Famous Birthdays on October 6

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 220

• 1289 Wenceslaus III of Bohemia, King of Hungary (1301-05) and King of Bohemia and Poland (1305-06), born in Prague, Czech Republic (d. 1306)
• 1459 Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer, born in Nuremberg, Germany (d. 1507)
• 1510 John Caius, English physician, born in Norwich, England (d. 1573)

• 1510 Rowland Taylor, English clergyman, born in Northumberland, England (d. 1555)
• 1552 Matteo Ricci, Italian Jesuit missionary (China), born in Macerata, Italy (d. 1610)
• 1573 Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater, born in Cowdray House, Sussex, England (d. 1624)
• 1591 Settimia Caccini, Italian soprano, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. c.1638)
• 1610 Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690)
• 1618 Miguel Gómez Camargo, Spanish baroque composer, born in Avila, Spain (d. 1690)
• 1706 Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749-72), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1772)
• 1708 Jean François Gaultier, French physician and botanist (kings physician for New France), born in La Croix-Avranchin, France (d. 1756) [1]
• 1716 George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman, born in Dover, England (d. 1771)
• 1738 Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, second child of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1789)
• 1744 James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1813)
• 1767 Henri Christophe, President of Haiti (1807-11) and King of Haiti (1811-20), born in Grenada (d. 1820)

• 1773 Louis-Philippe, King of France (1830-48), born in Palais Royal, Paris (d. 1850)
• 1777 William Russell, English composer and organist, born in London (d. 1813)
• 1801 Hippolyte Carnot, French statesman, born in Saint-Omer, France (d. 1888)
• 1803 Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, Prussian physicist and meteorologist, born in Legnica, Poland (d. 1879)
• 1806 Andreas Randel, Swedish composer, born in Ramdala, Blekinge, Sweden (d. 1864)
• 1808 Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1863)
• 1816 William Batchelder Bradbury, American composer, born in York, Maine (d. 1868)
• 1818 Joseph Rummel, German pianist, and composer, born in Wiesbaden, Hesse, The German Confederation (d. 1880)
• 1819 Willem A Scholten, Dutch potato-flour manufacturer (d. 1892)
• 1820 Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano known as the 'Swedish Nightingale', born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1887)
• 1824 Henry Chadwick, English-American Baseball HOF pioneer (1st rule book; created game stats eg. BA, ERA; box scores), born in Exeter, England (d. 1908)
• 1827 Cark Reidel, German composer and conductor, born in Cronenberg, Wuppertal (d. 1888)
• 1831 Richard Dedekind, German mathematician (Nature & Meaning of Numbers), born in Braunschweig, Germany (d. 1916)
• 1838 Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot and writer, born in Cairo Montenotte, Italy (d. 1910)

• 1847 Adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor, born in Marburg, Germany (d. 1921)
• 1849 Basil Zaharoff, Greek arms dealer (merchant of death), born in Muğla, Turkey (d. 1936)
• 1862 Albert J. Beveridge, American politician and historian (Progressive leader, Senator Indiana 1899-1911), born in Highland County, Ohio (d. 1927)
• 1866 Reginald Fessenden, Canadian-American inventor and radio pioneer - reputedly broadcast 1st program of voice and music, born in East Bolton, Quebec (d. 1932)
• 1867 Victor Barton, English cricket batsman (1 Test, HS 23; Kent CCC, Hampshire CCC) and soccer goalkeeper (Southampton), born in Netley, England (d. 1906)
• 1873 Oscar Sonneck, American editor (The Musical Quarterly), musicologist, and librarian (Library of Congress, 1902-17), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 1928)
• 1874 Frank G. Allen, 51st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1950)
• 1876 Ernest Lapointe, French Canadian politician (d. 1941)
• 1880 Julia Culp, Dutch mezzo-soprano, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1970)
• 1882 Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer (Symphony No. 3 - Song Of The Night), born in Tymoszówka, Russian Empire (now Tymoshivka, Ukraine) (d. 1937)
• 1884 Lloyd Spooner, American sports shooter (4 x Olympic gold, 1 x silver, 2 x bronze 1920), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 1966)
• 1886 Edwin Fischer, Swiss concert pianist and conductor, born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 1960)
• 1887 George Brown, English cricket wicketkeeper/batsman (7 Tests; Hampshire), born in Cowley, Oxford, England (d. 1964)

