Famous Birthdays on October 3

George Bancroft (1800-1891)

American historian (History of the United States), born in Worcester Massachusetts

1803 John Gorrie, American scientist and inventor (cold-air process of refrigeration), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1855)
1804 Allan Kardec, French author and founder of Spiritism, born in Lyon, France (d. 1869)
1804 Townsend Harris, American diplomat (1st Western consul to reside in Japan), born in Washington County, New York (d. 1878)
1806 Oliver Cowdery, American religious leader (Later Day Saint apostle), born in Wells, Vermont (d. 1850)
1807 Heinrich Panofka, German violist and composer, born in Breslau, Germany (d. 1887)
1814 Mikhail Lermontov, Russian poet and writer (Demon & other poems), born in Moscow (d. 1841)
1826 Hormuzd Rassam, Assyrian archaeologist (discovered Epic of Gilgamesh, world's oldest piece of literature), born in Mosul, Ottoman Empire (d. 1910)
1828 Woldemar Bargiel, German composer, born in Berlin (d. 1897)
1830 George Brayton, American engineer who developed the Brayton Cycle combustion engine, born on Rhode Island (d. 1892)
1834 Vilém Blodek [Plodek], Czech pianist, flautist, and composer, born in Prague (d. 1874)
1844 Patrick Manson, Scottish physician and parasitologist (Father of tropical medicine), born in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (d. 1922)
1848 Henry Lerolle, French painter, born in Paris (d. 1929)
1854 William Crawford Gorgas, American physician and 22nd Surgeon-General of the U.S. Army (help cure yellow fever), born in Toulminville, Alabama (d. 1920)

Timothy Thomas Fortune (1856-1928)

American orator, civil rights leader, writer and publisher (New York Age), born in Marianna, Florida

1859 Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (Les Misérables, Thérèse Raquin), born near Vigevano, Italy (d. 1924)
1860 Annie Horniman, English theater owner (Abbey Theatre, Dublin), born in Surrey Mount, Forest Hill, London (d. 1937)
1862 Johnny Briggs, English cricket all-rounder (33 Tests; 118 wickets @ 17.75), born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire (d. 1902)
1863 Pyotr Kozlov, Russian explorer, born in Dukhovshchina, Russia (d. 1935)
1865 Johan Eilerts de Haan, Dutch sea officer (Lucie R, Suriname), born in Noordwolde, Friesland, Netherlands (d. 1910)
1866 Learmont Drysdale, Scottish composer, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1909)
1867 Pierre Bonnard, French painter and illustrator, born in Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, France (d. 1947)
1869 Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (Olympic gold 1896), born in Danzig, Prussia (d. 1942)
1869 Clara Noyes, American nurse (head of the American Red Cross WW1), born in Port Deposit, Maryland (d. 1936)
1871 Stijn Streuvels [Frank Lateur], Flemish writer (De Valschaard), born in Heule, Belgium (d. 1969)
1872 Fred Clarke, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder and manager (Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates; World Series 1909 [PP]), born in Winterset, Iowa (d. 1960)
1879 Warner Oland, Swedish actor (The Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan), born in Nyby, Västerbottens län, Sweden (d. 1938)
1881 Ludomir Michał Rogowski, Polish composer, born in Lublin, Poland (d. 1954)
1882 A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter (Group of Seven), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1974)

Günther von Kluge (1882-1944)

German field marshal during World War II (Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa), born in Posen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire

1885 Langley Collyer, American hoarder, born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1947)
1885 Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist, born in Stockton, California (d. 1970)
1886 Henri Alain-Fournier, French novelist (Le Grand Meaulnes), born in La Chapelle-d'Angillon, Cher, France (d. 1914)
1888 Claud Allister, British actor (Kiss Me Kate, Quartet, Bulldog Drummond), born in London, England (d. 1970)
1888 Roy Webb, American film score composer (films of Val Lewton), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1982)
1889 Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist and pacifist (Nobel Peace Prize 1935), born in Hamburg, German Empire (d. 1938)
1890 Henry Hull, American actor (Tobacco Rd, Boys Town, High Sierra), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1977)
1893 Bedřich Havlík, Czech composer, born in Řípec, Czech Republic (d. 1964)
1894 Elmer Robinson, American politician (33rd Mayor of San Francisco), born in San Francisco (d. 1982)
1894 Walter Warlimont, German General WWII, born in Osnabrück, Hanover, Prussia, Germany (d. 1976)
1896 Gerardo Diego, Spanish poet (Versos humanos), born in Santander, Spain (d. 1987)
1897 Josephine Riley Matthews "Mama Jo" , African-American midwife (delivered over 1300 babies), born in Aiken, South Carolina (d. 1993)
1897 Louis Aragon, French poet and writer (Les Lettres françaises, Pour un réalisme socialiste), born in Paris, France (d. 1982)
1898 Leo McCarey, American film director (The Awful Truth), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1969)
1899 Gertrude Berg, American actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs), born in Harlem, New York (d. 1966)
1900 Jay Irving, American cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh), born in NYC, New York (d. 1970)

