1765 – Harman Blennerhassett, Irish lawyer, born in Hampshire, England (d. 1831)
1863 – Edythe Chapman, American actress (Beyond the Rocks), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1948)
1890 – Snuffy Browne, West Indian cricket all-rounder (4 Tests, 1 x 50, 6 wickets; British Guiana, Barbados), born in St. Michael, Barbados (d. 1973)
1917 – Walter Lord, American author (A Night to Remember), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2002)
1922 – Svend Westergaard, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1988)
1927 – César Milstein, Argentine biochemist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1984), born in Bahía Blanca, Argentina (d. 2002)
1938 – Fred Stolle, Australian tennis player, broadcaster (French C’ship 1965, US Nat C’ship 1966), born in Sydney, Australia
1939 – Paul Hogan, Australian actor (Crocodile Dundee, Lightning Jack), born in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia
1943 – R. L. Stine, American children’s book writer (Goosebumps), born in Columbus, Ohio
1948 – Pedro Alonso López, Colombian serial killer known as the ‘The Monster of the Andes’ (120-300+ victims), born in Santa Isabel, Tolima, Colombia
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 7th October 2023
1577 – Ferdinand of Bavaria, German prince elector and Catholic Archbishop of Cologne, born in Munich (d. 1650)
1801 – Adolf Muller Sr., Austrian composer of operettas, born in Tolna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1886)
1881 – Mikhail Drozdovsky, Russian general (d. 1918)
1892 – Dwain Esper, American film director (The Seventh Commandment), born in Washington State (d. 1982)
1926 – Ivan Jirko, Czech composer, music critic and psychiatrist, born in Prague (d. 1978)
1943 – José Cardenal, Cuban baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and 7 other teams) and coach (NY Yankees, and 4 other teams), born in Matanzas, Cuba
1951 – Táta Vega [Carmen Rosa Vega], American vocalist (Color Purple soundtrack), born in Queens, Long Island
1961 – Tony Sparano, American football coach (Miami Dolphins 2008-11; Oakland Raiders 2014), born in West Haven, Connecticut (d. 2018)
1968 – Erick Anderson, American NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins), born in Long Beach, California
1988 – Stacy DuPree, American musician (Eisley), born in The Woodlands, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 6th October 2023
1552 – Matteo Ricci, Italian Jesuit missionary (China), born in Macerata, Italy (d. 1610)
1915 – Alice Timander, Swedish dentist (d. 2007)
1926 – Alan Copeland, American Grammy Award-winning arranger, songwriter, and singer (The Modernaires; Your Hit Parade), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
1940 – Wyche Fowler Jr, American attorney and politician (US Representative-D-GA, 1977-87; US Senator from Georgia, 1987-93), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1944 – Merzak Allouache, director (Salut Cousin, Amour a Paris)
1946 – Lloyd Doggett, American attorney and politician (US Representative, Democrat, Texas), born in Austin, Texas
1948 – Gerry Adams, Northern Irish politician (President of Sinn Féin, 1983-2018), born in the Ballymurphy, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1951 – Kevin Cronin, American rock vocalist (REO Speedwagon), born in Champaign Illinois
1967 – Kennet Andersson, former Swedish footballer
1970 – Darren Oliver, American pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Kansas City, Missouri
Famous Birthdays for 5th October 2023
1658 – Mary of Modena, Queen of James II of England, born in Ducal Palace, Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1718)
1722 – Gregorio Sciroli, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, House of Habsburg (now Italy) (d. 1781)
1916 – Douglas Ranger, British surgeon, born in Furness, Lancashire (d. 1997)
1926 – Gottfried Michael Koenig, German-Dutch composer, born in Magdeburg, Germany
1932 – Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, American politician (first African-American woman to represent the West Coast in Congress), born in Los Angeles, California
1941 – (Patricia) Stephanie Cole, British stage, screen, and radio actress (Waiting for God; Coronation Street, 2011-13), born in Solihull, Warwickshire, England
1944 – Ben Korthals, Dutch politician and lawyer (VVD), born in Voorschoten, Netherlands
1948 – Russell Mael, American singer, engineer and director (Sparks), born in Santa Monica, California
1957 – Lee “Kix” Thompson, saxophonist (Madness – “Baggy Trousers”, “Our House”), born in St Pancras, London, England
1982 – Natalie Vlandis, American pairs skater (with partner Jered Guzman), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 4th October 2023
1657 – Francesco Solimena, Italian painter, born in Canale di Serino, Avellino, Italy (d. 1747)
1892 – Gaston Chevrolet, French auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1920), born in Beaune, Côte-d’Or, France (d. 1920)
1900 – Robert Shayne [Shaen Dawe], American stage and screen character actor (Invaders from Mars; The Adventures of Superman; Tora! Tora! Tora!), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1992)
1917 – Marv Harshman, American College/Basketball HOF coach (Pacific Lutheran, Washington State Uni, Uni of Washington; Pac-10 Coach of the Year 1982, 84), born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin (d. 2013)
1922 – Malcolm Baldrige, American businessman and US Secretary of Commerce (1981-87), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1987)
1931 – Dick Tracy, comic strip crimestopper
1952 – Anita Luceete Defrantz, American rower (Olympic bronze 1976; first female vice-president IOC executive committee), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1961 – Mary Ellen Stuart, American actress (Frannie Crawford-As the World Turns), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
1978 – Kyle Lohse, American baseball pitcher (14th pitcher to beat all 30 MLB teams; Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals), born in Chico, California