• 1887 Maria Jeritza [Marie Jedličková], Czech soprano known as the Moravian Thunderbolt (Vienna Opera, 1912-34, 1953-56; Metropolitan Opera, 1921-32, 1951), born in Brno, Moravia, Austrian Empire (d. 1982) &)
• 1887 Martin Luis Guzman, Mexican novelist (Eagle & the Serpent), born in Chihuahua, Mexico (d. 1976)
• 1888 Max Butting, German composer, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1976)
• 1888 Roland Garros, French pilot (d. 1918)
• 1889 Maria Dabrowska, Polish writer (Nights and Days), born in Russów, Russian Empire (d. 1965)
• 1893 Earle Hodgins, American film and television fast-talking character actor (Guestward Ho!), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1964)
• 1895 Caroline Gordon, American writer (Green Centuries), born in Todd County, Kentucky (d. 1981)
• 1896 Frutuoso de Lima Viana, Brazilian pianist and composer, born in Itajubá, Brazil (d. 1976)
• 1896 Otto Siegl, Austrian composer, born in Graz (d. 1978)
• 1897 Jerome Cowan, American actor (Blondie, Tab Hunter Show), born in New York City (d. 1972)
• 1900 Stan Nichols, English cricketer (d. 1961)
• 1902 Mihovil Logar, Serbian composer  (A Would-be Lady), born in Rijeka, Croatia (d. 1998)
• 1903 Ernest Walton, Irish physicist (Nobel Prize 1951 for work building earliest particle accelerator), born in Abbeyside, Ireland (d. 1995)
• 1904 Horst Lange, German writer (The Long Lament), born in Liegnitz, Silesia (d. 1971)

• 1908 Carole Lombard [Jane Alice Peters], American actress (My Man Godfrey, In Name Only), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana (d. 1942)
• 1908 Sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (d. 1989)
• 1910 Barbara Castle, British politician (d. 2002)
• 1912 Anthony Cuthbert Baines, English music scholar, born in Chepstow Villas, England (d. 1997)
• 1912 Joop Zwart, Dutch political activist and resistance fighter, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1991)
• 1913 Meret Oppenheim, German born Swiss surrealist artist and photographer (Object: Le Déjeuner en fourrure), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1985)

• 1915 Alice Timander, Swedish dentist (d. 2007)
• 1915 Edgardo Martín, Cuban classical pianist, composer, and educator, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba (d. 2004)

• 1919 Tommy Lawton, English soccer centre-forward (23 caps; Burnley, Everton, Chelsea, Notts County, Brentford, Arsenal), born in Farnworth, England (d. 1996)
• 1920 Lord Donaldson of Lymington, British judge (d. 2005)
• 1920 Pietro Consagra, Italian sculptor (d. 2005)
• 1921 Evgenii Landis, Soviet Russian mathematician, born in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (d. 1997)
• 1922 Joe Frazier, American baseball outfielder (Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles) and manager (NY Mets 1976–77), born in Liberty, North Carolina (d. 2011)
• 1923 Yaşar Kemal, Turkish writer (Memed, My Hawk), born in Hemite, Osmaniye, Ottoman Empire (d. 2015)
• 1925 Shana Alexander, American journalist (Life magazine, 60 Minutes), born in New York City (d. 2005)
• 1926 Alan Copeland, American Grammy Award-winning arranger, songwriter, and singer (The Modernaires; Your Hit Parade), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
• 1926 Cyril Reuben, Welsh classical and session violinist (London Symphony), born in Splott, Cardiff, Wales (d. 1996)
• 1927 Alice Bauer, American golfer (co-founder LPGA), born in Eureka, South Dakota (d. 2002)
• 1927 Paul Badura-Skoda, Austrian pianist (Mozart Interpretation), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2019)
• 1927 Phil Maloney, Canadian ice hockey center (NHL: Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks) and coach (Vancouver Canucks), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 2020)
• 1929 Les Favell, cricketer (stoic Australian batsman late 50's)
• 1929 Phil Krueger, American football quarterback (Southeast Missouri State), college coach (Fresno State, Utah State) and NFL executive (GM TB Buccaneers), born in LaSalle, Illinois (d. 2020)

