October 1 - Births

Births

• 208 – Alexander Severus, Roman emperor (d. 235)
• 1207 – Henry III of England (d. 1272)
• 1507 – Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect, designed the Church of the Gesù (d. 1573)
• 1540 – Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss clergyman (d. 1617)
• 1577 – Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss martyr and saint (d. 1622)
• 1620 – Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (d. 1683)
• 1644 – Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (d. 1682)
• 1671 – Guido Grandi, Italian mathematician (d. 1742)
• 1685 – Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1740)
• 1691 – Arthur Onslow, English politician (d. 1768)
• 1712 – William Shippen, American physician and politician (d. 1801)
• 1724 – Giovanni Battista Cirri, Italian cellist and composer (d. 1808)
• 1729 – Anton Cajetan Adlgasser, German organist and composer (d. 1777)
• 1730 – Richard Stockton, American attorney and politician, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (d. 1781)
• 1760 – William Thomas Beckford, English author and politician (d. 1844)
• 1762 – Anton Bernolák, Slovak priest and linguist (d. 1813)
• 1771 – Pierre Baillot, French violinist and composer (d. 1842)
• 1791 – Sergey Aksakov, Russian author (d. 1859)
• 1800 – Lars Levi Laestadius, Swedish botanist (d. 1861)
• 1808 – Mary Anna Custis Lee, American wife of Robert E. Lee (d. 1873)
• 1832 – Henry Clay Work, American composer (d. 1884)
• 1832 – Caroline Harrison, American educator, 24th First Lady of the United States (d. 1892)
• 1835 – Ádám Politzer, Austrian physician (d. 1920)
• 1842 – Charles Cros, French poet and inventor (d. 1888)
• 1846 – Nectarios of Aegina, Greek saint (d. 1920)
• 1847 – Annie Besant, English activist and author (d. 1933)
• 1865 – Paul Dukas, French composer (d. 1935)
• 1870 – Josiah Edward Spurr, American geologist (d. 1950)
• 1877 – Clement Deykin, English rugby player (d. 1969)
• 1878 – Othmar Spann, Austrian philosopher and economist (d. 1950)
• 1881 – William Boeing, American engineer and businessman, founded the Boeing Company (d. 1956)
• 1885 – Louis Untermeyer, American author (d. 1977)
• 1887 – Shizuichi Tanaka, Japanese general (d. 1945)
• 1888 – Charles Jordan, American magician (d. 1944)
• 1890 – Stanley Holloway, English actor and singer (d. 1982)
• 1893 – Cliff Friend, American songwriter and pianist (d. 1974)
• 1893 – Yip Man, Chinese martial artist (d. 1972)
• 1896 – Liaquat Ali Khan, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 1951)
• 1896 – Ted Healy, American actor and comedian (d. 1937)
• 1899 – Ernest Haycox, American author (d. 1950)
• 1900 – Tom Goddard, English cricketer (d. 1966)
• 1903 – Vladimir Horowitz, Ukrainian-American pianist (d. 1989)
• 1904 – Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-English physicist (d. 1979)
• 1904 – A. K. Gopalan, Indian politician, 1st Leader of the Opposition (d. 1977)
• 1906 – Sachin Dev Burman, Indian composer and singer (d. 1975)
• 1907 – Ödön Pártos, Hungarian-Israeli violist and composer (d. 1977)
• 1908 – Herman David Koppel, Danish composer and pianist (d. 1998)
• 1909 – Maurice Bardèche, French journalist, author and activist (d. 1998)
• 1909 – Sam Yorty, American politician, 37th Mayor of Los Angeles (d. 1998)
• 1910 – Bonnie Parker, American criminal (d. 1934)
• 1910 – Fritz Köberle, Austrian-Brazilian physician (d. 1983)
• 1910 – José Enrique Moyal, Australian physicist (d. 1998)
• 1910 – Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, American-Israeli rabbi and scholar (d. 2012)
• 1912 – Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician and politician
• 1913 – Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (d. 2009)
• 1913 – Harry Lookofsky, American violinist (d. 1998)
• 1914 – Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, lawyer, and author, 12th Librarian of Congress (d. 2004)
• 1915 – Jerome Bruner, American cognitive psychologist
• 1917 – Cahal Daly, Irish archbishop (d. 2009)
• 1919 –Majrooh Sultanpuri, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 2000)
• 1920 – Walter Matthau, American actor (d. 2000)
• 1921 – James Whitmore, American actor (d. 2009)
• 1922 – Kim Ki-young, South Korean director (d. 1998)
• 1922 – Chen Ning Yang, Chinese-American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1924 – Jimmy Carter, American politician, 39th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1924 – William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 2005)
• 1924 – Roger Williams, American pianist (d. 2011)
• 1925 – Bob Boyd, American baseball player (d. 2004)
• 1927 – Tom Bosley, American actor (d. 2010)
• 1927 – Sherman Glenn Finesilver, American judge (d. 2006)
