October 9 - Births

Births

1201 – Robert de Sorbon, French theologian, founder of the Collège de Sorbonne (d. 1274)
1221 – Salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler (d. 1290)
1261 – Denis of Portugal (d. 1325)
1328 – Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369)
1581 – Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac, French mathematician, poet, and scholar (d. 1638)
1586 – Leopold V, Archduke of Austria (d. 1632)
1704 – Johann Andreas Segner, German mathematician, physicist, and physician (d. 1777)
1757 – Charles X of France (d. 1836)
1796 – Joseph Bonomi the Younger, English egyptologist and sculptor (d. 1878)
1835 – Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer and conductor (d. 1921)
1837 – Francis Wayland Parker, American theorist (d. 1902)
1840 – Simeon Solomon, English painter (d. 1905)
1852 – Hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1919)
1855 – Paul Wiesner, German sailor (d. 1930)
1858 – Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and chemist (d. 1935)
1859 – Alfred Dreyfus, French military officer (d. 1935)
1871 – Didak Buntić, Croatian monk and scholar (d. 1922)
1871 – Georges Gauthier, Canadian bishop (d. 1940)
1873 – Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist (d. 1944)
1873 – Karl Schwarzschild, German physicist and astronomer (d. 1916)
1873 – Charles Rudolph Walgreen, American businessman, founded Walgreens (d. 1939)
1874 – Nicholas Roerich, Russian painter (d. 1947)
1879 – Max von Laue, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1960)
1886 – Rube Marquard, American baseball player (d. 1980)
1888 – Nikolai Bukharin, Russian politician (d. 1938)
1888 – Irving Cummings, American actor and director (d. 1959)
1890 – Aimee Semple McPherson, Canadian-American evangelist, founded the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel (d. 1944)
1892 – Ivo Andrić, Yugoslav author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)
1892 – Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet (d. 1941)
1893 – Mário de Andrade, Brazilian author, poet, and photographer (d. 1945)
1900 – Joseph Friedman, American inventor, invented the bendy straw (d. 1982)
1900 – Alastair Sim, Scottish actor (d. 1976)
1902 – Freddie Young, English cinematographer (d. 1998)
1903 – Walter O'Malley, American lawyer and businessman (d. 1979)
1906 – Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegalese poet and politician, 1st President of Senegal (d. 2001)
1906 – J. R. Eyerman, American photographer and journalist (d. 1985)
1907 – Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, English politician (d. 2001)
1907 – Jacques Tati, French director and producer (d. 1982)
1907 – Horst Wessel, German SS officer and composer (d. 1930)
1908 – Harry Hooton, Australian poet (d. 1961)
1908 – Werner von Haeften, German military officer (d. 1944)
1908 – Lee Wiley, American singer (d. 1975)
1909 – Donald Coggan, English archbishop (d. 2000)
1911 – Joe Rosenthal, American photographer (d. 2006)
1914 – Edward Andrews, American actor (d. 1985)
1915 – Clifford M. Hardin, American politician (d. 2010)
1918 – E. Howard Hunt, American CIA officer and author (d. 2007)
1918 – Lila Kedrova, Russian actress (d. 2000)
1919 – Belva Plain, American author (d. 2010)
1920 – Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian author (d. 1976)
1920 – Yusef Lateef, American musician, composer, and educator
1921 – Michel Boisrond, French director (d. 2002)
1922 – Léon Dion, Canadian political scientist (d. 1997)
1922 – Fyvush Finkel, American actor
1923 – Donald Sinden, English actor
1926 – Danièle Delorme, French actress and producer
1928 – Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer
1931 – Antony Booth, English actor
1931 – Homer Smith, American football player and coach (d. 2011)
1933 – Peter Mansfield, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1933 – Judy Tyler, American actress (d. 1957)
1934 – Jill Ker Conway, Australian-American author
1934 – Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and composer
1935 – Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
1936 – Brian Blessed, English actor
1938 – Heinz Fischer, Austrian politician, 11th President of Austria
1939 – O. V. Wright, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1980)
1940 – Gordon J. Humphrey, American politician
1940 – John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (The Beatles, The Quarrymen, Plastic Ono Band, and The Dirty Mac) (d. 1980)
1940 – Joe Pepitone, American baseball player
1941 – Brian Lamb, American broadcaster, founded C-SPAN
1941 – Trent Lott, American politician
1941 – Chucho Valdés, Cuban pianist and composer
1941 – Karam ud Din, Pakistani navy officer (d. 2008)
1943 – Douglas Kirby, American psychologist
1943 – Jimmy Montgomery, English footballer
1943 – Mike Peters, American cartoonist
1944 – John Entwistle, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (The Who) (d. 2002)
1944 – Nona Hendryx, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Labelle)
