Famous people born on 2 May

• Catherine II of RussiaEighth Emperor of Russia, called the Great, r. 1762–1796 · 1729–1796
  67 yrs
• Satyajit RayIndian filmmaker and writer · 1921–1992
  70 yrs
• NovalisGerman poet and writer · 1772–1801
  28 yrs
• Theodor HerzlFather of modern political Zionism · 1860–1904
  44 yrs
• Louis IX of FranceKing of France from 1226 to 1270 · 1214–1270
  56 yrs
• Jerome K. JeromeEnglish humorist · 1859–1927
  68 yrs
• Edward II of EnglandKing of England from 1307 to 1327 · 1284–1327
  43 yrs
• Manfred von Richthofen ↗German fighter pilot · 1892–1918
  25 yrs
• Jacques Rogge ↗President of the International Olympic Committee from 2001 to 2013 · 1942–2021
  79 yrs
• Athanasius Kircher ↗German Jesuit scholar · 1602–1680
  78 yrs
• Alessandro Scarlatti ↗Italian composer · 1660–1725
  65 yrs
• Benjamin Spock ↗American pediatrician and author of Baby and Child Care · 1903–1998
  94 yrs
• Gottfried Benn ↗German physician, poet, and essayist · 1886–1956
  70 yrs
• Faisal II of Iraq ↗King of Iraq from 4 April 1939 until 1958 · 1935–1958
  23 yrs
• Luis Suárez ↗Spanish association football player and manager · 1935–2023
  88 yrs
• Jigme Dorji Wangchuck ↗King of Bhutan · 1929–1972
  43 yrs
• Joan of Valois ↗French queen who entered religious life, became a nun and later an abbess who founded the Sisters of the Annunciation of Mary · 1464–1505
  40 yrs
• Antoine of Navarre ↗French king consort · 1518–1562
  44 yrs
• William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne ↗British Prime Minister · 1737–1805
  68 yrs
• Hedda Hopper ↗American gossip columnist and actress · 1885–1966
  80 yrs
• James F. Byrnes ↗American politician · 1882–1972
  89 yrs
• Wilm Hosenfeld ↗German army officer · 1895–1952
  57 yrs
• Helen of Greece and Denmark ↗Greek and Romanian Royal · 1896–1982
  86 yrs
• Ichiyō Higuchi ↗Japanese writer · 1872–1896
  24 yrs
• Lesley Gore ↗American singer · 1946–2015
  68 yrs
• Heinrich Gustav Magnus ↗German chemist and physicist · 1802–1870
  67 yrs
• Patrick Hillery ↗6th president of Ireland · 1923–2008
  84 yrs
• Julius Caesar Scaliger ↗Italian scholar, physician and philosopher · 1484–1558
  74 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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