List of Famous people born on February 2nd

Stanislav Huseynovich Khankishiev, better known as Stalic Khankishiev, is a celebrity chef, photographer, and cooking writer born in Uzbekistan. He has become well known in the Russian Federation as a result of television appearances and books. He is particularly associated with Central Asian cuisine, but has also popularized dishes from the Caucasus, the Balkans, and Slavic countries.

Umar Sadiq Mesbah is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club UD Almería.

Olivier Wieviorka, is a French historian specializing in the history of World War II and the French Resistance. He is a faculty member at the École normale supérieure de Cachan.

Mukhtar Magauin is a Kazakh writer and publicist. He was born in the district of Chubar-Tau in Semey region of Kazakhstan on 2 February 1940. He graduated at the Kazakh state university (1962) and the doctorate (1965) there. He was head of the literary criticism department at the “Kazakh literature” newspaper in Almaty. He publishes several scholarly articles and books and novels.

Douglas Baggio de Oliveira Costa is a Brazilian footballer who plays as striker for Goiás.

Daniel Michel Cousin is a Gabonese former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Espen Bredesen is a Norwegian former ski jumper.

Ilya Vladimirovich Maksimov is a Russian football central midfielder.

Kiyoshi Toyoda is a Japanese professional baseball player.

Guillermo Andrés Marino is an Argentine former football midfielder. He was known for his teamwork and playmaking ability and could play in the center as well as on the wings.