Born on this Day: May 2

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The following folks were born on this day.

1922 – Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor and director (d. 2007)

1922 – A. M. Rosenthal, Canadian-born American journalist and author (d. 2006)

1922 – Serge Reggiani, Italian-born French singer and actor (d. 2004)

1923 – Patrick Hillery, Irish physician and politician, 6th President of Ireland (d. 2008)

1923 – Albert Nordengen, Norwegian banker and politician (d. 2004)

1924 – Jamal Abro, Pakistani lawyer and author (d. 2004)

1924 – Theodore Bikel, Austrian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2015)

1924 – Arthur Clues, Australian rugby league player (d. 1998)

1924 – Hugh Cortazzi, English soldier, historian, and diplomat, British Ambassador to Japan

1925 – John Neville, English-Canadian actor (d. 2011)

1929 – Édouard Balladur, Turkish-French economist and politician, 162nd Prime Minister of France

1929 – James Dillion, American discus thrower (d. 2010))

1930 – Yoram Kaniuk, Israeli painter and critic (d. 2013)

1930 – Marco Pannella, Italian journalist and politician (d. 2016)

1931 – Phil Bruns, American actor and stuntman (d. 2012)

1931 – Martha Grimes, American author and poet

1932 – Maury Allen, American journalist, actor, and author (d. 2010)

1933 – Bunk Gardner, American musician

1937 – Lorenzo Music, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)

1939 – Ernesto Castano, Italian football player

1940 – Jules Albert Wijdenbosch, Surinamese politician

1941 – Tony Adamowicz, American race car driver (d. 2016)

1941 – Bruce Cameron, Scottish bishop

1941 – Clay Carroll, American baseball player

1945 – Randy Cain, American soul singer (d. 2009)

1945 – Judge Dread, English singer-songwriter (d. 1998)

1945 – Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan-American model, actress, and activist

1946 – David Suchet, English actor

1947 – James Dyson, English businessman, founded the Dyson Company

1947 – Lynda Myles, English screenwriter and producer

1947 – Philippe Herreweghe, Belgian conductor

1948 – Larry Gatlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

1952 – Chris Anderson, Australian rugby league player and coach

1952 – Christine Baranski, American actress and singer

1952 – Isla St Clair, Scottish singer and actress

1955 – Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer

1959 – Alan Best, Canadian animator, director, and producer

1961 – Phil Vickery, English chef alnd author

1962 – Elizabeth Berridge, American actress

1962 – Michael Grandage, English director and producer

1962 – Jimmy White, English snooker player

1965 – Félix José, Dominican-American baseball player

1966 – Uwe Freiler, German footballer

1966 – Margus Kolga, Estonian diplomat

1968 – Jeff Agoos, Swiss-American soccer player, manager, and sportscaster

1972 – Ahti Heinla, Estonian programmer and businessman, co-developed Skype

1972 – Dwayne Johnson, American-Canadian wrestler, actor, and producer

1973 – Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, German director and screenwriter

1974 – Horacio Carbonari, Argentinian footballer and manager

1974 – Andy Johnson, English-Welsh footballer

1974 – Janek Meet, Estonian footballer

1975 – David Beckham, English footballer, coach, and model

1977 – Brian Cardinal, American basketball player

1977 – Jenna von Oÿ, American actress and singer

1977 – Kalle Palander, Finnish skier

1980 – Tim Borowski, German footballer

1980 – Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Canadian skateboarder

1980 – Ellie Kemper, American actress, comedian and writer

1980 – Zat Knight, English footballer

1980 – Artūras Masiulis, Lithuanian basketball player

1981 – Robert Buckley, American actor

1982 – Johan Botha, South African cricketer

1985 – Lily Allen, English singer-songwriter and actress

1985 – Kyle Busch, American race car driver

1985 – Sarah Hughes, American figure skater

1987 – Justin Young, English singer and songwriter

1989 – Jeanette Pohlen, American basketball player

1990 – Paul George, American basketball player

1993 – Isyana Sarasvati, Indonesian singer

1997 – BamBam, Thai singer and rapper (Got7)

2015 – Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, British royal, and fourth in line to the British throne