Famous Birthdays on October 5

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)

Christian preacher, philosopher, and theologian (Original Sin), born in East Windsor, Connecticut Colony

1712 Francesco Guardi, Italian painter, born in Venice (d. 1793)

Denis Diderot (1713-1784)

French enlightenment philosopher (Encyclopédie), born in Langres, Champagne

1715 Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, French economist, born in Pertuis, France (d. 1789)
1717 Marie-Anne de Mailly-Nesle, duchess de Châteauroux, French mistress of King Louis XV of France, born in Paris (d. 1744)
1722 Gregorio Sciroli, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, House of Habsburg (now Italy) (d. 1781)
1728 Chevalier d'Éon [Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d'Éon de Beaumont], French spy, diplomat, and transvestite, born in Tonnerre, France (d. 1810)
1737 Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov, Russian count (helped Catherine the Great to the throne) and military commander (Battle of Çeşme), born in Lyutkino, Russia (d. 1808) (NS date)
1743 Giuseppe Gazzaniga, Italian composer, born in Verona, Italy (d. 1818)
1758 Thomas Greatorex, English composer, born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire (d. 1831)
1781 Bernard Bolzano, Czech mathematician and philosopher, born in Prague, Bohemia (d. 1848)
1792 Joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer, born in Warrington, England (d. 1844)
1795 Alexander Keith, Scottish-Canadian politician (4th Mayor of Halifax) and brewer (founder of the Alexander Keith's Nova Scotia Brewery), born in Halkirk, Caithness, Highland, Scotland (d. 1873)
1804 Nicholas Wanostrocht [Felix], English amateur cricket batsman (Kent CCC, Surry CCC) and author (Felix on the Bat), born in London, England (d. 1876)
1804 Robert Parker Parrott, American inventor (developed the rifled cannon known as the Parrott gun), born in Lee, New Hampshire (d. 1877)
1808 Thomas Algeo Rowley, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1892)
1808 Winand Staring, Dutch geologist (Geology of Netherlands), born in Wildenborch, Vorden, Netherlands (d. 1877)
1817 Eduard Franck, German composer, born in Breslau, Germany (d. 1893)
1820 David Wilber, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), born in Quaker Street, Duanesburg, New York (d. 1890)
1822 Hans Hampel, Czech composer, born in Prague (d. 1884)

Chester A. Arthur (1829-1886)

21st President of the United States (1881-85), born in Fairfield Vermont

1833 Cyrus Bussey, American politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Hubbard, Ohio (d. 1915)
1836 George Washington Gordon, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Pulaski, Tennessee (d. 1911)
1840 Fran Gerbič, Slovenian composer and tenor, born in Cerknica (d. 1917)
1840 John Addington Symonds, British historian and writer (Probs in Greek Ethics), born in Bristol, England (d. 1893)
1844 Francis William Reitz, 5th State President of the Orange Free State, born in Swellendam, Cape Colony (d. 1934)
1848 Guido von List, Austrian-German occultist and novelist (Jung Diethers Heimkehr), born in Vienna (d. 1919)
1850 Sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer, politician and President of the First Imperial Duma, born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1910)
1858 Henry von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Queen Victoria, born in Milan, Lombardy–Venetia (d. 1896)'
1863 Ludwig Borchardt, German Egyptologist, born in Berlin (d. 1938)
1864 Louis Lumière, French inventor, with brother Auguste made 1st motion picture in 1895, born in Besançon, France (d. 1948)
1875 Cyril Rootham, English organist, composer, and educator born in Redland, Bristol (d. 1938)
1878 Louise Dresser [Kerlin], American actress (Maid of Salem), born in Evansville, Indiana (d. 1965)
1879 Halfdan Cleve [née Klewe], Norwegian pianist and composer, born in Kongsberg, Norway (d. 1951)
1879 John Erskine, American poet and writer (Private Life of Helen of Troy), born in NYC, New York (d. 1951)
1881 Otto V. Kuusinen, Finnish politician (founder of the Finnish Communist Party), born in Laukaa, Finland (d. 1964)
1882 Giorgio Abetti, Italian astronomer (Solar physics), born in Padua, Italy (d. 1982)

Robert H. Goddard (1882-1945)

American rocket pioneer (invented and built the first liquid-fueled rocket), born in Worcester, Massachusetts

