October 3 - Births

Births

1610 – Gabriel Lallemant, French-Canadian missionary (d. 1649)
1631 – Sebastian Anton Scherer, German composer and organist (d. 1712)
1713 – Antoine Dauvergne, French composer and violinist (d. 1797)
1716 – Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781)
1720 – Johann Peter Uz, German poet (d. 1796)
1790 – John Ross, American tribal chief (d. 1866)
1797 – Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1870)
1800 – George Bancroft, American historian and politician (d. 1891)
1804 – Townsend Harris, American politician (d. 1878)
1804 – Allan Kardec, French founder of spiritism (d. 1869)
1828 – Woldemar Bargiel, German composer (d. 1897)
1837 – Nicolás Avellaneda, Argentine journalist and politician, 8th President of Argentina (d. 1885)
1848 – Henry Lerolle, French painter (d. 1929)
1858 – Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (d. 1924)
1862 – Johnny Briggs, English cricketer (d. 1902)
1863 – Pyotr Kozlov, Russian explorer (d. 1935)
1869 – Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (d. 1942)
1874 – Charles B. Middleton, American actor (d. 1949)
1879 – Warner Oland, Swedish-American actor (d. 1938)
1880 – Karl Ruberl, Austrian swimmer (d. 1966)
1882 – A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter (d. 1974)
1886 – Alain-Fournier, French author (d. 1914)
1888 – Wade Boteler, American actor d. 1943
1889 – Carl von Ossietzky, German activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1938)
1894 – Elmer Robinson, American politician, 33rd Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1982)
1894 – Walter Warlimont, German general (d. 1976)
1895 – Giovanni Comisso, Italian writer (d. 1969)
1895 – Sergei Yesenin, Russian poet (d. 1925)
1896 – Gerardo Diego, Spanish poet (d. 1987)
1897 – Louis Aragon, French author and poet (d. 1982)
1898 – Leo McCarey, American director and screenwriter (d. 1969)
1900 – Thomas Wolfe, American author (d. 1938)
1901 – Jean Grémillon, French director (d. 1959)
1904 – Ernst-Günther Schenck, German physician (d. 1998)
1908 – Johnny Burke, American songwriter (d. 1964)
1911 – Michael Hordern, English actor (d. 1995)
1916 – James Herriot, English surgeon and author (d. 1995)
1919 – James M. Buchanan, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1919 – Jean Lefebvre, French actor (d. 2004)
1923 – Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican politician (d. 2004)
1924 – Harvey Kurtzman, American cartoonist (d. 1993)
1924 – Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter
1925 – Gore Vidal, American author, screenwriter, and actor (d. 2012)
1928 – Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer and choreographer (d. 1986)
1931 – Glenn Hall, Canadian ice hockey player
1933 – Neale Fraser, Australian tennis player
1934 – Benjamin Boretz, American composer and theorist
1934 – Simon Nicholson, English sculptor (d. 1990)
1934 – Koo Nimo, Ghanaian singer and guitarist
1935 – Charles Duke, American astronaut
1936 – Steve Reich, American composer
1938 – Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1960)
1938 – Jack Hodgins, Canadian author
1938 – Tereza Kesovija, Croatian singer
1938 – Dave Obey, American politician
1939 – Bob Armstrong, American wrestler
1940 – Sheila Fearn, English actress
1940 – Jean Ratelle, Canadian ice hockey player
1941 – Chubby Checker, American singer-songwriter
1941 – Andrea de Adamich, Italian race car driver and sportscaster
1943 – Jeff Bingaman, American politician
1944 – Pierre Deligne, Belgian mathematician
1944 – Roy Horn, German-American magician
1945 – Tony Brown, English footballer
1945 – Jo Ritzen, Dutch economist and politician
1949 – Lindsey Buckingham, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Fleetwood Mac)
1949 – J. P. Dutta, Indian director
1950 – Pamela Hensley, American actress
1951 – Keb' Mo', American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1951 – Dave Winfield, American baseball player
1954 – Dennis Eckersley, American baseball player
1954 – Eddie DeGarmo, American singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and producer (DeGarmo and Key)