• 1930 Stanley Myers, English television and film composer (The Deer Hunter), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1993)
• 1931 Fred Graham, American newscaster and journalist (CBS News, Court TV), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2019)
• 1931 Riccardo Giacconi, Italian American astrophysicist, Nobel Prize for Physics 2002 for X-ray astronomy, born in Genoa, Italy (d. 2018)
• 1932 Gloria Lane, educator/author/founder (Women's International Center)

• 1935 Charito Solis, Filipino actress (d. 1998)
• 1935 Vicente Cantatore, Argentine soccer manager (Chile, Real Valladolid, Colo Colo, Real Betis, Sevilla, Sporting de Gijón), born in Rosario, Argentina (d. 2021)
• 1936 Anna Quayle, British actress (A Hard Day's Night, Stop the World - I want to Get Off), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2019)
• 1936 Rob Touber [Noordervliet], Dutch television music and variety director, and record producer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1975)
• 1938 Serge Nubret, French bodybuilder
• 1939 Doug Bereuter, American politician (Rep-R-Nebraska, 1979-2004), born in York, Nebraska
• 1939 John LaFalce, American politician (Rep-D-NY, 1975-2003), born in Buffalo, New York
• 1939 Melvyn Bragg, British broadcaster (The South Bank Show, 1978–2010), born in Carlisle, England
• 1940 Boris Dmitriyevich Andreyev, Russian cosmonaut, born in Moscow, USSR (d. 2021)
• 1940 Ellen Travolta, American actress (Grease; Charles in Charge), born in Englewood, New Jersey
• 1940 John Warnock, American computer scientist, and businessman (co-founder of Adobe Systems), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2023)
• 1940 Wyche Fowler Jr, American attorney and politician (US Representative-D-GA, 1977-87; US Senator from Georgia, 1987-93), born in Atlanta, Georgia
• 1942 Britt Ekland, actress (Wicker Man, Asylum), born in Stockholm, Sweden
• 1942 Fred Travalena, American comedian/impressionist (Buy & Cell), born in New York City
• 1942 Jerry Grote, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1968, 74, World Series 1969; New York Mets), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2024) [1]
• 1943 Alexander Maxovich Shilov, Russian painter
• 1943 Cees Veerman, Dutch pop guitarist and singer (Cats - "Sure He's a Cat"), born in Volendam, Holland (d. 2014)
• 1943 Michael Durrell, American actor (Shannon, V, Alice, Chiefs), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1943 Udo Zimmermann, German composer (Weiße Rose - White Rose), conductor, and opera director, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 2021)
• 1944 José Carlos Pace, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1977)
• 1944 Merzak Allouache, director (Salut Cousin, Amour a Paris)
• 1945 Dominic Barbara, American celebrity attorney (Howard Stern, Jessica Hahn, Joe Buttafuoco)
• 1946 Aleksandr Dronov, Russian Chess Grandmaster (3 x World Correspondence Champion), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2023)
• 1946 Eddie Villanueva, JIL Spiritual Director, Owner of ZOE Broadcasting Network
• 1946 Gary Gentry, baseball player (NY Mets)
• 1946 György Kottán, Hungarian soccer manager (Bangladesh 2000-03; Pakistan 2009-10), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2023)
• 1946 Lloyd Doggett, American attorney and politician (US Representative, Democrat, Texas), born in Austin, Texas
• 1946 Millie Small, Jamaican ska singer, and songwriter ("My Boy Lollipop"), born in Clarendon, Jamaica (d. 2020)

