List of Famous people born on May 2nd

Robert Williams Wood was an American physicist and inventor who made pivotal contributions to the field of optics. He pioneered infrared and ultraviolet photography. Wood's patents and theoretical work inform modern understanding of the physics of ultraviolet light, and made possible myriad uses of UV fluorescence which became popular after World War I. He published many articles on spectroscopy, phosphorescence, diffraction, and ultraviolet light.

Ralph John Cicerone was an American atmospheric scientist and administrator. From 1998 to 2005, he was the chancellor of the University of California, Irvine. From 2005 to 2016, he was the president of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). He was a "renowned authority" on climate change and atmospheric chemistry, and issued an early warning about the grave potential risks of climate change.

Erwin Jan Feuchtmann Pérez is a Chilean handballer for Ademar Leon and the Chilean national team.

Guillermo Landa y Escandón was a Mexican politician and businessman. He was governor of the Federal District of Mexico. He was one of the Científicos. He studied at Stonyhurst College from 1858 to 1862. He is a great-great-grandparent of actress Rose Leslie.

Jerome Klapka Jerome was an English writer and humourist, best known for the comic travelogue Three Men in a Boat (1889).

Teruo Iwamoto is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Kunpimook Bhuwakul, known professionally by his nickname BamBam, is a Thai rapper and singer based in South Korea, member of the South Korean boy band Got7.

Connie Crothers was an American jazz improviser and pianist.

Fabrice Dimitri Pancrate is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Irina Vsevolodovna Murzaeva was a Soviet actress of theater and cinema.