1945 – Taiguara, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 1996)
1946 – Tansu Çiller, Turkish economist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Turkey
1947 – France Gall, French singer
1947 – William E. McAnulty, Jr., American lawyer and judge (d. 2007)
1947 – Tony Zappone, American photographer and journalist
1948 – Jackson Browne, German-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
1948 – Dave Samuels, American vibraphone player (Caribbean Jazz Project)
1950 – Brian Downing, American baseball player
1950 – Reichi Nakaido, Japanese guitarist (RC Succession)
1950 – Jody Williams, American activist, Nobel Prize laureate
1952 – Sharon Osbourne, English television host and manager
1953 – Tony Shalhoub, American actor
1954 – Scott Bakula, American actor
1954 – James Fearnley, English musician and songwriter (The Pogues and The Nips)
1954 – John O'Hurley, American actor
1955 – Linwood Boomer, Canadian-American actor and producer
1957 – Don Garber, American businessman
1957 – Ini Kamoze, Jamaican singer-songwriter
1958 – Al Jourgensen, Cuban-American singer-songwriter and producer (Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Lard, Acid Horse, and PTP)
1958 – Michael Pare, American actor
1958 – Mike Singletary, American football player
1960 – Maddie Blaustein, American actress (d. 2008)
1960 – Kenny Garrett, American saxophonist (Five Peace Band)
1961 – Julian Bailey, English race car driver
1961 – Gyula Hajszán, Hungarian footballer
1962 – Jorge Burruchaga, Argentinian footballer
1962 – Ōnokuni Yasushi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 62nd Yokozuna
1964 – Guillermo del Toro, Mexican director
1964 – John Ralston, Canadian actor
1965 – Jimbo Fisher, American football player and coach
1966 – David Cameron, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1966 – Christopher Östlund, Swedish publisher, founded Plaza Magazine
1967 – Carling Bassett-Seguso, Canadian tennis player
1967 – Audie England, American actress
1967 – Eddie Guerrero, American wrestler (d. 2005)
1968 – Troy Davis, American murderer (d. 2011)
1969 – PJ Harvey, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1969 – Christine Hough, Canadian figure skater
1969 – Giles Martin, English songwriter and producer
1970 – Savannah, American porn actress (d. 1994)
1970 – Kenny Anderson, American basketball player
1970 – Jason Butler Harner, American actor
1970 – Steve Jablonsky, American composer
1970 – Park Sang-min, South Korean actor
1970 – Annika Sörenstam, Swedish golfer
1971 – Jason Jones, American director, producer, and activist
1971 – Stevie Richards, American wrestler
1972 – Sarah Vandenbergh, Australian actress
1973 – Steven Burns, American actor and singer
1973 – Erin Daniels, American actress
1973 – Fabio Lione, Italian singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Rhapsody of Fire, Vision Divine, and Labyrinth)
1973 – Carlos Pavón, Honduran footballer
1974 – Shmuel Herzfeld, American rabbi and activist
1974 – Kieren Hutchison, New Zealand actor
1975 – Sean Lennon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, Plastic Ono Band, and Cibo Matto)
1975 – Rale Micic, Serbian guitarist and composer
1975 – Mark Viduka, Australian footballer
1976 – Lee Peacock, Scottish footballer
1976 – Sam Riegel, American voice actor, scriptwriter, and director
1976 – Nick Swardson, American actor, screenwriter, and producer
1977 – Emanuele Belardi, Italian footballer
1977 – Yaki Kadafi, American rapper (Outlawz) (d. 1996)
1977 – Brian Roberts, American baseball player
1978 – Rossa, Indonesian singer
1978 – Nicky Byrne, Irish singer-songwriter and footballer (Westlife)
1978 – Juan Dixon, American basketball player
1979 – Alex Greenwald, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Phantom Planet and JJAMZ)
1979 – Todd Kelly, Australian race car driver
1979 – Chris O'Dowd, Irish comedy actor
1979 – Brandon Routh, American actor
1979 – Gonzalo Sorondo, Uruguayan footballer
1980 – Ibrahim Fazeel, Maldivian footballer
1980 – Henrik Zetterberg, Swedish ice hockey player
1981 – Zachery Ty Bryan, American actor and producer
1981 – Darius Miles, American basketball player
1982 – Shi Jun, Chinese footballer
1982 – António Mendonça, Angolan footballer
1983 – Stephen Gionta, American ice hockey player
1983 – Spencer Grammer, American actress
1983 – Jang Mi-Ran, South Korean weightlifter
1983 – Andreas Zuber, Austrian race car driver
1984 – Ghetts, English rapper
1984 – Djamel Mesbah, Algerian footballer
1986 – Derek Holland, American baseball player
1986 – Laure Manaudou, French swimmer
1987 – Bill Walker, American basketball player
1992 – Tyler James Williams, American actor and singer
1993 – Lauren Davis, American tennis player
1993 – Sarah Lahbati, Swiss-Filipino actress and singer
1993 – Scotty McCreery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1993 – Jhoana Marie Tan, Filipino actress
1994 – Jodelle Ferland, Canadian actress
2008 – Bo, American dog of the Obama family