October 2 - Births

Births

• 1452 – King Richard III of England (d. 1485)
• 1470 – Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)
• 1538 – Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)
• 1644 – François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)
• 1722 – Leopold Widhalm, Austrian luthier (d. 1776)
• 1737 – Francis Hopkinson, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (d. 1791)
• 1768 – William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (d. 1854)
• 1798 – King Charles Albert of Sardinia (d. 1849)
• 1800 – Nat Turner, African-American slave and insurgent (d. 1831)
• 1828 – Charles Floquet, French statesman (d. 1896)
• 1832 – Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist (d. 1917)
• 1833 – Rev. William Corby, American Catholic priest (d. 1897)
• 1847 – Paul von Hindenburg, German officer and politician (d. 1934)
• 1851 – Ferdinand Foch, French soldier (d. 1929)
• 1852 – William Ramsay, Scottish chemist (d. 1916)
• 1869 – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (also known as Mahatma Gandhi), Indian politician and spiritual leader (d. 1948)
• 1871 – Cordell Hull, 47th United States Secretary of State, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1955)
• 1871 – Martha Brookes Hutcheson, American landscape architect (d. 1959)
• 1873 – Stephen Warfield Gambrill, U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 5th District (d. 1924)
• 1873 – Plum Warner, English cricketer (d. 1963)
• 1879 – Wallace Stevens, American poet (d. 1955)
• 1882 – Boris Shaposhnikov, Russian military commander (d. 1945)
• 1890 – Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (d. 1977)
• 1893 – Leroy Shield, American film score and radio composer (Our Gang, Laurel and Hardy) (d. 1962)
• 1895 – Bud Abbott, American comedian and actor (d. 1974)
• 1901 – Alice Prin, French singer and artist (d. 1953)
• 1902 – Leopold Figl, Austrian politician (d. 1965)
• 1904 – Graham Greene, British novelist (d. 1991)
• 1904 – Lal Bahadur Shastri, Prime Minister of India (d. 1966)
• 1907 – Victor Paz Estenssoro, Bolivian politician (d. 2001)
• 1907 – Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd, Scottish chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1997)
• 1911 – Jack Finney, American author (d. 1995)
• 1913 – Karl Miller, German footballer (d. 1967)
• 1914 – Jack Parsons, American rocket scientist, author, and occultist (d. 1952)
• 1914 – Bernarr Rainbow, historian of music education, organist, and choir master (d. 1998)
• 1917 – Charles Drake, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1917 – Christian de Duve, English-born biologist, Nobel laureate
• 1921 – Albert Scott Crossfield, American test pilot (d. 2006)
• 1921 – Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 2000)
• 1926 – Jan Morris, English writer
• 1928 – George "Spanky" McFarland, American actor (d. 1993)
• 1928 – Wolfhart Pannenberg, German theologian
• 1929 – Peter Bronfman, Canadian businessman (d. 1996)
• 1929 – Moses Gunn, American actor (d. 1993)
• 1929 – Cesare Maestri, Italian climber, famous for climbing Cerro Torre
• 1929 – Howard Roberts, American Jazz Guitarist, Educator, and Session Musician (d. 1992)
• 1930 – Dave Barrett, Premier of British Columbia
• 1932 – Maury Wills, American baseball player
• 1933 – Phill Niblock, American composer, filmmaker and videographer
• 1934 – Earl Wilson, American baseball player (d. 2005)
• 1935 – Omar Sivori, Argentine football player (d. 2005)
• 1936 – Dick Barnett, American basketball player
• 1937 – Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., American attorney (d. 2005)
• 1938 – Waheed Murad, Pakistani film actor and director (d. 1983)
• 1938 – Rex Reed, American movie critic and actor
• 1940 – Gheorghe Gruia, Romanian handball player
• 1941 – Zareh Baronian, Armenian theologian
• 1943 – Franklin Rosemont, American artist
• 1945 – Don McLean, American songwriter
• 1946 – Gen.Sonthi Boonyaratglin, President of Council for National Security and Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army
• 1946 – Eric Peterson, Canadian actor
• 1948 – Trevor Brooking, English footballer
• 1948 – Avery Brooks, American actor
• 1948 – Donna Karan, American fashion designer
• 1948 – Chris LeDoux, American musician and rodeo performer (d. 2005)
• 1949 – Richard Hell, American musician
• 1949 – Annie Leibovitz, American photographer
• 1950 – Persis Khambatta, Indian actress (d. 1998)
• 1950 – Ian McNeice, English actor
• 1950 – Mike Rutherford, English musician (Genesis)
• 1951 – Romina Power, Italian singer
• 1951 – Sting, English musician and actor
• 1952 – Robin Riker, American actress
• 1952 – Jan Svejnar, Czech politician
• 1952 – Wahed Wafa, Afghan singer
• 1954 – Lorraine Bracco, American actress
• 1955 – Phil Oakey, English singer (The Human League)
• 1957 – Wade Dooley, English rugby union player
• 1960 – Glenn Anderson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1960 – Al Connelly, Canadian Musician/Songwriter
• 1960 – Robbie Nevil, American singer and songwriter
• 1960 – Lothar Schlapp, German footballer
• 1962 – Sigtryggur Baldursson, Icelandic drummer (The Sugarcubes)
• 1962 – Jeff Bennett, American voice actor
• 1962 – James Hunter, English singer
• 1962 – Aziz M. Osman, Malaysian actor and director
• 1962 – Mark Rypien, American football player
• 1964 – Sam Bockarie, RUF Rebel Military Commander
• 1964 – Dirk Brinkmann, German field hockey player
• 1966 – Rodney Anoa'i (Yokozuna), Samoan-American professional wrestler (d. 2000)
• 1967 – Frankie Fredericks, Namibian athlete
• 1967 – Bud Gaugh, American musician (Sublime)
• 1967 – Gillian Welch, American singer and songwriter
• 1968 – Victoria Derbyshire, British radio presenter
• 1968 – Jeff Martin, Canadian singer/songwriter (The Tea Party)
• 1968 – Jana Novotná, Czech tennis player
• 1968 – Glen Wesley, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1969 – Jun Akiyama, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1969 – Mitch English, American actor
• 1969 – Damon Gough, English singer
• 1970 – Eddie Guardado, American baseball relief pitcher
• 1970 – Kelly Ripa, American actress
• 1970 – Maribel Verdú, Spanish actress
• 1971 – LeShaun, American rapper
• 1971 – James Root, American guitarist (Slipknot)
• 1971 – Tiffany, American singer
• 1972 – Tara Dawn Holland, Miss America 1997
• 1972 – Aaron McKie, American basketball player
• 1973 – Lene Nystrøm Rasted, Norwegian singer (Aqua)
• 1973 – Efren Ramirez, American actor
• 1973 – Proof, American rapper (D12) (d. 2006)
• 1973 – Scott Schoeneweis, American baseball player
• 1973 – Verka Serduchka, Ukrainian entertainer
• 1973 – Maria Wetterstrand, Swedish politician
• 1974 – Simon Gregson, British actor
• 1974 – Michelle Krusiec, American actress
• 1974 – Mark Porter, New Zealand racing driver (d. 2006)
• 1974 – Sam Roberts, Canadian singer and songwriter
• 1974 – Paul Teutul Jr., American custom motorcycle builder
• 1976 – Anita Kulcsár, Hungarian handball player (d. 2005)
• 1976 – Mandisa, American singer
• 1976 – John Thornton, American football player
• 1978 – Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese singer
• 1979 – Primož Brezec, Slovenian basketball player
• 1979 – Arta Dobroshi, Kosovar actress
• 1979 – Francisco Fonseca, Mexican footballer
• 1979 – Maja Ivarsson, Swedish singer (The Sounds)
• 1980 – Shane Andrus, American football player
• 1981 – Luke Wilkshire, Australian footballer
• 1982 – Tyson Chandler, American basketball player
• 1982 – Amber Lee Ettinger, American actress
• 1982 – George Pettit, Canadian singer (Alexisonfire)
• 1984 – Marion Bartoli, French tennis player
• 1985 – Buster Davis, American football player
• 1985 – Brandon Jackson, American football player
• 1986 – Camilla Belle, American actress
• 1987 – Phil Kessel, American ice hockey player
• 1987 – Joel Reinders, Canadian football player
• 1990 – Samantha Barks, Manx singer and actress
• 1990 – Dean Bouzanis, Australian footballer
• 1993 – Tara Lynne Barr, American actress