Thomas Wolfe (1900-1938)

American novelist (Look Homeward Angel), born in Asheville, North Carolina

1901 Jean Grémillon, French film director, born in Bayeux, France (d. 1959)
1901 Masao Ohki, Japanese composer (Idea of the Night; Hiroshima Symphony), born in Iwata, Japan (d. 1971)
1902 Arturo da Costa e Silva, 27th President of Brazil (1967-69), born in Taquari, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (d. 1969)
1902 Pappy Waldorf, American College Football Hall of Fame tackle and coach (Northwestern, California), born in Clifton Springs, New York (d. 1981)
1904 Charles J. Pedersen, American organic biochemist (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1987), born in Busan, Korean Empire (d. 1989)
1908 David Herbert, British writer and raconteur (d. 1995)
1908 Zenobia Powell Perry, American composer (Tawawa House), educator, and civil rights activist, born in Boley, Oklahoma (d. 2004)
1911 Michael Hordern, British actor (Watership Down, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold), born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England (d. 1995)
1912 Gabriel Julian, American pianist (Bobby Byrne Orchestra), arranger (Glenn Miller), and bandleader (Alabama Cavaliers Jazz Ensemble), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2002)
1914 (Neeltje) "Nel" Roos, Dutch ballerina and dance teacher, born Ridderkerk, Netherlands (d. 1970)
1915 Ray Stark, American stage and film producer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2004)

James Herriot (1916-1995)

British veterinarian and novelist (All Creatures Great and Small), born in Sunderland, County Durham

1916 María de los Ángeles Alvariño González, Spanish marine biologist and oceanographer, born in El Ferrol, Spain (d. 2005)
1916 Shelby Storck, American television producer, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1969)
1919 James M. Buchanan, American economist (Nobel Memorial 1986), born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee (d. 2013)
1919 Jean Lefebvre, French actor (Diabolical, Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?), born in Valenciennes, Nord, France (d. 2004)
1919 John Boyd [Boyd Bradfield Upchurch], American sci-fi author (The Last Starship from Earth), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2013)
1919 Walter Gieseler, German composer, born in Hanover, Germany (d. 1999)
1921 Ray Lindwall, Australian cricket fast bowler (61 Tests, 228 wickets @ 23.03), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1996)
1922 Marcel van Thienen, French composer, born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France (d. 1998)
1923 Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican politician, born in Vieille Case, Dominica (d. 2004)
1923 Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Polish-American conductor (Minnesota Orchestra, 1960-79) and composer (Passacaglia Immaginaria), born in Lwów, Second Polish Republic (now Lviv, Ukraine) (d. 2017)
1924 Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter (Olympic gold Middle-heavyweight 1956, 60), born in Mordovo, Tambov Oblast, Russia (d. 2012)
1924 Franco Cristaldi, Italian film producer (Amarcord) and Claudia Cardinale's husband, born in Turin, Italy (d. 1992)
1924 Harvey Kurtzman, American cartoonist and founding editor of Mad magazine, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1993)
1925 George Wein, American music promoter (Newport Jazz Festival; Newport Folk Festival; New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival), born in Lynn, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
1925 Gore Vidal, American author (Myra Breckinridge, Lincoln), born in West Point, New York (d. 2012)
1926 Marques Haynes, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame guard (Harlem Globetrotters), born in Sand Springs, Oklahoma (d. 2015)
1927 Chuck Hulse, American auto racer (USAC Champ Car Series, 26 x top 10 finishes), born in Anaheim, California (d. 2020)
1927 Kenojuak Ashevak, Canadian Inuit artist, born in Ikirasaqa, Baffin Island, Canada (d. 2013)
1928 Christian d'Oriola, French fencer (4-time Olympic gold foils 1948, 52, 56), born in Perpignan, France (d. 2007)
1928 Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer (National Ballet of Canada), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1986)
1928 Shridath Ramphal, Guyanese Secretary-General (1975-90), born in New Amsterdam, British Guiana
1929 Andy Hebenton, Canadian ice hockey right wing (record 630 consecutive games; NY Rangers, Boston Bruins), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2019)
1929 Bert Stern, American photographer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2013)