1954 – Al Sharpton, American minister, talk show host, and activist
1954 – Stevie Ray Vaughan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1990)
1955 – John S. Lesmeister, American politician (d. 2006)
1956 – Hart Bochner, Canadian actor and director
1957 – Tim Westwood, English DJ
1958 – Louise Lecavalier, Canadian dancer
1959 – Fred Couples, American golfer
1959 – Greg Proops, American actor and comedian
1959 – Jack Wagner, American actor and singer
1961 – Dean Lawrence, English actor
1961 – Rebecca Stephens, English journalist and mountaineer
1961 – Maxx Payne, American wrestler and actor
1962 – Tommy Lee, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer (Mötley Crüe, Methods of Mayhem, and Rock Star Supernova)
1964 – Clive Owen, English actor
1965 – Annemarie Verstappen, Dutch swimmer
1965 – Jan-Ove Waldner, Swedish table tennis player
1966 – Darrin Fletcher, American baseball player
1967 – Rob Liefeld, American illustrator
1968 – Paul Crichton, English footballer
1968 – Greg Foster, American basketball player
1968 – Marko Rajamäki, Finnish footballer
1969 – Tetsuya, Japanese singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (L'Arc-en-Ciel)
1969 – Gwen Stefani, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer (No Doubt)
1971 – Wil Cordero, Puerto Rican baseball player
1971 – Kevin Richardson, American singer-songwriter and actor (Backstreet Boys)
1972 – Kim Joo-hyuk, South Korean actor
1973 – Keiko Agena, American actress
1973 – Neve Campbell, Canadian actress
1973 – Angélica Gavaldón, American-Mexican tennis player
1973 – Lena Headey, English actress
1974 – Mike Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player
1974 – Marianne Timmer, Dutch speed skater
1975 – India.Arie, American singer-songwriter and producer
1975 – Talib Kweli, American rapper (Black Star and Reflection Eternal)
1976 – Herman Li, Chinese-English guitarist and producer (DragonForce and Demoniac)
1976 – Seann William Scott, American actor
1977 – Daniel Hollie, American wrestler
1977 – Eric Munson, American baseball player
1977 – Luca Tognozzi, Italian footballer
1978 – Gerald Asamoah, German footballer
1978 – Neil Clement, English footballer
1978 – Claudio Pizarro, Peruvian footballer
1978 – Jake Shears, American singer-songwriter (Scissor Sisters)
1978 – Shannyn Sossamon, American actress
1978 – Vienna Teng, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1979 – Carlo Alban, Ecuadorian actor
1979 – Josh Klinghoffer, American musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dot Hacker, Ataxia, and The Bicycle Thief)
1979 – John Morrison, American wrestler
1980 – Anquan Boldin, American football player
1980 – Sheldon Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Lindsey Kelk, English author
1980 – Danny O'Donoghue, Irish singer-songwriter and producer (The Script and Mytown)
1980 – Héctor Reynoso, Mexican footballer
1981 – Danny Coid, English footballer
1981 – Seth Gabel, American actor
1981 – Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish footballer
1981 – Andreas Isaksson, Swedish footballer
1981 – Matt Sparrow, English footballer
1981 – Amanda Walsh, Canadian actress
1982 – Erik von Detten, American actor
1983 – Thiago Alves, Brazilian mixed martial artist
1983 – Frederico Chaves Guedes, Brazilian footballer
1983 – Andreas Papathanasiou, Cypriot footballer
1983 – Hiroki Suzuki, Japanese actor and singer
1984 – Yoon Eun-hye, South Korean singer and actress (Baby V.O.X.)
1984 – Bruno Gervais, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Anthony Le Tallec, French footballer
1984 – Chris Marquette, American actor
1984 – Ashlee Simpson, American singer-songwriter and actress
1985 – Courtney Lee, American basketball player
1986 – Jackson Martínez, Colombian footballer
1987 – Zuleyka Rivera, Puerto Rican model and actress, Miss Universe 2006
1988 – ASAP Rocky, American rapper
1989 – Nate Montana, American football player
1990 – Rhian Ramos, Filipino actress
1991 – Jenny McLoughlin, English sprinter
1991 – Aki Takajō, Japanese singer (AKB48 and French Kiss)
1995 – Hailey McCann, American actress
1996 – Adair Tishler, American actress and singer