah, American businessman, founded the Caesars Entertainment Corporation (d. 1978)
1911 – Lill Tschudi, Swiss artist (d. 2004)[2]
1912 – Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer (d. 1967)
1913 – Israel Gelfand, Russian-American mathematician and biologist (d. 2009)
1913 – Bill Shankly, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1981)
1915 – Benjamin Aaron, American lawyer and scholar (d. 2007)
1916 – Ömer Lütfi Akad, Turkish director and screenwriter (d. 2011)
1917 – Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (d. 1995)
1917 – Cleveland Amory, American author and critic (d. 1997)
1918 – Allen Drury, American journalist and author (d. 1998)
1919 – Marge Champion, American actress, dancer, and choreographer
1919 – Lance Macklin, English race car driver and businessman (d. 2002)
1922 – Arthur Ashkin, American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate
1922 – Leigh Kamman, American radio host (d. 2014)
1923 – René Thom, French mathematician, biologist, and academic (d. 2002)
1923 – Ramón Valdés, Mexican actor and comedian (d. 1988)
1924 – Daniel arap Moi, Kenyan educator and politician, 2nd President of Kenya
1925 – Hugo Montenegro, American composer and conductor (d. 1981)
1927 – Milo Hamilton, American sportscaster (d. 2015)
1927 – Francis Matthews, English actor (d. 2014)[3]
1928 – Jim Jordan, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2012)
1928 – Horace Silver, American pianist and composer (d. 2014)
1928 – Mel Stuart, American director and producer (d. 2012)
1929 – Hal Ashby, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1988)
1929 – Beulah Bewley, English physician and academic (d. 2018)
1929 – Rex Hartwig, Australian tennis player
1929 – Victor Spinetti, Welsh actor and director (d. 2012)
1931 – Clifford Jordan, American saxophonist (d. 1993)
1931 – Alan K. Simpson, American politician, senator of Wyoming
1932 – Walter Davis, Jr., American pianist (d. 1990)
1932 – Arnold Greenberg, American businessman, co-founded Snapple (d. 2012)
1933 – Ed Conlin, American basketball player and coach (d. 2012)
1933 – Mathieu Kérékou, Beninese soldier and politician, President of Benin (d. 2015)
1934 – Hilla Becher, German Conceptual Photographer (d. 2015)
1934 – Sam Gooden, American soul singer (The Impressions)
1934 – Chuck McCann, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2018)
1934 – Grady Nutt, American comedian, minister, and author (d. 1982)
1935 – D. Wayne Lukas, American horse trainer
1936 – Andrew Grove, Hungarian-American businessman, engineer, and author (d. 2016)
1936 – Károly Krajczár, Hungarian-Slovene author and educator (d. 2018)
1937 – Len Carlson, Canadian voice actor (d. 2006)
1937 – Peter Ueberroth, American businessman
1938 – Leonard Appleyard, English diplomat, British Ambassador to China
1938 – Jimmy Clanton, American pop singer-songwriter
1938 – Ernie Sigley, Australian television host
1941 – Jyrki Otila, Finnish economist and politician (d. 2003)
1941 – Sadhana Shivdasani, Indian actress (d. 2015)
1941 – John Thompson, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
1943 – Rosalind Ashford, American singer
1943 – Glen Sather, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1943 – Joe Simon, American singer-songwriter and producer
1944 – Janet Simpson, English sprinter (d. 2010)
1946 – Luis Ávalos, Cuban-American actor (d. 2014)
1946 – Mary Goudie, Baroness Goudie, English humanitarian and politician
1946 – Marty Grebb, American keyboardist, guitarist, saxophonist, and music producer/arranger
1946 – Billy Preston, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (d. 2006)
1946 – Walt Simonson, American author and illustrator
1946 – Dan White, American sergeant and politician (d. 1985)
1947 – Louis Michel, Belgian educator and politician, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1947 – Jim Richards, New Zealand race car driver
1948 – Nate Archibald, American basketball player and coach
1948 – Terry Bradshaw, American football player, sportscaster, and actor
1948 – Christa McAuliffe, American educator and astronaut (d. 1986)
1949 – Moira Stuart, British broadcaster
1949 – Hans-Hermann Hoppe, American economist and philosopher
1950 – Rosanna DeSoto, American actress
1950 – Michael Rother, German guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter
1951 – Jim DeMint, American politician
1951 – Mark Harmon, American actor and producer
1951 – Mik Kaminski, English musician, rock violinist
1952 – Jimmy Connors, American tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
1952 – Mihhail Lotman, Estonian linguist, scholar, and politician
1953 – Maurice Colclough, English rugby player (d. 2006)
1953 – Ahmad Shah Massoud, Afghan commander and politician, Afghan Minister of Defense (d. 2001)
1953 – John Zorn, American saxophonist, composer, and producer
1954 – Billi Gordon, American neuroscientist, author, and actor. (d. 2018)
