March 2 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is March 2, your zodiac sign is Pisces ♓, your birthstone is Aquamarine or Bloodstone and your birth flower is Daffodil or Jonquil. You share your birthday with Mikhail Gorbachev and Pope Pius XII.
- Zodiac sign
- ♓ Pisces
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- Neptune and Jupiter
- Birthstone
- Aquamarine, Bloodstone
- Birth flower
- Daffodil, Jonquil
- Day of year
- 61st
- Popularity
- 308th of 366
- Half birthday
- September 2
- Next March 2
- March 2
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March 2 zodiac: Pisces ♓
People born on March 2 fall under Pisces, the 12th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from February 19 to March 20. Pisces is a mutable water sign ruled by Neptune and Jupiter, and its symbol is the fish.
Pisces is the final sign of the zodiac and a water sign linked with imagination, empathy and creativity. The two fish swimming in opposite directions are often read as a symbol of a dreamy, sensitive nature.
Famous people born on March 2
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on March 2, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1931Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 (1931–2022)
- Born 1876Pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958
- Born 1810Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 (1810–1903)
- Born 1968English actor (born 1968)
- Born 1937President of Algeria from 1999 to 2019
- Born 196331st prime minister of Australia
- Born 1904American children's author and cartoonist (1904–1991)
- Born 1962American musician (born 1962)
- Born 1977English singer-songwriter (born 1977)
- Born 1859Jewish writer and playwright of Yiddish, who worked in Russian Empire, Switzerland, Germany and the United States (1859-1916)
- Born 1919American actress (1919–2009)
- Born 1820Dutch author (1820-1887)
- Born 1989Belgian association football player (born 1989)
- Born 1894Soviet biochemist (1894-1980)
- Born 1981American actress and filmmaker
- Born 1972Argentine association football player and coach
- Born 1793American statesman, politician, and soldier (1793-1863)
- Born 1926American economist (1926–1995)
- Born 1942American novelist and screenwriter
- Born 1950American singer and drummer (1950–1983)
- Born 1760French journalist, politician and revolutionary (1760-1794)
- Born 1955Founder of the Japanese new religious group Aum Shinrikyo
- Born 1817Hungarian poet, journalist, writer and translator (1817–1882)
- Born 1938Chilean politician, president of Chile from 2000 to 2006
- Born 1982German footballer
- Born 1930American author and journalist (1930–2018)
- Born 1900German composer (1900–1950)
- Born 1997American singer (born 1997)
- Born 1990Indian actor
- Born 1947English association football player and manager
- Born 1923Japanese association football player (1923–2001)
- Born 1979Irish footballer and manager (born 1979)
- Born 1971American rapper and actor (born 1971)
- Born 1800Russian poet (1800-1844)
- Born 1986Czech Supercup winner, soccer player and player on the Czech national soccer team
- Born 1980Australian actress, writer, and producer
- Born 1951Prime Minister of Belize from 2008 to 2020
- Born 1952Russian politician
- Born 1976Brazilian association football player
- Born 1972Brazilian association football player
March 2 birthstone
Aquamarine (sea blue). Aquamarine is linked with calm seas and courage, and sailors once wore it as a charm for safe voyages.
Bloodstone (green with red spots). Bloodstone is traditionally associated with strength, courage and good health.
March 2 birthday facts
- March 2 is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years), leaving 304 days until the end of the year.
- March 2 is the 308th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,841 babies born on an average March 2(3% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, March 2 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on March 2 were most likely conceived around June 10 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is September 2, six months after March 2.
- March 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 March 2?
March 2 falls under Pisces ♓, which runs from February 19 to March 20.
What is the birthstone for March 2?
The birthstone for March 2 is Aquamarine or Bloodstone, the March birthstones. The March birth flowers are Daffodil and Jonquil.
Who are famous people born on March 2?
Famous people born on March 2 include Mikhail Gorbachev (1931), Pope Pius XII (1876), Pope Leo XIII (1810), Daniel Craig (1968), Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937), Anthony Albanese (1963).
How common is a March 2 birthday?
March 2 is the 308th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,841 babies born on an average March 2.
What day of the year is March 2?
March 2 is the 61st day of the year in common years and the 62nd day in leap years.