List of Famous people born on March 2nd

Scholastica is a saint of the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Communion. She was born in Italy. According to a ninth century tradition, she was the twin sister of Benedict of Nursia. Her feast day is 10 February, Saint Scholastica's Day. Scholastica is traditionally regarded as the foundress of the Benedictine nuns.

Lucie-Simplice-Camille-Benoît Desmoulins was a journalist and politician who played an important role in the French Revolution. Desmoulins was tried and executed alongside Danton when the Committee of Public Safety reacted against Dantonist opposition. He was a schoolmate of Maximilien Robespierre and a close friend and political ally of Georges Danton, who were influential figures in the French Revolution.

Vic Schaefer is the head women's basketball coach of the University of Texas at Austin (Texas) Longhorns. He previously served as the head coach for Mississippi State, from 2012 to 2020, and for Sam Houston State, from 1990 to 1997.

Hailey Dawson is an American girl who is the first person to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums. Born with Poland syndrome, she is missing three fingers on her right hand and has an underdeveloped pinky and thumb. At age 5, she was fitted with a 3D-printed robotic hand by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, College of Engineering. She came to national prominence in 2017 when she expressed a desire to use her robotic hand to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in all 30 Major League Baseball parks. She completed her goal on September 16, 2018, with an appearance at Angel Stadium. She has also been honored with dropping the puck at a 2018 Vegas Golden Knights–Philadelphia Flyers hockey game.

Siert Bruins, also known as Siegfried Bruns and nicknamed the Beast of Appingedam, was a Dutch member of the SS and SD during World War II.

Nimet Baş is a Turkish politician and lawyer. She has been the Member of Parliament from the Justice and Development Party since 2002. She was the Minister of State (2005–2009) and the Minister of National Education (2009–2011).

Allan Hjortdal Kuhn, known simply as Allan Kuhn, is a Danish association football coach and former player. He most recently was the manager of Danish Superliga club Hobro IK. Before that he was head coach of Swedish club Malmö FF in 2016, where he won the domestic league during his sole season. He was the head coach of FC Midtjylland from 2009 to 2011. He is also a former assistant coach and caretaker head coach of Aalborg BK, and was the assistant of head coach Erik Hamrén in the 2008 Superliga-winning season, as well as assistant of Kent Nielsen in the 2014 Superliga-winning season.

Shrimant Vishwasrao Peshwa was the eldest son of Balaji Baji Rao Bhat, Peshwa of Pune of the Maratha Empire and also was the heir to the title of Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. Shrimant Vishwasrao had received training in administration and warfare from the age of 8 years old. He had impressed the Maratha infantry by his performance at Sindkheda and Udgir battle 1760. His specialty was Bow and Arrow or Dhanur-vidya along with sword fighting. During Battle of Udgir, he was unstoppable with the bow and arrow while mounted on an war-elephant Vishwasrao was tall and well-built following the genetic constitution of the Peshwa family. Although, he looked exactly like the younger version of his grandfather Peshwa Bajirao, Vishwasrao had blue eyes. As per Sardesai and few other authors that named him the most handsome among the Peshwa men, Vishwasrao followed a strenuous gym routine and performed Kawaiti. Kaustubh Kasture states in his book, "Sakalraj Karya Dhurandar Sadashivrao Bhausaheb" that Sadashivrao Bhau,that is his uncle saw that Vishwasrao received thorough military and administration training. It is believed as per some sources, it was Nanasaheb Peshwa who introduced regular army training and added the best armour to the Maratha army.

Jacobus "Co" Westerik was a Dutch visual artist.

José Rafael Abinader Wasaf was a politician, lawyer and writer from the Dominican Republic and Vice-President of the Dominican Revolutionary Party. He founded the Universidad Dominicana O&M, in which he was rector. Abinader as a businessman was president of Grupo Abicor, and at the time of his death he was worth US$450 million.