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b. 1996André Onana
Cameroonian professional goalkeeper who played for Manchester United
Did you know? He began his career in Europe at the youth academy of Barcelona after being spotted at a foundation run by Samuel Eto'o.
Photo: Franco237 · CC BY-SA 4.0
b. 1990Miralem Pjanić
Bosnian footballer who played as a midfielder for Juventus and Roma
Did you know? He is a talented linguist who is fluent in six different languages, including Italian, French, German and Luxembourgish.
Photo: Ailura · CC BY-SA 3.0 at
b. 1986Ibrahim Afellay
Dutch international footballer who played for Barcelona and PSV Eindhoven
Did you know? Despite his successful career, he suffered from recurring knee injuries that eventually forced him into early retirement.
Photo: Jimmy Baikovicius · CC BY-SA 2.0
b. 1982David Ferrer
Spanish tennis player known for his endurance and grit
Did you know? He reached the final of the French Open and was famously nicknamed the Little Beast for his tireless playing style.
Photo: si.robi · CC BY-SA 2.0
b. 1977Michael Fassbender
Actor known for roles in Steve Jobs and the X-Men films
Did you know? He spent several years training to compete as a professional racing driver, eventually taking part in the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Photo: Ondine Goat · CC BY-SA 4.0
b. 1975Pedro Pascal
Actor known for starring in The Last of Us
Did you know? He was a competitive swimmer in his youth and took part in the state championships in Texas.
Photo: Gabriel Hutchinson · CC BY-SA 4.0
b. 1968Ajay Devgn
Award-winning Indian actor, director and producer in Hindi cinema
Did you know? He was the first person in the Indian film industry to own a private jet for travelling to filming locations.
Photo: Bollywood Hungama · CC BY 3.0
b. 1966Teddy Sheringham
Former England striker who won the Treble with Manchester United
Did you know? He remains the oldest player to have ever scored a goal in the Premier League, achieving the feat at over 40 years old.
Photo: Christophe95 · CC BY-SA 3.0
b. 1962Clark Gregg
Actor who played Agent Phil Coulson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Did you know? He holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has competed in several high-level grappling tournaments.
Photo: gdcgraphics · CC BY-SA 2.0
b. 1959Alberto Fernández
Former President of Argentina and law professor
Did you know? He is a keen musician who has composed songs and plays the acoustic guitar in his spare time.
Photo: Esteban Collazo · CC BY 2.5 ar
b. 1950Zhang Yimou
Acclaimed film director of Hero and House of Flying Daggers
Did you know? He was the creative director responsible for the spectacular opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0
b. 1945Linda Hunt
Oscar-winning actress who stars in the TV drama NCIS: Los Angeles
Did you know? She was the first person to win an Academy Award for playing a character of the opposite gender.
Photo: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV · CC BY-SA 2.0
1939–1984Marvin Gaye
Motown singer known for What's Going On and Sexual Healing
Did you know? He added the letter 'e' to his original surname to distance himself from his father and imitate his idol Sam Cooke.
Photo: Photograph by Jim Britt, whose other (copyrighted) photos of Gaye from the same session—many of them in full color—can b · Public domain
1926–2014Jack Brabham
Three-time Formula One world champion who built his own cars
Did you know? He remains the only person to win a Formula One world title driving a car of his own design and manufacture.
Photo: Lothar Spurzem · CC BY-SA 2.0 de
1914–2000Alec Guinness
Versatile English actor known for Star Wars and Ealing comedies
Did you know? During the Second World War, he served in the Royal Navy and commanded a landing craft during the invasion of Sicily.
Photo: Allan warren · CC BY-SA 3.0
1891–1976Max Ernst
Pioneer of the Dada and Surrealist art movements
Did you know? He was interned in France as an enemy alien during the Second World War before escaping to the United States.
Photo: Unknown author · CC0
1862–1947Nicholas Murray Butler
Long-serving president of Columbia University and Nobel Peace Prize winner
Did you know? He was the Republican vice-presidential nominee in 1912 after the original candidate died shortly before the election.
Photo: Auguste Léon · Public domain
1840–1902Émile Zola
French naturalist novelist of Germinal and the Rougon-Macquart cycle whose open letter J'accuse defended Alfred Dreyfus
Did you know? He helped secure the exoneration of Alfred Dreyfus through his public open letter J'Accuse.
