People born on October 2 199
Richard III of England
b. 1452 – d. 1485
Richard III of England (d. 1485)
Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan
b. 1470 – d. 1524
Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)
Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
b. 1470 – d. 1498
Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon (d. 1498)
William Drury
b. 1527 – d. 1579
William Drury, English politician (d. 1579)
Charles Borromeo
b. 1538 – d. 1584
Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal and saint (d. 1584)
Muhammad Parviz
b. 1589 – d. 1626
Muhammad Parviz, Mughal Empire emperor (d. 1626)
François-Timoléon de Choisy
b. 1644 – d. 1724
François-Timoléon de Choisy, French historian and author (b. 1644)
František Tůma
b. 1704 – d. 1774
František Tůma, Czech organist and composer (d. 1774)
Elizabeth Montagu
b. 1718 – d. 1800
Elizabeth Montagu, English author and critic (d. 1800)
Ignaz Schiffermüller
b. 1727 – d. 1806
Ignaz Schiffermüller, Austrian entomologist and academic (d. 1806)
William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford
b. 1768 – d. 1854
William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English general and politician (d. 1854)
Charles Albert of Sardinia
b. 1798 – d. 1849
Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831-49) (d. 1849)
Nat Turner
b. 1800 – d. 1831
Nat Turner, American slave and uprising leader (d. 1831)
James Agnew
b. 1815 – d. 1901
James Agnew, Northern Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1901)
Alexander P. Stewart
b. 1821 – d. 1908
Alexander P. Stewart, American general (d. 1908)
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Henry C. Lord
b. 1824 – d. 1884
Henry C. Lord, American businessman (d. 1884)
Charles Floquet
b. 1828 – d. 1896
Charles Floquet, French lawyer and politician, 55th Prime Minister of France (d. 1896)
Edward Burnett Tylor
b. 1832 – d. 1917
Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist and academic (d. 1917)
Paul von Hindenburg
b. 1847 – d. 1934
Paul von Hindenburg, Polish-German field marshal and politician, 2nd President of Germany (d. 1934)
Ferdinand Foch
b. 1851 – d. 1929
Ferdinand Foch, French field marshal and theorist (d. 1929)
William Ramsay
b. 1852 – d. 1916
William Ramsay, Scottish-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
Patrick Geddes
b. 1854 – d. 1932
Patrick Geddes, Scottish biologist, sociologist, geographer, and philanthropist (d. 1932)
Mahatma Gandhi
b. 1869 – d. 1948
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian freedom fighter, activist and philosopher (d. 1948)
Cordell Hull
b. 1871 – d. 1955
Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
Martha Brookes Hutcheson
b. 1871 – d. 1959
Martha Brookes Hutcheson, American landscaper and author (d. 1959)
Stephen Warfield Gambrill
b. 1873 – d. 1924
Stephen Warfield Gambrill, American lawyer and politician (d. 1924)
Pelham Warner
b. 1873 – d. 1963
Pelham Warner, English cricketer and manager (d. 1963)
Wallace Stevens
b. 1879 – d. 1955
Wallace Stevens, American poet and educator (d. 1955)
Boris Shaposhnikov
b. 1882 – d. 1945
Boris Shaposhnikov, Russian colonel (d. 1945)
Lesley Ashburner
b. 1883 – d. 1950
Lesley Ashburner, American hurdler (d. 1950)
Karl von Terzaghi
b. 1883 – d. 1963
Karl von Terzaghi, Czech-American geologist and engineer (d. 1963)
Groucho Marx
b. 1890 – d. 1977
Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (d. 1977)
Leroy Shield
b. 1893 – d. 1962
Leroy Shield, American composer and conductor (d. 1962)
Ruth Cheney Streeter
b. 1895 – d. 1990
Ruth Cheney Streeter, American colonel (d. 1990)
Bud Abbott
b. 1897 – d. 1974
Bud Abbott, American comedian (d. 1974)
John G. Crommelin
b. 1902 – d. 1996
John G. Crommelin, American admiral and politician (d. 1996)
Leopold Figl
b. 1902 – d. 1965
Leopold Figl, Austrian engineer and politician, 18th Chancellor of Austria (d. 1965)
Graham Greene
b. 1904 – d. 1991
Graham Greene, English novelist, playwright, and critic (d. 1991)
Lal Bahadur Shastri
b. 1904 – d. 1966
Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian academic and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of India (d. 1966)
Franjo Šeper
b. 1905 – d. 1981
Franjo Šeper, Croatian cardinal (d. 1981)
Thomas Hollway
b. 1906 – d. 1971
Thomas Hollway, Australian politician, 36th Premier of Victoria (d. 1971)
August Komendant
b. 1906 – d. 1992
August Komendant, Estonian-American engineer and academic (d. 1992)
Víctor Paz Estenssoro
b. 1907 – d. 2001
Víctor Paz Estenssoro, Bolivian politician, 52nd President of Bolivia (d. 2001)
Alexander R. Todd
b. 1907 – d. 1997
Alexander R. Todd, Scottish-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
Alex Raymond
b. 1909 – d. 1956
Alex Raymond, American cartoonist, creator of Flash Gordon (d. 1956)
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Jack Finney
b. 1911 – d. 1995
Jack Finney, American author and playwright (d. 1995)
Frank Malina
b. 1912 – d. 1981
Frank Malina, American engineer and painter (d. 1981)
Jack Parsons (rocket engineer)
b. 1914 – d. 1952
