April 2 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is April 2, your zodiac sign is Aries ♈, your birthstone is Diamond and your birth flower is Daisy or Sweet pea. You share your birthday with Hans Christian Andersen and Émile Zola.
- Zodiac sign
- ♈ Aries
- Element
- Fire
- Ruling planet
- Mars
- Birthstone
- Diamond
- Birth flower
- Daisy, Sweet pea
- Day of year
- 92nd
- Popularity
- 216th of 366
- Half birthday
- October 2
- Next April 2
- April 2
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April 2 zodiac: Aries ♈
People born on April 2 fall under Aries, the 1st sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from March 21 to April 19. Aries is a cardinal fire sign ruled by Mars, and its symbol is the ram.
Aries opens the zodiac year, and the sign is linked with beginnings: starting things, taking the lead and moving first. In traditional astrology, Aries people are pictured as energetic and competitive, happiest with a challenge in front of them.
Famous people born on April 2
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on April 2, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1805Danish writer and poet (1805–1875)
- Born 1840French novelist, journalist, playwright, and poet (1840–1902)
- Born 1725Venetian adventurer and writer (1725–1798)
- Born 1914British actor (1914–2000)
- Born 1939American R&B and soul singer (1939–1984)
- Born 1959President of Argentina from 2019 to 2023
- Born 1977German-Irish actor (born 1979)
- Born 1891German artist (1891–1976)
- Born 1647German-Dutch entomologist, botanist, naturalist, scientific illustrator, graphic artist, painter, and lepidopterologist (1647-1717)
- Born 1975Chilean and American actor (born 1975)
- Born 1968Indian film actor, director and producer
- Born 1986Dutch footballer (born 1986)
- Born 1926Australian racing driver (1926–2014)
- Born 1990Bosnian association football player
- Born 1862American philosopher, diplomat, and educator (1862-1947)
- Born 1996Cameroonian association football player (born 1996)
- Born 1966English footballer and manager (born 1966)
- Born 1827Pre-Raphaelite artist (1827-1910)
- Born 1962American actor, screenwriter and director (born 1962)
- Born 1982Spanish tennis player (born 1982)
- Born 1945American actress
- Born 1972Japanese association football player
- Born 1971Brazilian association football player
- Born 1798German scholar and poet (1798–1874)
- Born 1982Italian association football player
- Born 1930Japanese association football player
- Born 1956Japanese association football player and manager
- Born 1954Japanese association football player
- Born 1931Japanese association football player (1931–1970)
- Born 1971Paraguayan association football player and manager
- Born 2002American actress (born 2002)
- Born 1947American feminist academic and critic (born 1947)
- Born 1841French inventor and engineer
- Born 1988American actor (born 1988)
- Born 1955Thai royal
- Born 1980Mexican association football player
- Born 1618Italian physicist (1618–1663)
- Born 1934American mathematician
- Born 1875(1875-1940) American automotive industry executive
- Born 1961American actor (born 1961)
April 2 birthstone
Diamond (clear). Diamond, the hardest natural material, symbolises lasting love, strength and clarity.
April 2 birthday facts
- April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years), leaving 273 days until the end of the year.
- April 2 is the 216th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,049 babies born on an average April 2(1% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, April 2 birthdays fall in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in autumn.
- Babies born on April 2 were most likely conceived around July 11 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is October 2, six months after April 2.
- April 2 always falls after Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is simply the one for your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is April 2?
April 2 falls under Aries ♈, which runs from March 21 to April 19.
What is the birthstone for April 2?
The birthstone for April 2 is Diamond, the April birthstone. The April birth flowers are Daisy and Sweet pea.
Who are famous people born on April 2?
Famous people born on April 2 include Hans Christian Andersen (1805), Émile Zola (1840), Giacomo Casanova (1725), Alec Guinness (1914), Marvin Gaye (1939), Alberto Fernández (1959).
How common is a April 2 birthday?
April 2 is the 216th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,049 babies born on an average April 2.
What day of the year is April 2?
April 2 is the 92nd day of the year in common years and the 93rd day in leap years.