Photo: Émile Zola · Public domain
1838–1882Léon Gambetta
French statesman who helped establish the Third Republic
Did you know? He famously escaped a besieged Paris in a hot air balloon to help organise the national defence during a war.
Photo: Étienne Carjat · Public domain
1827–1910William Holman Hunt
Co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and detailed religious painter
Did you know? To ensure accuracy for his painting The Scapegoat, he travelled to the shores of the Dead Sea with a real goat.
Photo: William Holman Hunt · Public domain
1805–1875Hans Christian Andersen
Danish author of fairy tales including The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling and The Snow Queen
Did you know? He had a long-standing fear of being buried alive and often left a note by his bed stating he was only sleeping.
Photo: Thora Hallager · Public domain
1743–1826Thomas Jefferson
Principal author of the Declaration of Independence who became the third US President and made the Louisiana Purchase
Did you know? He was an amateur architect who designed his own home at Monticello and founded the University of Virginia.
Photo: Rembrandt Peale · Public domain
1725–1798Giacomo Casanova
Venetian adventurer whose memoir The Story of My Life made his name a byword for seduction
Did you know? He was once imprisoned in Venice on charges of witchcraft but managed a legendary escape by climbing through a hole in the prison roof.
Photo: Francesco Giuseppe Casanova · Public domain
1647–1717Maria Sibylla Merian
Naturalist and illustrator who pioneered the study of insect metamorphosis
Did you know? In her fifties, she undertook a dangerous two-year expedition to South America to document species that were then unknown to Europeans.
Photo: Jacob Marrel · Public domain
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Notable deaths on April 25
🇵🇱John Paul IIHead of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death in 20052005Died
🇫🇷Georges PompidouPresident of France from 1969 until his death in 19741974Died
Paul HeyseGerman writer and translator1914Died
🇺🇸Samuel Finley Breese MorseAmerican inventor and painter1872Died
🇸🇪Hannes AlfvénSwedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on…1995Died
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April 2: birthdays, history and star sign
25 famous people were born on April 2, including Hans Christian Andersen, Thomas Jefferson and Charlemagne. Anyone born on April 2 is a Aries, a fire sign ruled by Mars. Notable events on April 2 include Falklands War (1982) and Arms Trade Treaty (2013).
Famous people born on April 2
- 1996André Onana · Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor, on loan from Premier…
- 1990Miralem Pjanić · Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder
- 1986Ibrahim Afellay · Dutch former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger
- 1977Michael Fassbender · German and Irish actor, racing driver and producer
- 1975Pedro Pascal · Chilean and American actor
- 1968Ajay Devgn · Indian actor, film director and producer who mainly works in Hindi films
- 1966Teddy Sheringham · English football manager and former player
- 1959Alberto Fernández · Argentine politician, lawyer, and academic who served as President of Argentina from 2019 to 2023
- 1939Marvin Gaye · Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr
- 1926Jack Brabham · Australian racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1955 to 1970
- 1914Alec Guinness · English actor
- 1891Max Ernst · German-born painter, sculptor, printmaker, graphic artist, and poet
- 1862Nicholas Murray Butler · American philosopher, diplomat, and educator
- 1840Émile Zola · French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an…
- 1838Léon Gambetta · French lawyer and republican politician who proclaimed the Third Republic in 1870 and played a prominent role in its…
- 1805Hans Christian Andersen · Danish writer
- 1743Thomas Jefferson · Founding Father and the third president of the United States, serving from 1801 to 1809
- 1725Giacomo Casanova · Italian adventurer and writer who was born in the Republic of Venice and travelled extensively throughout Europe
- 1647Maria Sibylla Merian · German-Dutch entomologist, naturalist, and scientific illustrator
- 742Charlemagne · King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire…
On April 2 in history
- 1982Falklands War · The Falklands War was a ten-week war in the South Atlantic in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over possession of the Falkland Islands and its…
- 2013Arms Trade Treaty · The Arms Trade Treaty is a multilateral treaty that regulates the international trade in conventional weapons. It entered into force on 24 December 2014
- 1945Vienna offensive · The Vienna offensive was an offensive launched by the Soviet 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts in order to capture Vienna, Austria, during World War II. The…
- 197446th Academy Awards · The 46th Academy Awards were presented on Tuesday, April 2, 1974, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The ceremonies were presided…
- 1801Battle of Copenhagen · In the Battle of Copenhagen, also known as the First Battle of Copenhagen to distinguish it from the Second Battle of Copenhagen in 1807, a British naval fleet…
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Aries · Fire · ruled by Mars · Courageous, Energetic, Pioneering, Impulsive
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1815–1898Otto von Bismarck
Prussian statesman who unified Germany through three wars in 1871 and served as the first chancellor of the German Empire
Did you know? He introduced the first modern welfare state, including national healthcare and pensions, to counter socialist movements.