Jack Parsons, American chemist, occultist, and engineer (d. 1952)
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Bernarr Rainbow
b. 1914 – d. 1998
Bernarr Rainbow, English organist, conductor, and historian (d. 1998)
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Chuck Williams (author)
b. 1915 – d. 2015
Chuck Williams, American author and businessman, founded Williams-Sonoma (d. 2015)
Christian de Duve
b. 1917 – d. 2013
Christian de Duve, English-Belgian cytologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
Charles Drake (actor)
b. 1917 – d. 1994
Charles Drake, American actor (d. 1994)
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John W. Duarte
b. 1919 – d. 2004
John W. Duarte, English guitarist and composer (d. 2004)
Jan Flinterman
b. 1919 – d. 1992
Jan Flinterman, Dutch race car driver and pilot (d. 1992)
Albert Scott Crossfield
b. 1921 – d. 2006
Albert Scott Crossfield, American pilot and engineer (d. 2006)
Robert Runcie
b. 1921 – d. 2000
Robert Runcie, English archbishop (d. 2000)
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Wren Blair
b. 1925 – d. 2013
Wren Blair, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2013)
Jan Morris
b. 1926
Jan Morris, English-Welsh historian and author
George McFarland
b. 1928 – d. 1993
George McFarland, American actor (d. 1993)
Wolfhart Pannenberg
b. 1928 – d. 2014
Wolfhart Pannenberg, Polish-German theologian and academic (d. 2014)
Peter Bronfman
b. 1929 – d. 1996
Peter Bronfman, Canadian businessman (d. 1996)
Moses Gunn
b. 1929 – d. 1993
Moses Gunn, American actor (d. 1993)
Dave Barrett
b. 1930
Dave Barrett, Canadian social worker and politician, 26th Premier of British Columbia
Maury Wills
b. 1932
Maury Wills, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
John Gurdon
b. 1933
John Gurdon, English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Phill Niblock
b. 1933
Phill Niblock, American composer and director
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Dave Somerville
b. 1933 – d. 2015
Dave Somerville, Canadian singer (The Diamonds) (d. 2015)
Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote
b. 1934
Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote, South African-English lawyer and judge
Earl Wilson (baseball)
b. 1934 – d. 2005
Earl Wilson, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005)
Dick Barnett
b. 1936
Dick Barnett, American basketball player and educator
Feliciano Belmonte Jr.
b. 1936
Feliciano Belmonte Jr., Filipino lawyer and politician, 20th Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Connie Dierking
b. 1936 – d. 2013
Connie Dierking, American basketball player (d. 2013)
Johnnie Cochran
b. 1937 – d. 2005
Johnnie Cochran, American lawyer (d. 2005)
Nick Gravenites
b. 1938
Nick Gravenites, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Waheed Murad
b. 1938 – d. 1983
Waheed Murad, Pakistani actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1983)
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Rex Reed
b. 1938
Rex Reed, American film critic
Budhi Kunderan
b. 1939 – d. 2006
Budhi Kunderan, Indian cricketer (d. 2006)
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Diana Hendry
b. 1941
Diana Hendry, English poet and author
Ron Meagher
b. 1941
Ron Meagher, American rock bass player (The Beau Brummels)
Steve Sabol
b. 1942 – d. 2012
Steve Sabol, American director and producer, co-founded NFL Films (d. 2012)
Anna Ford
b. 1943
Anna Ford, English journalist and academic
Franklin Rosemont
b. 1943 – d. 2009
Franklin Rosemont, American poet, painter, and historian (d. 2009)
Vernor Vinge
b. 1944
Vernor Vinge, American computer scientist and author
Martin Hellman
b. 1945
Martin Hellman, American cryptographer and academic
Don McLean
b. 1945
Don McLean, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Sonthi Boonyaratglin
b. 1946
Sonthi Boonyaratglin, Thai general and politician
Peter Kellner
b. 1946
Peter Kellner, English journalist and author
Ward Churchill
b. 1947
Ward Churchill, American author and activist
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Paul Jackson (producer)
b. 1947
Paul Jackson, English director and producer
Trevor Brooking
b. 1948
Trevor Brooking, English footballer and manager
Avery Brooks
b. 1948
Avery Brooks, American actor and singer
Donna Karan
b. 1948
Donna Karan, American fashion designer, founded DKNY
Siim Kallas
b. 1948
Siim Kallas, Estonian soldier and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Estonia
Persis Khambatta
b. 1948 – d. 1998
Persis Khambatta, Indian model and actress, Femina Miss India 1965 (d. 1998)
Chris LeDoux
b. 1948 – d. 2005
Chris LeDoux, American singer-songwriter and sculptor (d. 2005)
Richard Hell
b. 1949
Richard Hell, American singer-songwriter and bass player
Annie Leibovitz
b. 1949
Annie Leibovitz, American photographer
Mike Rutherford
b. 1950
Mike Rutherford, English guitarist and songwriter
Sting (musician)
b. 1951
Sting, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor
Jan Švejnar
b. 1952
Jan Švejnar, Czech-American economist and politician
