The Famous Birthdays: Celebrity birthdays and famous people biographies

Famous people who died on May 2nd

Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci (1452 - 1519)

Italian artist and polymath
Osama bin Laden

Osama bin Laden (1957 - 2011)

Saudi Islamist and leader of al-Qaeda
J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover (1895 - 1972)

American 1st Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Joseph McCarthy

Joseph McCarthy (1908 - 1957)

American politician
Martin Bormann

Martin Bormann (1900 - 1945)

German Nazi official
Junior Seau

Junior Seau (1969 - 2012)

American football player
Paulo Freire

Paulo Freire (1921 - 1997)

Brazilian educator, philosopher, and theorist
Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave (1943 - 2010)

English actress
Afeni Shakur

Afeni Shakur (1947 - 2016)

American activist
Franz von Papen

Franz von Papen (1879 - 1969)

German politician
Hideto Matsumoto

Hideto Matsumoto (1964 - 1998)

Japanese musician
Giuseppe Siri

Giuseppe Siri (1906 - 1989)

Italian cardinal
Jack Kemp

Jack Kemp (1935 - 2009)

American football player and politician
Cady Groves

Cady Groves (1989 - 2020)

American singer
David Wechsler

David Wechsler (1896 - 1981)

American psychologist
Robert Henry Cain

Robert Henry Cain (1909 - 1974)

Recipient of the Victoria Cross
Louis Rukeyser

Louis Rukeyser (1933 - 2006)

financial journalist economic commentator author
Bobby Unser

Bobby Unser (1934 - 2021)

American racing driver
James O. Richardson

James O. Richardson (1878 - 1974)

United States Navy admiral
Maidie Norman

Maidie Norman (1912 - 1998)

Actress, drama teacher
Justin Fashanu

Justin Fashanu (1961 - 1998)

English footballer
Jack Barry

Jack Barry (1918 - 1984)

American TV host
Jimmy D. Ross

Jimmy D. Ross (1936 - 2012)

United States general