List of Famous people born on March 2nd

Karl Freller is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He has been a member of the Landtag of Bavaria.

Ingeborg Helen Gräßle is a German politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 until 2019. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, part of the European People's Party. Among other roles, she served as chair of the Budgetary Control Committee.

Howard Bernstein, professionally known as Howie B, is a Scottish musician, producer and DJ who has worked with artists including: Björk, U2, Tricky, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Soul II Soul, Robbie Robertson, Elisa, Mukul Deora and The Gift.

Ernst Haas was an Austrian-American photojournalist and color photographer. During his 40-year career, Haas bridged the gap between photojournalism and the use of photography as a medium for expression and creativity. In addition to his coverage of events around the globe after World War II, Haas was an early innovator in color photography. His images were disseminated by magazines like Life and Vogue and, in 1962, were the subject of the first single-artist exhibition of color photography at New York's Museum of Modern Art. He served as president of the cooperative Magnum Photos, and his book The Creation (1971) was one of the most successful photography books ever, selling 350,000 copies.

Philippe Antoine Francoise Barbier was a French organic chemist. He is best known for his two named reactions in organic synthesis, the Barbier reaction and the Barbier-Wieland degradation, as well as for his role in the creation of organomagnesium reagents with his student, Victor Grignard.

Eduardo Filipe Quaresma Coimbra Simões is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Sporting CP.