Famous Birthdays on October 1

Charles VI (1685-1740)

Holy Roman Emperor (1711-40), born in Hofburg Palace, Vienna

1691 Arthur Onslow, English politician (Speaker of the House of Commons 1728-61), born in Kensington, London (d. 1768)
1724 Giovanni Battista Cirri, Italian cellist and composer, born in Forlì, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy (d. 1808)
1730 Richard Stockton, American attorney and signer of Declaration of Independence, born in Princeton, New Jersey (d. 1781)
1735 Johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, German composer, born in Stuttgart, Germany (d. 1800)
1760 William Beckford, British writer (Epsiodes of Vathek), born in Soho Square, London (d. 1844)
1770 Vincenzo Cuoco, Italian historian (Naples Revolution 1799), born in Civitacampomarano, Molise, Italy (d. 1823)
1771 Pierre Baillot, French violinist and composer, born in Passy, Paris (d. 1842)
1781 James Lawrence, American naval hero (War of 1812-"Don't give up the ship!"), born in Burlington, New Jersey (d. 1813)
1791 Sergey Aksakov, Russian novelist (Chronicles of a Russian Family), born in Ufa, Russian Empire (d. 1859) [OS 09/20]
1799 Rufus Choate, American lawyer (Hall of Fame), born in Ipswich, Massachusetts (d. 1859)
1808 Eduard Sobolewski, Polish-American violinist and composer, born in Königsberg (d. 1872)
1820 Gustav Adolf Heinze, Dutch composer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1904)
1825 Raleigh Edward Colston, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Paris (d. 1896)
1830 Jeremiah Cutler Sullivan, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Madison, Indiana (d. 1890)
1831 Claudius Charles Wilson, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Effingham County, Georgia (d. 1863)
1832 Caroline Harrison, 1st lady of the U.S. (1889-1892), wife of Benjamin Harrison, born in Oxford, Ohio (d. 1892)
1832 Henry Clay Work, American composer, born in Middletown, Connecticut (d. 1884)
1834 Francis Cockrell, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Warrensburg, Missouri (d. 1915)
1835 Ádám Politzer, Hungarian-Austrian physician, born in Albertirsa, Pest, Hungary (d. 1920)
1835 Robert H. Anderson, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 1888)
1835 William Hicks "Red" Jackson, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Paris, Tennessee (d. 1903)
1841 Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, Ukrainian composer, born in Sin′yava, Galicia (d. 1908)
1842 Charles Cros, French inventor and poet (Le Hareng Saur), born in Fabrezan, France (d. 1888)
1847 Annie Besant, English social reformer and supporter of Indian independence, born in London (d. 1933)
1865 Paul Dukas, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1935)
1872 Israël Querido, Dutch writer (Menschenwee), born in Amsterdam (d. 1932)
1878 Othmar Spann, Austrian economist and sociologist (Geschichtsfilosofie), born in Vienna (d. 1950)
1881 Leonid Sabaneyev, Russian composer, born in Moscow (d. 1968)

William Boeing (1881-1956)

American aviation pioneer who founded The Boeing Company, born in Detroit, Michigan

