Famous Births on 5 Oct

Famous Births on 5 Oct

1520 - Alessandro Cardinal Farnese, Italian cardinal (d. 1589)
1641 - Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan, French mistress of King Louis XIV of France (d. 1707)
1658 - Mary of Modena, queen of James II of England (d. 1718)
1695 - John Glas, Scottish minister (d. 1773)
1703 - Jonathan Edwards, American minister (d. 1758)
1712 - Francesco Guardi, Italian painter (d. 1793)
1713 - Denis Diderot, French philosopher and encylopedist (d. 1784)
1715 - Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, French economist (d. 1789)
1717 - Marie-Anne de Mailly-Nesle duchess de Châteauroux, French mistress of King Louis XV of France (d. 1744)
1781 - Bernard Bolzano, Czech mathematician and philosopher (d. 1848)
1792 - Joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (d. 1844)
1795 - Alexander Keith, Scottish-born Canadian brewer (d. 1873)
1820 - David Wilber, American politician (d. 1890)
1824 - Henry Chadwick, English-born American baseball writer and statistician (d. 1908)
1829 - Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States (d.1886)
1844 - Francis William Reitz, State President of the Orange Free State (d. 1934)
1848 - Guido von List, German writer (d. 1919)
1850 - Sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer and politician, and President of the First Imperial Duma (d. 1910)
1864 - Louis Lumière, French film pioneer (d. 1948)
1878 - Louise Dresser, American actress (d. 1965)
1879 - Francis Peyton Rous, American pathologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1970)
1882 - Robert Goddard, American rocket scientist (d. 1945)
1887 - René Cassin, French jurist and Nobel laureate (d. 1976)
1889 - Teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (d. 1936)
1892 - Remington Kellogg, American naturalist (d. 1969)
1894 - Bevil Rudd, South African athlete (d. 1948)
1899 - Georg, Duke of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1962)
1901 - John Alton, American cinematographer (d. 1996)
1902 - Larry Fine, American actor and comedian (d. 1975)
1902 - Ray Kroc, American fast food entrepreneur (d. 1984)
1903 - M. King Hubbert, American geophysicist (d. 1989)
1904 - John Hoyt, American film and television actor (d. 1991)
1905 - Harriet E. MacGibbon, American actress (d. 1987)
1907 - Mrs. Miller, American singer (d. 1997)
1908 - Joshua Logan, American film director and writer (d. 1988)
1911 - Flann O'Brien, Irish humorist (d. 1966)
1912 - Fritz Fischer (medical doctor), Nazi war criminal
1913 - Eugene Bennett Fluckey American Navy Submariner (d. 2007)
1917 - Allen Ludden, American television game show host (d. 1981)
1919 - Donald Pleasence, English actor (d. 1995)
1921 - Bill Willis, American football player (d. 2007)
1922 - José Froilán González, Argentine race car driver
1922 - Bil Keane, American cartoonist
1922 - Jock Stein, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1985)
1923 - Bill Wirtz, longtime Chicago Blackhawks owner (d. 2007)
1923 - Glynis Johns, British actress
1923 - Philip Berrigan, American peace activist (d. 2002)
1923 - Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer (d. 1994)
1924 - Bill Dana, American actor
1924 - Barbara Kelly, Canadian-born actress (d. 2007)
1924 - José Donoso, Chilean writer (d. 1996)
1925 - Gail Davis, American actress (d. 1997)
1925 - Bob Thaves, American cartoonist (d. 2006)
1926 - Willi Unsoeld, American climber (d. 1979)
1928 - Louise Fitzhugh, American author (d. 1974)
1929 - Fred Feast, English actor (d. 1999)
1929 - Richard F. Gordon, Jr., American astronaut
1930 - Anne Haddy, Australian actress (d. 1999)
1930 - Pavel Popovich, Soviet cosmonaut
1930 - Reinhard Selten, German economist, Nobel laureate
1932 - Michael John Rogers, English ornithologist (d. 2006)
1933 - Diane Cilento, Australian actress
1934 - Angelo Buono, Jr., American serial killer (d. 2002)
1935 - Arlene Saunders, American soprano
1936 - Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic
1937 - Barry Switzer, American football coach
1938 - Teresa Heinz Kerry, American philanthropist
1939 - Marie Laforêt, French singer and actress
1939 - Marie-Claire Blais, French Canadian author and playwright
1939 - Consuelo Ynares-Santiago, Filipino Supreme Court jurist
1941 - Eduardo Duhalde, President of Argentina
1942 - Richard Street, American singer (The Temptations)
1943 - Steve Miller, American musician (Steve Miller Band)
1945 - Brian Connolly, Scottish singer (Sweet) (d. 1997)
1945 - Geoff Leigh, English musician (Henry Cow)
1946 - Zahida Hina, Pakistani columnist
1946 - Jean Perron, Canadian ice hockey coach
1947 - Brian Johnson, English singer (AC/DC)
1948 - Tawl Ross, American musician (P Funk)
1948 - Zoran Živković, Serbian writer
1949 - B. W. Stevenson, American singer (d. 1988)
1949 - Bill James, American baseball writer
1949 - Ralph Goodale, Canadian politician
1950 - 'Fast' Eddie Clarke, English guitarist (Motörhead, Fastway)
1950 - Jeff Conaway, American actor
1950 - Edward P. Jones, American writer
1951 - Karen Allen, American actress
1951 - Bob Geldof, Irish singer (The Boomtown Rats) and activist
1952 - Clive Barker, English writer
1952 - Duncan Regehr, Canadian actor
1952 - Gigi Sabani, Italian TV host (d. 2007)
1953 - Russell Mael, American pop singer (Sparks)
1955 - Ángela Molina, Spanish actress
1957 - Mark Geragos, American attorney
1957 - Bernie Mac, American comedian (d. 2008)
1958 - André Kuipers, Dutch astronaut
1960 - Daniel Baldwin, American actor
1960 - Careca, Brazilian footballer
1961 - David Kirk, New Zealand rugby union footballer
1961 - Matthew Kauffman, American journalist and George Polk Award winner
1961 - Sharon Cheslow, American musician, composer and artist
1962 - Michael Andretti, American race car driver
1962 - Caron Keating, British television personality (d. 2004)
1963 - Laura Davies, English golfer
1964 - Keiji Fujiwara, Japanese voice actor
1964 - Malik Saidullaev Chechen businessman
1964 - Warren E. Miller, Maryland politician
1965 - Mario Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player
1965 - Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
1966 - Jan Verhaas, Dutch snooker referee
1967 - Guy Pearce, Anglo-Australian actor
1970 - Josie Bissett, American actress
1970 - Audie Pitre, bass guitarist (d. 1996)
1970 - South Park Mexican, American rapper
1971 - Mauricio Pellegrino, Argentine former footballer
1972 - Grant Hill, American basketball player
1972 - Thomas Roberts, American news anchor
1974 - Colin Meloy, American singer (The Decemberists)
1974 - Rich Franklin, American Mixed Martial Artist
1974 - Heather Headley, Trinidadian singer
1975 - Bobo Baldé, Guinean footballer
1975 - Parminder Nagra, English actress
1975 - Kate Winslet, English actress
1975 - Scott Weinger English actor
1976 - J. J. Yeley, American race car driver
1976 - Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechen President
1976 - Song Seung-hun, South Korean actor
1978 - James Valentine, American musician (Maroon 5)
1978 - Morgan Webb, Canadian-born television presenter
1978 - Jesse Palmer, Canadian-born American football player
1978 - Shane Ryan, Irish Gaelic footballer
1979 - Curtis Sanford, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 - Vincenzo Grella, Australian soccer player
1979 - Jaime Chambers, American television reporter
1980 - Paul Thomas, American bassist (Good Charlotte)
1981 - Kelvin Tan Wei Lian, Singaporean singer
1983 - Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladeshi cricketer
1984 - Kenwyne Jones, Trinidadian footballer
1985 - Nicola Roberts, English singer (Girls Aloud)
1987 - Kevin Mirallas, Belgian footballer
1987 - Javier Villa, Spanish racing driver
1988 - Bahar Kızıl, German Singer (Monrose)
1988 - Bobby Edner, American actor
1988 - Maja Salvador, Filipina Actress
1990 - Myles Jeffrey, American actor