1811 – Hugh Thompson Reid, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Union City, Indiana (d. 1874)
1859 – Henri Bergson, French philosopher (Creative Evolution, Nobel Prize for Literature 1927), born in Paris, France (d. 1941)
1872 – Mikhail Kuzmin, Russian writer and poet, born in Yaroslavl, Russian Empire (d. 1936)
1879 – Grzegorz Fitelberg, Polish violinist/conductor/composer, born in Daugavpils, Russian Empire (now Latvia); (d. 1953)
1918 – Constantine Mitsotakis [Konstantinos Mitsotakis], Prime Minister of Greece (1990 –1993), born in Halepa, Crete (d. 2017)
1935 – John B. Coleman, American hotel magnate (Ritz Carlton), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1935 – Jorge “Jordi” Cervelló, Catalan composer and musicologist, born in Barcelona, Spain
1943 – Birthe Rønn Hornbech, Danish politician, born in Copenhagen
1961 – Wynton Marsalis, American 9-time Grammy Award-winning jazz and classical trumpeter (Pulitzer Prize for “Blood on the Fields”; Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1977 – David Vuillemin, French professional Motocross Rider, born in Berre-l’Étang, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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Famous Birthdays for 4th October 2024
1331 – James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde, born in Kilkenny Castle, Ireland (d. 1382)
1787 – François Guizot, French historian and politician (17th Prime Minister of France), born in Nîmes, France (d. 1874)
1880 – Damon Runyon, American journalist and writer (Guys and Dolls-based on his work), born in Manhattan, Kansas (d. 1946)
1923 – Charlton Heston [John Carter], American actor (The Ten Commandments; Ben-Hur; Planet of Apes), born in Wilmette, Illinois, (d. 2008)
1937 – Jim Sillars, Scottish politician and Scottish Independence advocate, born in Ayr, Scotland
1949 – John Wathan, American baseball catcher and manager (Kansas City Royals), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1955 – Jorge Valdano, Argentine soccer forward and manager (23 caps; Real Madrid), born in Las Parejas, Argentina
1956 – Sherri Turner, American golfer (Women’s PGA C’ship 1988), born in Greenville, South Carolina
1967 – Nick Green, Australian rower and administrator (Olympic gold 1992, 96; CEO Cycling Australia), born in Melbourne, Victoria
1978 – Go Soo, South Korean television and movie actor known for “Some” and “Empire of Gold”, born in Nonsan, South Korea
Famous Birthdays for 3rd October 2024
1647 – Johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1713)
1789 – Francis Gregory, American Rear Admiral (Union Navy), born in Norwalk, Connecticut (d. 1866)
1804 – Townsend Harris, American diplomat (1st Western consul to reside in Japan), born in Washington County, New York (d. 1878)
1859 – Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (Les Misérables, Thérèse Raquin), born near Vigevano, Italy (d. 1924)
1862 – Johnny Briggs, English cricket all-rounder (33 Tests; 118 wickets @ 17.75), born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire (d. 1902)
1869 – Clara Noyes, American nurse (head of the American Red Cross WW1), born in Port Deposit, Maryland (d. 1936)
1944 – Bob Riley, American politician (52nd Governor of Alabama), born in Ashland, Alabama
1947 – John Perry Barlow, American lyricist (Grateful Dead – “Estimated Prophet”; “I Need A Miracle”; “Cassidy”), essayist, internet pioneer, and activist, born near Cora, Wyoming (d. 2018)
1953 – Karen Bass, American politician and social worker (1st woman elected Mayor of Los Angeles 2022-; Rep-(D)-California 2011-2022), born in Los Angeles, California
1963 – Dan Goldie, American tennis player and author (“The Investment Answer”, #1 NY Times bestselling book), born in Sioux City Iowa
Famous Birthdays for 25th September 2024
1903 – Olive Ann Beech, American businesswoman (Co-Founder of Beech Aircraft Company), born in Waverly, Kansas (d. 1993)
