October 25 - Births

Births

• 1102 – William Clito, Count of Flanders (d. 1128)
• 1330 – Louis II of Flanders (d. 1384)
• 1510 – Renée of France, French princess (d. 1574)
• 1683 – Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, British politician (d. 1757)
• 1759 – Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg), Russian empress (d. 1828)
• 1759 – William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, British politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1834)
• 1767 – Benjamin Constant, Swiss writer (d. 1830)
• 1772 – Geraud Duroc, French general (d. 1813)
• 1782 – Levi Lincoln, Jr., 13th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1868)
• 1802 – Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strong man (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 Gorjanovic-Kramberger, Croatian paleontologist (d. 1936)
• 1864 – Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian composer (d. 1956)
• 1864 – John Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (d. 1920)
• 1867 – Józef Dowbór-Muśnicki, Polish general (d. 1937)
• 1881 – Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 1973)
• 1886 – Leo G. Carroll, English actor (d. 1972)
• 1888 – Richard E. Byrd, American explorer (d. 1957)
• 1888 – Nils von Dardel, Swedish painter (d. 1943)
• 1889 – Abel Gance, French film director (d. 1981)
• 1889 – Smoky Joe Wood, American baseball pitcher (d. 1985)
• 1891 – Father Coughlin, Roman Catholic priest and radio broadcaster (d. 1979)
• 1895 – Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1969)
• 1902 – Henry Steele Commager, American historian (d. 1998)
• 1902 – Eddie Lang, American jazz guitarist (d. 1933)
• 1903 – Katharine Byron, U.S. Congresswoman (d. 1976)
• 1903 – Harry Shoulberg, American painter (d. 1995)
• 1908 – Edmond Pidoux, Swiss writer (d. 2004)
• 1910 – William Higinbotham, American physicist (d. 1994)
• 1912 – Minnie Pearl, American comedian and singer (d. 1996)
• 1913 – Klaus Barbie, Nazi war criminal (d. 1991)
• 1914 – John Berryman, American poet (d. 1972)
• 1915 – Ivan M. Niven, Canadian mathematician (d. 1999)
• 1917 – Lee MacPhail, American baseball manager and league executive
• 1921 – King Michael I of Romania
• 1923 – Jean Duceppe, Quebec actor (d. 1990)
• 1923 – Bobby Thomson, Scotland born American baseball player (d. 2010)
• 1924 – Billy Barty, American actor (d. 2000)
• 1924 – Henry Sy, Chinese-Filipino businessman
• 1926 – Ismail Gulgee, Pakistani painter
• 1926 – Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano
• 1927 – Barbara Cook, American singer and actress
• 1927 – Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, former President of Uruguay
• 1928 – Marion Ross, American actress
• 1928 – Anthony Franciosa, American actor (d. 2006)
• 1931 – Jimmy McIlroy, Irish footballer and football manager
• 1931 – Annie Girardot, French actress
• 1932 – Harry Gregg, Irish footballer and football manager
• 1933 – Eugene "Porky" Lee, American child actor (d. 2005)
• 1935 – Russell Schweickart, astronaut
• 1936 – Sir Martin Gilbert, British historian
• 1936 – Masako Nozawa, Japanese actress
• 1939 – Nikos Nikolaidis, Greek film director and a writer (d. 2007)
• 1939 – Robin Spry, Canadian filmmaker and producer (d. 2005)
• 1940 – Bobby Knight, American basketball coach
• 1941 – Helen Reddy, Australian singer
• 1941 – Anne Tyler, American novelist
• 1944 – Jon Anderson, English singer (Yes)
• 1944 – Kati Kovács, Hungarian singer
• 1944 – James Carville, American political strategist and commentator
• 1945 – Peter Ledger, Australian artist (d. 1994)
• 1947 – Glenn Tipton, English guitarist (Judas Priest)
• 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 – Hans-Georg Kraus, German footballer
• 1950 – Chris Norman, English singer
• 1951 – Richard Lloyd, American guitarist (Television)
• 1952 – Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek footballer and manager (d. 2004)
• 1952 – Samir Geagea, Lebanese Politician
• 1954 – Mike Eruzione, American hockey player
• 1955 – Glynis Barber, English actress
• 1955 – Robin Eubanks, American jazz trombonist
• 1955 – Matthias Jabs, German guitarist (Scorpions)
• 1957 – Nancy Cartwright, American voice actress
• 1958 – Phil Daniels, English actor
• 1958 – Kornelia Ender, East German swimmer
• 1961 – Ward Burton, American auto racer
• 1961 – Chad Smith, American drummer (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• 1962 – Nick Hancock, British television presenter
• 1962 – Darlene Vogel, American actress
• 1963 – Tracy Nelson, American actress
• 1964 – Michael Boatman, American actor
• 1964 – Nicole, German singer
• 1964 – Kevin Michael Richardson, American actor
• 1965 – Þorsteinn Bachmann, Icelandic actor
• 1965 – 2 Cold Scorpio, American professional wrestler
• 1966 – Wendel Clark, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1966 – Perry Satullo, American professional wrestler
• 1969 – Josef Beranek, Czech ice hockey player
• 1969 – Nika Futterman, American voice actress
• 1969 – Oleg Salenko, Russian footballer
• 1970 – J.A. Adande, American sports columnist
• 1970 – Peter Aerts, Dutch kickboxer and martial artist
• 1970 – Adam Goldberg, American actor
• 1970 – Adam Pascal, American actor
• 1970 – Ed Robertson, Canadian musician (Barenaked Ladies)
• 1971 – Simon Charlton, English footballer
• 1971 – Athena Chu, Hong Kong actress and singer
• 1971 – Neil Fallon, Lead singer of Clutch (band)
• 1971 – Midori Goto, Japanese violinist
• 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 – Ryan Clement, former XFL quarterback
• 1975 – Eirik Glambek Bøe, Norwegian musician
• 1976 – Brett Kirk, Australian Rules footballer
• 1976 – Steve Jones, Irish footballer
• 1977 – Yehonathan Gatro, Israeli singer and actor
• 1977 – Birgit Prinz, German footballer
• 1978 – Russell Anderson, Scottish footballer
• 1978 – Markus Pöyhönen, Finnish athlete
• 1979 – Rob Hulse, English footballer
• 1979 – Natasha Khan, British singer (aka Bat For Lashes)
• 1979 – Milena Roucka, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1979 – Sarah Thompson, American actress
• 1979 – Tony Torcato, American baseball player
• 1980 – Sarah Benincasa, American comedian
• 1980 – Mehcad Brooks, American actor and former model
• 1981 – Josh Henderson, American actor and singer
• 1981 – Jerome Isaac Jones, American singer
• 1981 – Austin Winkler, American lead vocalist (Hinder)
• 1981 – Jon Wood, American NASCAR driver
• 1981 – Shaun Wright-Phillips, English footballer
• 1982 – Jerome Carter, American football player
• 1982 – Eman Lam, Hong Kong singer
• 1983 – Han Yeo-reum, South Korean actress
• 1983 – Tim McGarigle, American football player
• 1984 – Sara Helena Lumholdt, Swedish musician (A-Teens)
• 1984 – Katy Perry, American singer
• 1985 – Ciara Harris, American singer
• 1985 – Kara Lynn Joyce, American swimmer and Olympian
• 1986 – DJ Webstar, American disc jockey
• 1986 – Eddie Gaven, American footballer
• 1987 – Darron Gibson, Irish football player
• 1987 – Fabian Hambüchen, German gymnast and Olympic medallist
• 1988 – Shane Edwards, Australian Rules footballer
• 1989 – Ivan Marconi, Italian footballer
• 1992 – Benjamin Martin, American Footballer
• 1995 – Conchita Campbell, Canadian actress
• 2001 – Princess Elisabeth of Belgium
• 2006 – Krista and Tatiana Hogan, Canadian craniopagus conjoined twins