The following folks, for better or worse, were born on June 2.
1535 – Pope Leo XI (d. 1605)
1739 – Jabez Bowen, American colonel and politician, 45th Deputy Governor of Rhode Island (d. 1815)
1740 – Marquis de Sade, French philosopher and politician (d. 1814)
1835 – Pope Pius X (d. 1914)
1838 – Duchess Alexandra Petrovna of Oldenburg (d. 1900)
1840 – Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet (d. 1928)
1904 – Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer and actor (d. 1984)
1943 – Crescenzio Sepe, Italian cardinal
1953 – Cornel West, American philosopher, author, and academic
1954 – Dennis Haysbert, American actor and producer
1960 – Kyle Petty, American race car driver and sportscaster
1972 – Wayne Brady, American actor, comedian, game show host, and singer
1972 – Wentworth Miller, American actor and screenwriter
1977 – Zachary Quinto, American actor and producer
1978 – Dominic Cooper, English actor
1980 – Fabrizio Moretti, Brazilian-American drummer
1980 – Bobby Simmons, American basketball player
