October 1 - Births

Births

• 1207 – King Henry III of England (d. 1272)
• 1507 – Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)
• 1540 – Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)
• 1577 – Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar 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)
• 1730 – Richard Stockton, American attorney and signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1781)
• 1760 – William Thomas Beckford, English writer and politician (d. 1844)
• 1771 – Pierre Baillot, French violinist and composer (d. 1842)
• 1791 – Sergei Aksakov, Russian writer (d. 1859)
• 1800 – Lars Levi Laestadius, Swedish botanist (d. 1861)
• 1832 – Henry Clay Work, American composer (d. 1884)
• 1835 – Ádám Politzer, Austrian physician (d. 1920)
• 1842 – Charles Cros, French poet and inventor (d. 1888)
• 1847 – Annie Besant, British theosophist and feminist (d. 1933)
• 1865 – Paul Dukas, French composer (d. 1935)
• 1870 – Josiah Edward Spurr, American geologist (d. 1950)
• 1878 – Othmar Spann, Austrian philosopher and economist (d. 1950)
• 1881 – William Boeing, American engineer (d. 1956)
• 1885 – Louis Untermeyer, American author (d. 1977)
• 1888 – Charles Jordan, American magician (d. 1944)
• 1890 – Stanley Holloway, British actor (d. 1982)
• 1893 – Cliff Friend, American songwriter (d. 1974)
• 1896 – Liaqat Ali Khan, Pakistani statesman (d. 1951)
• 1896 – Ted Healy, American actor and comedian (d. 1937)
• 1899 – Ernest Haycox, American writer (d. 1950)
• 1900 – Tom Goddard, English cricketer (d. 1966)
• 1903 – Vladimir Horowitz, Ukrainian-born American pianist (d. 1989)
• 1904 – Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-born physicist (d. 1979)
• 1904 – A.K. Gopalan, Indian nationalist (d. 1977)
• 1907 – Ödön Pártos, Hungarian-born Israeli violist and composer (d. 1977)
• 1909 – Maurice Bardèche, French fascist (d. 1998)
• 1909 – Sam Yorty, American politician (d. 1998)
• 1910 – Bonnie Parker, American outlaw (d. 1934)
• 1910 – Fritz Köberle, Austrian-born physician (d. 1983)
• 1910 – José Enrique Moyal, Australian mathematical physicist (d. 1998)
• 1912 – Kathleen Ollerenshaw, British mathematician
• 1913 – Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (d. 2009)
• 1914 – Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian and Librarian of Congress (d. 2004)
• 1915 – Jerome Bruner, American cognitive psychologist
• 1917 – Cahal Daly, Irish Roman Catholic Archbishop (d. 2009)
• 1920 – Walter Matthau, American actor (d. 2000)
• 1921 – James Whitmore, American actor (d. 2009)
• 1922 – Kim Ki-young, South Korean film director (d. 1998)
• 1924 – Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
• 1924 – William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States (d. 2005)
• 1924 – Roger Williams, American pianist
• 1925 – Bob Boyd, American baseball player (d. 2004)
• 1927 – Tom Bosley, American actor (d. 2010)
• 1927 – Sandy Gall, Malaysian-born British journalist and newscaster
• 1928 – Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-born actor (d. 1973)
• 1928 – George Peppard, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1928 – Willy Mairesse, Belgian racing driver (d. 1969)
• 1928 – Sivaji Ganesan, Indian Tamil actor (d. 2001)
• 1928 – Zhu Rongji, Chinese politician
• 1929 – Ken Arthurson, Australian rugby league identity
• 1930 – Frank Gardner, Australian racing driver (d. 2009)
• 1930 – Richard Harris, Irish actor (d. 2002)
• 1930 – Naimatullah Khan, Pakistani politician
• 1930 – Philippe Noiret, French actor (d. 2006)
• 1931 – Sylvano Bussotti, Italian composer
• 1932 – Albert Collins, American guitarist (d. 1993)
• 1935 – Julie Andrews, British 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
• 1942 – Jean-Pierre Jabouille, French race car driver
• 1943 – Jean-Jacques Annaud, French film director
• 1943 – Angèle Arsenault, Canadian singer and songwriter
• 1943 – Jerry Martini, American saxophonist (Sly & the Family Stone)
• 1945 – Rod Carew, Panamanian-born baseball player
• 1945 – Donny Hathaway, American soul musician and composer (d. 1979)
• 1945 – Ellen McIlwaine, American singer/songwriter
• 1945 – Spider Sabich, American skier (d. 1976)
• 1946 – Tim O'Brien, American writer
• 1947 – Dave Arneson, American game designer (d. 2009)
• 1947 – Aaron Ciechanover, Israeli biologist
• 1947 – Stephen Collins, American actor
• 1947 – Adriano Tilgher, Italian politician
• 1947 – Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (Shocking Blue) (d. 2006)
• 1947 – Martin Turner, British bassist/vocalist (Wishbone Ash)
• 1948 – Cub Koda, American singer (Brownsville Station) (d. 2000)
• 1949 – Isaac Bonewits, American author (d. 2010)
• 1949 – André Rieu, Dutch violinist, conductor and composer