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Vanessa Bell Armstrong
b. 1953
Vanessa Bell Armstrong, American singer
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Muhammad Abdul Bari
b. 1953
Muhammad Abdul Bari, Bangladeshi-English physicist and academic
Lorraine Bracco
b. 1954
Lorraine Bracco, American actress and producer
Philip Oakey
b. 1955
Philip Oakey, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
Nancy Rothwell
b. 1955
Nancy Rothwell, English physiologist and academic
Peter Bruce
b. 1956
Peter Bruce, Scottish chemist and academic
Freddie Jackson
b. 1956
Freddie Jackson, American soul singer
Viatcheslav Mukhanov
b. 1956
Viatcheslav Mukhanov, Russian-German cosmologist and physicist
John Cook (golfer)
b. 1957
John Cook, American golfer
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Wade Dooley
b. 1957
Wade Dooley, English rugby player and police officer
Dave Faulkner (musician)
b. 1957
Dave Faulkner, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Kate St John
b. 1957
Kate St John, English singer-songwriter and producer
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Robbie Nevil
b. 1958
Robbie Nevil, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Glenn Anderson
b. 1960
Glenn Anderson, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Django Bates
b. 1960
Django Bates, English pianist and composer
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Johan Lammerts
b. 1960
Johan Lammerts, Dutch cyclist
Joe Sacco
b. 1960
Joe Sacco, American journalist and cartoonist
Tom Schweich
b. 1960 – d. 2015
Tom Schweich, American lawyer and politician, 36th State Auditor of Missouri (d. 2015)
Dereck Whittenburg
b. 1960
Dereck Whittenburg, American basketball player and coach
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Jaan Toomik
b. 1961
Jaan Toomik, Estonian director and producer
James Hunter (singer)
b. 1962
James Hunter, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Mark Rypien
b. 1962
Mark Rypien, Canadian-American football player
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Keith Bradshaw (cricketer)
b. 1963
Keith Bradshaw, Australian cricketer and accountant
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Dirk Brinkmann
b. 1964
Dirk Brinkmann, German field hockey player
Darren Cahill
b. 1965
Darren Cahill, Australian tennis player and coach
Tom Moody
b. 1965
Tom Moody, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
Frankie Fredericks
b. 1967
Frankie Fredericks, Namibian sprinter
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Gary L. Gregg
b. 1967
Gary L. Gregg, American political scientist, author, and academic
Thomas Muster
b. 1967
Thomas Muster, Austrian tennis player
Gillian Welch
b. 1967
Gillian Welch, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Victoria Derbyshire
b. 1968
Victoria Derbyshire, English journalist and radio host
Benjie Paras
b. 1968
Benjie Paras, Filipino basketball player and actor
Jeff Martin (Canadian musician)
b. 1968
Jeff Martin, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Jana Novotná
b. 1968
Jana Novotná, Czech tennis player and sportscaster
Glen Wesley
b. 1968
Glen Wesley, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
Kelly Willis
b. 1968
Kelly Willis, American country music singer-songwriter
Badly Drawn Boy
b. 1969
Badly Drawn Boy, English indie singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Mitch English
b. 1969
Mitch English, American talk show host, comedian, weatherman
Eddie Guardado
b. 1970
Eddie Guardado, American baseball player and coach
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Patricia O'Callaghan
b. 1970
Patricia O'Callaghan, Canadian soprano and producer
Kelly Ripa
b. 1970
Kelly Ripa, American actress, producer, and talk show host
Maribel Verdú
b. 1970
Maribel Verdú, Spanish actress
Tiffany Darwish
b. 1971
Tiffany Darwish, American singer-songwriter and actress
Jim Root
b. 1971
Jim Root, American guitarist and songwriter
Aaron McKie
b. 1972
Aaron McKie, American basketball player and coach
Melissa Harris-Perry
b. 1973
Melissa Harris-Perry, American journalist, author, and educator
Lene Nystrøm
b. 1973
Lene Nystrøm, Norwegian singer-songwriter
Proof (rapper)
b. 1973 – d. 2006
Proof, American rapper and actor (d. 2006)
Scott Schoeneweis
b. 1973
Scott Schoeneweis, American baseball player
Maria Wetterstrand
b. 1973
Maria Wetterstrand, Swedish politician
Adel Ferdosipour
b. 1974
Adel Ferdosipour, Iranian journalist and sportscaster
Bjarke Ingels
b. 1974
Bjarke Ingels, Danish architect
Brian Knight
b. 1974
Brian Knight, American baseball player and umpire
Michelle Krusiec
b. 1974
Michelle Krusiec, Taiwanese-American actress and producer
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Matthew Nicholson
b. 1974
Matthew Nicholson, Australian cricketer
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Mark Porter (racing driver)
b. 1974 – d. 2006
Mark Porter, New Zealand race car driver (b. 1974)
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Sam Roberts
b. 1974
Sam Roberts, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Paul Teutul Jr.
