History Births on October 05
Michael Andretti, American race car driver
#Michael_Andretti
Dave Dederer, American guitarist and singer
#Dave_Dederer
Rein Aun, Estonian decathlete and coach (d. 1995)
#Rein_Aun
Zhang Zhen, Chinese general and politician (d. 2015)
#Zhang_Zhen_(general)
James Toseland, English motorcycle racer
#James_Toseland
José Froilán González, Argentinian racing driver (d. 2013)
#José_Froilán_González
Tonia Antoniazzi, British politician
#Tonia_Antoniazzi
David Bryson, American guitarist and singer-songwriter
#David_Bryson
Richard F. Gordon Jr., American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2017)
#Richard_F._Gordon_Jr.
Jacob Tremblay, Canadian actor
#Jacob_Tremblay
Ben Cardin, American lawyer and politician
#Ben_Cardin
Mauricio Pellegrino, Argentinian footballer and manager
#Mauricio_Pellegrino
Margherita Bontade, Italian politician (d. 1992)
#Margherita_Bontade
Louis II of Anjou (d. 1417)
#Louis_II_of_Anjou
Lucien Mérignac, French fencer (d. 1941)
#Lucien_Mérignac
Lee Thompson, English singer-songwriter and saxophonist
#Lee_Thompson_(saxophonist)
Neal Ascherson, Scottish journalist and author
#Neal_Ascherson
Antoine Gizenga, Congolese politician (d. 2019)
#Antoine_Gizenga
Frederic Morton, Austrian-American banker, journalist, and author (d. 2015)
#Frederic_Morton
Helen Churchill Candee, American journalist and author (d. 1949)
#Helen_Churchill_Candee
Guido von List, Austrian-German journalist and poet (d. 1919)
#Guido_von_List
Michèle Pierre-Louis, Haitian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Haiti
#Michèle_Pierre-Louis
Javier Villa, Spanish racing driver
#Javier_Villa
José Donoso, Chilean author (d. 1996)
#José_Donoso
Mario Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player
#Mario_Lemieux
Eugene B. Fluckey, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2007)
#Eugene_B._Fluckey
Bill Dana, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017)
#Bill_Dana
Richard Street, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
#Richard_Street
Ernst Pittschau, German actor (d. 1951)
#Ernst_Pittschau
Vinnie Paz, Italian-American rapper and producer
#Vinnie_Paz
Jonathan Edwards, American pastor and theologian (d. 1758)
#Jonathan_Edwards_(theologian)
Aaron Guiel, Canadian baseball player
#Aaron_Guiel
Walter Wolf, Austrian-Canadian businessman, founded Walter Wolf Racing
#Walter_Wolf
Sean M. Carroll, American physicist, cosmologist, and academic
#Sean_M._Carroll
James Rizzi, American painter and illustrator (d. 2011)
#James_Rizzi
Park So-yeon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress
#Park_So-yeon_(singer)
Louis Lumière, French director and producer (d. 1948)
#Louis_Lumière
Harold Faltermeyer, German keyboard player, composer, and producer
#Harold_Faltermeyer
Konstantin Zyryanov, Russian footballer
#Konstantin_Zyryanov
Avraham Adan, Israeli general (d. 2012)
#Avraham_Adan
Jan Verhaas, Dutch snooker player and referee
#Jan_Verhaas
Steve Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Steve_Miller_(musician)
Eduardo Duhalde, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 50th President of Argentina
#Eduardo_Duhalde
Grant Hill, American basketball player and actor
#Grant_Hill
Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer and educator (d. 1979)
#Willi_Unsoeld
Paul Thomas, American bass player
#Paul_Thomas_(bassist)
Matthew Knights, Australian footballer and coach
#Matthew_Knights
Parminder Nagra, English actress
#Parminder_Nagra
Alexander Keith, Scottish-Canadian brewer and politician, 13th Mayor of Halifax (d. 1873)
#Alexander_Keith_(politician)
Pierre Dansereau, Canadian ecologist and academic (d. 2011)
#Pierre_Dansereau
Magda Szabó, Hungarian author and poet (d. 2007)
#Magda_Szabó
Nachum Gutman, Moldovan-Israeli painter and sculptor (d. 1980)
#Nachum_Gutman
Brian Johnson, English singer-songwriter
#Brian_Johnson
Nicola Roberts, English singer-songwriter
#Nicola_Roberts
Russell Mael, American vocalist
#Russell_Mael
Jayden Nikorima, New Zealand rugby league player
#Jayden_Nikorima
Guy Pearce, English-Australian actor
#Guy_Pearce
Bill James, American historian and author
#Bill_James
Rich Franklin, American mixed martial artist and actor
#Rich_Franklin
Bing Xin, Chinese author and poet, known for her contributions to children's literature (d. 1998)
#Bing_Xin
Rani Durgavati, Queen of Gond (d. 1564)
#Rani_Durgavati
Henry Chadwick, English-American historian and author (d. 1908)
#Henry_Chadwick_(writer)