1954 – Gai Waterhouse, Scottish-Australian horse trainer and businesswoman
1956 – Mario Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1957 – Tony Alva, American skateboarder and bass player
1957 – Steve Porcaro, American keyboard player and songwriter
1958 – Olivier Grouillard, French race car driver
1958 – Lynne Kosky, Australian social worker and politician (d. 2014)
1959 – Drungo Hazewood, American baseball player (d. 2013)
1959 – Guy Laliberté, Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and poker player, founded Cirque du Soleil
1960 – Eric Dickerson, American football player and sportscaster
1960 – Kristin Halvorsen, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Finance
1960 – Rex Hudler, American baseball player and sportscaster
1961 – Carlos Valderrama, Colombian footballer and manager
1961 – Ron Wasserman, American singer-songwriter and producer
1962 – Eugenio Derbez, Mexican actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1962 – Alonso Lujambio, Mexican academic and politician (d. 2012)
1962 – Prachya Pinkaew, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter
1962 – Keir Starmer, English lawyer and politician
1962 – Tracy Smothers, American wrestler
1963 – Sam Mitchell, American basketball player and coach
1964 – Andrea Illy, Italian businessman
1964 – Keanu Reeves, Lebanese-Canadian actor, singer, and producer
1965 – Lennox Lewis, English-Canadian boxer
1965 – Partho Sen-Gupta, Indian director and screenwriter
1966 – Dino Cazares, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1966 – Massimo Cuttitta, Italian rugby player and coach
1966 – Salma Hayek, Mexican-American actress, director, and producer
1966 – Olivier Panis, French race car driver
1966 – Tuc Watkins, American actor
1967 – Frank Fontsere, American drummer and songwriter
1967 – Andreas Möller, German footballer and manager
1968 – David Dinsmore, Scottish journalist
1968 – Cynthia Watros, American actress
1969 – K-Ci, American R&B singer-songwriter
1969 – Vihang A. Naik, Indian poet
1969 – Stéphane Matteau, Canadian ice hockey player
1969 – Dave Naz, American photographer and director
1971 – Kjetil André Aamodt, Norwegian skier
1971 – Pawan Kalyan, Indian actor politician
1971 – Tommy Maddox, American football player and coach
1971 – César Sánchez, Spanish footballer
1971 – Tom Steels, Belgian cyclist
1971 – Katt Williams, American comedian and actor
1972 – Robert Coles, English golfer
1973 – Matthew Dunn, Australian swimmer
1973 – Jason Blake, American ice hockey player
1973 – Indika de Saram, Sri Lankan cricketer
1973 – Sudeep, Indian actor, filmmaker and television presenter
1974 – Steven Johnson, Australian race car driver
1975 – Jill Janus, American singer (d. 2018)
1975 – MC Chris, American rapper, actor, and screenwriter
1976 – Syleena Johnson, American R&B and soul singer-songwriter and actress
1976 – Aziz Zakari, Ghanaian sprinter
1977 – Frédéric Kanouté, Malian footballer
1979 – Tomer Ben Yosef, Israeli footballer
1979 – Brian Westbrook, American football player
1980 – Dany Sabourin, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Danny Shittu, Nigerian footballer
1980 – Hiroki Yoshimoto, Japanese race car driver
1981 – Fariborz Kamkari, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter
1981 – Jennifer Hopkins, American tennis player
1981 – Chris Tremlett, English cricketer
1982 – Joey Barton, English footballer
1982 – Jason Hammel, American baseball player
1982 – Mark Phillips, English footballer
1983 – Rich Boy, American rapper and producer
1983 – Mark Foster, English rugby player
1984 – Jack Peñate, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1985 – Keith Galloway, Australian rugby league player
1986 – Gélson Fernandes, Swiss footballer
1986 – Kyle Hines, American basketball player
1987 – Scott Moir, Canadian ice dancer
1988 – Ibrahim Šehić, Bosnian footballer
1988 – Keisuke Kato, Japanese actor and singer
1988 – Javi Martínez, Spanish footballer
1988 – Ishant Sharma, Indian cricketer
1988 – Ishmeet Singh, Indian singer (d. 2008)
1989 – Marcus Morris, American basketball player
1989 – Zedd, Russian-German record producer, DJ, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
1989 – Markieff Morris, American basketball player
1989 – Alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer
1990 – Marcus Ericsson, Swedish race car driver
1990 – Shayla Worley, American gymnast
1991 – Gyasi Zardes, American footballer
1992 – Xenia Knoll, Swiss tennis player
1992 – Nenad Lukić, Serbian footballer
1992 – Alberto Masi, Italian footballer
1993 – Tom Anderson, English footballer
1993 – Robert Rooba, Estonian ice hockey player
1994 – Kishen Velani, English cricketer
1995 – İbrahim Demir, Turkish footballer
1995 – Deimantas Petravičius, Lithuanian footballer
1995 – Kian Lawley, American internet celebrity and actor
1996 – Lilla Barzó, Hungarian tennis player
1998 – Austin Cindric, American race car driver

Source: wikipedia