Photo: Jacques Pilartz · Public domain
1924–2004Marlon Brando
American actor who brought Method acting to the screen in A Streetcar Named Desire and won Oscars for On the Waterfront and The Godfather
Did you know? He refused his Academy Award for The Godfather to protest the treatment of Native Americans by the film industry.
Photo: None visible/Paramount Pictures · Public domain
1660–1731Daniel Defoe
English writer, journalist and spy whose Robinson Crusoe is often called the first English novel
Did you know? He worked as a secret agent and spy for the British government alongside his career as a journalist and novelist.
Photo: Unknown Unknown , style of Sir Godfrey Kneller · Public domain
1930–2017Helmut Kohl
German chancellor for 16 years who reunified East and West Germany in 1990 and helped create the euro
Did you know? He was a primary architect of the treaty that led to the creation of the European Union and the Euro.
Photo: Christian Lambiotte · CC BY 4.0
1940–2011Wangari Muta Maathai
Kenyan environmentalist who founded the Green Belt Movement and became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Did you know? She founded the Green Belt Movement, which has helped plant tens of millions of trees across Kenya to combat deforestation.
Photo: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
1920–1997Toshirō Mifune
Japanese actor of Rashomon, Seven Samurai and Yojimbo, famed for his intense collaborations with Akira Kurosawa
Did you know? Before finding fame on screen, he spent his military service working in an aerial photography unit for the Japanese Imperial Army.
Photo: 映画世界社 (Eiga Sekai Publications, Inc.) · Public domain
1934–2025Jane Goodall
English primatologist whose decades studying chimpanzees at Gombe in Tanzania revealed their tool use and transformed animal science
Did you know? Her groundbreaking discovery that chimpanzees make and use tools challenged the long-held belief that only humans were capable of such behaviour.
Photo: U.S. Department of State from United States · Public domain
1929–2023Milan Kundera
Czech-born French novelist of The Unbearable Lightness of Being and The Joke, who explored love and politics under communism
Did you know? After his citizenship was revoked by the communist government in Czechoslovakia, he lived in exile in France for over forty years.
Photo: Elisa Cabot · CC BY-SA 3.0
Questions people ask
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- Who was born on April 2?
- Famous people born on April 2 include Hans Christian Andersen (1805), Thomas Jefferson (1743), Charlemagne (742), Émile Zola (1840) and Giacomo Casanova (1725). In total, 25 famous people in our archive were born on April 2.
- Which celebrities share a April 2 birthday?
- Famous people alive today with a April 2 birthday include Alberto Fernández, Michael Fassbender, Pedro Pascal and Ajay Devgn.
- What star sign is someone born on April 2?
- People born on April 2 are Aries, a fire sign ruled by Mars. Aries runs from March 21 to April 19.
- What happened on April 2 in history?
- Notable events on April 2 include Falklands War (1982), Arms Trade Treaty (2013) and Vienna offensive (1945).
Keep exploring your birthday
- April 2 in historyYour birthday has a story. See every famous birth, historic event and notable death recorded on April 2, the day the world welcomed you.Date page
- Your most famous twin: Hans Christian AndersenOf the 25 famous people who share your birthday, Hans Christian Andersen is the best known. Read their story and see what you have in common.Person
- Aries zodiac signAs a Aries you're known for being courageous, energetic and pioneering, just like Hans Christian Andersen. Meet your star-sign twins.Zodiac
- Famous birthdays in AprilSee the best-known people born on every day of April, from the 1st to the last day of the month.Month
- The 100 ClubWill you make it to 100? Meet the famous people who celebrated their 100th birthday, and the stars who are next in line.Centenarians
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