1885 Louis Untermeyer, American poet and critic (Immortal Poems, Story Poems), born in NYC, New York (d. 1977)
1886 Ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian and author (My Life), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1954)
1890 Alice Joyce, American actress (Song O' My Heart), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1955)
1890 Constantin C. Nottara, Romanian composer (d. 1951)
1890 Stanley Holloway, English actor (Higgins-Our Man Higgins), born in London, England (d. 1982)
1893 Cliff Friend, American pianist and songwriter, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1974)
1893 Faith Baldwin, American author (They Who Love), born in New Rochelle, New York (d. 1978)
1893 Ip Man, Chinese martial artist, and a master teacher of Wing Chun, born in Foshan, Guangdong, Qing China (d. 1972)
1894 Ricardo Castillo, Guatemalan composer, born in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (d. 1966)
1895 Liaquat Ali Khan, 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan (1947-51), born in Karnal, Punjab, British India (d. 1951)
1896 Ted Healy [Ernest Nash], American vaudeville, stage, and screen actor, comedian (Mad Love, San Francisco, Soup to Nuts), and developer of the Three Stoogesborn in Kaufman, Texas (d. 1937)
1898 Karl Rankl, Austrian-British conductor (Covent Garden Opera Company, 1946-51), and composer (Deirdre of the Sorrows), born in Gaaden, Austria (d. 1968)
1899 Ernest Haycox, American writer (d. 1950)
1899 Lajos Bárdos, Hungarian conductor, composer, musicologist and professor, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1986)
1900 Tom Goddard, English cricket off-spin bowler (8 Tests; 22 wickets @ 26.72; Gloucestershire), born in Gloucester, Gloucestershire (d. 1966)
1901 Jimmie Reese, American baseball infielder and coach (LA Angels Hall of Fame), born in NYC, New York (d. 1994)
1903 George Coulouris, British actor (Runaway Bus), born in Manchester, England (d. 1989)
1903 Vladimir Horowitz, Russian-American classical pianist (Variations on a Theme from Carmen), born in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1989)
1904 A.K. Gopalan, Indian communist leader (d. 1977)
1904 Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-born physicist (d. 1979)
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)
1907 Barbara Morrison, English actress (Project Moonbase), born in Weston-Super-Mare (d. 1992)
1907 Maxie Rosenbloom, American boxer, actor (world light heavyweight champion 1932-34), born in Leonard's Bridge, Connecticut (d. 1976)
1907 Oedoen Partos, Hungarian-Israeli violist (Israel Philharmonic, 1938-56), composer, and teacher, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1977)
1908 Doug Young, Canadian NHL defenceman (Stanley Cup 1936-37, Detroit Red Wings captain), born in Medicine Hat, Alberta (d. 1990)
1908 Herman D. Koppel, Danish pianist and composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1998)
1909 Everett Sloane, American actor (Patsy, Citizen Kane, Enforcer), born in NYC, New York (d. 1965)
1909 Samuel Yorty, American politician (Mayor of Los Angeles 1961-73), born in Lincoln, Nebraska (d. 1998)

Bonnie Parker (1910-1934)

American outlaw of Bonnie and Clyde fame, born in Rowena, Texas

1910 Fritz Köberle, Austrian-born physician (d. 1983)
1910 José Enrique Moyal, Australian mathematical physicist (d. 1998)
1911 Edward Boland, American politician (Rep-D-MA, 1953-89), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 2001)
1911 Herman Hickman, American College Football Hall of Fame guard, coach and broadcaster (Army, Yale), born in Johnson City, Tennessee (d. 1958)
1911 Irwin Kostal, American orchestra leader and arranger (West Side Story: The Sound Of Music; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1994)
1911 Riccardo Torriani, Swiss ice hockey player, luger (Olympic bronze 1928, 48; took the Olympic oath 1948), born in St. Moritz, Switzerland (d. 1988)
1912 Johnny Meijer, Dutch accordionist known as the "King of Accordions" (Body & Soul), born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (d. 1992)
1913 Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist, co-founder and 'Godfather' of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, born in Belém, Brazil (d. 2009)
1914 Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, Librarian of Congress (1975-87) and author ("The Americans: The Democratic Experience" - 1974 Pulitzer Prize), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2004)
1914 Michael Goodliffe, British actor (A Night to Remember, Cromwell, 5th Day of Peace), born in Bebington, Cheshire, England (d. 1976)
1916 Tibor Reich, British textile designer (Tibor Ltd), born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 1996)
1917 René de Rooy, Surinamese and Antillean poet (Juancho Picaflor), born in Paramaribo, Suriname (d. 1974)
1918 Antonio Iglesias Álvares, Spanish pianist, composer, educator and critic, born in Orense, Spain (d. 2011)
1919 Bob Boyd, American baseball first baseman (National Baseball Congress Hall of Fame), born in Potts Camp, Mississippi (d. 2004)
1919 Roy John Britten, American molecular biologist (repeated DNA sequences in eukaryotic genomes), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2012)
1920 Lon "Lonny" Chapman, American actor (Investigator, For the People), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2007)
1920 Walter Matthau, American actor and comedian (The Odd Couple, Bad News Bears), born in NYC, New York (d. 2000)
1921 Héctor Campos Parsi, Puerto Rican classical music composer, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 1997)
1921 James Whitmore, American actor (The Shawshank Redemption, Give 'em Hell Harry), born in White Plains, New York (d. 2009)

Jimmy Carter (98 years old)