• 1927 – Sandy Gall, Malaysian-Scottish journalist and author
• 1928 – Sivaji Ganesan, Indian actor (d. 2001)
• 1928 – Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-South African actor (d. 1973)
• 1928 – Willy Mairesse, Belgian race car driver (d. 1969)
• 1928 – George Peppard, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1928 – Zhu Rongji, Chinese politician
• 1929 – Ken Arthurson, Australian rugby player
• 1929 – Grady Chapman, American singer (The Robins) (d. 2011)
• 1929 – Bonnie Owens, American singer-songwriter (The Strangers) (d. 2006)
• 1930 – Frank Gardner, Australian race car driver (d. 2009)
• 1930 – Richard Harris, Irish actor, singer-songwriter, producer, and director (d. 2002)
• 1930 – Naimatullah Khan, Pakistani politician
• 1930 – Philippe Noiret, French actor (d. 2006)
• 1931 – Sylvano Bussotti, Italian composer
• 1931 – Alan Wagner, American radio host and critic (d. 2007)
• 1932 – Albert Collins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)
• 1934 – Geoff Stephens, English songwriter
• 1935 – Julie Andrews, English actress and singer
• 1935 – Petros Fyssoun, Greek actor
• 1936 – Duncan Edwards, English footballer (d. 1958)
• 1936 – Stella Stevens, American actress
• 1939 – George Archer, American golfer (d. 2005)
• 1939 – Geoffrey Whitehead, English actor
• 1940 – Marc Savoy, American accordionist, created the Cajun accordion
• 1942 – Herb Fame, American singer (Peaches & Herb)
• 1942 – Jean-Pierre Jabouille, French race car driver
• 1942 – Robert Lelièvre, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1973)
• 1943 – Jean-Jacques Annaud, French director
• 1943 – Angèle Arsenault, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1943 – Jerry Martini, American saxophonist (Sly & the Family Stone and Rubicon)
• 1945 – Rod Carew, Panamanian-American baseball player and coach
• 1945 – Donny Hathaway, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1979)
• 1945 – Ellen McIlwaine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1945 – Spider Sabich, American skier (d. 1976)
• 1946 – Dave Holland, English bassist, composer, and bandleader (Gateway)
• 1946 – Tim O'Brien, American author
• 1947 – Dave Arneson, American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons (d. 2009)
• 1947 – Buzz Capra, American baseball player
• 1947 – Aaron Ciechanover, Israeli biologist
• 1947 – Stephen Collins, American actor
• 1947 – Adriano Tilgher, Italian politician
• 1947 – Martin Turner, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Wishbone Ash)
• 1947 – Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (Shocking Blue) (d. 2006)
• 1948 – Cub Koda, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Brownsville Station) (d. 2000)
• 1949 – Isaac Bonewits, American author (d. 2010)
• 1949 – André Rieu, Dutch violinist, conductor and composer
• 1950 – Elpida, Greek singer-songwriter
• 1950 – Mark Helias, American bassist and composer
• 1950 – Sigbjørn Johnsen, Norwegian politician
• 1950 – Jeane Manson, American model, singer, and actress
• 1950 – Randy Quaid, American actor
• 1951 – Brian Greenway, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (April Wine and Mashmakhan)
• 1952 – Jacques Martin, Canadian ice hockey coach
• 1952 – Bob Myrick, American baseball player (d. 2012)
• 1952 – Ivan Sekyra, Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, director and screenwriter (Abraxas) (d. 2012)
• 1953 – Pete Falcone, American baseball player
• 1953 – John Hegley, English comedian and poet
• 1953 – Miguel Lopez, Salvadorian-American soccer player
• 1953 – Grete Waitz, Norwegian runner (d. 2011)
• 1953 – Klaus Wowereit, German politician, Mayor of Berlin
• 1954 – Martin Strel, Slovenian swimmer
• 1955 – Howard Hewett, American singer (Shalamar)
• 1955 – Morten Gunnar Larsen, Norwegian pianist
• 1955 – Jeff Reardon, American baseball player
• 1956 – Theresa May, English politician
• 1957 – Stelios Mainas, Greek actor
• 1958 – Martin Cooper, English saxophonist, composer, and painter (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Godot)
• 1958 – Masato Nakamura, Japanese bass player and producer (Dreams Come True)
• 1959 – Mark Aizlewood, Welsh footballer
• 1959 – Brian P. Cleary, American author
• 1959 – Youssou N'Dour, Senegalese singer-songwriter, actor, and politician
• 1960 – Gerald Scheunemann, German footballer
• 1961 – Gary Ablett, Sr., Australian footballer
• 1961 – Rico Constantino, American wrestler and manager
• 1961 – Robert Rey, Brazilian surgeon
• 1961 – Corrie van Zyl, South African cricketer
• 1962 – Esai Morales, American actor
• 1962 – Paul Walsh, English footballer
• 1963 – Jean-Denis Délétraz, Swiss race car driver
• 1963 – Mark McGwire, American baseball player
