1573 – Entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist
1879 – Warner Oland, Swedish actor (The Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan), born in Nyby, Västerbottens län, Sweden (d. 1938)
1916 – Angeles Alvarino Deleira, biologist/oceanographer/writer
1919 – Walter Gieseler, composer
1919 – Jean Lefebvre, French actor (Diabolical, Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?), born in Valenciennes, Nord, France (d. 2004)
1925 – W Howard Baker, English publisher
1938 – Eddie Cochran, rock vocalist/guitarist (C’Mon Everybody), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1978 – Shannyn Sossamon, American actress
1983 – Tessa Thompson, American actress (Thor), born in Los Angeles, California
1984 – Ashlee Simpson, American singer, born in Waco, Texas
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 2nd October 2018
1839 – Hans Thoma, German painter, born in Bernau, Black Forest (d. 1924)
1869 – Mahatma Gandhi [Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi], Indian pacifist and spiritual leader, born in Porbandar, Kathiawar Agency, India (d. 1948)
1896 – Fritz Eberhard, [Hellmut Rauschenplat], W-German lawyer/resistor (Law)
1900 – Coco the Clown [Nicolai Poliakoff], Famous Russian clown, born in Dvinsk, Russian Empire (d. 1974)
1915 – Robert Russell “Chubby” Wise, musician
1923 – Jack Dellal, English immovables-goedbezitter/multi-millionaire, (d. 2012)
1934 – Geoff Millman, cricketer (England wicket-keeper in 6 Tests 1961-62)
1940 – Gheorghe Gruia, Romanian handball player
1970 – Eddie Guardado, pitcher (Minnesota Twins), born in Stockton, California
1970 – Kelly Ripa, actress (Hayley Vaughan-All My Children), born in Statford, New Jersey
Famous Birthdays for 1st October 2018
1685 – Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1711-40) (d. 1740)
1781 – James Lawrence, American naval hero (War of 1812-“Don’t give up the ship!”), born in Burlington, New Jersey (d. 1813)
1910 – Fritz Köberle, Austrian-born physician (d. 1983)
1922 – Hector Campos-Parsi, composer
1931 – Sylvano Bussotti, Italian composer
1943 – Jim Martini, rocker (Sly and Family Stone-Everyday People)
1947 – Aaron Ciechanover, Israeli biologist
1963 – Mark McGwire, American MLB 1st baseman, coach (12-time All Star, Oakland A’s, St. Louis Cardinals), born in Pomona, California
1967 – Scott Young, Clinton MA, NHL right wing (Colorado Avalanche)
1975 – Zoltán Sebescen, German footballer
Famous Birthdays for 30th September 2018
1530 – Geronimo Mercuriali, Italian philologist and physician (d. 1606)
1912 – Oliver Charles Anderson, novelist
1921 – Eileen Zhang Ailing Chang, writer
1922 – Alan Stretton, Australian general
1946 – William Thurston, Washington, mathematician (Fields Medal, 1982), (d. 2012)
1950 – Victoria Tennant, London England (All of Me, Chiefs, Winds of War)
1957 – William Christian, actor (Derek Frye-All My Children), born in Washington, D.C.
