History Births on October 02

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian freedom fighter, activist and philosopher (d. 1948)

#Mahatma_Gandhi

Jack Parsons, American chemist, occultist, and engineer (d. 1952)

#Jack_Parsons_(rocket_engineer)

Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon (d. 1498)

#Isabella_of_Aragon,_Queen_of_Portugal

Wallace Stevens, American poet and educator (d. 1955)

#Wallace_Stevens

Ruth Cheney Streeter, American colonel (d. 1990)

#Ruth_Cheney_Streeter

Phill Niblock, American composer and director

#Phill_Niblock

John Thornton, American football player

#John_Thornton_(American_football)

Muhammad Abdul Bari, Bangladeshi-English physicist and academic

#Muhammad_Abdul_Bari

Ferdinand Foch, French field marshal and theorist (d. 1929)

#Ferdinand_Foch

Bjarke Ingels, Danish architect

#Bjarke_Ingels

Viatcheslav Mukhanov, Russian-German cosmologist and physicist

#Viatcheslav_Mukhanov

John Gurdon, English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#John_Gurdon

Sam Roberts, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Sam_Roberts

John G. Crommelin, American admiral and politician (d. 1996)

#John_G._Crommelin

Víctor Paz Estenssoro, Bolivian politician, 52nd President of Bolivia (d. 2001)

#Víctor_Paz_Estenssoro

Jeff Martin, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Jeff_Martin_(Canadian_musician)

William Drury, English politician (d. 1579)

#William_Drury

François-Timoléon de Choisy, French historian and author (d. 1724)

#François-Timoléon_de_Choisy

Philip Oakey, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

#Philip_Oakey

Ward Churchill, American author and activist

#Ward_Churchill

Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

#Ayumi_Hamasaki

Roberto Firmino, Brazilian footballer

#Roberto_Firmino

Gary Wilkinson, American basketball player

#Gary_Wilkinson_(basketball)

William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English general and politician (d. 1854)

#William_Beresford,_1st_Viscount_Beresford

Vernor Vinge, American computer scientist and author

#Vernor_Vinge

Avery Brooks, American actor and singer

#Avery_Brooks

Mike Rutherford, English guitarist and songwriter

#Mike_Rutherford

Thomas Hollway, Australian politician, 36th Premier of Victoria (d. 1971)

#Thomas_Hollway

Albert Scott Crossfield, American pilot and engineer (d. 2006)

#Albert_Scott_Crossfield

Darren Cahill, Australian tennis player and coach

#Darren_Cahill

Thomas Muster, Austrian tennis player

#Thomas_Muster

Leopold Figl, Austrian engineer and politician, 18th Chancellor of Austria (d. 1965)

#Leopold_Figl

James Hunter, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#James_Hunter_(singer)

Michelle Krusiec, Taiwanese-American actress and producer

#Michelle_Krusiec

Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)

#Isabella_of_Aragon,_Duchess_of_Milan

Michy Batshuayi, Belgian footballer

#Michy_Batshuayi

Anna Ford, English journalist and academic

#Anna_Ford

Bud Abbott, American comedian (d. 1974)

#Bud_Abbott

Boris Shaposhnikov, Russian colonel (d. 1945)

#Boris_Shaposhnikov

Camilla Belle, American actress

#Camilla_Belle

Moses Gunn, American actor (d. 1993)

#Moses_Gunn

Waheed Murad, Pakistani actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1983)

#Waheed_Murad

Nancy Rothwell, English physiologist and academic

#Nancy_Rothwell

Maribel Verdú, Spanish actress

#Maribel_Verdú

Aaron Hicks, American baseball player

#Aaron_Hicks

Kelly Willis, American country music singer-songwriter

#Kelly_Willis

Tiffany Darwish, American singer-songwriter and actress

#Tiffany_Darwish

William Ramsay, Scottish-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)

#William_Ramsay

Stephen Warfield Gambrill, American lawyer and politician (d. 1924)

#Stephen_Warfield_Gambrill

Primož Brezec, Slovenian basketball player

#Primož_Brezec

Richard Hell, American singer-songwriter and bass player

#Richard_Hell

Donna Karan, American fashion designer, founded DKNY

#Donna_Karan

Franklin Rosemont, American poet, painter, and historian (d. 2009)

#Franklin_Rosemont

Luis Fernández, French footballer and manager

#Luis_Fernández

Benjie Paras, Filipino basketball player and actor

#Benjie_Paras

Frank Malina, American engineer and painter (d. 1981)

#Frank_Malina

Luke Wilkshire, Australian footballer

#Luke_Wilkshire

Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)

#Cordell_Hull

Aaro Vainio, Finnish race car driver

#Aaro_Vainio

Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (d. 1977)

#Groucho_Marx

Don McLean, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Don_McLean

John Cook, American golfer

#John_Cook_(golfer)

Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal and saint (d. 1584)

#Charles_Borromeo

Brittany Howard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Brittany_Howard

Lene Nystrøm, Norwegian singer-songwriter

#Lene_Nystrøm

Feliciano Belmonte Jr., Filipino lawyer and politician, 20th Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines

#Feliciano_Belmonte_Jr.

Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist and academic (d. 1917)

#Edward_Burnett_Tylor

Annie Leibovitz, American photographer

#Annie_Leibovitz

František T?ma, Czech organist and composer (d. 1774)

#František_T?ma

Joe Sacco, American journalist and cartoonist

#Joe_Sacco

Robert Runcie, English archbishop (d. 2000)

#Robert_Runcie

Maury Wills, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster

#Maury_Wills

Badly Drawn Boy, English indie singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

#Badly_Drawn_Boy

Jim Root, American guitarist and songwriter

#Jim_Root

James Agnew, Northern Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1901)

#James_Agnew

Budhi Kunderan, Indian cricketer (d. 2006)

#Budhi_Kunderan

Charles Floquet, French lawyer and politician, 55th Prime Minister of France (d. 1896)

#Charles_Floquet

Frankie Fredericks, Namibian sprinter

#Frankie_Fredericks

Peter Kellner, English journalist and author

#Peter_Kellner

Esra Gümü?, Turkish volleyball player

#Esra_Gümü?

Phil Kessel, American ice hockey player

#Phil_Kessel

Alexander R. Todd, Scottish-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)

#Alexander_R._Todd

Mark Rypien, Canadian-American football player

#Mark_Rypien

George Pettit, Canadian singer-songwriter and bass player

#George_Pettit

Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831-49) (d. 1849)

#Charles_Albert_of_Sardinia

Glen Wesley, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach

#Glen_Wesley

Karl von Terzaghi, Czech-American geologist and engineer (d. 1963)

#Karl_von_Terzaghi

Maria Wetterstrand, Swedish politician

#Maria_Wetterstrand

Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian academic and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of India (d. 1966)

#Lal_Bahadur_Shastri

Jan Švejnar, Czech-American economist and politician

#Jan_Švejnar

Graham Greene, English novelist, playwright, and critic (d. 1991)

#Graham_Greene

Trevor Brooking, English footballer and manager

#Trevor_Brooking

Pelham Warner, English cricketer and manager (d. 1963)

#Pelham_Warner

Baiba Broka, Latvian politician

#Baiba_Broka_(politician)

Brian Knight, American baseball player and umpire

#Brian_Knight

Earl Wilson, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005)

#Earl_Wilson_(baseball)

Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and politician, 2nd President of Germany (d. 1934)

#Paul_von_Hindenburg

Sonthi Boonyaratglin, Thai general and politician

#Sonthi_Boonyaratglin

Nick Gravenites, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Nick_Gravenites

Eddie Guardado, American baseball player and coach

#Eddie_Guardado

Patrick Geddes, Scottish biologist, sociologist, geographer, and philanthropist (d. 1932)

#Patrick_Geddes

Martin Hellman, American cryptographer and academic

#Martin_Hellman

Paul Teutul Jr., American motorcycle designer, co-founded Orange County Choppers

#Paul_Teutul_Jr.

Wolfhart Pannenberg, Polish-German theologian and academic (d. 2014)

#Wolfhart_Pannenberg

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., American race car driver

#Ricky_Stenhouse_Jr.

Peter Bruce, Scottish chemist and academic

#Peter_Bruce

George McFarland, American actor (d. 1993)

#George_McFarland

George Nash, English rower

#George_Nash_(rower)

Omar Sívori, Italian-Argentine footballer and manager (d. 2005)

#Omar_Sívori

Tyson Chandler, American basketball player

#Tyson_Chandler

Jan Flinterman, Dutch race car driver and pilot (d. 1992)

#Jan_Flinterman

Te Maire Martin, New Zealand rugby league player

#Te_Maire_Martin

Django Bates, English pianist and composer

#Django_Bates

Franjo Šeper, Croatian cardinal (d. 1981)

#Franjo_Šeper

Freddie Jackson, American soul singer

#Freddie_Jackson

Jacob Sartorius, American singer

#Jacob_Sartorius

Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote, South African-English lawyer and judge

#Richard_Scott,_Baron_Scott_of_Foscote

Alexander P. Stewart, American general (d. 1908)

#Alexander_P._Stewart

Marion Bartoli, French tennis player

#Marion_Bartoli

Elizabeth Montagu, English author and critic (d. 1800)

#Elizabeth_Montagu

Scott Schoeneweis, American baseball player

#Scott_Schoeneweis

Jana Novotná, Czech tennis player and sportscaster (d. 2017)

#Jana_Novotná

Lorraine Bracco, American actress and producer

#Lorraine_Bracco

Brandon Jackson, American football player

#Brandon_Jackson_(American_football)

August Komendant, Estonian-American engineer and academic (d. 1992)

#August_Komendant

Proof, American rapper and actor (d. 2006)

#Proof_(rapper)