1924 American Democratic politician and 39th US President (1977-81), born in Plains, Georgia

1924 Roger Williams [Louis Jacob Weertz], American popular music pianist ("Born Free"), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2011)
1924 William Rehnquist, American lawyer and 16th Chief Justice of the United States (1986-2005), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2005)
1926 Max Morath, American ragtime piano revivalist, composer, and musicologist, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 2023)
1927 Márta Kurtág [née Kinsker], Hungarian classical pianist, born in Esztergom, Hungary (d. 2019)
1927 Sandy Gall, Malaysian-born British journalist and newscaster, born in Penang, Straits Settlements
1927 Tom Bosley, American actor (Howard-Happy Days, Murder She Wrote, Fiorello!), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2010)
1928 George Peppard, American actor (Breakfast at Tiffany's, Banacek, A-Team, Blue Max), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1994)
1928 Laurence Harvey [Larushka Skine], Lithuanian-born South African actor (Alamo, Romeo & Juliet), born in Joniškis (d. 1973)
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 Zhu Rongji, Chinese politician
1929 Ken Arthurson, Australian rugby league halfback, coach, administrator (NSWRL, ARL, Manly-Warringah chairman), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1930 Frank Gardner, Australian auto racer (European F5000 1971; British Touring Car Championship 1967-68, 73), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1930 Naimatullah Khan, Pakistani politician
1930 Philippe Noiret, French actor (Nuovo cinema Paradiso, Soleil, Les Milles, Il Postino), born in Lille, Nord (d. 2006)

Richard Harris (1930-2002)

Irish actor (A Man Called Horse, This Sporting Life) and singer ("MacArthur Park"), born in Limerick, Ireland

1931 Reginald Hall, endocrinologist
1931 Sylvano Bussotti, Italian composer, filmmaker and novelist, born in Florence, Italy
1932 Albert Collins, American blues guitarist (Ice Pickin'; Don't Lose Your Cool; Showdown!), born in Leona, Texas (d. 1993)
1933 Olga Pozzi Escot, Peruvian-American composer and musicologist, born in Lima, Peru
1934 Chuck Hiller, American MLB second baseman (first NL player in history to hit a grand slam HR in World Series play, 1962), born in Johnsburg, Illinois (d. 2004)
1934 Neil Castles, American auto racer (NASCAR Grand National East Series Champion 1972; NASCAR Cup Series 51 x top 5, 178 x top 10 finishes), born in Charlotte, North Carolina (d. 2022)

1935 British Grammy, Emmy, and Academy Award-winning stage and screen singer and actress (My Fair Lady (Broadway); Mary Poppins; The Sound Of Music; The Princess Diaries), born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey

1936 C, Gordon Fullerton, American USMC Colonel, and NASA astronaut (STS-3; STS-51-F), born in Rochester, New York (d. 2013)
1936 Duncan Edwards, English soccer midfielder (18 caps; Manchester United), born in Dudley, Worcestershire (d. 1958)
1936 Edward Villella, American ballet dancer (NYC Ballet, 1957-79), and artistic director (Miami City Ballet, 1985-2012), born in Bayside, Queens, New York
1936 Stella Stevens [Estella Eggleston], American actress (Girls! Girls! Girls!; The Nutty Professor; Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows), born in Yazoo City, Mississippi (d. 2023)
1937 Hedy d'Ancona, Dutch minister of WVC (PvdA)
1937 Saeed Ahmed, Pakistan cricket batsman (41 Tests; 2,991 runs @ 40.41), born in Jalandhar, Punjab
1938 Les Scheinflug, Australian soccer midfielder, coach (Marconi; Australia; 6 caps), born in Bückeburg, Germany
1939 Geoffrey Whitehead, English actor
1939 George Archer, American golfer (US Masters 1969), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2005)
1940 John Schuerholz Jr., American Baseball HOF executive (GM Kansas City Royals, World Series 1985; GM Atlanta Braves World Series 1995), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1940 Richard F Pieternella, Dutch Antilles' minister plenipotentiary
1942 Herb Fame, American pop and soul singer (Peaches & Herb - "Reunited"), born in Washington, D.C.
1942 Jean-Pierre Jabouille, French auto racer (55 x F1 GP, 2 wins; 4 x 3rd overall 24 Hours of Le Mans), born in Paris, France (d. 2023)
1942 Jean-Pierre Joubille, French auto racer (European F2 champion 1976), born in Paris, France
1943 Jean-Jacques Annaud, Draveil France, director (Bear, Black & White, Name of the Rose)
1943 Jerry Martini [Gerald L. Martini], American saxophonist (Sly and the Family Stone - "Everyday People"), born in Denver, Colorado
1943 Naushad Ali, Pakistan cricket wicket keeper (6 Tests, 9 dismissals; Karachi, Punjab) and match referee (5 Tests, 13 ODI), born in Gwalior, India (d. 2023)
1944 Barbara Parritt, American soul singer (The Toys - "A Lover's Concerto"), born in Wilmington, North Carolina
1944 Herbert "Tubo" Rhoad, American baritone a cappella singer (Persuasions - "Street Corner Symphony"), born in Bamberg, South Carolina (d. 1988)
1945 Donny Hathaway, American singer-songwriter ("Where Is The Love?"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1979)
1945 Ram Nath Kovind, Indian politician, 14th President of India (2017-), born in Paraukh, British India