• 1964 – Harry Hill, English comedian, actor, and author
• 1964 – Max Matsuura, Japanese record producer
• 1964 – Jonathan Sarfati, Australian chess player, scientist, and author
• 1964 – Christopher Titus, American actor and comedian
• 1965 – Andreas Keller, German field hockey player
• 1965 – Ted King, American actor
• 1965 – Cindy Margolis, American model and actress
• 1965 – Chris Reason, Australian journalist
• 1965 – Cliff Ronning, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1966 – George Weah, Liberian footballer and politician
• 1966 – José Ángel Ziganda, Spanish footballer
• 1967 – Mike Pringle, American football player
• 1967 – Scott Young, American ice hockey player
• 1968 – Rob Collard, English race car driver
• 1968 – Kevin Griffin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Better Than Ezra)
• 1968 – Jon Guenther, American author
• 1968 – Jay Underwood, American actor
• 1969 – Zach Galifianakis, American comedian and actor
• 1969 – Ori Kaplan, Israeli-American saxophonist (Balkan Beat Box, Gogol Bordello, and Firewater)
• 1969 – Marcus Stephen, Nauruan politician, 27th President of Nauru
• 1969 – Igor Ulanov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1970 – Simon Davey, Welsh footballer and manager
• 1970 – Jung Joon-ho, South Korean actor and singer
• 1970 – Kam Wu-seong, South Korean actor
• 1970 – Alexei Zhamnov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1971 – Song Il-gook, South Korean actor
• 1971 – Gigi Lai, Hong Kong actress
• 1971 – Andrew O'Keefe, Australian television host
• 1972 – Ronen Altman Kaydar, Israeli author
• 1972 – Jean Paulo Fernandes, Brazilian footballer
• 1972 – Leila Hatami, Iranian actress
• 1972 – Esa Holopainen, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Amorphis)
• 1973 – Rachid Chékhémani, French runner
• 1973 – Jana Henke, German swimmer
• 1973 – John Mackey, American composer
• 1973 – John Thomson, American baseball player
• 1974 – Christian Borle, American actor
• 1974 – Keith Duffy, Irish singer-songwriter and actor (Boyzone)
• 1974 – Mats Lindgren, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1974 – Sherri Saum, American actress
• 1975 – Chulpan Khamatova, Russian actress
• 1975 – Zoltán Sebescen, German footballer
• 1975 – Kim Sun-a, South Korean actress
• 1976 – Kona Carmack, American model and actress
• 1976 – Denis Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1976 – Ümit Karan, Turkish footballer
• 1976 – Richard Oakes, English guitarist (Suede)
• 1976 – Antonio Roybal, American painter and sculptor
• 1976 – Dora Venter, Hungarian porn actress
• 1977 – Jeffrey van Hooydonk, Belgian race car driver
• 1978 – Nicole Atkins, American singer-songwriter
• 1978 – Leticia Cline, American model
• 1979 – Rudi Johnson, American football player
• 1979 – Gilberto Martínez, Costa Rican footballer
• 1979 – Michael McGillicutty, American wrestler
• 1979 – Ryan Pontbriand, American football player
• 1979 – Marko Stanojevic, English-Italian rugby player
• 1980 – Antonio Narciso, Italian footballer
• 1981 – Júlio Baptista, Brazilian footballer
• 1981 – Tom Donnelly, New Zealand rugby player
• 1981 – Rupert Friend, English actor
• 1981 – Gaby Mudingayi, Belgian footballer
• 1981 – Johnny Oduya, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1981 – Arnau Riera, Spanish footballer
• 1981 – David Yelldell, German-American soccer player
• 1982 – Haruna Babangida, Nigerian footballer
• 1982 – Aleksandar Đuričić, Serbian author
• 1982 – Sandra Oxenryd, Swedish singer
• 1982 – Reese Rideout, American porn actor
• 1983 – Mirko Vučinić, Montenegrin footballer
• 1984 – Matt Cain, American baseball player
• 1984 – Daniel Guillén Ruiz, Spanish footballer
• 1985 – Nazimuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi cricketer
• 1985 – Porcelain Black, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1985 – Tim Deasy, English footballer
• 1985 – Maikel Nabil Sanad, Egyptian activist and blogger
• 1985 – Revazi Zintiridis, Greek martial artist
• 1986 – Matthew Gonzalez,American figure skater
• 1986 – Sayaka Kanda, Japanese actress and singer
• 1986 – Jurnee Smollett, American actress
• 1986 – Ricardo Vaz Tê, Portuguese footballer
• 1986 – Justin Westhoff, Australian footballer
• 1987 – Hiroki Aiba, Japanese actor and singer
• 1987 – Lionel Ainsworth, English footballer
• 1988 – Cariba Heine, South African-Australian actress and dancer
• 1990 – Charlie McDonnell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Chameleon Circuit)
• 1990 – Pedro Filipe Mendes, Portuguese footballer
• 1997 – Sam Verlinden, New Zealand singer and actor
• 2003 – Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman, New Zealand survivor of the meningococcal disease