Who was born on March 2 1904 in Springfield Massachusetts and writes illustrated many now famous rhyming books under a pen name?

The person you are describing is Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known by his pen name Dr. Seuss.

He was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts, and went on to write and illustrate numerous iconic children's books, including "The Cat in the Hat", "Green Eggs and Ham", "Horton Hears a Who!", and many more.