1883 Charles Maduro, Antillean composer, born in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles (d. 1947)
1884 Hendrik Tilanus, Dutch artillery officer and political leader (CHU 1939-63), born in Deventer, Netherlands (d. 1966)
1886 Carter DeHaven, American actor (Courage Great Dictator), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1977)
1887 Max Ackermann, German "entartet" painter, born in Berlin (d. 1975)
1887 René Cassin, French jurist and judge (Nobel Peace Prize 1968), born in Bayonne, Basque Country, France (d. 1976)
1889 Teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (Memorias de Mamá Blanca), born in Paris (d. 1936)
1890 Kasimir Edschmid, German writer, born in Darmstadt, Germany (d. 1966)
1892 Remington Kellogg, American naturalist and director (U.S. National Museum), born in Davenport, Iowa (d. 1969)
1894 Bevil Rudd, South African athlete (Olympic gold 400m 1920), born in Kimberley, South Africa (d. 1948)
1895 Walter Bedell Smith, U.S. Army general (WWII) and head of CIA (1950-52), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1961)
1898 Linus McAtee, American Hall of Fame jockey (Preakness Stakes 1916; Kentucky Derby 1927, 29; US Champion Jockey by earnings 1928), born in Frenchtown, New Jersey (d. 1963)
1899 Bolesław Woytowicz, Polish pianist and composer, born in Dunaivtsi, Ukraine (d. 1980)
1899 George, Duke of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, born in Oranienbaum, Russia (d. 1962)
1901 John Alton [Johann Jacob Altmann], American cinematographer, born in Sopron, Austria-Hungary (d. 1996)
1901 Willy Lages, German chief of Sicherheitsdienst in Amsterdam (WWII), born in Braunschweig, Germany (d. 1971)
1902 Larry Fine, American actor and comedian (3 Stooges), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1975)

Ray Kroc (1902-1984)

American fast food entrepreneur (McDonald's) and owner of baseball's San Diego Padres, born in Oak Park, Illinois

