People born on April 2

The Buddha

Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)

Hans Christian Andersen

Danish writer and poet (1805–1875)

Émile Zola

French journalist, playwright and poet (1840–1902)

Giacomo Casanova

Venetian adventurer and writer (1725–1798)

Alec Guinness

British actor (1914–2000)

Catherine of Siena

Italian Dominican saint (1347-1380)

Alberto Fernández

President of Argentina from 2019 to 2023

Marvin Gaye

American singer-songwriter and record producer (1939–1984)

David Luiz

Brazilian association football player

Michael Fassbender

Irish-German actor (born 1979)

Max Ernst

German painter, sculptor and graphic artist (1891-1976)

Maria Sibylla Merian

Entomologist, botanist, naturalist, scientific illustrator, graphic artist, painter, and lepidopterologist (1647-1717)

Georgius Agricola

German mineralogist

Ajay Devgn

Indian film actor, director and producer

Ibrahim Afellay

Dutch footballer (born 1986)