Famous Birthdays on October 4

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 248

• 1160 Alys, Countess of the Vexin, Daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220)
• 1276 Margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany (d. 1311)
• 1289 Louis X, King of France (1314-16), born in Paris (d. 1316)

• 1331 James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde, born in Kilkenny Castle, Ireland (d. 1382)
• 1379 Henry III, King of Castile and León (1390-1406), born in Burgos, Castile (d. 1406)
• 1515 Lucas Cranach the Younger, German painter, born in Wittenberg, Germany (d. 1586)
• 1528 Francisco Guerrero, Spanish composer, born in Seville [exact day of birth unconfirmed] (d. 1599)
• 1542 Roberto Bellarmino, Italian saint (Doctor of the Church), born in Montepulciano, Italy (d. 1621)
• 1550 Charles IX, King of Sweden (1604-11), born in Stockholm Castle, Sweden (d. 1611)
• 1562 Christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer, born in Lomborg, Jutland, Denmark (d. 1647)
• 1570 Péter Pázmány, Hungarian cardinal and statesman, born in Nagyvárad, Principality of Transylvania (d. 1637)
• 1585 Anna of Tyrol, Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia (1611-18), born in Innsbruck, Austria (d. 1618)
• 1607 Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish playwright (Del Rey Abajo Ninguno), born in Toledo (d. 1648)
• 1625 Jacqueline Pascal, French child prodigy poet, and nun, born in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France (d. 1661)

• 1633 Bernardino Ramazzini, Italian physician (founder of occupational medicine), born in Carpi, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1714)
• 1657 Francesco Solimena, Italian painter, born in Canale di Serino, Avellino, Italy (d. 1747)
• 1720 Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian etcher, born in Mogliano Veneto, Italy (d. 1778)
• 1723 Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, Austrian entomologist, born in Vienna (d. 1798)
• 1744 Domenico Corri, Italian composer, born in Rome (d. 1825)
• 1749 Jean-Louis Duport, French cellist and composer, born in France (d. 1819)
• 1759 Louis François Antoine Arbogast, French mathematician (Du calcul des derivations), born in Mutzig, France (d. 1803)
• 1762 Tommaso Sogner, Italian composer, born in Villa S Pedro Pescador, Gerona (d. 1821)
• 1772 François-Louis Perne, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1832)
• 1787 François Guizot, French historian and politician (17th Prime Minister of France), born in Nîmes, France (d. 1874)
• 1796 John Richardson, Canadian writer (Wacousta, or the prophecy), born in Queenston, Ontario, Canada (d. 1852)
• 1797 Jeremias Gotthelf [Albert Bitzius], Swiss writer (The Black Spider), born in Murten, Switzerland (d. 1854)
• 1807 Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, French Canadian politician (Prime Minister of the Province of Canada), born in Boucherville, Lower Canada (d. 1864)
• 1809 Prince Albert of Prussia, Prussian colonel general, born in Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kalingrad, Russia) (d. 1872)
• 1809 Robert Cumming Schenck, American Major General (Union Army), born in Franklin, Ohio (d. 1890)
• 1816 Egbert Benson Brown, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Brownsville, New York (d. 1902)
• 1818 Francesco Crispi, Italian statesman, born in Ribera, Italy (d. 1901)

• 1832 William Griggs, English inventor (photo chromo lithography), born in Woburn, Bedfordshire (d. 1911)
• 1836 Juliette Adam, French author (Salon/Nouvelle Revue) and feminist, born in Verberie, Oise, France (d. 1936)
• 1840 Charles Lenepveu, French composer, born in Rouen, France (d. 1910)
• 1841 Maria Sophie of Bavaria, Queen consort of the Two Sicilies, born in Possenhofen Castle, Possenhofen, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1925)
• 1841 Prudente José de Morais Barros, 3rd President of Brazil (1894-98), born in Itu, São Paulo, Empire of Brazil (d. 1912)
• 1841 Stephen Albert Emery, American composer and pianist, born in Paris, Maine (d. 1891)
• 1850 John McGraw, American politician 2nd Governor of Washington (1893-97), born in Penobscot County, Maine (d. 1910)
• 1857 Henry Schoenfeld, American composer, born in Milwaukee (d. 1936)
• 1860 Sidney Paget, British illustrator (Sherlock Holmes), born in London (d. 1908)
• 1861 Frederic Remington, American artist and sculptor of American West, born in Canton, New York (d. 1909)
• 1861 João Marcelino Arroio, Portuguese composer (Amor de Perdiçâo), born in Porto, Portugal (d. 1930)
• 1862 Edward Stratemeyer, American author (The Rover Boys), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (d. 1930)
• 1865 Max Halbe, German playwright (Jugend), born in Güttland, Gdańsk (d. 1944)
• 1868 Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, President of Argentina (1922-28), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1942)
• 1872 Ernest Blood, American Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Passaic HS, NJ, 200-1 record, 1915-24), born in Manchester, New Hampshire (d. 1955)
• 1876 Hugh McCrae, Australian writer and poet (Satyrs and Sunlight: Sylvarum Libri), born in Melbourne (d. 1958)
• 1877 Razor Smith, English cricket spin bowler (245 first class matches, Surry CCC), born in Oxford, England (d. 1946)
• 1879 Edward Murray East, American botanist and geneticist who developed hybrid corn, born in Du Quoin, Illinois (d. 1938)