1903 M. King Hubbert, American geologist and geophysicist, born in San Saba, Texas (d. 1989)
1904 George Chesterman Phillips, British naval officer (d. 1995)
1905 Harriet E MacGibbon, American actress, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1987)
1905 John Hoyt, [Hoysradt] American stage and screen actor (Mercury Theatre; Gimme a Break!; Tom, Dick & Mary), and comedian, born in Bronxville, New York (d. 1991)
1906 Leopold Kohr, Austrian social philosopher, born in Oberndorf, Austria (d. 1994)
1907 Mrs. Miller [Elva Ruby Connes], American singer (A Lover's Concerto), born in Joplin, Missouri (d. 1997)
1908 Joshua Logan, Broadway producer (South Pacific), born in Texarcana, Texas (d. 1988)
1911 Brian O'Brien, Irish novelist (At Swim-Two-Birds), born in Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland (d. 1966)
1912 Fritz Fischer, German physician and Nazi war criminal, born in Berlin (d. 2003)
1913 Eugene B. Fluckey, American Navy submariner, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2007)
1913 William Lehman, American politician, born in Selma, Alabama (d. 2005)
1916 Douglas Ranger, British surgeon, born in Furness, Lancashire (d. 1997)
1917 Lew Worsham, American golfer (US Open 1947; Ryder Cup 1947), born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia (d. 1990)
1917 Robert Adams, English sculptor and designer, born in Far Cotton, Northampton (d. 1984)
1919 Allen Ludden [Ellsworth], American TV personality and gameshow host (Password), husband of Betty White, born in Mineral Point, Wisconsin (d. 1981)
1919 Donald Pleasence, British actor (You Only Live Twice, Escape from New York, Halloween), born in Worksop, England (d. 1995)
1919 Robin Bailey, British actor (See No Evil, I Didn't Know You Cared), born in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England (d. 1999)
1920 Robert Feenstra, Dutch law historian
1921 Bill Willis, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (NFL C'ship 1950; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 3 × Pro Bowl; Cleveland Browns), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2007)
1922 Bil Keane, American cartoonist (The Family Circus), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
1922 Jock Stein, Scottish soccer manager (Dunfermline Athletic, Hibernian, Scotland [1965, 78-85], Celtic, Leeds United), born in Burnbank, Scotland (d. 1985)
1922 José Froilán González, Argentine race car driver, born in Arrecifes, Argentina (d. 2013)
1923 Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician (Minister of Finance), born in Reykjavík, Iceland (d. 1994)
1923 Bill Wirtz, American longtime Chicago Blackhawks owner, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2007)
1923 Glynis Johns, British actress and singer (Mary Poppins; A Little Night Music - "Send In The Clowns"; The Sundowners), born in Pretoria, South Africa
1923 Philip Berrigan, American peace activist and Roman Catholic priest, born in Two Harbors, Minnesota (d. 2002)
1923 Stig Dagerman, Swedish writer (Burned Child), born in Älvkarleby, Uppsala County, Sweden (d. 1954)
1924 Barbara Kelly, Canadian-born actress (What's My Line?, United Kingdom), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2007)
1924 Bill Dana [William Szathmary], American comedian, characters actor (José Jiménez) and screenwriter (The Nude Bomb, The Bill Dana Show), born in Quincy, Massachusetts (d. 2017)
1924 Jose Donoso, Chilean writer (The Place Without Limits), born in Santiago (d. 1996)
1925 Bob Thaves, American cartoonist (Frank and Ernest), born in Burt, Iowa (d. 2006)
1925 Gail Davis, American actress (Annie Oakley), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1997)
1925 Herbert Kretzmer, South African-British lyricist of Lithuanian heritage (Les Miserables), born in Kroonstad, Union of South Africa (d. 2020)
1926 Gottfried Michael Koenig, German-Dutch composer, born in Magdeburg, Germany
1926 Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer (First ascent of the West Ridge of Mount Everest), born in Arcata, California (d. 1979)
1927 Al Hansen, American artist (Fluxus), born in NYC, New York (d. 1995)
1927 John W. Downey, American classical composer (A Dolphin), born in Chicago (d. 2004)
1928 Louise Fitzhugh, American author and illustrator (Harriet the Spy), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1974)
1929 Autherine Lucy, 1st African-American to enroll in University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, born in Shiloh, Alabama
1929 Richard F. Gordon, Jr., American naval officer and astronaut (Gemini 11; Apollo 12), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2017)
1930 Arlene Saunders [Soszynski], American soprano, 1961-85 (Hamburg Opera; New York Metropolitan Opera), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2020)
1930 George "Skip" Homeier, American actor (Boys Ranch, Beachhead, Dan Raven, Interns), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2017)
1930 Pavel Popovich, Ukrainian cosmonaut (Vostok IV; Soyuz 14), born in Uzyn, Kiev Oblast, Soviet Union (d. 2009)
1930 Rahmon Nabiyev, Tajik politician (First Secretary of The Communist Party, 1982-85; President of Tadzjikistan, 1991-92), born in Leninabad, Tajik SSR (now Khujand, Tajikistan) (d. 1992)
1930 Reinhard Selten, German economist (Nobel Prize 1994), born in Breslau, Germany (d. 2016)
1932 Madhav Apte, Indian cricketer (bro of Arvind 7 Tests for India, 1 century), born in Mumbai, India
1932 Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, American politician (first African-American woman to represent the West Coast in Congress), born in Los Angeles, California
1933 (Alvin) Al Schackman, American jazz guitarist, arranger, and harmonica player (Nina Simone), born in New York City
1933 Diane Cilento, Australian actress (Agony & Ecstasy, Wicker Man), born in Brisbane, Queensland (d. 2011)
1934 Angelo Buono, Jr., American serial killer, born in Rochester, New York (d. 2002)
1934 David Smith, English cricket fast bowler (5 Tests), born in Fishponds, Bristol (d. 2003)
1935 Jimmy Binks, English cricket wicket-keeper (England twice v India 1964), born in Hull, Yorkshire, England
1935 Peter Brown [Pierre Lind de Lappe], American actor (Lawman, Laredo, Bold & Beautiful), born in NYC, New York (d. 2016)
1936 Annerose Schmidt [Boeck], East German concert pianist, and educator, born in Wittenberg, Germany

Václav Havel (1936-2011)

Czech politician (President of Czechoslovakia, 1990-2, Czech Republic, 1993-2003), born in Prague