Chester A. Arthur, American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st President of the United States (d. 1886)
#Chester_A._Arthur
Florian Mayer, German tennis player
#Florian_Mayer
Larry Fine, American comedian (d. 1975)
#Larry_Fine
Curtis Sanford, Canadian ice hockey player
#Curtis_Sanford
Colin Meloy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Colin_Meloy
Dorian West, Welsh-English rugby player
#Dorian_West
Kevin Olusola, American musician, beatboxer, singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer
#Kevin_Olusola
Michael Morpurgo, English author, poet, and playwright
#Michael_Morpurgo
Václav Havel, Czech poet, playwright, and politician, 1st President of the Czech Republic (d. 2011)
#Václav_Havel
Stetson Kennedy, American author and activist (d. 2011)
#Stetson_Kennedy
Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author
#Neil_deGrasse_Tyson
"Fast" Eddie Clarke, English rock guitarist (d. 2018)
#Eddie_Clarke_(musician)
Clive Barker, English author, director, producer, and screenwriter
#Clive_Barker
Robin Lane Fox, English historian and author
#Robin_Lane_Fox
Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, French economist and educator (d. 1789)
#Victor_de_Riqueti,_marquis_de_Mirabeau
John Glas, Scottish minister (d. 1773)
#John_Glas
Jock Stein, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1985)
#Jock_Stein
Careca, Brazilian footballer
#Careca
Ralph Goodale, Canadian lawyer and politician, 36th Canadian Minister of Finance
#Ralph_Goodale
Francis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, 5th State President of the Orange Free State (d. 1934)
#Francis_William_Reitz
René Cassin, French judge and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976)
#René_Cassin
Morgan Webb, Canadian-American television host and producer
#Morgan_Webb
Steinar Nickelsen, Norwegian organist and composer
#Steinar_Nickelsen
Mary Fuller, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1973)
#Mary_Fuller
Sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer and politician (d. 1910)
#Sergey_Muromtsev
Paul Fleming, German physician and poet (d. 1640)
#Paul_Fleming_(poet)
Cédric Villani, French mathematician and academic
#Cédric_Villani
Billy Lee Riley, American rockabilly musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer (d. 2009)
#Billy_Lee_Riley
Francis Peyton Rous, American pathologist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)
#Francis_Peyton_Rous
Nathan Peats, Australian rugby league player
#Nathan_Peats
Kelly Joe Phelps, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Kelly_Joe_Phelps
Francesco Guardi, Italian painter (d. 1793)
#Francesco_Guardi
Karen Allen, American actress
#Karen_Allen
Catherine Cooper Hopley, British author and naturalist (d. 1911)
#Catherine_Cooper_Hopley
Vince Grella, Australian footballer
#Vince_Grella
Kate Winslet, English actress
#Kate_Winslet
Hugleikur Dagsson, Icelandic author, illustrator, and critic
#Hugleikur_Dagsson
Dillon Francis, American DJ and record producer
#Dillon_Francis
Bernard Bolzano, Czech mathematician and philosopher (d. 1848)
#Bernard_Bolzano
Elda Anderson, American physicist and health researcher (d. 1961)
#Elda_Emma_Anderson
Monica Rial, American voice actress, director, and screenwriter
#Monica_Rial
Carson Ellis, American painter and illustrator
#Carson_Ellis
Thomas Roberts, American journalist and actor
#Thomas_Roberts_(television_journalist)
Gail Davis, American actress (d. 1997)
#Gail_Davis
Kevin Mirallas, Belgian footballer
#Kevin_Mirallas
John Hoyt, American actor (d. 1991)
#John_Hoyt
Diane Cilento, Australian actress and author (d. 2011)
#Diane_Cilento
Alessandro Farnese, Italian cardinal and diplomat (d. 1589)
#Alessandro_Farnese_(cardinal)
Benny Howell, English cricketer
#Benny_Howell
Barry Switzer, American football player and coach
#Barry_Switzer
Stephanie Cole, English actress
#Stephanie_Cole
Michael Roos, Estonian-American football player
#Michael_Roos
Chevalier d'Éon, French diplomat and spy (d. 1810)
#Chevalier_d'Éon
Mrs. Miller, American novelty singer (d. 1997)
#Mrs._Miller
Mary of Modena (d. 1718)
#Mary_of_Modena
Geoff Leigh, English saxophonist and flute player
#Geoff_Leigh
Jesse Eisenberg, American actor and writer
#Jesse_Eisenberg
André Kuipers, Dutch physician and astronaut
#André_Kuipers
Bevil Rudd, South African runner and journalist (d. 1948)
#Bevil_Rudd
Reinhard Selten, German economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)