• 1880 Young Corbett II (William J. Rothwell), American boxer (world featherweight champion 1901-02), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1927)
• 1881 Walther von Brauchitsch, German field marshal (WWII), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1948)
• 1886 Luis Alberni, Spanish character actor (The Lady Eve, Topaze), born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (d. 1962)
• 1887 Francis Bull, Norwegian writer (Norsk literature historian), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1974)
• 1888 Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (5-time World Champion all-round), born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 1954)
• 1889 John B. Kelly, American rower and father of Grace Kelly (3 x Olympic gold 1920, 24), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1960)
• 1891 Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, French artist and sculptor, born near Orléans, France (d. 1915)
• 1892 Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian right-wing politician (Chancellor, 1932-34), killed by Nazis, born in Texingtal, Austria (d. 1934)
• 1892 Gaston Chevrolet, French auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1920), born in Beaune, Côte-d'Or, France (d. 1920)
• 1892 Hermann Glauert, British aerodynamicist, born in Sheffield, Yorkshire (d. 1934)
• 1892 Luis Trenker, South Tyrolean film producer, director and actor (Berge in Flammen), born in Urtijëi, Tyrol (d. 1990)
• 1894 Cliff Hall [Robert Clifford Hall], American actor (At This Moment, Dutch Treat, Crime Photographer), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1972)

• 1895 Giovanni Brunero, Italian road cyclist (Giro d'Italia General classification 1921, 22, 26), born in San Maurizio Canavese, Italy (d. 1934)
• 1895 Richard Sorge, German spy for the Soviet Union in Tokyo during World War II, born in Baku, Russian Empire (d. 1944)
• 1895 Sergei Yesenin, Russian lyric poet, born in Konstantinovo, Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1925)
• 1900 Robert Shayne [Shaen Dawe], American stage and screen character actor (Invaders from Mars; The Adventures of Superman; Tora! Tora! Tora!), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1992)
• 1901 [Robert] Carroll Nye, American actor (Gone With The Wind), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1974)
• 1903 Bona Arsenault, French Canadian politician, historian and genealogist, born in Bonaventure, Quebec (d. 1993)
• 1903 Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian nazi (SS/SD), born in Ried im Innkreis, Austria-Hungary (d. 1946)
• 1904 Jimmy Ritz [Samuel Joachim], American vaudevillian, actor and comedian (Ritz Brothers - The Gorilla;, Hi'ya, Chum; Straight, Place and Show), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1985)
• 1904 Rene Cloke, British illustrator, born in Plymouth, England (d. 1995)
• 1905 Leon Orthel, Dutch pianist and composer, born in Roosendaal, Netherlands (d. 1985)
• 1905 René Defossez, Belgian composer, born in Spa, Belgium (d. 1988)
• 1906 Johannes Post, Dutch farmer and anti-Nazi resistance leader (Landelijke Knokploegen), born in Hollandscheveld, Drente, Netherlands (d. 1944)
• 1909 James B. Pritchard, American theologist and archaeologist, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1997)
• 1909 Noël Chiboust, French jazz trumpeter, saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader, born in Thorigny-sur-Marne, France (d. 1994)
• 1910 Frankie Crosetti, American baseball shortstop and 3rd base coach (record 17 World Series titles as player and coach; NY Yankees), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2002)
• 1911 Mary Two-Axe Earley, Mohawk elder and human rights advocate (fought against women's status under the Indian Act), born on the Kahnawà:ke reserve, Quebec (d. 1996) [1]
• 1912 Alfonso Letelier (-Llona), Chilean composer and educator (El Hombre ante la Ciencia - (Man Before Science)), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 1994)
• 1912 John de Mol Sr., Dutch accordionist, and orchestra leader (Baantjer, Pril Geluk), born in The Hauge, Netherlands (d. 1970)
• 1914 Brendan Gill, American critic (The New Yorker), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1997)
• 1914 Jim Cairns, Australian politician (d. 2003)
• 1915 (Francisco) "Chino" Pozo, Cuban-American latin jazz and Afro-Cuban drummer, bongosero and conguero, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1980)
• 1915 Koos Schuur, Dutch writer, poet (Novemberland), translator, and editor (Het Woord), born in Veendam, Netherlands (d. 1995)
• 1916 George Sidney, American film director (d. 2002)
• 1916 Jan Murray, American comedian and TV game show host (Treasure Hunt, Who Killed Teddy Bear), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2006)
• 1916 Owen Tudor Williams, English civil engineer (built UK motorways including spaghetti junction), born in London, England (d. 1996)
• 1917 Albert de Klerk, Dutch organist, composer, and conductor, born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1998)
• 1917 Marv Harshman, American College/Basketball HOF coach (Pacific Lutheran, Washington State Uni, Uni of Washington; Pac-10 Coach of the Year 1982, 84), born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin (d. 2013)
• 1918 Kenichi Fukui, Japanese chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1998)
• 1918 Red Munger, American baseball (MLB All Star 1944, 47, 49; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1996)
• 1920 George Tribe, Australian cricket spin bowler (3 Tests; Northamptonshire; 66 VFL games Footscray), born in Yarraville, Victoria (d. 2009)
• 1921 Shin Kyuk-Ho, Korean businessman (Lotte Corporation), born in Ulsan, Korea (d. 2020)
• 1922 Malcolm Baldrige, American businessman and US Secretary of Commerce (1981-87), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1987)

