1874 – Nance O’Neil, American actor (Cimarron), born in Oakland, California (d. 1965)
1897 – Rouben Mamoulian, American movie director and author (The Mark of Zorro, Applause), born in Tbilisi, Georgia (d. 1987)
1901 – Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and ethnomusicologist, born in Eidsborg, Norway (d. 1977)
1926 – Raaj Kumar, Hindi film star (Mother India), born in Loralai, Balochistan, British India (d. 1996)
1927 – César Milstein, Argentine biochemist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1984), born in Bahía Blanca, Argentina (d. 2002)
1929 – Didi (Waldyr Pereira), Brazilian soccer midfielder (68 caps; Fluminense), born in Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil (d. 2001)
1934 – J. Carter Brown, American art director (Washington National Gallery), born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2002)
1952 – Edward Zwick, American film director (Shakespeare in Love), born in Chicago, Illinois
1980 – The Miz [Michael Gregory Mizanin], American professional wrestler, born in Parma, Ohio
1993 – Bubba Wallace, American NASCAR racer, born in Mobile, Alabama
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 7th October 2021
1866 – Wlodimir Ledochowski, Polish-Austrian director of the Society of Jesus (d. 1942)
1896 – Elijah Muhammad [Elijah Robert Poole], American religious leader (Nation of Islam), born in Sandersville, Georgia (d. 1975)
1909 – Anni Blomqvist, Finnish novelist (d. 1990)
1910 – Henry P. McIlhenny, American philanthropist (d. 1986)
1914 – Herman Keiser, American golfer (US Masters 1946), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2003)
1923 – Irma Grese, Supervisor at Nazi concentration camps
1927 – Reid Shelton, American stage and screen actor (Annie – “Daddy Warbucks”; 1st and 10 – “Ernie”), born in Salem, Oregon (d. 1997)
1959 – Jean-Marc Fournier, French Canadian politician, born in Châteauguay, Canada
1970 – Le’Shai Maston, American NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Dallas, Texas
1974 – Charlotte Nilsson, Swedish singer, born in Hovmantorp, Sweden
Famous Birthdays for 6th October 2021
1893 – Earle Hodgins, American film and television fast-talking character actor (Guestward Ho!), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1964)
1914 – Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian anthropologist and explorer (Kon Tiki, Aku-Aku), born in Larvik (d. 2002)
1927 – Phil Maloney, Canadian ice hockey center (NHL: Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks) and coach (Vancouver Canucks), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 2020)
1931 – Fred Graham, American newscaster and journalist (CBS News, Court TV), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2019)
1950 – David Brin, American sci-fi author (Hugo, Nebula, Sundiver, Postman)
1951 – Kevin Cronin, Champaign Ill, rock vocalist (REO Speedwagon)
1969 – Troy Shaw, English snooker player
1972 – Jessica Hausner, Austrian film director (Lovely Rita), born in Vienna, Austria
1986 – Yoo Ah-in, South Korean actor (Sungkyunkwan Scandal), born in Daegu, South Korea
1992 – Rhyon Nicole Brown, American actress
Famous Birthdays for 5th October 2021
1458 – Saint Casimir, Kingdom of Poland prince and Roman Catholic saint, born in Wawel, Kraków, Kingdom of Poland (d. 1484)
1684 – Johann Jacob de Neufville, German composer, born in Nuremberg (d. 1712)
1875 – Cyril Rootham, English organist, composer, and educator born in Redland, Bristol (d. 1938)
1881 – Otto V. Kuusinen, Finnish politician (founder of the Finnish Communist Party), born in Laukaa, Finland (d. 1964)
1899 – Bolesław Woytowicz, Polish pianist and composer, born in Dunaivtsi, Ukraine (d. 1980)
1919 – Allen Ludden [Ellsworth], American TV personality and gameshow host (Password), husband of Betty White, born in Mineral Point, Wisconsin (d. 1981)
1963 – Sophie Favier, Lyon France, actress (Sans Interdits)
1966 – Therese Brisson, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Olympics 1998)
1970 – Tina Poitras, Canadian 10k walker (Olympics 1996), born in Thompson, Canada
1988 – Bobby Edner, American actor, born in Downey, California
Famous Birthdays for 4th October 2021
1858 – Mihajlo Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and telephone pioneer, born in Idvor, Military Frontier of Austria (d. 1935)
1888 – Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (5-time World Champion all-round), born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 1954)
1932 – Felicia Farr [Olive Dines], American model and actress (Charley Varrick, Kotch), born in Westchester, New York
1932 – Milan Chvostek, Canadian television director
1941 – Anne Rice, author (Interview with a Vampire), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1947 – Julien Clerc, French singer
1947 – James Fielder, rocker (Blood Sweat and Tears), born in Denton, Texas
1965 – “Stuttering John” Melendez, interviewer (Howard Stern Show)
1979 – Adam Voges, Australian cricket batsman (20 Tests; oldest [35] to score a century on Test debut 2015), born in Perth, Western Australia
1989 – Kimmie Meissner, American figure skater (World C’ship gold singles 2006), born in Bel Air, Maryland
Famous Birthdays for 3rd October 2021
1605 – Li Tzu-ch’eng, Chinese revolutionary who dethroned last Ming emperor, born in Mizhi, Shaanxi province, China (d. 1645)
