History Births on March 02

Nelson Ned, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 2014)

#Nelson_Ned

Cornelis Speelman, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1684)

#Cornelis_Speelman

Bed?ich Smetana, Czech pianist and composer (d. 1884)

#Bed?ich_Smetana

Bill Quackenbush, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1999)

#Bill_Quackenbush

James Purnell, English politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

#James_Purnell

Jeff Kennett, Australian journalist and politician, 43rd Premier of Victoria

#Jeff_Kennett

Ken Salazar, American lawyer and politician, 50th United States Secretary of the Interior

#Ken_Salazar

Mark Evans, Australian rock bass player

#Mark_Evans_(musician)

Bryce Dallas Howard, American actress

#Bryce_Dallas_Howard

Dejan Bodiroga, Serbian basketball player

#Dejan_Bodiroga

Toby Alderweireld, Belgian footballer

#Toby_Alderweireld

Laura Kaeppeler, Miss America 2012

#Laura_Kaeppeler

Karen Carpenter, American singer (d. 1983)

#Karen_Carpenter

Lou Reed, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (d. 2013)

#Lou_Reed

Paul Farrelly, English journalist and politician

#Paul_Farrelly

Malcolm Butler, American football player

#Malcolm_Butler

Sam Houston, American soldier and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Texas (d. 1863)

#Sam_Houston

Anthony Albanese, Australian politician, 15th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia

#Anthony_Albanese

John Jay Chapman, American lawyer, author, and poet (d. 1933)

#John_Jay_Chapman

Dominique Canty, American basketball player and coach

#Dominique_Canty

Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator (d. 1991)

#Dr._Seuss

Rauno Alliku, Estonian footballer

#Rauno_Alliku

Ian Woosnam, English-Welsh golfer

#Ian_Woosnam

Gabriele Tarquini, Italian race car driver

#Gabriele_Tarquini

Nicholas Pocock, English naval painter (d.1821)

#Nicholas_Pocock

Mauricio Pochettino, Argentinian footballer and manager

#Mauricio_Pochettino

Simone Young, Australian conductor, director, and composer

#Simone_Young

Susanna M. Salter, American activist and politician (d. 1961)

#Susanna_M._Salter

Geert Arend Roorda, Dutch footballer

#Geert_Arend_Roorda

Tamara Toumanova, American ballerina and actress (d. 1996)

#Tamara_Toumanova

William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1793)

#William_Murray,_1st_Earl_of_Mansfield

Franz von Sickingen, German knight (d. 1523)

#Franz_von_Sickingen

Johannes Engel, German doctor, astronomer and astrologer (d. 1512)

#Johannes_Engel

Ben Roethlisberger, American football player

#Ben_Roethlisberger

Dave Strack, American basketball player and coach (d. 2014)

#Dave_Strack

Laird Hamilton, American surfer and actor

#Laird_Hamilton

Chris Barker, English footballer and manager

#Chris_Barker

Brendan O'Connor, Australian politician, Australian Minister for Employment

#Brendan_O'Connor_(politician)

Matthew Mitcham, Australian diver

#Matthew_Mitcham

Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algerian soldier and politician, 5th President of Algeria

#Abdelaziz_Bouteflika

Laraine Newman, American actress and comedian

#Laraine_Newman

Louis-Gabriel Suchet, French general (d. 1826)

#Louis-Gabriel_Suchet

Ron Gant, American baseball player and journalist

#Ron_Gant

John Cowsill, American musician, songwriter, and producer

#John_Cowsill

Lance Cade, American wrestler (d. 2010)

#Lance_Cade

Mark Evanier, American author and screenwriter

#Mark_Evanier

János Arany, Hungarian journalist and poet (d. 1882)

#János_Arany

Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Iranian architect and politician, 79th Prime Minister of Iran

#Mir-Hossein_Mousavi

Pope Pius XII (d. 1958)

#Pope_Pius_XII

Emma Penella, Spanish actress (d. 2007)

#Emma_Penella

Gun Hägglund, Swedish journalist and translator (d. 2011)

#Gun_Hägglund

Edward Condon, American physicist and academic (d. 1974)

#Edward_Condon

David Satcher, American admiral and physician, 16th Surgeon General of the United States

#David_Satcher

George Sandys, English traveller, colonist and poet (d. 1644)

#George_Sandys

Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer, art collector, and philanthropist (d. 1914)

#Carl_Jacobsen

Jay McClement, Canadian ice hockey player

#Jay_McClement

Tom Nordlie, Norwegian footballer and coach

#Tom_Nordlie

Basil Hume, English cardinal (d. 1999)

#Basil_Hume

Benedict of Nursia, Italian Christian saint (d. 543 or 547)

#Benedict_of_Nursia

Robert H. Michel, American soldier and politician (d. 2017)