• 1927 Walter Bishop, Jr, American bebop jazz pianist, music theorist, and educator, born in New York City (d. 1998)
• 1928 Alvin Toffler, author (Future Shock, Power Shift, The Third Wave), born in New York City (d. 2016)
• 1928 Rip Repulski, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1956; World Series 1959), born in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota (d. 1993)
• 1928 Torben Ulrich, Danish tennis player, musician, writer, filmmaker, and father of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, born in Frederiksberg, Denmark (d. 2023)
• 1929 Leroy Van Dyke, American country and honky-tonk singer and guitarist ("Walk on By"; "The Auctioneer"), born in Mora, Missouri
• 1929 Scotty Beckett, American actor (Our Gang, Listen Darling, Battleground), born in Oakland, California (d. 1968)
• 1930 Bill Wade, American NFL quarterback (Pro Bowl 1958, 63; LA Rams, Chicago Bears), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2016)
• 1930 József Soproni, Hungarian composer and educator, born in Sopron
• 1931 Basil D'Oliveira, English cricket all-rounder (44 Tests, 2,484 @ 40.06, 47 wickets), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2011)
• 1931 Dick Tracy, comic strip crimestopper
• 1931 Terence Conran, English designer and restaurateur (Habitat), born in Esher, England (d. 2020)
• 1932 Felicia Farr [Olive Dines], American model and actress (Charley Varrick, Kotch), born in Westchester, New York
• 1932 Milan Chvostek, Canadian television director
• 1932 Roger Harring, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Uni of Wisconsin–La Crosse 1969–99, record 261–75–7), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin (d. 2021)
• 1934 Malva M Basoalto, daughter of Pablo Neruda & Marie Hagenaar Vogelzang
• 1934 Sam Huff, American College / Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker (5 x Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 1958, 59; NY Giants, Washington Redskins), born in Edna, West Virginia (d. 2021)
• 1935 Eddie Applegate, American actor (The Patty Duke Show), born in Wyncote, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
• 1935 Eldon Danenhauer, American football offensive tackle (AFL All Star 1962, 65; Denver Broncos 1960-65), born in Clay Center, Kansas (d. 2021)
• 1935 Jimmy Orr, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1959, 65; Super Bowl 1971; Baltimore Colts), born in Seneca, South Carolina
• 1936 Charlie Hurley, Irish soccer centre half (40 caps Republic of Ireland; Sunderland 402 games), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 2024)
• 1936 David Pithey, Rhodesian cricket all-rounder (8 Tests for South Africa), born in Salisbury, Zimbabwe (d. 2018)
• 1936 Sally Mary Caroline Belfrage, writer
• 1937 Franz Vranitzky, Austrian politician, Chancellor, 1986-97, born in Vienna