• 1946 Vinod Khanna, Indian Bollywood actor (Mera Gaon Mera Desh), born in Peshawar (d. 2017)
• 1947 Aleksandr Stepanovich Andryushkov, Russian colonel/cosmonaut
• 1947 Klaus Dibiasi, Italian diver (Olympic gold 10m platform 1968, 72, 76), born in Hall in Tirol, Austria
• 1947 Paul Martinez, British session bass player and songwriter (Cat Stevens; Robert Plant; Groove Holmes), born in Leicester, Leicestershire, England
• 1948 Dan Hamburg, American politician (US Rep-D-California, 1993-95), and environmentalist, born in St. Louis, Missouri

• 1948 Glenn Branca, American avant-garde composer and guitarist, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
• 1948 Larry Lloyd, English soccer defender (4 caps; Liverpool, Nottingham Forest) and manager (Wigan Athletic, Notts County), born in Bristol, England (d. 2024)
• 1948 Paula Scher, American graphic designer, album cover designer (Boston; Bob James), painter and art educator, born in Washington, D.C.
• 1948 Tim Pickup, Australian rugby league five eighth (11 Tests; North Sydney, Canterbury), RL executive (Adelaide Rams) and boxing manager (Jeff Harding), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2021)
• 1949 Bobby Farrell, Aruban disco vocalist (Boney M), born in San Nicolaas, Aruba (d. 2010)
• 1949 Sid McGinnis, American session and touring guitarist (David Letterman; Peter Gabriel; Leonard Cohen; Paul Simon), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1950 David Brin, American sci-fi author (Hugo, Nebula, Sundiver, Postman)
• 1950 Thomas McClary, American soul guitarist and singer (The Commodores), born in Eustis, Florida
• 1951 Kevin Cronin, American rock vocalist (REO Speedwagon), born in Champaign Illinois
• 1952 Ayten Mutlu, Turkish poet and writer
• 1953 Klaas Bruinsma, Dutch drug lord (d. 1991)
• 1954 David Hidalgo, American Tex-Mex and roots singer-songwriter, guitarist and accordion player (Los Lobos - "Will The Wolf Survive?"; Latin Playboys), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1955 Tony Dungy, American football coach
• 1956 Kathleen Webb, American comic book writer and artist
• 1956 Mike Shipley, Australian audio engineer, and record producer of rock and country music (Paper Airplane), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2013)
• 1958 Joseph Finder, American thriller writer, known for "High Crimes", born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1959 Brian Higgins, American politician (US Representative for New York, 2005-present), born in Buffalo, New York
• 1959 Lai Ching-te, Taiwanese politician (president-elect of Taiwan 2024-), born in Wanli, Taiwan
• 1959 Robyn Maher, Australian basketball guard (Olympic bronze 1996)
• 1959 Walter Ray Williams Jr, American ten-pin bowler (7x Player of the Year), born in San Jose,California
• 1959 [Dennis Ray] "Oil Can" Boyd, American baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox), born in Meridian, Mississippi
• 1960 Albert Lewis, American NFL cornerback (Pro Bowl 1987-90; KC Chiefs, Oakland Raiders), born in Mansfield, Louisiana
• 1960 Jeffrey Trachta, actor (Thorne-Bold & Beautiful), born in Staten Island, New York
• 1960 Richard Jobson, Scottish filmmaker (New Town Killers), art-punk rock singer-songwriter (Skids - "Scared to Dance"), and TV presenter, born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland
• 1961 Kathrin Dörre, East German marathoner (Olympic bronze 1988)
• 1961 Tim Burgess, English drummer (T'Pau), born in Macclesfield
• 1962 Rich Yett, baseball player

