October 25 - Births

Births

• 1102 – William Clito, English son of Sybilla of Conversano (d. 1128)
• 1330 – Louis II, Count of Flanders (d. 1384)
• 1510 – Renée of France (d. 1574)
• 1683 – Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, English-Irish politician (d. 1757)
• 1709 – Georg Gebel, German organist and composer (d. 1753)
• 1759 – Maria Feodorovna, Russian wife of Paul I of Russia (d. 1828)
• 1759 – William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1834)
• 1767 – Benjamin Constant, Swiss-French politician and author (d. 1830)
• 1772 – Geraud Duroc, French general (d. 1813)
• 1782 – Levi Lincoln, Jr., American politician, 13th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1868)
• 1800 – Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, English poet, historian, and politician (d. 1859)
• 1802 – Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strongman (d. 1864)
• 1806 – Max Stirner, German philosopher (d. 1856)
• 1811 – Évariste Galois, French mathematician (d. 1832)
• 1825 – Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer (d. 1899)
• 1838 – Georges Bizet, French composer (d. 1875)
• 1856 – Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger, Croatian geologist, paleontologist, and archeologist (d. 1936)
• 1864 – John Francis Dodge, American businessman, co-founded the Dodge Company (d. 1920)
• 1864 – Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian composer (d. 1956)
• 1867 – Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki, Polish general (d. 1937)
• 1868 – Dan Burke, American baseball player (d. 1933)
• 1877 – Adolf Möller, German rower (d. 1968)
• 1881 – Julius Frey, German swimmer (d. 1960)
• 1881 – Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 1973)
• 1882 – John T. Flynn, American journalist and author (d. 1964)
• 1886 – Leo G. Carroll, English actor (d. 1972)
• 1888 – Richard E. Byrd, American navy officer (d. 1957)
• 1888 – Nils von Dardel, Swedish painter (d. 1943)
• 1889 – Abel Gance, French director (d. 1981)
• 1889 – Smoky Joe Wood, American baseball player (d. 1985)
• 1891 – Charles Coughlin, Canadian-American priest and broadcaster (d. 1979)
• 1892 – Nell Shipman, Canadian actress, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1970)
• 1894 – Âşık Veysel Şatıroğlu, Turkish poet (d. 1973)
• 1895 – Levi Eshkol, Israeli politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1969)
• 1900 – Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian activist (d. 1978)
• 1902 – Henry Steele Commager, American historian (d. 1998)
• 1902 – Eddie Lang, American guitarist (d. 1933)
• 1903 – Katharine Byron, American politician (d. 1976)
• 1903 – Harry Shoulberg, American painter (d. 1995)
• 1908 – Edmond Pidoux, Swiss author and poet (d. 2004)
• 1910 – William Higinbotham, American physicist (d. 1994)
• 1912 – Minnie Pearl, American comedian and singer (d. 1996)
• 1913 – Klaus Barbie, German SS captain (d. 1991)
• 1914 – John Berryman, American poet (d. 1972)
• 1915 – Ivan M. Niven, Canadian mathematician (d. 1999)
• 1917 – Lee MacPhail, American baseball manager and executive (d. 2012)
• 1918 – Chubby Jackson, American bassist and bandleader (d. 2003)
• 1921 – Michael of Romania
• 1923 – Jean Duceppe, Canadian actor (d. 1990)
• 1923 – Bobby Thomson, Scottish-American baseball player (d. 2010)
• 1924 – Billy Barty, American actor (d. 2000)
• 1924 – Earl Palmer, American drummer (The Wrecking Crew) (d. 2008)
• 1925 – Clancy Lyall, American soldier (d. 2012)
• 1926 – Ismail Gulgee, Pakistani painter (d. 2007)
• 1926 – Jimmy Heath, American saxophonist and composer (Heath Brothers)
• 1926 – Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano
• 1927 – Barbara Cook, American singer and actress
• 1927 – Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, Uruguayan politician, President of Uruguay
• 1927 – Lawrence Kohlberg, American psychologist (d. 1987)
• 1928 – Anthony Franciosa, American actor (d. 2006)
• 1928 – Marion Ross, American actress
• 1931 – Annie Girardot, French actress (d. 2011)
• 1931 – Jimmy McIlroy, Irish footballer and manager
• 1933 – Eugene Gordon Lee, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1935 – Rusty Schweickart, American astronaut
• 1935 – Sam Taylor, American singer-songwriter (d. 2009)
• 1936 – Martin Gilbert, English historian and author
• 1936 – Masako Nozawa, Japanese actress
• 1937 – Roberto Menescal, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1939 – Zelmo Beaty, American basketball player
• 1939 – Fred Marcellino, American illustrator (d. 2001)
• 1939 – Nikos Nikolaidis, Greek director and screenwriter (d. 2007)
• 1939 – Robin Spry, Canadian director and producer (d. 2005)
• 1940 – Bob Knight, American basketball player and coach
• 1941 – Helen Reddy, Australian singer and actress
• 1941 – Anne Tyler, American author
• 1944 – Jon Anderson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Yes, Jon and Vangelis, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, and The Warriors)
• 1944 – James Carville, American lawyer and political consultant
• 1944 – Kati Kovács, Hungarian singer and actress
• 1945 – Peter Ledger, Australian illustrator (d. 1994)
• 1947 – Coco Robicheaux, American singer-songwriter (d. 2011)
• 1947 – Glenn Tipton, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Judas Priest and The Flying Hat Band)