• 1937 Jim Sillars, Scottish politician
• 1938 Kurt Wüthrich, Swiss chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1939 Henson Moore, American politician (Rep-R-LA, 1975-87), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
• 1940 Alberto Vilar, Cuban-American investor and philanthropist
• 1940 Silvio Marzolini, Argentine soccer defender (28 caps; Boca Juniors), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2020)
• 1940 Vic Hadfield, Canadian ice hockey left wing (1,004 NHL games; NY Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins), born in Oakville, Ontario

• 1941 Jerrel Wilson, American NFL punter (Pro Bowl 1970-72; Super Bowl 1970; KC Chiefs), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2005)
• 1941 Lori Saunders, Kansas City Mo (Petticoat Junction, Dusty Trails)
• 1941 Robert Wilson, American experimental theater stage director and playwright (Einstein on the Beach; The Black Rider; POEtry), born in Waco, Texas
• 1941 Roy Blount, Jr., American writer
• 1942 Christopher Stone, actor (Dave-Dallas, Interns), born in Manchester, New Hampshire
• 1942 Jenny Arean [Joanna Klarenbeek], Dutch actress, cabaret and theatre singer ("Vluchten kan niet meer"), born in Lisse, Netherlands
• 1942 Karl W. Richter, American aviator (d. 1967)
• 1943 Buddy Roemer, American politician (Governor-D+R-Louisiana 1988-1992, Rep-D-LA, 1981-88), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2021)
• 1943 Jimy Williams, American MLB baseball infielder (St. Louis Cardinals), coach (World Series Champ - Atlanta, 1995 & Philadelphia, 2008), and manager (Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox (AL Manager of the Year -1999), Houston Astros), born in Santa Maria, California (d. 2024)
• 1943 Owen Davidson, Australian tennis player (mixed doubles Grand Slam 1967 [Lesley Turner Bowrey, Billie Jean King]; Australian Open doubles 1972, US Open doubles 1973), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2023)
• 1944 Marlena Davis, American pop singer (The Orlons - "Don't Hang Up"; "South Street"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1993)
• 1944 Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish pop and mariachi singer, and actress, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2006)

• 1945 Clifton Davis, American actor (That's My Mama; Amen) and singer-songwriter ("Never Can Say Goodbye"), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1946 André Bolhuis, Dutch field hockey player, coach and administrator (World Cup gold 1973; president Dutch Field Hockey Federation; chairman Dutch Olympic Committee), born in Zeist, Netherlands
• 1946 Chuck Hagel, American politician

• 1947 (Paul) Julien Clerc, French chanson and pop singer-songwriter, and pianist, born in Paris, France
• 1947 Ann Widdecombe, British politician
• 1947 Jim Fielder, American rock bassist (Blood, Sweat & Tears, 1967-74), and session musician, born in Denton, Texas
• 1948 Linda McMahon, CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment
• 1948 Tom Webster, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings) and coach (NY Rangers, LA Kings), born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario (d. 2020)
• 1949 Armand Assante, American actor (Private Benjamin, Unfaithfully Yours), born in New York City
• 1949 John Wathan, American baseball catcher and manager (Kansas City Royals), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• 1949 Luis Sepúlveda, Chilean writer and political activist (The Old Man Who Read Love Stories), born in Ovalle, Chile (d. 2020)
• 1949 Stephen Gyllenhaal, American director
• 1950 Meg Bennett, actress (Young & Restless), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1951 Alan Rosenberg, American actor (Civil Wars, LA Law, Cybill), born in Passaic, New Jersey
• 1951 Bakhytzhan Kanapyanov, Kazakh poet
• 1951 Norbert Sattler, Austrian slalom canoeist (World C'ship gold K-1 team 1971, K-1 1973; Olympic silver K-1 1972), born in Mauthen, Kärnten, Austria (d. 2023)
• 1951 Truck Robinson, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1978, 81; New Orleans Jazz; NBA rebound leader 1978), born in Jacksonville, Florida
• 1952 Anita Luceete Defrantz, American rower (Olympic bronze 1976; first female vice-president IOC executive committee), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1952 Jody Stephens, American rock drummer (Big Star), born in Memphis, Tennesee
• 1952 Nina Carter, vocalist (Blonde on Blonde), born in London, England
• 1953 Andreas Vollenweider, Swiss new-age harpist (Down to the Moon), born in Zürich, Switzerland
• 1953 Gil "The Bird" Moore, Canadian rock drummer and vocalist (Triumph), born in Toronto, Ontario [some sources give birth date as Feb. 12, 1951]
• 1953 Tchéky Karyo, Turkish-French actor
• 1955 Carmen Valero, Spanish athlete (IAAF World Cross Country C'ship gold 1976, 77; bronze 1975), born in Castelserás, Spain (d. 2024)
• 1955 Gerry Ryan, Irish soccer forward (18 caps Republic of Ireland; Bohemians FC, Derby County, Brighton & Hove Albion), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2023)
• 1955 John Rutherford, Scottish rugby union fly-half (42 caps; British & Irish Lions 1983), born in Selkirk, Scotland
• 1955 Jorge Valdano, Argentine soccer forward and manager (23 caps; Real Madrid), born in Las Parejas, Argentina
• 1956 Christoph Waltz, German Austrian actor (Django Unchained), born in Vienna, Austria
• 1956 Hans van Breukelen, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (73 caps; PSV Eindhoven; technical director KNVB), born in Utrecht, Netherlands

