Authors Born on August 2
- Elisha Gray Inventor, 1935
- Ernest Dowson Poet, 1867
- Ethel M. Dell Writer, 1881
- Eugene Sullivan Judge, 1941
- Francis Marion Crawford Writer, 1854
- Garth Hudson Pianist, 1937
- Geoffrey Dutton Author, 1922
- George Habash Politician, 1926
- Irving Babbitt Literary Critic, 1865
- Isabel Allende Writer, 1942
- J. D. Vance Writer, 1984
- Jacinda Barrett Actor, 1972
- Jack Warner Film Producer, 1892
- James A. Baldwin Novelist, 1924
- James Baldwin Novelist, 1924
- James Fallows Writer, 1949
- James Howe Writer, 1946
- Jim Capaldi Singer-Songwriter, 1944
- Joanna Cassidy Actress, 1945
- John French Sloan Painter, 1871
- John Tyndall Physician, 1820
- John W. Snow Chief Executive Officer, 1939
- Jonas Blue Record Producer, 1989
- Karl Amadeus Hartmann Composer, 1905
- Kathryn Harrold Actress, 1950
- Ken MacLeod Writer, 1954
- Kevin Smith Film Maker, 1970
- Kristaps Porzingis Basketball Player, 1995
- Lamar Hunt Entrepreneur, 1932
- Lance Ito Lawyer, 1950
- Lawrence Wright Author, 1947
- Mary-Louise Parker Actress, 1964
- Michael Tubbs Politician, 1990
- Mike Ross Businessman, 1961
- Mojo Nixon Musician, 1957
- Myrna Loy Actress, 1905
- Nadia Bjorlin Actress, 1980
- Nell Irvin Painter Historian, 1942
- Nick Diaz Martial Artist, 1983
- Norman Grubb Missionary, 1895