1961 – Chandrakant Pandit, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80’s)
1971 – Brentson Buckner, NFL defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1977 – Sun Jihai, Chinese footballer
Famous Birthdays for 29th September 2018
1895 – Roscoe Turner, American aviator and racer (d. 1970)
1915 – Vincent DeDomenico, American entrepreneur (d. 2007)
1927 – Adhemar Ferreira da Silva, Brazil, triple jumper (Olympic gold 1952, 56)
1934 – Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, Psychology professor
1939 – Tommy Boyce, American songwriter (Boyce and Hart, Monkees), born in Charlottesville, Virginia (d. 1994)
1941 – Don Nix, US saxophonist (Last Night)
1953 – Drake Hogestyn, Ft Wayne Indiana, actor (7 Brides for 7 Brothers)
1956 – Suzzy Roche, rocker (Roches)
1965 – Trent Yawney, Hudson Bay, NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames)
1970 – Danny de Supervise, soccer player (FC Volendam)
Famous Birthdays for 28th September 2018
1761 – Budan de Boislaurent, mathematician
1852 – Henri Moissan, French chemist who isolated the element “fluorine” from its compounds (Nobel 1906), born in Paris (d. 1907)
1913 – Alice Marble, American tennis player (US Open 1936, 1938-40), born in Beckwourth, California (d. 1990)
1935 – Heather Sears, actress (Room at the Top), born in London, England
1939 – Rudolph Walker, Trinidadian-born British actor
1960 – Jennifer Rush, singer/songwriter (Destiny, Ring of Ice)
1961 – Ed Vosberg, pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Tucson, Arizona
1962 – Anne-Marie Fox, playmate (Feb, 1982), born in Los Angeles, California
1962 – Luis Enrique, spanish singer (Luces del Alma)
1978 – Marzena Godecki, actress (Ocean Girl)
Famous Birthdays for 27th September 2018
1719 – Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician (d. 1800)
1809 – Raphael Semmes, Rear Admiral (Confederate Navy), (d. 1877)
1864 – Alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist and author
1879 – Hans Hahn, Austrian mathematician (d. 1934)
1918 – Martin Ryle, Britain, radio astronomer/astronomer royal (1972-82)
1924 – Fred Singer, American scientist
1936 – Don Cornelius, American television host (Soul Train), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2012)
1952 – Didier Dubois, French mathematician
1979 – Jon Garland, American baseball player
1992 – Jake Burbage, American actor, born in Willingboro Township, New Jersey
Famous Birthdays for 26th September 2018
1750 – Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810)
1933 – Donna Douglas, American actress (Elly May Clampett-The Beverly Hillbillies), born in Pride, Louisiana (d. 2015)
1935 – Bob Barber, cricketer (dashing England lefty bat in 28 Tests 1960-68)
1946 – Radha Krishna Mainali, Nepalese politician
1956 – Linda Hamilton, Amercian actress (Beauty and the Beast, Terminator films), born in Salisbury, Maryland
1969 – David Ferguson, British murderer
1969 – Andy Petterson, Australian footballer
1973 – Marty Casey, American singer (Lovehammers)
1974 – Gary Hall Jr, American 50m/100m/400m freestyle relay (Olympic gold/2 silver-96)
1981 – Serena Williams, American tennis star (23 Grand Slam singles), born in Saginaw, Michigan
Famous Birthdays for 25th September 2018
1744 – Frederick Willem II, King of Prussia (1786-97), born in Berlin Palace, Berlin (d. 1797)
1764 – Fletcher Christian, English Bounty mutineer, born in Eaglesfield, Cumberland, England (d. 1793)
1929 – Ronnie Barker, British comedian (the Two Ronnies)
1933 – Adolfo Suarez, premier of Spain (1976-81), (d. 2014)
1933 – Hubie Brown, American basketball coach and broadcaster
1945 – Kathleen Brown, state treasurer (D-California, 1991- )
1952 – Bell Hooks [Gloria Jean Watkins], American author, feminist, scholar and social activist, born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
1964 – Gary Ayles, British racing driver
1969 – Hansie Cronje, cricket captain (solid South African batsman)
1981 – Jason Bergmann, American baseball player
Famous Birthdays for 24th September 2018
1301 – Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)
1858 – Eugene Foss, 45th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1939)
1898 – Howard Florey, Australian pathologist and pharmacologist who purified penicillin (Nobel 1945), born in Adelaide, South Australia (d. 1968)
1905 – Severo Ochoa, Nobel Laureate (d. 1993)
1910 – Leonarda da Vinci MacLaren, founder (LSE)
1934 – Manfred Worner, German general/sect-gen (NATO, 1988-94)
1946 – Pat Pocock, cricketer (intermittent England off-spinner 1968-85)
1951 – Terry Metcalf, NFL, CFL running back (St Louis, Toronto), born in Seattle, Washington
1966 – Kevin Koslofski, Decatur Ill, outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers)
1987 – Matthew Connolly, English footballer