April 2: Today's Notable Birthdays

Is April 2nd your birthday? Was someone special to you born on April 2nd? With whom will you choose to celebrate this excellent occasion?

If today is your birthday, then you are in excellent company.

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April 2nd was the birth date of several notable (or even notorious) individuals. Here they are:

April 2nd Birthdays: Famous Artists

French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi (Lion of Belfort and Switzerland Succoring Strasbourg) was born on April 2, 1834. Frederic Auguste Bartholdi created Liberty Enlightening the World, also known as The Statue of Liberty.

Max Ernst, German-French painter (Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale), was born on April 2, 1891.

American painter Charles White (Homage to Langston Hughes,J'Accuse and Wanted) was born on April 2, 1918

April 2nd Birthdays: Famous Athletes

Mexican professional baseball player Roberto Francisco (Bobby or Beto) Avila was born on April 2, 1924. Bobby Avila played for the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Braves.

Gelindo Bordin, Italian marathoner and Olympic gold medalist (1988), was born on April 2, 1959.

American welterweight boxer Carmen Basilio was born on April 2, 1927.

Linford Christie, Jamaican runner and Olympic gold medalist (1992), was born on April 2, 1960.

American professional golfer and television sportscaster (NBC) Marlene Floyd was born on April 2, 1944.

Brian Goodell, American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist (1976), was born on April 2, 1959.

American professional baseball player Walter William (Billy) Pierce was born on April 2, 1927. Billy Pierce played for the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants.

William Thomas (Bill or Romo) Romanowki, American professional football player, was born on April 2, 1966. Bill Romanowksi played for the Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers.

American professional baseball player Carl Reginald (Reggie) Smith was born on April 2, 1945. Reggie Smith played for the Boston Red Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals.

Donald Howard (Don) Sutton, American professional baseball player and television sportscaster (NBC and TBS), was born on April 2, 1945. Don Sutton played for the California Angels, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland Athletics. Television sportscaster Daron Sutton is the son of Don Sutton.

April 2nd Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists

Hans Christian Andersen, Danish poet, fairy tale writer and author (Eventyr, Improvisatoren and A Journey on Foot from the Holmen Canal to the Eastern Point of Amager), was born on April 2, 1805. Hans Christian Andersen's most popular stories included "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Fir-Tree," "The Little Match Girl," "The Little Mermaid," "The Red Shoes," "The Snow Queen," "The Tinder Box" and "The Ugly Duckling."

American educator, author (Between Two Worlds), social reformer and Nobel Prize winner (1931) Nicholas Murray Butler was born on April 2, 1862.

Giovanni Casanova, Italian novelist (History of My Life) and adventurer, was born on April 2, 1725.

American journalist (Chicago Daily News) and author (Guerrilla Prince) Georgie Anne Geyer was born on April 2, 1935. Georgie Anne Geyer interviewed Yasser Arafat, Moammar Gadhafi, King Hussein bin Talal, Saddam Hussein, Ayatollah Khomeini, Anwar Sadat and other world political figures.

Catharine Sawbridge Macalay, British historian and author (History of England from the Accession of James I to the Elevation of the House of Hanover), was born on April 2, 1731.

French author Emile Zola (The Belly of Paris, The Crash, The Dram-Shop, The Experimental Novel, Fruitfulness, Germinal, The Grog Shop, Labor, Nana, Quatre Evangiles, The Rougon-Macquart, The Three Cities, Therese Raquin, Travail and Truth) was born on April 2, 1840.

April 2nd Birthdays: Famous Business Leaders

Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American industrialist (Bigelow Carpet Company), was born on April 2, 1814. Erastus Bigelow invented a weaving loom for producing carpets and co-founded the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

American automotive manufacturer Walter Chrysler (The Chrysler Corporation) was born on April 2, 1875.

April 2nd Birthdays: Famous Performers

Canadian actress Sharon Acker (Barnaby Jones, Crazy Like a Fox, Cry of Justice, Days of Our Lives, Don't Let the Angels Fall, The First Time, Flamingo Road, Happy Birthday to Me, Knight Rider, Lucky Jim, One Plus One, Perry Mason, Point Blank, The Young and The Restless and Waiting for Caroline) was born on April 2, 1935.