• 1963 Jsu Garcia, American actor
• 1964 Tom Jager, American swimmer (5 Olympic gold 1984, 88, 92; 50m freestyle world record x 6), born in East St. Louis, Illinois
• 1965 Jim "Razor" Sharp, American rodeo rider (Las Vegas 1988), Kermit, Texas
• 1965 Ruben Sierra, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, outfielder (NY Yankees)
• 1966 Archi Cianfrocco, infielder (San Diego Padres), born in Rome, New York
• 1966 Jacqueline Obradors, American actress
• 1966 Jimmie Johnson, NFL tight end (Philadelphia Eagles)
• 1966 Niall Quinn, Irish soccer striker (92 caps, Rep of Ireland; Manchester City, Sunderland), born in Dublin, Ireland
• 1966 Oscar Caballos, jockey
• 1966 Vasia Panayopoulou, Greek actress (Erotas), born in Mytilene, Greece
• 1967 Kennet Andersson, former Swedish footballer
• 1967 Svend Karlsen, Norwegian strongman
• 1969 Byron Black, Zimbabwe, tennis star
• 1969 Robert Person, pitcher (NY Mets), born in St Louis, Missouri
• 1969 Troy Shaw, English snooker player
• 1970 Amy Jo Johnson, American-Canadian actress (Felicity - "Julie:; Flashpoint), and singer-songwriter, born in in Hyannis, Massachusetts
• 1970 Darren Oliver, American pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Kansas City, Missouri
• 1970 Matt Vogel, American puppeteer (Sesame Street, 1996-present; Kermit the Frog, 2017-present; Big Bird, 2018-present), born in Kansas City, Kansas
• 1970 Todd Howard, American video game designer (Bethesda: Fallout, Elder Scrolls), born in Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania
• 1971 Alan Stubbs, English footballer (Bolton Wanderers, Everton) and soccer manager (Hibernian, Rotherham), born in Kirkby, England
• 1971 Chris Hudson, NFL strong safety (Jacksonville Jaguars)
• 1971 Lola Dueñas, Spanish actress
• 1971 Phil Bennett, British racing driver
• 1972 Daniel Cavanagh, English rock musician (Anathema), born in Liverpool, England
• 1972 Jessica Hausner, Austrian film director (Lovely Rita), born in Vienna, Austria
• 1972 Ryu Shi-won, South Korean actor (Beautiful Days), and singer, born in Andong, South Korea

• 1973 Jeff Davis, American comedian
• 1973 Rebecca Lobo, American WNBA basketball center (Olympic gold, 1996; NY Liberty), born in Hartford, Connecticut
• 1973 Sylvain Legwinski, French footballer
• 1974 Brian Kelly, American soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Mission Viejo, California
• 1974 Geert Jelle de Vries, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen SC Cambuur), born in Scharnegoutum, Friesland, Netherlands

• 1974 Kenny Jönsson, Swedish NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, NY Islanders, Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Angelholm Sweden
• 1974 Walter Centeno, Costa Rican footballer, born in Palmar Sur, Costa Rica
• 1975 Jan Harm Schippers, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen, Veendam)
• 1975 Reon King, West Indian cricketer from Guyana
• 1976 Barbie Hsu, Taiwanese actress (Meteor Garden), Mando-pop singer, and television personality, born in Taipei City, Taiwan
• 1977 Daniel Brière, Canadian NHL ice hockey player, 1997- 2015 (Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens, and 2 other teams), and team executive, 2017-present(Philadelphia), born in Gatineau, Quebec,
• 1977 Jamie Laurie, American rapper-rocker (Flobots - "Handlebars"), born in Denver, Colorado
• 1977 Shimon Gershon, Israeli footballer (1995-2010), born in Tel Aviv, Israel
• 1977 Vladimir Manchev, Bulgarian footballer
• 1978 Ricky Hatton, English boxer, born in Stockport, England
• 1979 David Di Tommaso, French footballer (d. 2005)
• 1979 Lex Shrapnel, English actor

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