Famous Birthdays on March 2

14 notable people were born on March 2.

19th Century

Multatuli

1820 – 1887

Netherlands

Dutch author (1820–1887)

Pius XII

1876 – 1958

Italy

pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958

Nikos Kazantzakis

1883 – 1957

Greece

Greek writer, poet and philosopher (1883-1957)

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20th Century

Mikhail Gorbachev

1931 – 2022

Russia

leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 (1931–2022)

Abd al-Aziz Boutafliqa

1937 – 2021

Algeria

President of Algeria from 1999 to 2019

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Dinesh Gunawardena

1949

Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan politician

trade unionistpolitician

Abdurrahim El-Keib

1950 – 2020

Libya

Libyan politician (1950-2020)

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Eduardo Rodríguez

1956

Bolivia

former president of Bolivia

politician

Anthony Albanese

1963

Australia

31st prime minister of Australia since 2022

Oleg Maskaev

1969

Uzbekistan

Russian-American boxer

boxer

Kevin Kurányi

1982

Panama

German footballer

association football player

Younis Mahmoud

1983

Iraq

Iraqi footballer

association football player

Jong Tae-se

1984

North Korea

North Korean association football player

association football player

Pandelela Rinong

1993

Malaysia

Malaysian Olympic diver

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