Austrian-American orchestral conductor Kurt Adler was born on April 2, 1905.

Greg Camp, American rock guitarist and songwriter (Smash Mouth) was born on April 2, 1967.

American rock keyboardist Jesse Carmichael (Kara's Flowers and Maroon 5) was born on April 2, 1979.

Dana Carvey, American comedian, television personality (Saturday Night Live) and actor (Blue Thunder, Clean Slate, Little Nicky, The Master of Disguise, Opportunity Knocks, Racing with the Moon, The Road to Wellville, This is Spinal Tap, Tough Guys, Trapped in Paradise, Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2), was born on April 2, 1955. Dana Carvey became popular for his celebrity impersonations, including George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Johnny Carson, Jimmy Carter, Prince Charles, Dick Cheney, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Bob Dylan, Katherine Hepburn, Casey Kasem, Jay Leno, Groucho Marx, Paul McCartney, Geroge Michael, Barack Obama, Ross Perot, Ronald Reagan, Keith Richards, Mickey Rooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jimmy Stewart, Sting and others.

American jazz fusion guitarist Larry Coryell (The Eleventh House) was born on April 2, 1943.

William Harold (Billy) Dean, Jr., American country music singer and television personality (Star Search), was born on April 2, 1962. Billy Dean's most popular songs include "Billy the Kid," "If There Hadn't Been You," "It's What I Do," "Let Them Be Little," "Only Here for a Little While," "Only the Wind," "Somewhere in My Broken Heart," "Thank God I'm a Country Boy," "That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me," "Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark," "We Just Disagree" and "You Don't Count the Cost."

American actor Christian Rudolph (Buddy) Ebsen was born on April 2, 1908. Buddy Ebsen appeared in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Barnaby Jones, The Beverly Hillbillies, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The President's Plane Is Missing, Red Garters and Stone Fox.

Tony Fredianelli, American alternative rock guitarist and singer (Third Eye Blind), was born on April 2, 1969.

Bethany Joy Galeotti, American singer ("All Along Danny," "Feel This," "Home Is Me - You Are Mine," "I Want Something That I Want" and "When the Stars Go Blue") and actress (Guiding Light and One Tree Hill), was born on April 2, 1981.

British rock guitarist and singer Richard (Glen Dale) Garforth (The Fortunes) was born on April 2, 1943.

Jeremy Vincent Garrett, American actor (The A-List, Legacy and Sweet Valley High), was born on April 2, 1976.

American Motown and soul singer Marvin Gaye was born on April 2, 1939. Marvin Gaye's most popular songs included "Ain't That Peculiar," "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "How Sweet It Is," "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "I'll Be Doggone," "Let's Get It On," "Pride & Joy," "Sexual Healing" and "What's Going On."

Clark Gregg, American actor (The Human Stain, In Good Company, Iron Man, Lovely & Amazing, The New Adventures of Old Christine and Road to Christmas), screenwriter (What Lies Beneath) and film director (Choke), was born on April 2, 1962. Clark Gregg married actress Jennifer Grey.

Sir Alex Guinness, British actor (The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Empire Strikes Back, The Horse's Mouth, Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Ladykillers, The Lavender Hill Mob, A Passage to India, The Prisoner, The Quiller Memorandum, Smiley's People, Star Wars, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Tunes of Glory) and Academy Award winner (1957), was born on April 2, 1914.

American country music guitarist and singer Emmylou Harris ("Beneath Still Waters," "Blue Kentucky Girl," "Here There and Everywhere," "If Only I Could Win Your Love," "Lost His Love on Our Last Date," "Making Believe," "One of These Days," "Save The Last Dance For Me," "Sweet Dreams," "To Daddy," "Together Again," "Two More Bottles of Wine" and "You Never Can Tell - C'est La Vie") was born on April 2, 1947. Emmylou Harris has performed with Ryan Adams, The Band, Beth Neilsen Chapman, Rodney Crowell, The Dixie Chicks, John Denver, Bob Dylan, Steve Earle, Arlo Guthrie, Mark Knopfler, Little Feat, Dave Matthews, The Nash Ramblers, Willie Nelson, Juice Newton, Roy Orbison, Gram Parsons, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Ricky Skaggs, Bruce Springsteen, Don Williams, Neil Young and other artists.

