Famous People Born on May 2
Famous people born on May 2 include Catherine the Great (1729), Satyajit Ray (1921) and David Beckham (1975).
BORN ON THIS DAY
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Satyajit Ray
Indian filmmaker and writer (1921–1992)
David Beckham
English footballer (born 1975)
Novalis
German aristocrat and polymath (1772–1801)
Dwayne Johnson
American actor and professional wrestler (born 1972)
Theodor Herzl
Father of modern political Zionism (1860–1904)
Jerome K. Jerome
English writer and humorist (1859–1927)
Lily Allen
English singer-songwriter and actress (born 1985)
Princess Charlotte of Wales
British princess
Manfred von Richthofen
German World War I flying ace (1892–1918)
Donatella Versace
Italian fashion luxury designer (born 1955)
Jacques Rogge
President of the IOC from 2001 to 2013
Athanasius Kircher
German Jesuit scholar and polymath (1602–1680)
Alessandro Scarlatti
Italian Baroque composer (1660–1725)
Yongle Emperor
Emperor of China from 1402 to 1424
David Suchet
English actor (born 1946)
DIED ON THIS DAY
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Alfred de Musset
French writer (1810–1857)
Athanasius of Alexandria
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373
Martin Bormann
German Nazi politician (1900–1945)
Franz von Papen
Chancellor of Germany in 1932
Joseph McCarthy
American politician (1908–1957)
Giulio Natta
Italian chemist (1903–1979)
Maya Plisetskaya
Russian ballet dancer (1925–2015)
J. Edgar Hoover
American law enforcement administrator (1895–1972)
Paulo Freire
Brazilian educator (1921–1997)
Giacomo Meyerbeer
German-born opera composer (1791–1864)
Sources
- May 2 — Wikipedia. Births and deaths on this date
- Catherine the Great — Wikipedia
- Leonardo da Vinci — Wikipedia
- Osama bin Laden — Wikipedia
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation. Birth years under More famous deaths