Glenn Hall (91 years old)

1931 Canadian Hockey HOF goaltender (7 x NHL First All-Star Team; Stanley Cup 1961 Chicago Black Hawks; butterfly goalkeeping), born in Humboldt, Saskatchewan

1933 Kenneth "Ken" Berry, American actor (F Troop, Mayberry RFD, Mama's Family), born in Moline, Illinois (d. 2018)
1933 Neale Fraser AO, MBE, Australian tennis player (3 x Grand Slam singles, 11 x doubles winner), and coach (Australian Davis Cup team x 4 winner), born in Melbourne, Victoria
1934 Benjamin Boretz, American composer, and musicologist, born in Brooklyn, New York
1934 Harold Henning, South African golfer (2 PGA Tour titles; 3 senior PGA titles; World Cup 1965), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2004)
1934 Hiteswar Saikia, Indian politician and Chief Minister of Assam (1983-85, 1991-96), born in Nazira, Assam, British India (d. 1996)
1934 Madlyn Rhue, American actress (Bracken's World, Executive Suite), born in Washington, D.C.
1935 Abdon Pamich, Italian race walker (Olympic gold 50k 1964, bronze 1960), born in Fiume, Italy
1935 Charles "Charlie" Duke Jr, American Brigadier General and astronaut (Apol 16), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
1936 Steve Reich, American minimalist composer (Drumming), born in NYC, New York
1937 Boldizsár Csiky, Romanian composer, born in Târgu Mureș, Romania
1937 John MacLeod, American basketball coach (NBA Phoenix Suns 1973-87), born in New Albany, Indiana (d. 2019)
1937 Ton de Kruyf, Dutch composer, born in Leerdam, Netherlands (d. 2012)
1938 Alessandro Mazzinghi, Italian boxer (WBA and WBC light-middleweight champion 1963–65, 68), born in Pontedera, Italy (d. 2020)
1938 Dave Obey, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin), born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma
1938 Eddie Cochran, American rock vocalist and guitarist ("Summertime Blues"; "C'Mon Everybody"), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 1960)
1938 Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Peruvian economist and 66th President of Peru (2016-present), born in Lima, Peru
1938 Tereza Kesovija, Croatian popular music singer, born in Dubrovnik, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
1939 'Bullet' Bob Armstrong, American pro wrestler (WWE Hall of Fame), born in Marietta, Georgia (d. 2020)
1940 Alan O'Day, American singer and songwriter ("Undercover Angel"; over 100 songs for the Muppet Babies), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2013)
1940 Jean Ratelle, Canadian Hockey HOF center (NY Rangers, Boston Bruins; named in "100 Greatest NHL Players"), born in Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada
1940 Mike Troy, American swimmer (Olympics 2 x gold 200m butterfly, 4×200m freestyle relay 1960), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2019)
1940 Sheila Fearn, British actress (The Likely Lads; George and Mildred), born in Leicester, England

Chubby Checker (81 years old)