1916 – Tolia Nikiprowetzky, Russian-French composer, ethnomusicologist and broadcaster, born in Feodosia, Crimea, Russian Empire (d. 1997)
1932 – Andrew Gardner, British newscaster (News at Ten), born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire (d. 1999)
1933 – Erik Darling, American folk musician (Rooftop Singers), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2008)
1944 – Grayson Shillingford, West Indian cricket fast bowler (7 Tests, 15 wickets, BB 3/63; Windward Islands), born in Macoucherie, Dominica (d. 2009)
1961 – Heather Locklear, American actress (T J Hooker, Dynasty), born in Los Angeles, California
1968 – Will Smith, American Grammy Award-winning rapper (DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince – “Parents Just Don’t Understand”), and actor (Men in Black, Independence Day; Hitch; Fresh Prince of Bel Air), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1969 – Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress (Chicago, The Terminal, The Legend of Zorro), born in Swansea, Wales
1971 – Brian Dunkleman, American actor, born in Ellicottville, New York
1973 – Bridgette Wilson, American actress (Mortal Kombat, Billy Madison), born in Gold Beach, Oregon
Famous Birthdays for 17th September 2024
1550 – Pope Paul V [Camillo Borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21) and persecutor of Galileo, born in Rome (d. 1621)
1815 – Halfdan Kjerulf, Norwegian composer (Brudefaerden i Hardanger), born in Christiania, Norway (d. 1868)
1861 – Owen Seaman, British poet and editor (Punch), born in Shrewsbury, England (d. 1936)
1916 – Ove Abildgaard, Danish poet (Uglegylp), born in Lemvig, Denmark (d. 1990)
1930 – Thomas P. Stafford, American US Air Force officer and NASA astronaut (Gemini 6 and 9; Apollo 10 and 18), born in Weatherford, Oklahoma (d. 2024)
1940 – Jan Eliasson, Swedish diplomat (4th Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
1958 – Daniel Nunez, Cuban weightlifter (Olympic gold 1980)
1959 – Hank Ilesic, Canadian CFL punter and place kicker (Edmonton, Toronto), born in Edmonton, Alberta
1985 – Alex Ovechkin, Russian ice hockey player (Moscow Dynamo; Washington Capitals) who is one of the greatest goal scorers of all time, born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
1986 – Landry Mulemo, Belgian footballer
Famous Birthdays for 9th September 2024
1855 – Anthony Francis Lucas, Croatian-American oil exploration pioneer, born in Split, Austria-Hungary (d. 1921)
1877 – Jesús Castillo, Guatemalan composer (Quiché Vinak), born in San Juan Ostuncalco (d. 1946)
1892 – Tsuru Aoki, Japanese-born American silent film actress (The Dragon Painter), born in Tokyo, Empire of Japan (d. 1961)
1941 – Dennis Ritchie, American computer scientist (created C programming language, helped developed Unix), born in Bronxville, New York (d. 2011)
1942 – Danny Kalb, American blues guitarist (The Blues Project), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2022)
1962 – Aleta Rzepecki Sill, American bowler (1983 WIBC single), born in Detroit, Michigan
1970 – Natalia Streignard, Venezuelan actress, born in Madrid, Spain
1972 – Goran Višnjić, Croatian actor, born in Šibenik, Croatia
1975 – Michael Bublé, Canadian Grammy and Juno Award-winning singer (“Haven’t Met You Yet”; “It’s A Beautiful Day”), and actor, born in Burnaby, British Columbia
1977 – Soulja Slim [James Adarryl Tapp Jr.], American rapper (“Slow Motion”), born in Magnolia Projects, New Orleans (d. 2003)
Famous Birthdays for 1st September 2024
1768 – Karl Bernhard Wessely, German composer (Sulamith und Eusebia), born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1826)
1862 – Adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer and theorist (Wagner Opera sets), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1928)
1931 – Boxcar Willie [Travis Martin], American soldier (USAF) and singer (“King of the Road”), born in Ellis County, Texas (d. 1999)
1940 – Annie Ernaux (née Duchesne), French writer (Les Années (The Years); Nobel Prize in Literature, 2022), born in Lillebonne, Normandy, France