Rod Carew (77 years old)

1945 Panamanian Baseball HOF infielder (18 x MLB All Star; AL MVP 1977; 7 × AL batting champion; Minnesota Twins, California Angels), born in Gatún, Panama Canal Zone

1945 Spider Sabich, American skier (d. 1976)
1946 Ewa Klobukowska, Polish athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1964), born in Warsaw, Poland
1947 Aaron Ciechanover, Israeli biologist
1947 Adriano Tilgher, Italian politician
1947 Dave Arneson, American game designer (Dungeons & Dragons), born in Hennepin County, Minnesota (d. 2009)
1947 Jane Dornacker, American stand-up comic, songwriter, rock vocalist (The Tubes), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico (d. 1986)
1947 Larry Lamb, British actor (EastEnders; Gavin & Stacey), born in Edmonton, Middlesex, England
1947 Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (Shocking Blue), born in The Hague, the Netherlands (d. 2006)
1947 Martin Turner, British rock bassist, songwriter and singer (Wishbone Ash - Argus), born in Torquay, Devon, England
1947 Rob Davis, British musician and songwriter (Mud - "L'L'Lucy"; Spiller - "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)"), born in London, England
1947 Stephen Collins, actor (Star Trek I, Tattingers), born in Des Moines, Iowa
1948 Ellen McIlwaine, American blues singer-songwriter, and slide guitarist ("Honky Tonky Angel"; “In My Time of Dying"), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2021)
1948 Michael "Cub" Koda, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Brownsville Station - "Smokin' In The Boys Room'), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2000)

Peter Blake (1948-2001)

New Zealand yachtsman (Whitbread Round the World Race 1989-90; America's Cup 1995, 2000) and Special Envoy UN Environment Program, born in Auckland, New Zealand

1949 André Rieu, Dutch violinist and conductor (Johann Strauss Orchestra), born in Maastricht, Netherlands
1949 Hans Pålsson, Swedish concert pianist, and educator ("Dead Masters, Live Music"), born in Helsingborg, Sweden
1949 Isaac Bonewits, American author
1950 Boris Morukov, Russian cosmonaut, born in Moscow, USSR (d. 2015)
1950 Conrad Dobler, American football guard (Pro Bowl 1975, 76, 77; St. Louis Cardinals; famous for unsportsmanlike play), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
1950 Jeane Manson, American singer and actress,, born in Cleveland, Ohio
1950 Mihai Romilă, Romanian soccer midfielder (19 caps; Politehnica Iași 367 games), born in Huși, Romania (d. 2020)
1950 Randy Quaid, actor (Midnight Express, Vacation, Saturday Night Live), born in Houston, Texas
1951 Brian Greenway, Canadian rock guitarist and vocalist (April Wine), born in Montreal, Quebec
1952 Earl Slick [Frank Madeloni] American rock guitarist (David Bowie; Phantom, Rocker & Slick), born in Brooklyn, New York
1952 Jacques Martin, Canadian NHL coach, executive (Ottawa Senators, Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens), born in Rockland, Ontario

Grete Waitz (1953-2011)

Norwegian long distance athlete (9 x NYC Marathon titles; World C'ship gold 1983; 5 x gold World Cross Country; WR x 4), born in Oslo, Norway

