Authors Born on August 2
- Aaron Staton Stage Actor, 1980
- Aino Kallas Author, 1878
- Alan Abel Writer, 1924
- Alan Oliveira Athlete, 1992
- Alfonso A. Ossorio Painter, 1926
- Ali al-Naimi Minister, 1935
- Alice Evans Actress, 1971
- Aline Brosh McKenna Screenwriter, 1967
- Andrew Gold Singer, 1951
- Andy Fairweather Low Guitarist, 1948
- Apollonia Kotero Actress, 1959
- Arthur Dove Artist, 1880
- Bei Dao Poet, 1949
- Benjamin Barber Author, 1939
- Bill Scott Voice Actor, 1920
- Billy Cannon Football Player, 1937
- Bob Rae Lawyer, 1948
- Brittany Nicole Waddell Singer, 1985
- Bunker Roy Activist, 1945
- Burgess Owens Football Player, 1951
- Butch Vig Musician, 1955
- Caleb Carr Baker, 1955
- Calvin Jillson Political Activist, 1949
- Carroll O'Connor Actor, 1924
- Cassidy Erin Gifford Actress, 1993
- Charles Roven Film Producer, 1949
- Charli XCX Singer-Songwriter, 1992
- Chokwe Lumumba Lawyer, 1947
- Chris Bennett Singer, 1948
- Chrystia Freeland Writer, 1968
- Cynthia Stevenson Actress, 1962
- Dada Vaswani Philosopher, 1918
- Dale Hansen Sportscaster, 1948
- Daniel R. White Advocate, 1953
- Dave Cook Comics Writer, 1983
- David Tang Businessman, 1954
- Dennis Prager Writer, 1948
- Donna Air Singer, 1979
- Edward Augustus Freeman Historian, 1823
- Edward Furlong Actor, 1977