b. 1974
Paul Teutul Jr., American motorcycle designer, co-founded Orange County Choppers
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Kevin Van De Wege
b. 1974
Kevin Van De Wege, American firefighter and politician
Baiba Broka (politician)
b. 1975
Baiba Broka, Latvian politician
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Mark Chilton
b. 1976
Mark Chilton, English cricketer
John Thornton (American football)
b. 1976
John Thornton, American football player
Ayumi Hamasaki
b. 1978
Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Matthew Hancock
b. 1978
Matthew Hancock, English economist and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
Primož Brezec
b. 1979
Primož Brezec, Slovenian basketball player
Francisco Fonseca
b. 1979
Francisco Fonseca, Mexican footballer
Maja Ivarsson
b. 1979
Maja Ivarsson, Swedish singer-songwriter
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Shane Andrus
b. 1980
Shane Andrus, American football player
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Ridzuan Fatah Hasan
b. 1981
Ridzuan Fatah Hasan, Singaporean footballer
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Santi Kolk
b. 1981
Santi Kolk, Dutch footballer
Luke Wilkshire
b. 1981
Luke Wilkshire, Australian footballer
Tyson Chandler
b. 1982
Tyson Chandler, American basketball player
Esra Gümüş
b. 1982
Esra Gümüş, Turkish volleyball player
George Pettit
b. 1982
George Pettit, Canadian singer-songwriter and bass player
Gary Wilkinson (basketball)
b. 1982
Gary Wilkinson, American basketball player
Marion Bartoli
b. 1984
Marion Bartoli, French tennis player
Çağlar Birinci
b. 1985
Çağlar Birinci, Turkish footballer
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Buster Davis (wide receiver)
b. 1985
Buster Davis, American football player
Brandon Jackson (American football)
b. 1985
Brandon Jackson, American football player
Camilla Belle
b. 1986
Camilla Belle, American actress
Bojana Bobusic
b. 1987
Bojana Bobusic, Australian tennis player
Joe Ingles
b. 1987
Joe Ingles, Australian basketball player
Phil Kessel
b. 1987
Phil Kessel, American ice hockey player
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Joel Reinders
b. 1987
Joel Reinders, American football player
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
b. 1987
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., American race car driver
Brittany Howard
b. 1988
Brittany Howard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Aaron Hicks
b. 1989
Aaron Hicks, American baseball player
George Nash (rower)
b. 1989
George Nash, English rower
Dean Bouzanis
b. 1990
Dean Bouzanis, Australian footballer
Roberto Firmino
b. 1991
Roberto Firmino, Brazilian footballer
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Sirje Roops
b. 1992
Sirje Roops, Estonian footballer
Michy Batshuayi
b. 1993
Michy Batshuayi, Belgian footballer
Aaro Vainio
b. 1993
Aaro Vainio, Finnish race car driver
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Joana Eidukonytė
b. 1994
Joana Eidukonytė, Lithuanian tennis player
Te Maire Martin
b. 1995
Te Maire Martin, New Zealand rugby league player
Tepai Moeroa
b. 1995
Tepai Moeroa, Cook Islands rugby league player
Tom Trbojevic
b. 1996
Tom Trbojevic, Australian rugby league player
Hana Sugisaki
b. 1997
Hana Sugisaki, Japanese actress
Jacob Sartorius
b. 2002
Jacob Sartorius, American singer