• 1957 Bill Fagerbakke, American actor (Coach - "Dauber"; SpongeBob - "Patrick Star"), born in Fontana, California
• 1957 Gregory T. Linteris, American astronaut and payload specialist (STS-83, STS-94), born in Demarest, New Jersey
• 1957 Kyra Schon, American actress (Night Of The Living Dead), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1957 Russell Simmons, American hip-hop music magnate (Def Jam), and entrepreneur, born in Queens, New York
• 1958 Anneka Rice, Dutch TV hostess
• 1958 Barbara K [Kooyman-MacDonald], American singer-songwriter (Timbuk 3 - "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"), born in Wausau, Wisconsin
• 1959 Chris Lowe, English rock keyboardist (One Under The Eight, Pet Shop Boys), born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England
• 1959 Tony Meo, English snooker player (British Open 1989; English Pro C’ship 1986-87), born in London, England
• 1960 Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard, American country singer (Betty's Bein' Bad), born in Apopka, Florida
• 1960 Jennifer Anglin, Adrian Mich, actress (Cheryl-General Hospital)
• 1960 Malcolm Burn, Canadian musician and record producer (Emmylou Harris - Red Dirt Girl), born in Cornwall, Ontario

• 1961 David W Harper, American actor (The Waltons - "Jim Bob"), born in Abilene, Texas
• 1961 Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese author
• 1961 Mary Ellen Stuart, American actress (Frannie Crawford-As the World Turns), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
• 1961 Mike Sharperson, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1992; World Series 1988, 95), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina (d. 1996)
• 1962 Aldo Sprenger, Dutch rock guitarist (Kong, 1988-95 - Phlegm), born in Netherlands
• 1962 Tim Palmer, British record producer and audio engineer (Tin Machine; Big Country; Tears For Fears; Robert Plant), born in North Shields, Englanda
• 1963 A. C. Green, American basketball power forward (most consecutive games [1,192] in NBA and ABA history; LA Lakers), born in Portland, Oregon
• 1963 Koji Ishikawa, Japanese children's book author and illustrator, born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
• 1964 David Brain, Zimbabwean cricketer and fast medium bowler (9 Tests; 23 ODIs), born in Salisbury, Zimbabwe
• 1964 Francis Magalona, Filipino Pinoy hip-hop rapper, songwriter, and television personality (Eat Bulaga!, 1995-2009), born in Manila, Philippines (d. 2009)
• 1964 Mark McLemore, American MLB baseball player, 1986-2004 (California Angels, Texas Rangers, and 5 other teams), and broadcaster (Texas Rangers), born in San Diego, California
• 1964 Matthew Cetlinski, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x200m freestyle relay 1988), born in Fort Worth, Florida
• 1965 "Stuttering John" Melendez, interviewer (Howard Stern Show)
• 1965 Micky Ward, American boxer (WBU light welterweight champion 2000; famous Arturo Gatti fight trilogy), born in Lowell, Massachusetts
• 1965 Orlin Norrris, American boxer (WBA cruiserweight champion 1993-95), born in Lubbock, Texas

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