Katie Taylor

Irish association footballer and boxer.

Born July 2nd, 1986 (age 39 years) in Bray.

Richard Petty

American racing driver.

Born July 2nd, 1937 (age 88 years) in Level Cross, Randolph County, North Carolina.

Hermann Hesse

Nobel prize winning german-swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962).

Born July 2nd, 1877 in Calw. ^[ref]

Died August 9th, 1962 at 85 years old in Montagnola (stroke). ^[ref]

Michelle Branch

American singer, songwriter and musician.

Born July 2nd, 1983 (age 42 years) in Phoenix.

Jose Canseco

Cuban baseball player (born 1964).

Born July 2nd, 1964 (age 61 years) in Havana.

Gautami Tadimalla

Indian film actress, politician, television actress, television host and costume designer.

Born July 2nd, 1968 (age 57 years) in Nidadavole.

Danny Rose

English association football player, born 1990.

Born July 2nd, 1990 (age 35 years) in Doncaster.

Kayla Harrison

American olympic judoka and mixed martial arts (mma) fighter.

Born July 2nd, 1990 (age 35 years) in Middletown.

Polly Holliday

American actress.

Born July 2nd, 1937 in Jasper.

Died September 9th, 2025 at 88 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Joe Thornton

Canadian ice hockey centre (born 1979).

Born July 2nd, 1979 (age 46 years) in London.

Vicente Fox Quesada

62th president of mexico.

Born July 2nd, 1942 (age 83 years) in Mexico City.

Carl Froch

English boxer.

Born July 2nd, 1977 (age 48 years) in Nottingham.

Saul Rubinek

Canadian actor and director (born 1948).

Born July 2nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Föhrenwald displaced persons camp.

Owain Yeoman

British actor (born 1978).

Born July 2nd, 1978 (age 47 years) in Chepstow.

Dave Thomas

American restaurant owner and philanthropist.

Born July 2nd, 1932 in Atlantic City.

Died January 8th, 2002 at 69 years old in Fort Lauderdale (liver cancer, liver tumor).

Nicolò Zaniolo

Italian footballer.

Born July 2nd, 1999 (age 26 years) in Massa.

Carlos Kaiser

Brazilian footballer (born 1963).

Born July 2nd, 1963 (age 62 years) in Rio Pardo. ^[ref]

Kenneth Clarke

British politician (born 1940).

Born July 2nd, 1940 (age 85 years) in West Bridgford.

Hans-Ulrich Rudel

German world war ii stuka pilot and neo-nazi activist (1916–1982).

Born July 2nd, 1916 in Grzędy, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.

Died December 18th, 1982 at 66 years old in Rosenheim (stroke).

Ron Silver

American actor and activist (1946-2009).

Born July 2nd, 1946 in Manhattan.

Died March 15th, 2009 at 62 years old in Manhattan (esophageal cancer). ^[ref]

Pierre Cardin

French-italian fashion designer (1922-2020).

Born July 2nd, 1922 in Sant'Andrea di Barbarana.

Died December 29th, 2020 at 98 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. ^[ref]

Derrick White

American basketball player.

Born July 2nd, 1994 (age 31 years) in Parker.

Wendy Schaal

American actress.

Born July 2nd, 1954 (age 71 years) in Chicago.

Scotty 2 Hotty

American professional wrestler.

Born July 2nd, 1973 (age 52 years) in Westbrook.

Brock Peters

American actor (1927–2005).

Born July 2nd, 1927 in Harlem.

Died August 23rd, 2005 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer).