Historical Births Today: 02 October

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, American leader of slave uprising (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 Gandhi, Indian politician and spiritual leader (Father of the India) . (d. 1948)


• 1871 - Cordell Hull, 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)


• 1895 - Bud Abbott, American comedian and actor (d. 1974)


• 1896 - Liaqat Ali Khan, Pakistan's first Prime Minister (d. 1951)


• 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 - 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 - Christian de Duve, English-born biologist, Nobel laureate


• 1917 - Charles Drake, American actor (d. 1994)


• 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 - Moses Gunn, African-American actor (d. 1993)


• 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 - Rex Reed, American movie critic and actor


• 1938 - Waheed Murad, Pakistani film actor and director (d. 1983)


• 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 - Avery Brooks, American actor


• 1948 - Trevor Brooking, English footballer


• 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 - Sting, English musician and actor


• 1951 - Romina Power, Italian singer


• 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 - Al Connelly, Canadian Musician/Songwriter


• 1960 - Glenn Anderson, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1960 - Robbie Nevil, American singer and songwriter


• 1962 - Sigtryggur Baldursson, Icelandic drummer (The Sugarcubes)


• 1962 - Aziz M. Osman, Malaysian actor and director


• 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


• 1968 - Jana Novotná, Czech tennis player


• 1968 - Glen Wesley, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1969 - Mitch English, American actor


• 1969 - Damon Gough, English singer


• 1970 - Eddie Guardado, American baseball relief pitcher


• 1970 - Kelly Ripa, American actress


• 1970 - Colin Rivas, Galician artist


• 1970 - Maribel Verdú, Spanish actress


• 1971 - James Root, American guitarist (Slipknot)


• 1971 - Tiffany, American singer


• 1972 - Tara Dawn Holland, Miss America 1997


• 1972 - Aaron Mckie, a professional basketball player who plays for the Memphis Grizzlies.


• 1973 - Lene, Norwegian singer (Aqua)


• 1973 - Efren Ramirez, American actor


• 1973 - Scott Schoeneweis, American baseball player


• 1973 - Verka Serduchka, Ukrainian entertainer


• 1973 - Maria Wetterstrand, Swedish politician


• 1973 - Proof, American rapper (D12) (d. 2006)


• 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., co-star of American Chopper


• 1976 - Jason Dodson, American political consultant and teacher of esotericism


• 1976 - Mandisa, American singer


• 1976 - John Thornton, American Football player


• 1978 - Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese singer


• 1979 - Primož Brezec, Slovenian basketball player


• 1979 - Francisco Fonseca, Mexican footballer


• 1979 - Maja Ivarsson, lead singer, The Sounds


• 1980 - Shane Andrus, National Football League kicker


• 1981 - Luke Wilkshire, Australian footballer


• 1981 - Toro, Taiwanese singer


• 1982 - George Pettit, Canadian singer (Alexisonfire)


• 1985 - Craig Davis, Wide Receiver for the San Diego Chargers


• 1986 - Camilla Belle, American actress


• 1987 - Phil Kessel, American ice hockey player


• 1990 - Dean Bouzanis, Australian soccer player


• 1993 - Tara Lynne Barr, American actress