1941 American singer-songwriter ("The Twist"; "Limbo Rock"), born in Spring Gully, South Carolina

1943 Jeff Bingaman, American politician (U.S. Senator from New Mexico), born in El Paso, Texas
1944 Bob Riley, American politician (52nd Governor of Alabama), born in Ashland, Alabama
1944 Pierre Deligne, Belgian mathematician, born in Etterbeek, Belgium
1944 Roy Horn, German-American Las Vegas entertainer (Siegfried & Roy), born in Nordenham, Germany (d. 2020)
1945 Antonio Martinez, Spanish rock guitarist (Los Bravos - "Black Is Black", born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1990)
1945 Kay Baxter, American bodybuilder (NPC Gold's Classic 1981), born in Monroe County, Ohio (d. 1988)
1945 Viktor Saneyev, Georgian athlete (Olympics 3 x gold, Soviet Union, triple jump 1968, 72, 76; silver 1980), born in Sukhumi, Georgia (d. 2022)
1946 Biff Henderson, American television personality
1946 Bob Dotson, newscaster (Primetime Sunday), born in St Louis, Missouri
1946 P.P. Arnold [Patricia Ann Cole], American soul singer (Ike and Tina Turner revue; "The First Cut Is The Deepest"), born in Los Angeles, California
1946 Tristan Keuris, Dutch composer (Sinfonia), born in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1996)
1947 Alan Rachins, American actor (Douglas-LA Law), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
1947 Ben Cauley, American R&B trumpeter (The Bar-Kays - "Soul Finger") and Otis Redding plane crash survivor, born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2015)
1947 Fred DeLuca, American co-founder of the Subway chain, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2015)
1947 John Perry Barlow, American lyricist (Grateful Dead - "Estimated Prophet"; "I Need A Miracle"; "Cassidy"), essayist, internet pioneer, and activist, born near Cora, Wyoming (d. 2018)
1948 Michael Medved, American film critic
1949 Dan Goossen, American boxing promoter (Michael Nunn, Terry Norris, James Toney), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2014)
1949 Lindsey Buckingham, American guitarist, singer and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac - "Go Your Own Way"), born in Palo Alto, California
1949 Yekaterina Aleksandrowna Ivanova, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-15A)
1950 John Curulewski, American rock guitarist and singer (Styx), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1988)
1950 Pamela Hensley, American actress (Buck Rogers in 25th Century), born in Glendale, California
1950 Ronnie Laws, American saxophonist and guitarist (Earth, Wind & Fire), born in Houston, Texas
1951 Bernard Cooper, American novelist and short story writer, born in Hollywood, California

Dave Winfield (71 years old)

1951 American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (12 x MLB All Star; 7 x Gold Glove; 6 x Silver Slugger; SD Padres; NY Yankees), born in St. Paul, Minnesota

1951 Jack Grondin, American rock drummer (.38 Special, 1974-91), born in the USA
1951 Jack Harris, British rock vocalist (The Alan Parsons Project), born in, Shoreditch, Hackney, London
1951 Kathryn [Kathy] Sullivan, American geologist and astronaut (1st American woman to walk in space), born in Paterson, New Jersey
1951 Keb' Mo' [Kevin Roosevelt Moore], American Grammy Award-winning blues singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Los Angeles, 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
1952 Gary Troup, New Zealand cricket fast/medium bowler (15 Tests, 39 wickets; 22 ODI), born in Taumarunui, King Country
1953 Karen Bass, American politician and social worker (1st woman elected Mayor of Los Angeles 2022-; Rep-(D)-California 2011-2022), born in Los Angeles, California

Al Sharpton (68 years old)

1954 American minister and civil rights activist (Keepin' It Real), born in Brooklyn, New York

1954 Branko Cikatić, Croatian kickboxer (first K-1 World Grand Prix Heavyweight C'ship 1993), born in Split, Croatia (d. 2020)
1954 Dawayne Bailey, American rock guitarist (Silver Bullet Band, 1983-86; Chicago, 1986-95), born in Manhattan, Kansas
1954 Dennis Eckersley, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (6 x MLB All Star; AL Cy Young Award 1992; AL MVP 1992; Oakland A's), born in Oakland, California

Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990)

American blues guitarist (Texas Flood; "Pride And Joy"; David Bowie - "Let's Dance"), born in Dallas, Texas

1955 Ángela Molina, Spanish actress (Lola, Streets of Gold, Half of Heaven), born in Madrid, Spain
1955 [Douglas] Allen Woody, bassist (The Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2000)
1956 Hart Bochner, actor (Aron-East of Eden, Supergirl, Die Hard), born in Toronto, Ontario
1956 Peter Frechette, American actor (Paint it Black, George-Profiler), born in Warwick, Rhode Island
1957 Tim Westwood, Pimp My Ride UK presenter and DJ
1959 Carmen Russo, Miss Teenage Italy (1972), born in Genoa, Italy

Fred Couples (63 years old)

