List of Famous people born on October 2nd

Gerard William "Jerry" Ford was an American businessman who in 1946 founded Ford Modeling Agency with his wife Eileen Ford in their apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City.

Angela Stahnke-Hauck is a German speed skater who has won many titles. She also competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. She is married with handball-player Stephan Hauck and competed at three Winter Olympics.

Steeve François Fabien Guénot is a French wrestler who won the Gold medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He became the first Olympic Champion for France in Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling since Emile Poilvé, in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Hired by the RATP in 2007, he is member of the US Métro.

Idan Ofer is an Israeli billionaire businessman, with interests in shipping, Energy mining and Sport. He is the founder of Eastern Pacific Shipping and the principal of the Quantum Pacific Group, a holding company. He is majority shareholder of the Israel Corporation, listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, as well as Kenon Holdings, listed on the Tel Aviv and New York Stock Exchange.

Yūki Akiyoshi is a Japanese female professional ten-pin bowler. She is a member of the Ladies Bowling Organization of Japan.