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
Category: Famous Birthdays
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
Famous Birthdays for 28th September 2023
1330 – Nicolas Flamel, French scribe alchemist (believed to have created the Philosopher’s Stone), born in Pontoise region, France (d. 1418)
1565 – Alessandro Tassoni, Italian political writer (Rape of Bucket), born in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1635)
1901 – Ed Sullivan, American newspaper columnist, and television host (The Ed Sullivan Show), born in NYC, New York (d. 1974)
1901 – William S. Paley, American broadcast pioneer (President and CEO of CBS, 1928-90), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1990)
1924 – Antonio Jacinto, Angolan poet, born in Paulo de Luanda, Portuguese West Africa (d. 1991)
1928 – “Tuli” Naphtali Kupferberg, American poet and singer (Fugs), born in New York City (d. 2010)
1942 – Pierre Clémenti, French actor (d. 1999)
1964 – Paul Jewell, English football manager
1969 – Mark Benitez {Mark Everett], American child actor, murderer and fugitive, born in Coral Gables, Florida (d. 2008)
1988 – Aleks Vrteski, Australian footballer
Famous Birthdays for 27th September 2023
1840 – Alfred Thayer Mahan, American naval officer (Influence of Sea Power), born in West Point, New York (d. 1914)
1896 – Sam Ervin, American politician (U.S. Senator from North Carolina) and Watergate committee chairman, born in Morganton, North Carolina (d. 1985)
1905 – Vjekoslav Kaleb, Croatian writer (Splendor of the Fabric), born in Tisno, Croatia (d. 1996)
1939 – Kathy Whitworth, American golfer (7 x LPGA Player of Year, 6 x major titles, record 88 LPGA Tour wins), born in Monahans, Texas (d. 2022)
1941 – Peter Bonetti, English soccer goalkeeper (7 caps; World Cup 1966; Chelsea 600 games), born in London, England (d. 2020)
1965 – Steve Kerr, American basketball guard, head coach (5 NBA titles as player Chicago Bulls, SA Spurs – 3 as coach GS Warriors), born in Beirut, Lebanon
1971 – Li Yapeng, Chinese actor
1972 – Bibian Mentel-Spee, Dutch para-snowboarding athlete (Winter Paralympics gold snowboard cross 2014, 18; banked slalom 2018; 5 x gold World C’ship), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2021)
1974 – Edward Thomas, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
1975 – Tajama Abraham, WNBA center (Sacramento Monarchs)
Famous Birthdays for 26th September 2023
1841 – Pavel Ivanovich Blaramberg, Russian composer, born in Orenburg (d. 1907)
1925 – Shirley Wilson, American football coach (Elon University 1967-76; Duke University 1979-82; 88–61–3), born in Madison, North Carolina (d. 2021)
1931 – George Chambers, American rock bassist and vocalist (Chambers Brothers – “Time Has Come Today”), born in Carthage, Mississippi (d. 2019)
1945 – Gal Costa, Brazilian bossa nova and Tropicália singer, born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil (d. 2022)
1949 – Toby Myers, American session and touring bass player (Roadmaster; John Mellencamp, 1982-99), born in Indiana
1952 – James Keane, American actor (Willis Bell-Paper Chase), born in Buffalo, New York
1964 – Derek Ho, American surfer (World C’ship 1993; Hawaiian Triple Crown 1984, 86, 88, 90), born in Kailua, Hawaii (d. 2020)
1964 – Nicki French, English singer, born in Carlisle, United Kingdom
1965 – Alexandra Lencastre, Portuguese actress, born in Lisbon, Portugal
1983 – Zoe Perry, American stage and screen actress (Young Sheldon), born in Chicago, Illinois
Famous Birthdays for 25th September 2023
1738 – Nicholas Van Dyke, American lawyer and President of Delaware, born in New Castle County, Delaware (d. 1789)
1832 – William Le Baron Jenney, American architect (father of skyscraper), born in Fairhaven, Massachusetts (d. 1907)
1936 – Juliet Prowse, South African-American actress and dancer (Who Killed Teddy Bear), born in Mumbai, India (d. 1996)
1940 – Tim Severin, British author and explorer who replicated historic voyages, born in Assam, British India (d. 2020)
1954 – Sylvester Croom, American college football coach, born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1956 – Jamie Hyneman, American visual effects technician (MythBusters), born in Marshall, Michigan
1961 – Heather Locklear, American actress (T J Hooker, Dynasty), born in Los Angeles, California
1963 – Keely Shaye Smith, American journalist (Unsolved Mysteries), born in Vallejo, California
1978 – Roudolphe Douala, Cameroonian footballer, born in Douala, Cameroon
1981 – Rocco Baldelli, American baseball player, born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island