#Robert_H._Michel

Reggie Bush, American football player

#Reggie_Bush

Robert Williams, American painter and cartoonist

#Robert_Williams_(artist)

Prince Oscar, duke of Skåne and prince of Sweden

#Prince_Oscar,_Duke_of_Skåne

Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer and television host

#Hayley_Lewis

Hossein Dehghan, Iranian general and politician, Iranian Minister of Defense

#Hossein_Dehghan

Dale Bozzio, American pop-rock singer-songwriter

#Dale_Bozzio

Thomas Bodley, English diplomat and scholar, founded the Bodleian Library (d. 1613)

#Thomas_Bodley

Ryan Shannon, American ice hockey player

#Ryan_Shannon

Desi Arnaz, Cuban-American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1986)

#Desi_Arnaz

William Kissam Vanderbilt II, American sailor and race car driver (d. 1944)

#William_Kissam_Vanderbilt_II

Raimo Summanen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach

#Raimo_Summanen

Ricardo Lagos, Chilean economist, lawyer, and politician, 33rd President of Chile

#Ricardo_Lagos

Multatuli, Dutch writer (d. 1887)

#Multatuli

John Burton, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to Ceylon (d. 2010)

#John_Burton_(diplomat)

Tom Wolfe, American journalist and author (d. 2018)

#Tom_Wolfe

Jim Konstanty, American baseball player and coach (d. 1976)

#Jim_Konstanty

Mel Ott, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (d. 1958)

#Mel_Ott

Robert Means Thompson, American commander, lawyer, and businessman (d. 1930)

#Robert_Means_Thompson

Henrik Lundqvist, Swedish ice hockey player

#Henrik_Lundqvist

Roger Walkowiak, French cyclist and economist (d. 2017)

#Roger_Walkowiak

Mort Cooper, American baseball player (d. 1958)

#Mort_Cooper

Gene Stallings, American football player and coach

#Gene_Stallings

Cal Abrams, American baseball player (d. 1997)

#Cal_Abrams

Jonas Jerebko, Swedish basketball player

#Jonas_Jerebko

Ange-Freddy Plumain, French footballer

#Ange-Freddy_Plumain

Jim Troughton, English cricketer

#Jim_Troughton

Godfried Bomans, Dutch television host and author (d. 1971)

#Godfried_Bomans

Peter Straub, American author and poet

#Peter_Straub

Camille Desmoulins, French journalist and politician (d. 1794)

#Camille_Desmoulins

Daniel Craig, English actor and producer

#Daniel_Craig

Jack Stockwell, Australian rugby league player

#Jack_Stockwell

Lisandro López, Argentinian footballer

#Lisandro_López

Glen Perkins, American baseball player

#Glen_Perkins

Lembit Öpik, Northern Irish politician

#Lembit_Öpik

Pope Adrian VI (d. 1523)

#Pope_Adrian_VI

Dito Tsintsadze, Georgian film director and screenwriter

#Dito_Tsintsadze

James Arthur, English singer-songwriter

#James_Arthur

Henry Billings Brown, American lawyer and judge (d. 1913)

#Henry_Billings_Brown

Nick Franklin, American baseball player

#Nick_Franklin_(baseball)

Chris Rainey, American football player

#Chris_Rainey

Alvin Youngblood Hart, American singer and guitarist

#Alvin_Youngblood_Hart

Marc Blitzstein, American composer and songwriter (d. 1964)

#Marc_Blitzstein

Billy McNeill, Scottish footballer

#Billy_McNeill

Lawrence Payton, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1997)

#Lawrence_Payton

Damien Duff, Irish footballer

#Damien_Duff

Tiger Shroff, Indian actor

#Tiger_Shroff

Henry Katzman, American pianist, composer, and painter (d. 2001)

#Henry_Katzman

Larry Carlton, American guitarist and songwriter

#Larry_Carlton

Kurt Weill, German-American pianist and composer (d. 1950)

#Kurt_Weill

Shane Vereen, American football player

#Shane_Vereen

Method Man, American rapper, record producer and actor

#Method_Man

Édgar Andrade, Mexican footballer

#Édgar_Andrade

Kurt Grelling, German logician and philosopher (d. 1942)

#Kurt_Grelling

Robert II of Scotland (d. 1390)

#Robert_II_of_Scotland

Bernard Agré, Ivorian cardinal (d. 2014)

#Bernard_Agré

Ciriaco Sforza, Swiss footballer and manager

#Ciriaco_Sforza

Countess Palatine Margaret of Mosbach, countess consort of Hanau (d. 1457)

#Countess_Palatine_Margaret_of_Mosbach

Andrew Strauss, South African-English cricketer

#Andrew_Strauss

Kevin Kurányi, German footballer

#Kevin_Kurányi

Carl Schurz, German-American general, lawyer, and politician, 13th United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1906)