• 1950 – Randy Quaid, American actor
• 1950 – Jeane Manson, American singer and actress
• 1950 – Elpida, Greek singer (Sokrati, Tora Zo)
• 1951 – Brian Greenway, Canadian musician (April Wine)
• 1952 – Jacques Martin, Canadian ice hockey coach and executive
• 1953 – John Hegley, British poet
• 1953 – Pete Falcone, American baseball player
• 1953 – Grete Waitz, Norwegian athlete
• 1953 – Klaus Wowereit, German politician, Mayor of Berlin
• 1954 – Martin Strel, Slovenian swimmer
• 1955 – Howard Hewett, American singer
• 1955 – Jeff Reardon, American baseball player
• 1956 – Theresa May, British politician
• 1957 – Stelios Mainas, Greek actor
• 1958 – Masato Nakamura, Japanese musician
• 1959 – Youssou N'Dour, Senegalese singer
• 1959 – Mark Aizlewood, Welsh footballer
• 1960 – Gerald Scheunemann, German footballer
• 1961 – Gary Ablett, Australian rules footballer
• 1961 – Robert Rey, Brazilian plastic surgeon and television personality
• 1961 – Rico Constantino, American professional wrestler
• 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, British comedian
• 1964 – Max Matsuura, Japanese record producer
• 1964 – Jonathan Sarfati, Australian chess player, scientist, and author
• 1965 – Andreas Keller, German field hockey player
• 1965 – Cindy Margolis, American model and spokesmodel
• 1965 – Cliff Ronning, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1965 – Ted King, American actor
• 1965 – Chris Reason, Australian journalist
• 1966 – Christopher Titus, American actor and comedian
• 1966 – George Weah, Liberian politician and footballer
• 1966 – Cuco Ziganda, Spanish footballer
• 1967 – Scott Young, American ice hockey player
• 1967 – Mike Pringle, American football player
• 1968 – Jon Guenther, American author
• 1968 – Rob Collard, British racing driver
• 1969 – Igor Ulanov, Russian hockey player
• 1969 – Zach Galifianakis, American comedian and actor
• 1969 – Ori Kaplan, Israeli jazz musician
• 1969 – Marcus Stephen, Nauruan politician
• 1970 – Gam Wu-seong, South Korean actor
• 1970 – Jung Joon-ho, South Korean actor and singer
• 1970 – Simon Davey, Welsh football manager
• 1970 – Alexei Zhamnov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1971 – Andrew O'Keefe, Australian television personality
• 1971 – Song Il Gook, Korean actor
• 1971 – Gigi Lai, Hong Kong actress
• 1972 – Jean Paulo Fernandes, Brazilian footballer
• 1972 – Ronen Altman Kaydar, Israeli Author
• 1972 – Esa Holopainen, Finnish guitarist (Amorphis)
• 1973 – Jana Henke, German swimmer
• 1973 – Rachid Chékhémani, French runner
• 1973 – John Thomson, American baseball player
• 1974 – Mats Lindgren, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1974 – Christian Borle, American actor
• 1974 – Keith Duffy, Irish singer (Boyzone) and actor
• 1974 – Sherri Saum, American actress
• 1975 – Chulpan Khamatova, Russian actress
• 1975 – Zoltán Sebescen, German footballer
• 1975 – Kim Suna, Korean actress
• 1976 – Antonio Roybal, American painter and sculptor
• 1976 – Denis Gauthier, Canadian hockey player
• 1976 – Dora Venter, Hungarian pornographic film actress
• 1976 – Ümit Karan, Turkish footballer
• 1976 – Kona Carmack, American model
• 1977 – Jeffrey van Hooydonk, Belgian race car driver
• 1978 – Leticia Cline, American model and TV personality
• 1979 – Rudi Johnson, American football player
• 1979 – Gilberto Martínez, Costa Rican footballer
• 1979 – Ryan Pontbriand, American football player
• 1979 – Marko Stanojevic, English-born Italian rugby union footballer
• 1980 – Antonio Narciso, Italian footballer
• 1981 – Júlio Baptista, Brazilian footballer
• 1981 – Rupert Friend, British actor
• 1981 – Johnny Oduya, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1981 – Arnau Riera, Spanish footballer
• 1981 – Tom Donnelly, New Zealand All Black rugby player
• 1982 – Haruna Babangida, Nigerian footballer
• 1982 – Sandra Oxenryd, Swedish singer
• 1983 – Mirko Vučinić, Montenegrin footballer
• 1984 – Matt Cain, American baseball player
• 1984 – Daniel Guillén, Spanish footballer
• 1985 – Ryo Miyamori, Japanese singer
• 1985 – Nazimuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi cricketer
• 1985 – Revazi Zintiridis, Greek judoka
• 1985 – Dizzee Rascal, English rapper
• 1985 – Tim Deasy, English footballer
• 1986 – Justin Westhoff, Australian rules footballer
• 1986 – Jurnee Smollett, American actress
• 1986 – Sayaka, Japanese singer
• 1986 – Ricardo Vaz Tê, Portuguese footballer
• 1987 – Hiroki Aiba, Japanese actor and singer
• 1987 – Lionel Ainsworth, English footballer
• 1988 – Cariba Heine, Australian actress
• 1990 – Charlie Mcdonnell, English videoblogger
• 1997 – Sam Verlinden, New Zealander singer and actor
• 2003 – Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman, New Zealander quadruple amputee