Famous people born on 2 August

• Shimon PeresIsraeli politician (1923–2016) –Former President of Israel (2007–2014) and Prime Minister of Israel · 1923–2016
  93 yrs
• Peter O'TooleBritish-Irish actor · 1932–2013
  81 yrs
• Leo XIIPope of the Catholic Church from 1823 to 1829 · 1760–1829
  68 yrs
• James BaldwinAmerican writer · 1924–1987
  63 yrs
• Jorge Rafael VidelaArgentina de facto president · 1925–2013
  87 yrs
• Mahmud I24th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1696–1754
  58 yrs
• Wes Craven ↗American filmmaker · 1939–2015
  76 yrs
• James I of Scotland ↗King of Scots from 1406 to 1437 · 1394–1437
  42 yrs
• Constantine I of Greece ↗King of Greece · 1868–1923
  54 yrs
• Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi ↗French sculptor and painter · 1834–1904
  70 yrs
• John Tyndall ↗Irish physicist · 1820–1893
  73 yrs
• Takashi Takabayashi ↗Japanese association football player · 1931–2009
  78 yrs
• Myrna Loy ↗American actress · 1905–1993
  88 yrs
• Rómulo Gallegos ↗Venezuelan politician and writer · 1884–1969
  84 yrs
• Leo Beenhakker ↗Dutch association football trainer · 1942–2025
  82 yrs
• George Habash ↗Founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine · 1926–2008
  81 yrs
• Valery Bykovsky ↗Soviet cosmonaut · 1934–2019
  84 yrs
• Vasile Alecsandri ↗Romanian poet, playwright, politician, and diplomat · 1821–1890
  69 yrs
• Jan Henryk Dąbrowski ↗Polish general · 1755–1818
  62 yrs
• Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ↗Member of the royal family of France, Regent of the Kingdom from 1715 to 1723 · 1674–1723
  49 yrs
• Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont ↗Queen consort of the Netherlands · 1858–1934
  75 yrs
• Beatrice Straight ↗American actress · 1914–2001
  86 yrs
• Princess Ingeborg of Denmark ↗Danish and Swedish royal · 1878–1958
  79 yrs
• Adrien de Gerlache ↗Belgian explorer · 1866–1934
  68 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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