Linda Hunt, American actress (The Bostonians, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Dune, The Flying Nun, Kindergarten Cop, Popeye, Silverado and The Year of Living Dangerously) and Academy Award winner (1983), was born on April 2, 1945.

American actress Jana Marie Hupp (Brooklyn South, Ed, Friends, In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers, Independence Day, Knots Landing, My Sister Sam, Public Morals, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Splash Too and Star Trek: The Next Generation) was born on April 2, 1964.

Jill King, American country music singer ("Hand Me Down Heartache," "One Mississippi" and "Somebody New"), was born on April 2, 1975.

American country music singer ("Dance with My Father," "Help Pour Out the Rain - Lacey's Song," "If She Were Any Other Woman," "One Step at a Time," "So Gone," "Sweet Southern Comfort." And "This Ain't Mexico") and television personality (Nashville Star) Buddy Jewell was born on April 2, 1961.

Rita Gam Mackay, American actress (Distortions, Hannibal, Klute, Midnight, Sierra Baron and The Thief), was born on April 2, 1928.

American country music singer and songwriter Warner Mack ("The Bridge Washed Out" and "Is It Wrong") was born on April 2, 1938.

Christopher Peter (Chris) Meloni, American actor, was born on April 2, 1961. Chris Meloni has appeared in Bound, Dinosaurs, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Oz, Runaway Bride and Wet Hot American Summer.

American jazz and pop singer Herbert Mills (The Mills Brothers) was born on April 2, 1912. Son of singer John Mills, Sr., Herbert Mills was brother to singers Donald Mills, John Mills, Jr. and Harry Mills.

Lou Monte, American singer ("At the Darktown Strutter's Ball," Lazy Mary" and "Pepino the Italian Mouse"), was born on April 2, 1917.

American actor Ron Palillo (Welcome Back Kotter) was born on April 2, 1954.

Jesse Plemons, American actor (All the Pretty Horses, Friday Night Lights, Happiness Runs, Like Mike, Observe and Report, Shrink and Varsity Blues), was born on April 2, 1988.

American actress Pamela Reed (The Andros Targets, The Best of Times, Bob Roberts, The Clan of the Cave Bear, Family Album, Getting Out, Grand, Home Court, Junior, Kindergarten Cop, The Goodbye People, The Long Riders and The Right Stuff) was born on April 2, 1949.

David Robinson, American rock drummer (The Cars, DMZ and The Modern Lovers), was born on April 2, 1953.

American actor Adam Rodriquez (Brooklyn South, CSI: Miami, Felicity, Law & Order, NYPD Blue and Roswell) was born on April 2, 1975.

Leon Russell, American rock pianist, singer and songwriter, was born on April 2, 1942. Leon Russell's most popular songs included "Lady Blue," "Superstar," "This Masquerade" and "Tightrope."

Puerto Rican singer ("Amor Amor") and actress (Cavo, Chasing Papi, Edison, The Game Plan, The Perfect Sleep, Rush Hour 2, Underclassman, Venus & Vegas and Without a Trace) Roselyn Sanchez Rodriguez was born on April 2, 1973. Roselyn Sanchez married actors Gary Stretch and Eric Winter.

Debralee Scott, American actress (Angie,Just Tell Me You Love Me, Mary Hartman Mary Hartman and Police Academy), was born on April 2, 1953.

American actor John Randolph (Jack) Webb was born on April 2, 1920. Jack Webb appeared in Dragnet, The Halls of Montezuma, Pete Kelly's Blues and Sunset Boulevard.

Kurt Winter, Canadian rock guitarist (Brother, The Fifth, Gerrysbyrg Address and The Guess Who), was born on April 2, 1946.

British rock singer Keren Woodward (Bananarama) was born on April 2, 1961.

April 2nd Birthdays: Famous Scientists

Nikolaj G. Bassov, Russian atomic physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1964), was born on April 2, 1922.

Francesco M. Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist, was born on April 2, 1618.

April 2nd Birthdays: Famous World (and Other) Leaders

Charlemagne, Emperor of the Roman Empire, was born on April 2, 742 A.D.

Do you know any others who are celebrating birthdays on April 2nd?

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Happy Birthday, April 2nd.

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