#Carl_Schurz

DeWitt Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of New York (d. 1828)

#DeWitt_Clinton

John Irving, American novelist and screenwriter

#John_Irving

Kazimierz Górski, Polish footballer and coach (d. 2006)

#Kazimierz_Górski

Tomáš Kaberle, Czech ice hockey player

#Tomáš_Kaberle

Yevgeny Baratynsky, Russian-Italian poet and philosopher (d. 1844)

#Yevgeny_Baratynsky

Kevin Curren, South African-American tennis player

#Kevin_Curren

Murray Rothbard, American economist and historian (d. 1995)

#Murray_Rothbard

Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy (d. 1972)

#Moe_Berg

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, American saxophonist (d. 1986)

#Eddie_"Lockjaw"_Davis

Simon Reevell, English lawyer and politician

#Simon_Reevell

Alexander Bullock, American lawyer and politician, 26th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1882)

#Alexander_Bullock

Jonathan D'Aversa, Canadian ice hockey player

#Jonathan_D'Aversa

Sholem Aleichem, Ukrainian-American author and playwright (d. 1916)

#Sholem_Aleichem

Marcel Hirscher, Austrian skier

#Marcel_Hirscher

Marie Roze, French soprano (d. 1926)

#Marie_Roze

Russ Feingold, American lawyer and politician

#Russ_Feingold

Larry Stewart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Larry_Stewart_(singer)

Jon Bon Jovi, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor

#Jon_Bon_Jovi

Joel Roberts Poinsett, American physician and politician, 15th United States Secretary of War (d. 1851)

#Joel_Roberts_Poinsett

Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian lawyer and politician, President of the Soviet Union, Nobel Prize laureate

#Mikhail_Gorbachev

Hailey Dawson, American girl with 3D-printed robotic hand

#Hailey_Dawson

Chris Woakes, English cricketer

#Chris_Woakes

Ann Leckie, American author

#Ann_Leckie

Harry Redknapp, English footballer and manager

#Harry_Redknapp

Rebel Wilson, Australian actress and screenwriter

#Rebel_Wilson

Walter Bruch, German engineer (d. 1990)

#Walter_Bruch

Wibi Soerjadi, Dutch pianist and composer

#Wibi_Soerjadi

Josh McGuire, Australian rugby league player

#Josh_McGuire

Jennifer Jones, American actress (d. 2009)

#Jennifer_Jones

Suso Santana, Spanish footballer

#Suso_Santana

Carmen Lawrence, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Western Australia

#Carmen_Lawrence

Rory Gallagher, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1995)

#Rory_Gallagher

Corey Webster, American football player

#Corey_Webster

Becky G, American singer and actress

#Becky_G

John Tusa, Czech-English journalist and academic

#John_Tusa

Chris Martin, English singer-songwriter and producer

#Chris_Martin

Pope Leo XIII (d. 1903)

#Pope_Leo_XIII

André Bernardes Santos, Portuguese footballer

Alemão, Brazilian footballer

Deuce, American singer-songwriter and producer

Nicky Weaver, English footballer

Lee Hodges, English footballer and manager

Gabby Eigenmann, Filipino actor and singer

Stephen Parry, English swimmer and sportscaster

Daryl Gibson, New Zealand rugby player

Trevor Sinclair, English footballer and manager

Dave Gorman, English comedian, author and television presenter

Mike Von Erich, American wrestler (d. 1987)

Mark Dean, American inventor and computer engineer

Steve Small, Australian cricketer

Jay Osmond, American singer, drummer, actor, and TV/film producer

Ed Johnstone, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Derek Watkins, English trumpet player and composer (d. 2013)

George Layton, English actor, director, and screenwriter

Derek Woodley, English footballer (d. 2002)

Claude Larose, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

John Cornell, Australian actor, director, and producer

Jan Howard Finder, American author and academic (d. 2013)

Clark Gesner, American author and composer (d. 2002)

Haroon Ahmed, Pakistani-English engineer and academic

Dottie Rambo, American singer-songwriter (d. 2008)

John Cullum, American actor and singer

Renos Apostolidis, Greek philologist, author, and critic (d. 2004)

Frances Spence, American computer programmer (d. 2012)

Ernst Haas, Austrian-American photographer and journalist (d. 1986)

Eddie Lawrence, American actor, singer, and playwright (d. 2014)

David Goodis, American author and screenwriter (d. 1967)

Martin Ritt, American actor and film director (d. 1990)

Geoffrey Grigson, English poet and critic (d. 1985)

Grete Hermann, German mathematician and philosopher (d. 1984)

Willis H. O'Brien, American animator and director (d. 1962)

Carlo Gimach, Maltese architect, engineer and poet (d. 1730)

Jean II, Duke of Alençon (d. 1476)