1981 – Ilhan Omar, Somali American politician (Rep-D-Minnesota 2018-) one of first Muslim women elected to US House, born in Mogadishu, Somalia
Famous Birthdays for 3rd October 2023
1916 – Shelby Storck, American television producer, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1969)
1938 – Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Peruvian economist and 66th President of Peru (2016-present), born in Lima, Peru
1939 – ‘Bullet’ Bob Armstrong, American pro wrestler (WWE Hall of Fame), born in Marietta, Georgia (d. 2020)
1943 – Jeff Bingaman, American politician (U.S. Senator from New Mexico), born in El Paso, Texas
1947 – Ben Cauley, American RandB trumpeter (The Bar-Kays – “Soul Finger”) and Otis Redding plane crash survivor, born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2015)
1949 – Lindsey Buckingham, American guitarist, singer and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac – “Go Your Own Way”), born in Palo Alto, California
1951 – Nick Glennie-Smith, British session keyboard player (Roger Daltrey; Roger Waters), film score composer (Ella Enchanted; Secretariat), and conductor, born in London, England
1962 – Tommy Lee [Bass], American drummer (Mötley Crüe – “Girls, Girls, Girls”), born in Kypseli, Athens, Greece
1963 – Marion Peck, American artist and painter
1996 – Adair Tishler, American child actress
Famous Birthdays for 2nd October 2023
1756 – Jacob van Strij, Dutch cartoonist and graphic artist, born in Dordrecht, Dutch Republic (d. 1815)
1882 – Boris Shaposhnikov, Russian military commander, born in Zlatoust, Ufa Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1945)
1933 – Dimiter Khristov, Bulgarian composer, born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2017)
1936 – Dick Barnett, American basketball guard (NBA All Star 1968; NBA C’ship 1970, 73 NY Knicks), born in Gary, Indiana
1943 – Paul Van Himst, Belgian soccer forward and manager (81 caps; Anderlecht), born in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium
1949 – Richard Hell [Meyers], American punk rock bassist (Television, 1973-75; Volvoids), and writer, born in Lexington, Kentucky
1951 – Sting [Gordon Sumner], British singer-songwriter and bassist (The Police – “Every Breath You Take”; solo – “Fragile”) and actor (Dune), born in Wallsend, Northumberland
1956 – Freddie Jackson, American RandB singer and songwriter (“Rock Me Tonight”), born in Harlem, New York
1960 – Django Bates, British jazz musician, composer and educator, born in Beckenham, Kent
1964 – Sheila Echols, American track athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m 1988), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Famous Birthdays for 1st October 2023
1906 – Fatso Marco, American actor and comedian (Milton Berle Show), born in New York City (d. 1962)
1906 – John Lorne Campbell, Scottish folklorist, born in Argyll, Scotland (d. 1996)
1909 – Samuel Yorty, American politician (Mayor of Los Angeles 1961-73), born in Lincoln, Nebraska (d. 1998)
1937 – Saeed Ahmed, Pakistan cricket batsman (41 Tests; 2,991 runs @ 40.41), born in Jalandhar, Punjab
1945 – Donny Hathaway, American singer-songwriter (“Where Is The Love?”), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1979)
1962 – Paul Walsh, English soccer forward (5 caps; Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Charlton), born in London, England
1968 – Jon Guenther, American author
1970 – Ronnie Bradford, American NFL defensive back and coach (Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos; La. Tech., USC), born in Minot, North Dakota
1972 – Danielle Scott-Arruda, American volleyball middle blocker (Olympics silver 2008, 12), born in Baton Rouge Louisiana
1973 – Rodney Kite-Powell, historian
Famous Birthdays for 30th September 2023
1631 – William Stoughton, American judge at the Salem witch trials (d. 1701)
1765 – José María Morelos, Mexican revolutionary (d. 1815)
1800 – Decimus Burton, British architect (Hyde Park, Palm House Kew Gardens), born in London, England (d. 1881)
1917 – Irving B. Kahn, American inventor of the teleprompter, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1994)
1921 – Eileen Chang, Chinese-American writer, scriptwriter and feminist, born in Shanghai, China (d. 1995)
1954 – Patrice Rushen, American jazz and RandB pianist and singer and songwriter (“Forget Me Nots”), born in Los Angeles, California
1956 – Maria Esmeralda, Belgian princess/daughter of Leopold III and Lilian Baels
1962 – Shaan [Shantanu Mukherjee], Bengali playback and pop singer-songwriter, actor, and TV personality (The Voice India), born in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India
1975 – Sammy Igoe, English football player, born in Staines-upon-Thames, England
1979 – Vince Chong, Malaysian-Chinese singer-songwriter and actor, born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Famous Birthdays for 29th September 2023
1678 – Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier during reign of Louis XIV (d. 1766)
1829 – Giles Alexander Smith, American Major General (Union Army), born in Jefferson County, New York (d. 1876)
1864 – Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish writer and philosopher (Ensayos, Teatro), born in Bilbao Spain (d. 1936)
1932 – Peter Stormonth Darling, Scottish investment banker (Mercury Asset Management Group, largest fundmanagement the UK), (d. 2019)
1948 – Viktor Krovopouskov, Russian sabres fencer (Olympic gold, individual and team, 1976, 1980), born in Moscow, Soviet Union
1969 – Erika Eleniak, American Canadian actress (Baywatch) and Playboy playmate (July 1989), born in Glendale, California
1970 – Yoshihiro Tajiri, Japanese professional wrestler, born in Tamana, Japan
1980 – Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, Icelandic composer (Aequora; Kom vinur), born in Iceland
1985 – Candice LeRae, American professional wrestler (WWE), born in Riverside, California
1985 – Calvin Johnson, American College Football Hall of Fame wide receiver (Detroit Lions, 6-time Pro Bowl), born in Newnan, Georgia