1972 – Josh Davis, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4×100/200m freestyle relay/4x100m medley relay 1996), born in San Antonio, Texas
1977 – David Albelda, Spanish soccer midfielder (51 caps; Valencia CF 351 games), born in La Pobla Llarga, Spain
1980 – Lara Pulver, English stage and screen actress (Spooks), born in Southend-on-Sea, England
1986 – Gaël Monfils, French tennis player (world #6 2016; 10 x ATP career titles), born in Paris, France
1989 – Bill Kaulitz, Germany singer-songwriter (Tokio Hotel), born in Leipzig, East Germany
1994 – Carlos Sainz Jr., Spanish Formula One racing driver, born in Madrid, Spain
Famous Birthdays for 30th August 2024
1748 – Jacques-Louis David, French Neoclassical painter (Death of Marat), born in Paris (d. 1825)
1849 – J. M. Dent, British publisher (Everyman’s Library), born in Darlington, England (d. 1926)
1912 – Nancy Wake, New Zealand-born World War II secret agent (Special Operations Executive), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2011)
1935 – Sylvia Earle, American marine biologist, born in Gibbstown, New Jersey
1944 – Molly Ivins, American political columnist and author, born in Monterey, California (d. 2007)
1947 – Allan Rock, Canadian politician and diplomat, born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1952 – Wojtek Fibak, Polish tennis star, born in Poznan, Poland
1970 – Michael Wong, Chinese Malaysian singer, born in Ipoh, Malaysia
1983 – Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer and actor, born in Toshima, Tokyo
1989 – Bebe Rexha, American singer-songwriter (Meant To Be), born in New York City
Famous Birthdays for 28th August 2024
1887 – Daniel Zamudio, Colombian organist, composer and folklorist, born in Bogotá, Colombia (d. 1952)
1894 – Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1981)
1905 – Sam Levene, American Broadway actor (Demon, Gung Ho, Boomerang), born in Russia (d. 1980)
1924 – Vilayat Khan, Indian classical sitar player and composer, born in Gouripur, Mymensingh, East Bengal (d. 2004)
1925 – Arkady Natanovich Strugatsky, Soviet-Russian sci-fi author (Tale of the Troika), born in Batumi, Georgia (d. 1991)
1925 – John Gillett, British film critic and researcher, born in London (d. 1995)
1925 – Marvin Davis, CEO (Davis Oil Company), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2004)
1944 – Melvin Dummar, American gas station attendant, claimant to the Howard Hughes estate, and subject of the film “Melvin and Howard”, born in Utah (d. 2018)
1967 – Frederick Kesner, Philippine-born Australian poet, born in España, Manila
1973 – Matthew John Armstrong, American actor (American Dreams), born in Chicago, Illinois
Famous Birthdays for 27th August 2024
1545 – Alexander Farnese, Italian nobleman, mercenary, Governor of Spanish Netherlands (1578-92), and Duke of Parma (1586-92), born in Rome. Papal States (d. 1592)
1890 – Man Ray, American artist and photographer (Dada), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1976)
1927 – Norma Connolly, American actress (Ruby Anderson-General Hospital, The Young Marrieds), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1998)
1928 – Peter Richard Tahourdin, English-Australian composer, born in Bramdean, Hampshire (d. 2009)
1941 – Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean Grammy Award-winning morna singer (Voz d’Amor), known as “the Barefoot Diva”, born in Mindelo, Cape Verde (d. 2011)
1942 – Daryl Dragon, American keyboardist (Captain and Tennille – “Love Will Keep Us Together”), born in Pasadena, California (d. 2019)
1956 – Glen Matlock, British punk rock bassist (The Sex Pistols; The Philistines), born in Paddington, London
1961 – Tom Ford, American fashion designer, born in Austin, Texas
1970 – Andy Bichel, Australian cricketer and pace bowler, born in Laidley, Queensland, Australia
1984 – David Bentley, English footballer, born in Peterborough, England