1937 Abi Ofarim [Abraham Reichstadt], Israeli dancer, folk and pop singer, guitarist, and record producer (Ester & Abi - "Cinderella Rockerfella"), born in Safed, British Palestine (now Israel) (d. 2018)
1937 Barry Switzer, American football coach (Oklahoma), born in Crossett, Arkansas
1937 Eli Jacobs, American financier and baseball owner (Baltimore Orioles), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
1938 Carlo Mastrangelo, Italian-American rock vocalist (Dion & The Belmonts; Pulse), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2016)
1938 Teresa Heinz Kerry, American philanthropist (wife of John Kerry), born in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese East Africa
1939 Consuelo Ynares-Santiago, Filipino Supreme Court jurist, born in Binangonan, Rizal, Philippines
1939 Marie Laforêt, French singer and actress, born in Soulac-sur-Mer, Gironde France
1939 Marie-Claire Blais, French Canadian author and playwright, born in Quebec, Canada
1939 Walter Wolf, Slovenian-Canadian industrialist, born in Graz, Austria
1940 Bob Cowper, Australian cricket batsman (27 Tests, 5 x 100s, TS 307 v England 1966; Victoria CA, WA CA), born in Melbourne Australia
1941 (Patricia) Stephanie Cole, British stage, screen, and radio actress (Waiting for God; Coronation Street, 2011-13), born in Solihull, Warwickshire, England
1941 Eduardo Duhalde, President of Argentina (2002-03), born in Lomas de Zamora, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina
1941 Ricardo Hoffmann, marathon swimmer (299 miles)
1942 Bengt Madsen, Swedish soccer administrator (chairman Malmö FF 1999-2009), born in Malmö, Sweden (d. 2021)
1942 Richard Street, American R&B musician (The Temptations, 1971-93 - "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2013)
1943 Ben Cardin, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1943 Bonnie Bryant, American golfer (only left-hander to win an LPGA Tour event, Bill Branch Classic 1974), born in Tulare, California
1943 Inna Churikova, Russian actress (Theme), born in Belebey, Russia

Steve Miller (79 years old)

1943 American rocker ("The Joker"; "Abracadabra"; "Fly Like An Eagler"), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1945 Brian Connolly, Scottish rock singer (Sweet, 1968-79- "The Ballroom Blitz"), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1997)
1945 Geoff Leigh, British saxophonist and flute player (Henry Cow), born in Manchester, England
1946 Jean Perron, Canadian ice hockey coach, born in Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland, Quebec, Canada
1946 Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton, American Appalachian moonshiner, bootlegger, and how-to book author (Me and My Likker), born in Maggie Valley, North Carolina (d. 2009)
1946 Richard Kermode, American rocker (Kozmic Blues Band), born in Wyoming (d. 1996)
1946 Zahida Hina, Pakistani columnist, born in Sahasram, Bihar, British India
1947 Brian Johnson, British hard rock singer-songwriter (AC/DC - "Back In Black"), born in Dunston, Gateshead, England
1948 Delroy Wilson, Jamaican ska and reggae singer ("Cool Operator"), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1995)
1948 Lucius "Tawl" Ross, American pop guitarist (Funkadelic - "One Nation Under a Groove"), born in Wagram, North Carolina
1948 Russell Mael, American singer, engineer and director (Sparks), born in Santa Monica, California
1948 Sal Viscuso, American actor (Soap, Montefuscos), born in Brooklyn, New York
1948 Yuriy Dehteryov, Ukrainian soccer goalkeeper (17 caps USSR; Shakhtar Donetsk 321 games), born in Donetsk, Ukraine (d. 2022)
1948 Zoran Živković, Serbian writer, born in Belgrade, Serbia
1949 B. W. Stevenson, American country singer, born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1988)

Bill James (73 years old)

1949 American baseball writer and statistician (sabermetrics), born in Holton, Kansas

1949 Ralph Goodale, Canadian politician and diplomat (Member of Parliament, 1993-2019; Minister of Public Safety, 2015-19; High Commissioner to UK, 2019-), born in Regina, Saskatchewan
1950 "Fast" Eddie Clarke, British guitarist (Fastway, Motörhead), born in Twickenham, London (d. 2018)
1950 Edward P. Jones, American writer (The Known World), born in Washington, D.C.
1950 Janear Hines, American actress (Julia - "Roberta"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1981)
1950 Jeff Conaway, American actor and singer (Taxi - "Bobby"; Grease - "Kenickie"; Babylon 5 - "Zack"), born in NYC, New York (d. 2011)