1959 American golfer (US Masters 1992; Senior Players C'ship 2011; Senior British Open 2012), born in Seattle, Washington

1959 Greg Proops, American actor and comedian (Whose Line Is It Anyway/), born in Phoenix, Arizona
1959 Jack Wagner, American actor (General Hospital; Melrose Place) and pop singer ("All I Need"), born in Washington, Missouri
1960 Cinzia De Ponti [Fiordeponti], Pescara Italy (Miss Italy 1979)
1961 Robbie Jaymes, British rock keyboardist (Modern Romance), born in London

Tommy Lee (60 years old)

1962 American drummer (Mötley Crüe - "Girls, Girls, Girls"), born in Kypseli, Athens, Greece

1963 Dan Goldie, American tennis player and author ("The Investment Answer", #1 NY Times bestselling book), born in Sioux City Iowa
1963 Marion Peck, American artist and painter
1964 Clive Owen, English actor (Closer), born in Coventry, England
1964 Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, Filipino prima ballerina, 1984-2014 (Kirov Ballet; Philippine Ballet Theatre; Ballet Manila), artistic director, and educator, born in Manila, Philippines
1966 Darrin Fletcher, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1994; Montreal Expos, Toronto Blue Jays) and broadcaster (Rogers Sportsnet), born in Elmhurst, Illinois
1966 Frank Hannon, American blues and rock guitarist (Tesla - The Great Radio Controversy), born in Sacramento, California
1967 Dan Miller, American guitarist and songwriter (They Might Be Giants, since 1998), born in Rochester, New York
1967 Denis Villeneuve, French Canadian director (Arrival, Dune), born in Bécancour, Canada
1967 Rob Liefeld, American comic book writer and artist
1967 Walter Polovchak, Ukrainian-American asylum seeker, born in Ukraine
1968 Greg Foster, American basketball center and coach (NBA C'ship 2001 LA Lakers), born in Oakland, California

Gwen Stefani (53 years old)

1969 American singer-songwriter (No Doubt - "Just A Girl'; "Don't Speak"), born in Fullerton, California

1969 Shane Butterworth, American actor (Bad News Bears (TV series) - "Timmy"), born in Sherman Oaks, California
1969 Tetsuya, Japanese rock bassist (L'Arc-en-Ciel), born in Hikone, Shiga, Japan
1971 Kevin Richardson, American pop singer (Backstreet Boys - "Quit Playing Games With My Heart"), born in Lexington, Kentucky
1971 Wil Cordero, Puerto Rican baseball utility (MLB All Star, Silver Slugger Award 1994; Montréal Expos), born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
1972 G. Love [Garrett Dutton], American musician (G. Love and Special Sauce), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1972 Lajon Witherspoon, American rock singer (Sevendust), born in Nashville, Tennesee
1972 Michael Nylander, Swedish NHL center (World C'ship gold 1992, 2006; Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames, Washington Capitals), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1973 Black Thought [Tariq Trotter], American rapper and hip-hop MC (The Roots), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1973 Keiko Agena, Japanese-American actress
1973 Lena Headey, British actress (Game of Thrones), born in Hamilton, Bermuda

Neve Campbell (49 years old)

1973 Canadian actress (Party of 5; Scream), born in Guelph, Ontario

1974 Mike Johnson, Canadian hockey right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs), and broadcaster (NHL Network, TSN), born in Scarborough, Ontario
1975 India Arie [Simpson], American Grammy Award-winning neo-soul singer ("I Am Light"; Voyage to India), born in Denver, Colorado
1975 Talib Kweli [Greene], American rapper, born in Brooklyn, New York City
1976 Kirsi Haenninen, Finnish ice hockey defenseman and pesäpallo player (Olympics bronze 1998), born in Joensuu, Finland
1976 Seann William Scott, American actor (Role Models), born in Cottage Grove, Minnesota
1978 Claudio Pizarro, Peruvian soccer striker (85 caps; Bayern Munich 224 games, 87 goals), born in Callao, Peru
1978 Gerald Asamoah, German soccer forward (43 caps; Schalke 04 279 games, 44 goals), born in Mampong, Ghana
1978 Jake Shears [Jason Sellards], American rock singer (Scissor Sisters), born in Mesa, Arizona
1978 Shannyn Sossamon, American actress