1790 – John Ross, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, born in Turkeytown, Alabama (d. 1866)
1886 – Henri Alain-Fournier, French novelist (Le Grand Meaulnes), born in La Chapelle-d’Angillon, Cher, France (d. 1914)
1914 – Nel Rose, Dutch dance teacher (d. 1970)
1921 – Ray Lindwall, Australian cricket fast bowler (61 Tests, 228 wickets @ 23.03), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1996)
1927 – Kenojuak Ashevak, Canadian Inuit artist, born in Ikirasaqa, Baffin Island, Canada (d. 2013)
1937 – John MacLeod, American basketball coach (NBA Phoenix Suns 1973-87), born in New Albany, Indiana (d. 2019)
1946 – Bob Dotson, newscaster (Primetime Sunday), born in St Louis, Missouri
1959 – Jack Wagner, American actor (General Hospital; Melrose Place) and pop singer (“All I Need”), born in Washington, Missouri
1993 – Lindsay Fabes, actor (Charlie Winthrop-Another World)
Famous Birthdays for 2nd October 2021
1800 – Nat Turner, American leader of a major slave rebellion in 1831, born in Southampton County, Virginia (d. 1831)
1928 – George McFarland, American actor (Spanky-Our Gang/Little Rascals), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1993)
1944 – Ton Koopman, Dutch conductor (Royal Conservatory of the Hague), born in Zwolle, Netherlands
1962 – Esai Morales, American actor (Bad Boys, La Bamba), born in NYC, New York
1967 – Frankie Fredericks, Namibian athlete (Olympic silver 100m, 200m 1992, 96), born in Windhoek, South West Africa
1967 – Gillian Welch, American singer-songwriter (Time (The Revelator); Revival), born in New York City
1971 – James Root, American heavy metal songwriter and guitarist (Slipknot), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1973 – Efren Ramirez, American actor
1981 – Luke Wilkshire, Australian soccer defender (80 caps; Dynamo Moscow, Bristol City), born in Wollongong, New South Wales
1981 – Toro [Alvan Guo Yi Jun], Taiwanese pop singer (Energy)
Famous Birthdays for 1st October 2021
1577 – Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint, born in Sigmaringen, Germany (d. 1622)
1832 – Henry Clay Work, American composer, born in Middletown, Connecticut (d. 1884)
1835 – William Hicks “Red” Jackson, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Paris, Tennessee (d. 1903)
1904 – Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-born physicist (d. 1979)
1907 – Oedoen Partos, Hungarian-Israeli violist (Israel Philharmonic, 1938-56), composer, and teacher, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1977)
1928 – Willy Mairesse, Belgian auto racer (13 F1 GP; Nürburgring 1000km 1963; GT Spa GP 1965; Targa Florio 1966), born in Momignies, Wallonia (d. 1969)
1928 – Laurence Harvey [Larushka Skine], Lithuanian-born South African actor (Alamo, Romeo and Juliet), born in Joniškis (d. 1973)
1956 – Gina Haspel, American intelligence officer, First female director of the US CIA, born in Ashland, Kentucky
1959 – Youssou N’dour, Senegalese singer (Shaking The Tree), born in Dakar, Senegal
1988 – Cariba Heine, Australian actress
Famous Birthdays for 30th September 2021
1685 – Gunther Jacob Wenceslaus, Bohemian composer and choirmaster, born in Gossengrün, (d. 1734)
1863 – Reinhard Scheer, German admiral and commander of the High Seas Fleet in World War I (Battle of Jutland), born in Obernkirchen, Electorate of Hesse (d. 1928)
1920 – Donald Keech, entrepreneur
1924 – Charles Quinlivan, American actor (Seven Guns to Mesa, Mr. Garlund), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 1974)
1933 – Emily “Cissy” Houston [née Drinkard], American soul and gospel singer and Whitney’s mother, born in Newark, New Jersey.
1950 – Renato Zero [Fiacchini], Italian pop, rock and soul singer (Madame), born in Rome
1958 – Marty Stuart, American country guitarist, singer-songwriter and mandolin player (The Whiskey Ain’t Workin’), born in Philadelphia, Mississippi
1961 – Chandrakant Pandit, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80’s)
1964 – (Ernest Joseph) “Trey” Anastasio III, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Phish), born in Ft. Worth, Texas
1965 – Kathleen Madigan, American comedian
Famous Birthdays for 29th September 2021
1855 – Michele Esposito, Italian composer who worked in Ireland, born in Castellamare di Stabia (d. 1929)
1864 – Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish writer and philosopher (Ensayos, Teatro), born in Bilbao Spain (d. 1936)
1904 – Dorothy Emmet, English philosopher, born in London, England (d. 2000)
1909 – Sashadhar Mukherjee, Indian film producer (Jagrit), born in Jhansi, India (d. 1990)
1918 – Don Castle, American actor (Born to Speed, Tombstone, Motor Patrol), born in Beaumont, Texas (d. 1966)
1927 – Paul McCloskey, American politician (Senator-R-California 1967-83), born in Loma Linda, California
1939 – Tommy Boyce, American songwriter (Boyce and Hart, Monkees), born in Charlottesville, Virginia (d. 1994)
1969 – Angelo Barretto, Filipino racecar driver
1985 – Calvin Johnson, American College Football Hall of Fame wide receiver (Detroit Lions, 6-time Pro Bowl), born in Newnan, Georgia
1988 – Kevin Durant, American basketball forward (NBA C’ship, NBA Finals MVP 2017, 18 Golden State Warriors; 11 × NBA All-Star; NBA All-Star Game MVP 2012, 19; Olympic gold 2012, 16, 20), born in Washington, D.C.