October 2 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is October 2, your zodiac sign is Libra ♎, your birthstone is Opal or Tourmaline and your birth flower is Marigold or Cosmos. You share your birthday with Mahatma Gandhi and Graham Greene.
- Zodiac sign
- ♎ Libra
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- Birthstone
- Opal, Tourmaline
- Birth flower
- Marigold, Cosmos
- Day of year
- 275th
- Popularity
- 72nd of 366
- Half birthday
- April 2
- Next October 2
- October 2
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October 2 zodiac: Libra ♎
People born on October 2 fall under Libra, the 7th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from September 23 to October 22. Libra is a cardinal air sign ruled by Venus, and its symbol is the scales.
Libra, represented by the Scales, is the sign of balance, harmony and partnership. It is linked with beauty and fairness, and Libras are often pictured as natural diplomats with a strong sense of style.
Famous people born on October 2
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on October 2, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1869Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
- Born 1904British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904–1991)
- Born 1951British musician (born 1951)
- Born 1890American comedian (1890–1977)
- Born 1852Scottish chemist (1852–1916)
- Born 1851French marchal and military theorist (1851–1929)
- Born 1963Filipino journalist
- Born 1992Brazilian association football player
- Born 1904Prime Minister of India (1964-1966)
- Born 1991Brazilian association football player
- Born 1917Belgian biochemist, cytologist (1917–2013)
- Born 1871American politician, U.S. Secretary of State from 1933 to 1944
- Born 1984French tennis player
- Born 1907British biochemist and Nobel laureate (1907-1997)
- Born 1978Japanese singer, songwriter, and actress
- Born 1933British developmental biologist (1933–2025)
- Born 1935Italian-Argentine footballer
- Born 1832English anthropologist (1832–1917)
- Born 1879American poet (1879–1955)
- Born 1962American voice actor
- Born 1968Czech tennis player (1968–2017)
- Born 1949American photographer (born 1949)
- Born 1993Belgian association football player (1993)
- Born 1967Molecular biologist, neuroscientist, and Nobel laureate 2021
- Born 1954American actress
- Born 1953Sierra Leonean President
- Born 1973Ukrainian artist, entertainer, singer-songwriter, and actor.
- Born 1882Marshal of the Soviet Union (1882-1945)
- Born 1948Estonian politician (1948–2026)
- Born 1967Austrian tennis player
- Born 1986American actress
- Born 1754French philosopher (1754-1840)
- Born 1951American singer and actress (1951-)
- Born 1997English association football player
- Born 1983Japanese association football player
- Born 1867President of Brazil (1867-1924)
- Born 1945American singer-songwriter
- Born 1986Spanish association football player
- Born 1989Japanese association football player
- Born 1949American heiress to the fortune of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
October 2 birthstone
Opal (play of many colours). Opal is linked with creativity, hope and imagination, thanks to its shifting rainbow colours.
Tourmaline (pink and many other colours). Tourmaline is associated with compassion, balance and emotional healing.
October 2 birthday facts
- October 2 is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years), leaving 90 days until the end of the year.
- October 2 is the 72nd most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,632 babies born on an average October 2(4% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, October 2 birthdays fall in autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in spring.
- Babies born on October 2 were most likely conceived around January 10 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is April 2, six months after October 2.
- October 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 October 2?
October 2 falls under Libra ♎, which runs from September 23 to October 22.
What is the birthstone for October 2?
The birthstone for October 2 is Opal or Tourmaline, the October birthstones. The October birth flowers are Marigold and Cosmos.
Who are famous people born on October 2?
Famous people born on October 2 include Mahatma Gandhi (1869), Graham Greene (1904), Sting (1951), Groucho Marx (1890), William Ramsay (1852), Ferdinand Foch (1851).
How common is a October 2 birthday?
October 2 is the 72nd most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,632 babies born on an average October 2.
What day of the year is October 2?
October 2 is the 275th day of the year in common years and the 276th day in leap years.