1953 John Hegley, British poet
1954 Martin Strel, Slovenian long distance swimmer (Danube, Mississippi, Yangtze, Amazon River records), born in Mokronog, Slovenia
1954 Richard Schlesinger, American news correspondent (CBS, 48 Hours), born in NYC, New York
1954 Rodney William "Rod" Ansell, Australian bushman and inspiration for "Crocodile Dundee", born in Murgon, Queensland (d. 1999)
1955 Duško Tadić, Bosnian Serb politician and war criminal, born in Kozarac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
1955 Howard Hewett, American R&B vocalist (Shalamar), born in Akron, Ohio
1955 Jeff Reardon, American baseball pitcher (4-time MLB All Star; Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
1956 Buddy Teevens, American college football coach (Dartmouth College 1987-91, 2005-23; Uni of Maine, Tulane Uni, Stanford University), born in Pembroke, Massachusetts (d. 2023)
1956 Gina Haspel, American intelligence officer, First female director of the US CIA, born in Ashland, Kentucky
1956 Leslie Burr-Howard, American equestrian rider (Olympic gold show jumping, team 1984), born in Union, New Jersey

Theresa May (66 years old)

1956 British Prime Minister (Conservative: 2016-19), born in Eastbourne, England

1957 Stelios Mainas, Greek actor
1958 Martin Cooper, British new wave keyboard player and saxophonist (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark), born in Liverpool, England
1958 Masato Nakamura, Japanese bass player (Dreams Come True) and composer (Sonic The Hedgehog), born in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan
1958 Michelle Bauer [Medvitz], California, actress (One Million Heels BC)
1959 Andrei Vedernikov, Russian road cyclist (first Soviet to win individual amateur road race at World C'ships 1981), born in Izhevsk, Russia (d. 2020)
1959 Koralia Karanti, Greek stage and screen actress, born in Athens, Greece
1959 Marcos Alonso, Spanish soccer winger (22 caps; Atlético Madrid, FC Barcelona) and manager (Rayo Vallecano, Racing Santander, Sevilla, Atlético Madrid, Valladolid), born in Santander, Spain (d. 2023)

Youssou N'dour (63 years old)

1959 Senegalese singer ("Shaking The Tree"), born in Dakar, Senegal

1960 Elizabeth Dennehy, American actress (Guiding Light), born in Jacksonville, North Carolina
1961 Corrie van Zyl, South African cricket all-rounder, coach, administrator (RSA coach 2010-11), born in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State
1961 Gary Ablett Snr, Australian Rules Football forward (All Australian 1992-95; Norm Smith Medal 1989; Coleman Medal 1993-95; Geelong), born in Drouin, Victoria
1961 Robert Rey, Brazilian-American plastic surgeon and television personality
1962 Esai Morales, American actor (Bad Boys; La Bamba; NYPD Blue), born in Brooklyn, NYC
1962 Paul Walsh, English soccer forward (5 caps; Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Charlton), born in London, England
1963 Beth Chamberlin, Danville Vt, actress (Beth Spaulding-Guiding Light)

Mark McGwire (59 years old)

1963 American MLB 1st baseman, coach (12-time All Star, Oakland A's, St. Louis Cardinals), born in Pomona, California

1964 Harry Hill, British comedian
1964 Jonathan Sarfati, New Zealand chess player, scientist, and author (FIDE Master), born in Ararat, Australia
1964 Max Matsuura, Japanese record producer and broadcaster, born in Yokohama, Japan
1964 Roberto Kelly, Panamanian baseball outfielder and coach (NY Yankees; MLB All Star 1992-93), born in Panama City, Panama
1965 Chris Reason, Australian journalist
1965 Cindy Margolis, American model and actress, born in Los Angeles, California
1965 Cliff Ronning, Canadian NHL center (1,137 NHL games; Vancouver Canucks, Nashville Predators), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1965 Mia Mottley, Barbadian politician, Prime Minister of Barbados (2018-), born in Barbados
1965 Ted King, American Actor
1966 Brian Asawa, Japanese-American countertenor, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2016)
1966 Christopher Titus, American actor/comedian
1966 Cuco Ziganda, Spanish soccer striker and manager (2 caps; Athletic Bilbao 255 games), born in Larraintzar, Spain
1966 George Weah, Liberian soccer striker and politician (President Liberia; 53 caps; AC Milan, Monaco), born in Monrovia, Liberia
1966 Scott Innes, American voice actor (Scooby-Doo), born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri