October 9 - Births

Births

• 1201 – Robert de Sorbon, French theologian, founder of the Collège de Sorbonne (d. 1274)
• 1221 – Salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler (d. 1290)
• 1261 – Denis of Portugal (d. 1325)
• 1328 – Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369)
• 1581 – Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac, French mathematician, poet, and scholar (d. 1638)
• 1586 – Leopold V, Archduke of Austria (d. 1632)
• 1704 – Johann Andreas Segner, German mathematician, physicist, and physician (d. 1777)
• 1757 – Charles X of France (d. 1836)
• 1796 – Joseph Bonomi the Younger, English egyptologist and sculptor (d. 1878)
• 1835 – Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer and conductor (d. 1921)
• 1837 – Francis Wayland Parker, American theorist (d. 1902)
• 1840 – Simeon Solomon, English painter (d. 1905)
• 1852 – Hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1919)
• 1855 – Paul Wiesner, German sailor (d. 1930)
• 1858 – Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and chemist (d. 1935)
• 1859 – Alfred Dreyfus, French military officer (d. 1935)
• 1871 – Didak Buntić, Croatian monk and scholar (d. 1922)
• 1871 – Georges Gauthier, Canadian bishop (d. 1940)
• 1873 – Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist (d. 1944)
• 1873 – Karl Schwarzschild, German physicist and astronomer (d. 1916)
• 1873 – Charles Rudolph Walgreen, American businessman, founded Walgreens (d. 1939)
• 1874 – Nicholas Roerich, Russian painter (d. 1947)
• 1879 – Max von Laue, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1960)
• 1886 – Rube Marquard, American baseball player (d. 1980)
• 1888 – Nikolai Bukharin, Russian politician (d. 1938)
• 1888 – Irving Cummings, American actor and director (d. 1959)
• 1890 – Aimee Semple McPherson, Canadian-American evangelist, founded the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel (d. 1944)
• 1892 – Ivo Andrić, Yugoslav author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)
• 1892 – Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet (d. 1941)
• 1893 – Mário de Andrade, Brazilian author, poet, and photographer (d. 1945)
• 1900 – Joseph Friedman, American inventor, invented the bendy straw (d. 1982)
• 1900 – Alastair Sim, Scottish actor (d. 1976)
• 1902 – Freddie Young, English cinematographer (d. 1998)
• 1903 – Walter O'Malley, American lawyer and businessman (d. 1979)
• 1906 – Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegalese poet and politician, 1st President of Senegal (d. 2001)
• 1906 – J. R. Eyerman, American photographer and journalist (d. 1985)
• 1907 – Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, English politician (d. 2001)
• 1907 – Jacques Tati, French director and producer (d. 1982)
• 1907 – Horst Wessel, German SS officer and composer (d. 1930)
• 1908 – Harry Hooton, Australian poet (d. 1961)
• 1908 – Werner von Haeften, German military officer (d. 1944)
• 1908 – Lee Wiley, American singer (d. 1975)
• 1909 – Donald Coggan, English archbishop (d. 2000)
• 1911 – Joe Rosenthal, American photographer (d. 2006)
• 1914 – Edward Andrews, American actor (d. 1985)
• 1915 – Clifford M. Hardin, American politician (d. 2010)
• 1918 – E. Howard Hunt, American CIA officer and author (d. 2007)
• 1918 – Lila Kedrova, Russian actress (d. 2000)
• 1919 – Belva Plain, American author (d. 2010)
• 1920 – Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian author (d. 1976)
• 1920 – Yusef Lateef, American musician, composer, and educator
• 1921 – Michel Boisrond, French director (d. 2002)
• 1922 – Léon Dion, Canadian political scientist (d. 1997)
• 1922 – Fyvush Finkel, American actor
• 1923 – Donald Sinden, English actor
• 1926 – Danièle Delorme, French actress and producer
• 1928 – Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer
• 1931 – Antony Booth, English actor
• 1931 – Homer Smith, American football player and coach (d. 2011)
• 1933 – Peter Mansfield, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1933 – Judy Tyler, American actress (d. 1957)
• 1934 – Jill Ker Conway, Australian-American author
• 1934 – Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and composer
• 1935 – Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
• 1936 – Brian Blessed, English actor
• 1938 – Heinz Fischer, Austrian politician, 11th President of Austria
• 1939 – O. V. Wright, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1980)
• 1940 – Gordon J. Humphrey, American politician
• 1940 – John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Beatles, The Quarrymen, Plastic Ono Band, and The Dirty Mac) (d. 1980)
• 1940 – Joe Pepitone, American baseball player
• 1941 – Brian Lamb, American broadcaster, founded C-SPAN
• 1941 – Trent Lott, American politician
• 1941 – Chucho Valdés, Cuban pianist and composer
• 1941 – Karam ud Din, Pakistani navy officer (d. 2008)
• 1943 – Douglas Kirby, American psychologist
• 1943 – Jimmy Montgomery, English footballer
• 1943 – Mike Peters, American cartoonist
• 1944 – John Entwistle, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (The Who) (d. 2002)
• 1944 – Nona Hendryx, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Labelle)
• 1945 – Taiguara, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 1996)
• 1946 – Tansu Çiller, Turkish economist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Turkey
• 1947 – France Gall, French singer
• 1947 – William E. McAnulty, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 2007)
• 1947 – Tony Zappone, American photographer and journalist
• 1948 – Jackson Browne, German-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
• 1948 – Dave Samuels, American vibraphone player (Caribbean Jazz Project)
• 1950 – Brian Downing, American baseball player
• 1950 – Reichi Nakaido, Japanese guitarist (RC Succession)
• 1950 – Jody Williams, American activist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1952 – Sharon Osbourne, English television host and manager
• 1953 – Tony Shalhoub, American actor
• 1954 – Scott Bakula, American actor
• 1954 – James Fearnley, English musician and songwriter (The Pogues and The Nips)
• 1954 – John O'Hurley, American actor
• 1955 – Linwood Boomer, Canadian-American actor and producer
• 1957 – Don Garber, American businessman
• 1957 – Ini Kamoze, Jamaican singer-songwriter
• 1958 – Al Jourgensen, Cuban-American singer-songwriter and producer (Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Lard, Acid Horse, and PTP)
• 1958 – Michael Pare, American actor
• 1958 – Mike Singletary, American football player
• 1960 – Maddie Blaustein, American actress (d. 2008)
• 1960 – Kenny Garrett, American saxophonist (Five Peace Band)
• 1961 – Julian Bailey, English race car driver
• 1961 – Gyula Hajszán, Hungarian footballer
• 1962 – Jorge Burruchaga, Argentinian footballer
• 1962 – Ōnokuni Yasushi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 62nd Yokozuna
• 1964 – Guillermo del Toro, Mexican director
• 1964 – John Ralston, Canadian actor
• 1965 – Jimbo Fisher, American football player and coach
• 1966 – David Cameron, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1966 – Christopher Östlund, Swedish publisher, founded Plaza Magazine
• 1967 – Carling Bassett-Seguso, Canadian tennis player
• 1967 – Audie England, American actress
• 1967 – Eddie Guerrero, American wrestler (d. 2005)
• 1968 – Troy Davis, American murderer (d. 2011)
• 1969 – PJ Harvey, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1969 – Christine Hough, Canadian figure skater
• 1969 – Giles Martin, English songwriter and producer
• 1970 – Savannah, American porn actress (d. 1994)
• 1970 – Kenny Anderson, American basketball player
• 1970 – Jason Butler Harner, American actor
• 1970 – Steve Jablonsky, American composer
• 1970 – Park Sang-min, South Korean actor
• 1970 – Annika Sörenstam, Swedish golfer
• 1971 – Jason Jones, American director, producer, and activist
• 1971 – Stevie Richards, American wrestler
• 1972 – Sarah Vandenbergh, Australian actress
• 1973 – Steven Burns, American actor and singer
• 1973 – Erin Daniels, American actress
• 1973 – Fabio Lione, Italian singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Rhapsody of Fire, Vision Divine, and Labyrinth)
• 1973 – Carlos Pavón, Honduran footballer
• 1974 – Shmuel Herzfeld, American rabbi and activist
• 1974 – Kieren Hutchison, New Zealand actor
• 1975 – Sean Lennon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, Plastic Ono Band, and Cibo Matto)
• 1975 – Rale Micic, Serbian guitarist and composer
• 1975 – Mark Viduka, Australian footballer
• 1976 – Lee Peacock, Scottish footballer
• 1976 – Sam Riegel, American voice actor, scriptwriter, and director
• 1976 – Nick Swardson, American actor, screenwriter, and producer
• 1977 – Emanuele Belardi, Italian footballer
• 1977 – Yaki Kadafi, American rapper (Outlawz) (d. 1996)
• 1977 – Brian Roberts, American baseball player
• 1978 – Rossa, Indonesian singer
• 1978 – Nicky Byrne, Irish singer-songwriter and footballer (Westlife)
• 1978 – Juan Dixon, American basketball player
• 1979 – Alex Greenwald, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Phantom Planet and JJAMZ)
• 1979 – Todd Kelly, Australian race car driver
• 1979 – Chris O'Dowd, Irish comedy actor
• 1979 – Brandon Routh, American actor
• 1979 – Gonzalo Sorondo, Uruguayan footballer
• 1980 – Ibrahim Fazeel, Maldivian footballer
• 1980 – Henrik Zetterberg, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1981 – Zachery Ty Bryan, American actor and producer
• 1981 – Darius Miles, American basketball player
• 1982 – Shi Jun, Chinese footballer
• 1982 – António Mendonça, Angolan footballer
• 1983 – Stephen Gionta, American ice hockey player
• 1983 – Spencer Grammer, American actress
• 1983 – Jang Mi-Ran, South Korean weightlifter
• 1983 – Andreas Zuber, Austrian race car driver
• 1984 – Ghetts, English rapper
• 1984 – Djamel Mesbah, Algerian footballer
• 1986 – Derek Holland, American baseball player
• 1986 – Laure Manaudou, French swimmer
• 1987 – Bill Walker, American basketball player
• 1992 – Tyler James Williams, American actor and singer
• 1993 – Lauren Davis, American tennis player
• 1993 – Sarah Lahbati, Swiss-Filipino actress and singer
• 1993 – Scotty McCreery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1993 – Jhoana Marie Tan, Filipino actress
• 1994 – Jodelle Ferland, Canadian actress
• 2008 – Bo, American dog of the Obama family