Famous Births on 2 Oct

Famous Births on 2 Oct

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 - Wolfhart Pannenberg, German theologian
1928 - George "Spanky" McFarland, American actor (d. 1993)
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 - Eric Peterson, Canadian actor
1946 - Gen.Sonthi Boonyaratglin, President of Council for National Security and Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army
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 - Annie Leibovitz, American photographer
1949 - Richard Hell, American musician
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 - Glen Wesley, Canadian ice hockey player
1968 - Jana Novotná, Czech tennis player
1968 - Jeff Martin, Canadian singer/songwriter
1968 - Victoria Derbyshire, British radio presenter
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 - Tiffany, American singer
1971 - James Root, American guitarist (Slipknot)
1972 - Tara Dawn Holland, Miss America 1997
1972 - Aaron Mckie, a professional basketball player who plays for the Memphis Grizzlies.
1973 - Proof, American rapper (D12) (d. 2006)
1973 - Maria Wetterstrand, Swedish politician
1973 - Verka Serduchka, Ukrainian entertainer
1973 - Scott Schoeneweis, American baseball player
1973 - Efren Ramirez, American actor
1973 - Lene, Norwegian singer (Aqua)
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 - John Thornton, American Football player
1976 - Mandisa, American singer
1976 - Jason Dodson, American political consultant and teacher of esotericism
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 - Toro, Taiwanese singer
1981 - Luke Wilkshire, Australian footballer
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