Richard III of England (d. 1485)

#Richard_III_of_England

Bojana Bobusic, Australian tennis player

#Bojana_Bobusic

Victoria Derbyshire, English journalist and radio host

#Victoria_Derbyshire

Joe Ingles, Australian basketball player

#Joe_Ingles

Tom Schweich, American lawyer and politician, 36th State Auditor of Missouri (d. 2015)

#Tom_Schweich

Aaron McKie, American basketball player and coach

#Aaron_McKie

Lesley Ashburner, American hurdler (d. 1950)

#Lesley_Ashburner

Connie Dierking, American basketball player (d. 2013)

#Connie_Dierking

Dave Faulkner, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Dave_Faulkner_(musician)

Johnnie Cochran, American lawyer (d. 2005)

#Johnnie_Cochran

Dick Barnett, American basketball player and educator

#Dick_Barnett

Melissa Harris-Perry, American journalist, author, and educator

#Melissa_Harris-Perry

Maja Ivarsson, Swedish singer-songwriter

#Maja_Ivarsson

Tom Moody, Australian cricketer and sportscaster

#Tom_Moody

Tom Trbojevic, Australian rugby league player

#Tom_Trbojevic

Dean Bouzanis, Australian footballer

#Dean_Bouzanis

Ça?lar Birinci, Turkish footballer

#Ça?lar_Birinci

Siim Kallas, Estonian soldier and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Estonia

#Siim_Kallas

Ignaz Schiffermüller, Austrian entomologist and academic (d. 1806)

#Ignaz_Schiffermüller

Tepai Moeroa, Cook Islands rugby league player

#Tepai_Moeroa

Kelly Ripa, American actress, producer, and talk show host

#Kelly_Ripa

Kevin Van De Wege, American firefighter and politician

#Kevin_Van_De_Wege

Gillian Welch, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Gillian_Welch

Adel Ferdosipour, Iranian journalist and sportscaster

#Adel_Ferdosipour

Sting, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor

#Sting_(musician)

Francisco Fonseca, Mexican footballer

#Francisco_Fonseca

Mitch English, American talk show host, comedian, weatherman

#Mitch_English

Didier Défago, Swiss skier

#Didier_Défago

Glenn Anderson, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

#Glenn_Anderson

Christian de Duve, English-Belgian cytologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)

#Christian_de_Duve

Hana Sugisaki, Japanese actress

Joana Eidukonyt?, Lithuanian tennis player

Sirje Roops, Estonian footballer

Joel Reinders, American football player

Buster Davis, American football player

Santi Kolk, Dutch footballer

Ridzuan Fatah Hasan, Singaporean footballer

Shane Andrus, American football player

Matthew Hancock, English economist and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office

Mark Chilton, English cricketer

Mark Porter, New Zealand race car driver (d. 2006)

Matthew Nicholson, Australian cricketer

Patricia O'Callaghan, Canadian soprano and producer

Gary L. Gregg, American political scientist, author, and academic

Dirk Brinkmann, German field hockey player

Keith Bradshaw, Australian cricketer and accountant

Jaan Toomik, Estonian director and producer

Dereck Whittenburg, American basketball player and coach

Johan Lammerts, Dutch cyclist

Robbie Nevil, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Kate St John, English singer-songwriter and producer

Wade Dooley, English rugby player and police officer

Vanessa Bell Armstrong, American singer

Chris LeDoux, American singer-songwriter and sculptor (d. 2005)

Persis Khambatta, Indian model and actress, Femina Miss India 1965 (d. 1998)

Paul Jackson, English director and producer

Henri Szeps, Australian actor

Steve Sabol, American director and producer, co-founded NFL Films (d. 2012)

Ron Meagher, American rock bass player

Diana Hendry, English poet and author

Rex Reed, American film critic

Dave Somerville, Canadian singer (The Diamonds) (d. 2015)

Dave Barrett, Canadian social worker and politician, 26th Premier of British Columbia (d. 2018)

Peter Bronfman, Canadian businessman (d. 1996)

Jan Morris, English-Welsh historian and author

Wren Blair, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2013)

Edmund Crispin, English writer and composer (d. 1978)

John W. Duarte, English guitarist and composer (d. 2004)

Charles Drake, American actor (d. 1994)

Chuck Williams, American author and businessman, founded Williams-Sonoma (d. 2015)

Bernarr Rainbow, English organist, conductor, and historian (d. 1998)

Jack Finney, American author and playwright (d. 1995)

Alex Raymond, American cartoonist, creator of Flash Gordon (d. 1956)

Leroy Shield, American composer and conductor (d. 1962)

Martha Brookes Hutcheson, American landscaper and author (d. 1959)

Henry C. Lord, American businessman (d. 1884)

Nat Turner, American slave and uprising leader (d. 1831)

Muhammad Parviz, Mughal Empire emperor (d. 1626)

Ibn al-Kharrat al-Dawalibi (d. 1328)