Bob Geldof (71 years old)

1951 Irish singer (The Boomtown Rats - "I Don't Like Mondays") and activist (Live Aid), born in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland

1951 Karen Allen, American actress (Cruising, Starman, Wanderers), born in Carrollton, Illinois
1951 Leah Poulos-Mueller, American speed skater (Olympic gold 1980), born in Berwyn, Illinois
1952 Clive Barker, English author and film director (Hellraiser, Lord of Illusions), born in Liverpool
1952 Duncan Regehr, Canadian actor 9My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn), born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
1952 Gigi Sabani, Italian TV host, born in Rome (d. 2007)

Imran Khan (70 years old)

1952 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (2018-2022) and cricket all-rounder (88 Tests, 3,807 runs, 362 wickets), born in Lahore, Pakistan

1953 James Lascelles, British grandson of English princess Mary, born in Bayswater, London
1953 John Stachniewski, scholar and teacher at Manchester University (UK) (d. 1996)
1953 Sandra "Puma" Jones, American reggae singer (Black Uhuru, 1979-86), born in Columbia, South Carolina (d. 1990)
1955 Leo Barnes, Irish saxophonist (Hothouse Flowers - "I'm Sorry", "Don't Go")
1957 Bernie Mac, American comedian (d. 2008)
1957 Jeanne Evert, tennis player, Chris' sister
1957 Larry Saumell, American jockey (d. 2011)
1957 Lee "Kix" Thompson, saxophonist (Madness - "Baggy Trousers", "Our House"), born in St Pancras, London, England
1957 Mark Geragos, American attorney
1958 André Kuipers, Dutch astronaut
1958 Brent W. Jett Jr, American naval officer and NASA astronaut (STS 72, sk:81), born in Pontiac, Michigan
1958 Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist, TV presenter and writer, born in New York City
1958 Shell Kepler [Michelle Alaine Kepler], American actress (General Hospital), born in Painesville, Ohio (d. 2008)
1959 David Shannon, American Caldecott Medal-winning children's book writer and illustrator (No, David!), born in Washington, D.C.
1959 Maya Lin, American designer (Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Civil Rights Memorial), born in Athens, Ohio
1959 Troy Luccketta, American rock drummer (Tesla - "Psychotic Supper"), born in Lodi, California
1960 Careca, Brazilian footballer
1960 Daniel Baldwin, American actor
1961 David Kirk, New Zealand rugby union footballer
1961 Matthew Kauffman, American journalist and George Polk Award winner
1961 Sharon Cheslow, American musician, composer and artist, born in Los Angeles, California
1962 Caron Keating, British television personality (d. 2004)
1962 Ken Noda, American pianist (Rivalry), born in NYC, New York
1962 Michael Andretti, Indy-car racer/Auto Hall of Fame (elected 1986)
1962 Mike Conley Sr., American athlete (Olympic gold triple jump 1992; World C'ship gold 1993), born in Chicago, Illinois
1963 Hugh Morris, cricketer (England lefty opening batsman 1991)

Laura Davies (59 years old)

1963 British golfer (4 major titles; US Open 1987), born in Coventry, England

1963 Sophie Favier, Lyon France, actress (Sans Interdits)
1963 Tony Dodemaide, cricketer (Victorian, Sussex & Australian all-rounder)
1964 Denean Howard, 4X400m relayer (Olympic silver 1988), born in Sherman, Texas
1964 Malik Saidullaev Chechen businessman
1964 Terry Mathews, Alexandria LA, pitcher (Florida Marlins)
1964 Warren E. Miller, Maryland politician

Mario Lemieux (57 years old)

1965 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center, team owner (3-time NHL MVP, Pittsburgh Penguins owner), born in Montreal, Quebec

Patrick Roy (57 years old)

1965 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goalie (4-time Stanley Cup, 3-time Vezina Trophy winner), born in Québec City, Québec

1965 Richey Reneberg, American tennis player (1995 Australian doubles), born in Phoenix, Arizona
1965 Theo Bos, Dutch soccer player: Vitesse
1965 Trace Armstrong, American football defensive end (Pro Bowl 2000 Miami Dolphins), born in Bethesda, Maryland
1966 Fredrik Olausson, Vaxsjo Swe, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)