List of Famous people born on February 2nd
Dolors Bassa
Dolors Bassa i Coll is an educator, psychopedagogist and Catalan politician who held the position of Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Families in the Generalitat de Catalunya until Spain sacked the whole Catalan government on 27 October 2017. She is known for her syndicalist career in the major Spanish trade union, Unión General de Trabajadores. Since March 2018 she was remanded in custody, without bail, by order of the Supreme Court of Spain, accused of sedition and rebellion. She was sentenced on October 14, 2019 to 12 years in gaol for sedition, as being responsible for devoting several thousand public schools to the 1 October 2017 referendum, as polling stations. The Supreme Court turned down her plea for this mistake to be amended so that her sentence - greater than nearly all the other convicted ministers - might be reduced.
Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza
Prince Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza is a member of the Imperial House of Brazil. According to the disputed claims of the Vassouras branch of the family, he is first in the line of succession to the defunct Brazilian throne, and as such is the current claimant of the title of Prince Imperial of Brazil. Bertrand is also related to the House of Braganza and the House of Orléans, both by his father's lineage, and to the House of Wittelsbach by his mother's lineage.
Taiju Shiratori
Taiju Shiratori is a Japanese kickboxer and former boxer fighting out of Tokyo, Japan. He is the former RISE Lightweight champion.
Oleguer Presas
Oleguer Presas Renom, known simply as Oleguer, is a Spanish former footballer. Primarily a central defender, he could also operate as a defensive right back.
Yoshino Mabuchi
Yoshino Mabuchi is a retired Japanese diver who won bronze medals in the 3 m springboard and 10 platform events at the 1982 Asian Games. She placed ninth in the platform at the 1984 Summer Olympics and could not compete at the 1980 Moscow Games due to their boycott by Japan. Her parents Kanoko Tsutani-Mabuchi and Ryo Mabuchi were also Olympic divers.
Jean-François Lamour
Jean-François Lamour is a former French fencer and current French politician and cabinet minister. A top fencer, he was a gold medallist at the 1984 Olympics and 1988 Olympics and a bronze medal winner at the 1992 Olympics in the men's individual sabre. He married Dr. Isabelle Spennato, a former French fencer and current president of the French Fencing Federation. He was also world champion in 1987. Retiring, he entered politics serving as the sports and youth counselor to the Mayor of Paris from 1993 to 1995. In 2002, he became the minister of sport, and in 2004, he was given responsibility for youth in addition to this.
Jessica Cox
Jessica Cox is the world's first licensed armless pilot, as well as the first armless black-belt in the American Taekwondo Association. She was born without arms due to a rare birth defect.
Omar Mascarell
Omar Mascarell González is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for German club FC Schalke 04 as a defensive midfielder.
Salman bin Sultan
Salman bin Sultan Al Saud is the former assistant secretary general of the Saudi Arabian National Security Council for intelligence and security affairs as well as the former deputy defense minister. He is a member of House of Saud.
Maria Makino
Maria Makino is a Japanese pop singer idol, and a 12th generation member of Japanese girl group Morning Musume.