#Reinhard_Selten
Andy Nägelein, German footballer
#Andy_Nägelein
Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
#Patrick_Roy
Daniel Baldwin, American actor, director, and producer
#Daniel_Baldwin
Alexios III of Trebizond (d. 1390)
#Alexios_III_of_Trebizond
Roy Book Binder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Roy_Book_Binder
Bobo Baldé, French-Guinean footballer
#Bobo_Baldé
Walter Dale Miller, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of South Dakota (d. 2015)
#Walter_Dale_Miller
Richard Rosser, Baron Rosser, English union leader and politician
#Richard_Rosser,_Baron_Rosser
Stig Dagerman, Swedish journalist and author (d. 1954)
#Stig_Dagerman
J. J. Yeley, American race car driver
#J._J._Yeley
Denis Diderot, French philosopher and critic (d. 1784)
#Denis_Diderot
Allen Ludden, American television personality and game show host (d. 1981)
#Allen_Ludden
Donald Pleasence, English actor (d. 1995)
#Donald_Pleasence
Royston Tan, Singaporean director, producer, and screenwriter
#Royston_Tan
Maria Maddalena Martinengo, Italian nun (d. 1737)
#Maria_Maddalena_Martinengo
Louise Dresser, American actress (d. 1965)
#Louise_Dresser
Bil Keane, American soldier and cartoonist (d. 2011)
#Bil_Keane
Robert H. Goddard, American physicist, engineer, and academic (d. 1945)
#Robert_H._Goddard
Teresa de la Parra, French-Venezuelan author and educator (d. 1936)
#Teresa_de_la_Parra
Ida Rubinstein, Russian ballerina and actress (d. 1960)
#Ida_Rubinstein
Luigi Vitale, Italian footballer
#Luigi_Vitale
Laura Davies, English golfer and sportscaster
#Laura_Davies
Tord Gustavsen, Norwegian pianist and composer
#Tord_Gustavsen
Ramzan Kadyrov, Russian-Chechen general and politician, 3rd President of the Chechen Republic
#Ramzan_Kadyrov
Pavel Popovich, Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2009)
#Pavel_Popovich
Zoran Živkovi?, Serbian author and academic
#Zoran_Živkovi?_(writer)
Kailashpati Mishra, Indian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor of Gujarat (d. 2012)
#Kailashpati_Mishra
Bahar K?z?l, German singer-songwriter
#Bahar_K?z?l
Peter Ackroyd, English biographer, novelist and critic
#Peter_Ackroyd
Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer and Prime Minister
#Imran_Khan
Bernie Mac, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
#Bernie_Mac
A. R. Penck, German painter and sculptor (d. 2017)
#A._R._Penck
Giuseppe Gazzaniga, Italian composer and educator (d. 1818)
#Giuseppe_Gazzaniga
David Wilber, American lawyer and politician (d. 1890)
#David_Wilber
Kenwyne Jones, Trinidadian footballer
#Kenwyne_Jones
Ray Kroc, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1984)
#Ray_Kroc
Marie-Claire Blais, Canadian author and playwright
#Marie-Claire_Blais
Maya Lin, American architect and sculptor, designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Civil Rights Memorial
#Maya_Lin
James Valentine, American guitarist
#James_Valentine_(musician)
Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladeshi cricketer
#Mashrafe_Mortaza
Dean Prentice, Canadian ice hockey player
#Dean_Prentice
Naima Adedapo, American singer and dancer
#Naima_Adedapo
Maja Salvador, Filipino actress, dancer, singer, and host
#Maja_Salvador
Teresa Heinz, Mozambican-American businesswoman and philanthropist
#Teresa_Heinz
Korina Sanchez, Filipino journalist
#Korina_Sanchez
Kevin Magnussen, Danish racing driver
#Kevin_Magnussen
Annely Akkermann, Estonian banker and politician
#Annely_Akkermann
Jeff Conaway, American actor and singer (d. 2011)
#Jeff_Conaway
Jean-Jacques Lafon, French singer-songwriter
#Jean-Jacques_Lafon
Bob Geldof, British singer-songwriter and actor
#Bob_Geldof
Terri Runnels, American wrestler and manager
#Terri_Runnels
Mladen Bartulovi?, Croatian footballer
#Mladen_Bartulovi?
Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell, English academic and businessman
#Adair_Turner,_Baron_Turner_of_Ecchinswell
Joel Lindpere, Estonian footballer
#Joel_Lindpere
Nick Robinson, English journalist and blogger
#Nick_Robinson_(journalist)
Tim Ream, American soccer player
#Tim_Ream
David Shannon, American author and illustrator
#David_Shannon
Fritz Fischer, German physician (d. 2003)
#Fritz_Fischer_(medical_doctor)
Johnny Duncan, American country singer (d. 2006)
#Johnny_Duncan_(country_singer)
Jesse Palmer, Canadian football player and sportscaster
#Jesse_Palmer
Glynis Johns, South African-born British actress and singer
#Glynis_Johns