• 1948 – Dave Cowens, American basketball player and coach
• 1948 – Daniel Mark Epstein, American poet and biographer
• 1948 – Dan Gable, American wrestler and coach
• 1948 – Dan Issel, American basketball player
• 1949 – Réjean Houle, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1949 – Walter Hyatt, American singer-songwriter, (Uncle Walt's Band) (d. 1996)
• 1949 – Hans-Georg Kraus, German footballer
• 1950 – Chris Norman, English singer-songwriter (Smokie)
• 1951 – Richard Lloyd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Television and Rocket from the Tombs)
• 1952 – Samir Geagea, Lebanese politician
• 1952 – Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek footballer and manager (d. 2004)
• 1952 – Mollie O'Brien, American singer
• 1954 – Mike Eruzione, American ice hockey player
• 1954 – David Worrall, Australian composer
• 1955 – Glynis Barber, English actress
• 1955 – Danny Darwin, American baseball player
• 1955 – Robin Eubanks, American trombonist
• 1955 – Matthias Jabs, German guitarist and songwriter (Scorpions)
• 1956 – Paul Regina, American actor (d. 2006)
• 1957 – Nancy Cartwright, American voice actress
• 1958 – Phil Daniels, English actor
• 1958 – Kornelia Ender, German swimmer
• 1960 – Christina Amphlett, Australian singer-songwriter and actress (Divinyls)
• 1960 – June Brigman, American illustrator
• 1961 – Ward Burton, American race car driver
• 1961 – Chad Smith, American drummer (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chickenfoot, and Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats)
• 1961 – Janice Tanton, Canadian illustrator
• 1961 – Willie Walsh, Irish businessman
• 1962 – Nick Hancock, English actor
• 1962 – Darlene Vogel, American actress
• 1963 – Tracy Nelson, American actress
• 1964 – Nicole, German singer
• 1964 – Michael Boatman, American actor
• 1964 – Kevin Michael Richardson, American actor
• 1965 – Þorsteinn Bachmann, Icelandic actor
• 1965 – 2 Cold Scorpio, American wrestler
• 1966 – Wendel Clark, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1966 – Perry Saturn, American wrestler
• 1969 – Josef Beranek, Czech ice hockey player
• 1969 – Nika Futterman, American voice actress and singer
• 1969 – Oleg Salenko, Russian footballer
• 1970 – J. A. Adande, American columnist
• 1970 – Peter Aerts, Dutch kick boxer
• 1970 – Adam Goldberg, American actor
• 1970 – Adam Pascal, American actor
• 1970 – Ed Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Barenaked Ladies and Yukon Kornelius)
• 1970 – Daniel Scheinhardt, German footballer
• 1970 – Chely Wright, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1971 – Simon Charlton, English footballer
• 1971 – Athena Chu, Hong Kong actress and singer
• 1971 – Neil Fallon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Clutch, The Company Band, and The Bakerton Group)
• 1971 – Midori Gotō, Japanese-American violinist
• 1971 – Rosie Ledet, American singer-songwriter and accordion player
• 1971 – Pedro Martínez, Dominican baseball player
• 1972 – Jonathan Torrens, Canadian actor
• 1973 – Lamont Bentley, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1974 – Lee Byung-Kyu, South Korean baseball player
• 1974 – Goya Jaekel, German footballer
• 1975 – Eirik Glambek Bøe, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Kings of Convenience and Skog)
• 1975 – Ryan Clement, American football player
• 1975 – Zadie Smith, English author
• 1976 – Steve Jones, Irish footballer
• 1976 – Brett Kirk, Australian footballer
• 1977 – Yehonathan Gatro, Israeli singer and actor
• 1977 – Birgit Prinz, German footballer
• 1978 – Russell Anderson, Scottish footballer
• 1978 – Markus Pöyhönen, Finnish sprinter
• 1979 – Rob Hulse, English footballer
• 1979 – Bat for Lashes, English singer-songwriter
• 1979 – Rosa Mendes, Canadian wrestler
• 1979 – Sarah Thompson, American actress
• 1979 – Tony Torcato, American baseball player
• 1979 – Eddie Argos, English singer-songwriter (Art Brut)
• 1980 – Mehcad Brooks, American actor and model
• 1981 – Josh Henderson, American actor and singer
• 1981 – Young Rome, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (IMx)
• 1981 – Jon Wood, American race car driver
• 1981 – Shaun Wright-Phillips, English footballer
• 1982 – Jerome Carter, American football player
• 1982 – Eman Lam, Hong Kong singer (at17)
• 1983 – Gyptian, Jamaican singer
• 1983 – Tim McGarigle, American football player
• 1983 – Taylor Vixen, American porn actress
• 1983 – Han Yeo-reum, South Korean actress
• 1984 – Sara Lumholdt, Swedish singer and dancer (A-Teens)
• 1984 – Katy Perry, American singer-Songwriter and actress
• 1984 – Iván Ramis, Spanish footballer
• 1985 – Ciara, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
• 1985 – Kara Lynn Joyce, American swimmer
• 1985 – Daniele Padelli, Italian footballer
• 1986 – DJ Webstar, American DJ and producer
• 1986 – Eddie Gaven, American soccer player
• 1987 – Darron Gibson, Irish footballer
• 1987 – Fabian Hambüchen, German gymnast
• 1988 – Shane Edwards, Australian footballer
• 1989 – Ivan Marconi, Italian footballer
• 1990 – Austin Peralta, American pianist and composer (d. 2012)
• 1993 – Kelley Missal, American actress
• 2001 – Princess Elisabeth of Belgium
• 2006 – Krista and Tatiana Hogan, Canadian conjoined twins