Famous people born on 2 November

• James K. PolkPresident of the United States from 1845 to 1849 · 1795–1849
  53 yrs
• Warren G. HardingPresident of the United States from 1921 to 1923 · 1865–1923
  57 yrs
• Marie AntoinetteLast Queen of France prior to the French Revolution · 1755–1793
  37 yrs
• Odysseas ElytisGreek poet and art critic · 1911–1996
  84 yrs
• Burt LancasterAmerican actor · 1913–1994
  80 yrs
• Luchino ViscontiItalian director · 1906–1976
  69 yrs
• Mehmed V35th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire · 1844–1918
  73 yrs
• Richard E. Taylor ↗Canadian physicist · 1929–2018
  88 yrs
• Melvin Schwartz ↗American experimental physicist · 1932–2006
  73 yrs
• Georgy Lvov ↗Russian statesman and the first post-imperial prime minister of Russia · 1861–1925
  63 yrs
• Carmen Amaya ↗Spanish flamenco dancer and singer · 1918–1963
  45 yrs
• Georges Sorel ↗French philosopher and sociologist · 1847–1922
  74 yrs
• Harlow Shapley ↗American astronomer · 1885–1972
  86 yrs
• Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly ↗French writer · 1808–1889
  80 yrs
• Paweł Adamowicz ↗Mayor of Gdańsk · 1965–2019
  53 yrs
• Alice Brady ↗American actress · 1892–1939
  46 yrs
• Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin ↗Painter from France · 1699–1779
  80 yrs
• Joseph Radetzky von Radetz ↗Czech nobleman and Austrian general · 1766–1858
  91 yrs
• Steve Ditko ↗American comics artist · 1927–2018
  90 yrs
• Ferdinand I of Aragon ↗Aragonese king · 1380–1416
  35 yrs
• Keith Emerson ↗British recording artist; keyboard player and composer · 1944–2016
  71 yrs
• Muhammad Rafiq Tarar ↗Pakistani judge and activist · 1929–2022
  92 yrs
• Patrice Chéreau ↗French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer · 1944–2013
  68 yrs
• Aga Khan III ↗48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili community · 1877–1957
  79 yrs
• Daniel Boone ↗American pioneer and frontiersman · 1734–1820
  85 yrs
• Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn ↗British prince (1767-1820); fourth son of George III · 1767–1820
  52 yrs
• James Dunn ↗Actor, Vaudeville performer · 1901–1967
  65 yrs
• Richard Serra ↗American sculptor · 1939–2024
  84 yrs
• Ann Rutherford ↗Canadian-American actress · 1917–2012
  94 yrs
• Helmuth Weidling ↗Wehrmacht general · 1891–1955
  64 yrs
• Santos Iriarte ↗Uruguayan footballer · 1902–1968
  66 yrs
• Ray Walston ↗American actor · 1914–2001
  86 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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